Before you invest in a monitor arm, it’s a good idea to take a few measurements to figure out exactly what you need. Ergotron makes a TRACE Dual Monitor Mount with a cross-bar design, which can keep two monitors side by side and move them in one motion. You can mount a display up to 32 inches, it'll support up to 9kg, and there's an excellent 33cm of height adjustment.

Even with pole-mounted dual monitor arms, like the discontinued Fully Pole-Mounted Arm above, it is difficult to align the monitors side by side if the desk is against a wall without pulling the monitors toward you. Apart from the usual angle and height adjustments, it gives you the option to rotate the display as per your preference. There’s not much difference between the Ergotron LX and Fully Jarvis arms when it comes to how smooth they are, their range of positions, or their sturdiness. The best part is that the arm can retract to around 8-inches, thereby allowing you to lay the monitor flat against the wall. inches forward from the back of the desk, tilt 90 degrees, rotate 180 degrees, and pan (spin around on the base) 360 degrees.Grommet mounting is a great option if such a hole is present, but if not, it would require drilling a new hole in your desk. You can find the most comfortable position to relieve eye, neck and back pain - then just push your display out of the way when not in use. Although we found the Jarvis to be more stable than cheaper models, like other monitor arms it will wobble more when a large monitor is extended far forward or to the side than it would if the monitor was closer to the base. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests.

For one of our testers, who is 5-foot-2 and has a desk that’s 29 inches tall, the fully extended monitor arms still put the screens below eye level when standing. They may include cable clips or other cable management systems to help keep your desktop tidy, and they'll have fully adjustable height and rotation.It's made of high quality steel and aluminum alloys, with heavy duty construction to keep everything stable. The best monitor arms are flexible and strong enough to hold your monitor in place without shaking or wobbling.