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My face is plastered to it. Please see my post of Rachel Ray washing her collinder.

Really, it's about 1 1/2 feet from my face. I feel it is a comfortable lenght to type from, more than anything, and it's only a 17 inch imac.
 
3' from my eyes to the screen, comfy for me with a 17" LCD.

Yes, I did just measure it 😱
 
I sit accross my room (about 10 feet) with my wireless MM and KB. I can't read stuff close up that great cause it hurts my eyes so I go from far away and it works excellent.
 
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