The best equipment for a productive home office

The best equipment for a productive home office

Are you working from home full-time or living the hybrid office life? Over the past few years, hybrid and remote working have become the norm. They're no longer just a job perk for the lucky few.

A quality home workstation makes the day more bearable and comfortable. If you invest in the right WFH gear, it will pay dividends for your health and productivity. It's also helpful to create a space that separates home and working life, to maximise your productivity and make your workspace as conducive to work as possible.

In this blog post, we'll explore a range of essential equipment designed to make your home workspace more comfortable and efficient.

1. Monitor arms for enhanced ergonomics

A quality monitor arm is an excellent investment for your home office. It can be tempting to get by with just a monitor stand, but this isn't as ergonomic and takes up a lot of space on your desk. You can also adjust a monitor arm to the perfect height and angle for your line of sight. Doing this greatly reduces the risk of neck and shoulder pain.

If you're using a standing desk, you can adjust your monitor arm to the perfect position for sitting or standing. It also helps declutter your desk as it takes up less space. A dual monitor arm allows you to have two screens on your home desk. Studies show that an extra screen can boost productivity.

2. A docking station for streamlining connectivity

A laptop docking station is an essential accessory if you're dividing your time between home and office. It enables you to use the same laptop at home and in the office. Instead of reconnecting multiple USB, monitor and power cables every time you sit down to work, you can simply plug your laptop into a docking station to turn it into a desktop. A laptop docking station also keeps cables tidily out of the way, eliminating clutter on your desk.

Zx portable Laptop Docking Station

3. Laptop stands: a healthier approach to remote work

If you regularly work on a laptop, you may be at risk of back and shoulder pain. A laptop stand will enable you to work more comfortably and safely. It gets your screen to a comfortable eye level and allows you to sit up straighter, preventing hunching. A laptop stand creates a little extra space on your desk to add a keyboard and mouse for more ergonomic working.

4. A height adjustable desk to spare your back

A height adjustable desk allows you to alternate between sitting and standing while you work. Standing for some of your working day has been shown to have some impressive health benefits. It can lower your risk of heart disease, reduce back pain, decrease fatigue and improve mood. Electronic standing desks let you move seamlessly between sitting and standing with the press of a button. Some desks even have memory presets. These help you keep the desk adjusted to your perfect height.

5. Comfort and focus: the ergonomic chair

A quality ergonomic chair will keep you comfortable throughout your working day. It will also help prevent neck and lower back issues. A home office chair you can adjust to support your spine leads to a healthier posture. This can help you concentrate and stay productive. Whatever your body size and shape, you should be able to adjust an ergonomic chair to fit. The best office chairs keep you supported in a variety of healthy sitting positions throughout the day.

6. Desktop power within easy reach

Desktop power sockets are a set of sockets that are clamped to your desktop. They make life more convenient because you won't have to lean under your desk to plug in your PC and monitor. As well as plug sockets, they can feature USB, sound and mic ports.

7. Cable management

A cable tray is a vital accessory if you're using a height adjustable desk. It's a metal tray below your desktop containing the cables from your devices and a plug socket strip. Only one cable extends out of the tray for power, and everything else is contained neatly within the tray. You can move the desk up and down without worrying if your cables are long enough to extend to a wall socket. It also keeps the wires organised so they don't form a messy tangle below your desk.

For your home office needs, Zgo have you covered with a great selection of monitor arms, docking stations and laptop stands. Take a look at our range here