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While first acknowledging that aesthetic taste is an individual matter...for me that is an astoundingly unattractive piece of "furniture".
I'm sure that there will be others who disagree, and that is perfectly reasonable...but $500 for THAT!?
With those cheap looking steel legs and flimsy top, it looks like a 60's table from one of those lo-budget discount furniture places, you know, the ones that came with those gaudy vinyl-covered chairs…..ugh
Furnish three rooms for $195.00, that's right folks, step right up…..
I thought this would be $200, but it's actually $500 and the first come first serve price was $350. Future retail is close to $700...
Lol
Second, what happens when the iPad or iPhone change shape and don't fit the slots?
Lol
Second, what happens when the iPad or iPhone change shape and don't fit the slots?
If reading my post did not convey the idea that tastes differ (acknowledged TWICE in the post), then it is either the fault of the writer, or the lack of comprehension of the reader.
Amazingly clever and witty comments about my taste is furniture certainly suggests the latter.
And I don't have a moat...drawbridges are too expensive!
I've got Bluelounge's StudioDesk, a lot better designed and great quality.
http://www.bluelounge.com/products/studiodesk/
Can highly recommend it.
http://www.bluelounge.com/products/studiodesk/
Can highly recommend it.
Rather ironic that they start the video with a Jobs' quote: Design is not what it looks like or feels like, design is how it works.
People work in many ways.By forcing users to work in a set way, they've effectively contradicted what design is. This is an example of over designing something when the need is simply not there.
Unfortunately, there are people who will throw money at every kickstarter project that remotely relate to Apple and design.
People work in many ways.By forcing users to work in a set way, they've effectively contradicted what design is. This is an example of over designing something when the need is simply not there.
Unfortunately, there are people who will throw money at every kickstarter project that remotely relate to Apple and design.
I don't know if it's only apparent to people who are living in post-socialist countries, but as a hungarian, this reminds me of some incredibly hideous and low quality piece of furniture survived from the socialist era. There's no way I could tolerate such thing in my house.
What about lefties
As usual the world only thinks of the right handed person. Of course I'm odd I mouse with my right so I can write and take notes with my left but I drink my drinks from the left. As people have said not very well thought out. Here's a right handed desk with the pencil / pen on the left. I guess only Apple looks at how a device will be used and then design it accordingly (except for left handed people using the Address Book - always dialing unintended people as you scroll).
As usual the world only thinks of the right handed person. Of course I'm odd I mouse with my right so I can write and take notes with my left but I drink my drinks from the left. As people have said not very well thought out. Here's a right handed desk with the pencil / pen on the left. I guess only Apple looks at how a device will be used and then design it accordingly (except for left handed people using the Address Book - always dialing unintended people as you scroll).
They should have made the part with the holes sunk down a bit so your laptop is lower (to ease wrist strain), and then included a cover for the countersunk perforated laptop area so it's smooth if you're using a desktop computer or just don't want the holes.
As it is, this is kind of an inflexible solution demaning you place everything exactly where they've determined is the "correct" spot.
Oh, and would there be a left-handed version? The iPhone and iPad docks are clearly set up for right-handed people.
As it is, this is kind of an inflexible solution demaning you place everything exactly where they've determined is the "correct" spot.
Oh, and would there be a left-handed version? The iPhone and iPad docks are clearly set up for right-handed people.
Are you kidding? Those legs are cheaper than what they sell at Wal-Mart. You want almost $500 for a desk that small?!?! Buy some reclaimed wood which is more environmentally friendly, rent some tools at Home Depot, get some actual legs and you got yourself a real desk. Use the leftover $400 to fly to wherever this guy is and hand him a framed photo of your superior creation
This desk is a NO for so many reasons. How could anyone think this desk is a good idea? How did this ever get Kickstarter funding? From the website its future retail price is $700. Our computer desk is our old wood kitchen table that we put a glass top on. Works great, plenty of room, and the price was right. Cost: $200 (with 4 chairs). It spent 15 years as the kitchen table and now 10 years as our computer table. The glass top we had cut 25 years ago was $30.
$450.00 for the table with holes and grooves in it -crazy!
I would never pay $450.00 for such a table with holes and grooves. I think this Kickstarter team is simple crazy to offer such a price!
You can buy any cheap table and make as many holes as you can.
This is not a genuine design you pay money for, period!
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I would never pay $450.00 for such a table with holes and grooves. I think this Kickstarter team is simple crazy to offer such a price!
You can buy any cheap table and make as many holes as you can.
This is not a genuine design you pay money for, period!
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I'm agree with you 100%. I'm just wondering whether this Kickstarter team consider all of us as complete idiots or they just pretend to be Picasso in computer furniture design !