| Computer desks are different from other desks as | | | | Wood is the favorite material for building computer |
| they are specially organized to contain every part of | | | | desks. Wood can be given different finishes and |
| the computer such as the monitor, tower, keyboard, | | | | veneers to give it different looks. After wood, |
| and mouse. Some of them also have specific | | | | fiberglass and metal are preferred materials for |
| arrangements to contain a printer, scanner, webcam, | | | | computer desks. Wood computer desks are the most |
| and other peripherals. Towers are usually arranged in a | | | | expensive. Computer desks are available in stores in |
| compartment below the desk, while the monitors are | | | | standard sizes. However, one may hire a carpenter to |
| placed on the desk. Keyboards and mice are placed in | | | | build a custom desk according to desired requirements. |
| retractable shelves just under the top of the desk. If | | | | Such custom desks are more expensive than |
| there are printers and scanners then they may be | | | | standard desks, but there is greater possibility that they |
| adjusted on the desk itself next to the monitor (if it is | | | | will meet all the requirements of the owner. |
| broad enough). | | | | Computer desks must be checked for their ergonomic |
| The backs of computer desks are open. This provision | | | | comfort before purchase. The surface on which the |
| is made to pass the cables connecting the various | | | | monitor is to be placed should neither be too high nor |
| parts of the computer. Some desks may have | | | | too low. Similarly, the shelf containing the keyboard and |
| plywood at their backs, but there may be slots to pass | | | | mouse must be at a convenient height. If the desk |
| the cables through them. The front of the desk can be | | | | comes along with a chair, then the ergonomics of the |
| locked, especially the compartment containing the | | | | chair must also be taken into consideration. |
| keyboard and mouse so that no one may operate the | | | | A good idea is to have small wheels attached to the |
| computer without permission. Some desks have | | | | legs of the computer desks so that it may be moved |
| arrangements to lock the compartment containing the | | | | from one place to another. Computer desks cannot be |
| CPU in addition to the shelves for the keyboard and | | | | placed too close to the walls as space is required for |
| mouse. | | | | the cables to pass. |