My monitor arm failed and dumped my screen face-down on the desk this morning

I had this cheap gas spring arm I bought off Amazon for like $40 two years ago. It always sagged a little but I ignored it (you know how it goes). This morning I was reaching for a notebook and the whole thing just gave out. My monitor landed flat on its face on the wood desk. Thankfully no cracks or dead pixels, just a scratched bezel. But now I'm staring at this useless arm and wondering what to replace it with. Anyone have a sturdy single-monitor arm that won't break the bank but also won't drop $300 worth of tech?

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adam_patel8d ago

Gotta disagree with you there man. I had a cheap Amazon gas spring arm too and it lasted like 4 years without ever sagging or failing. The key is paying attention to the weight rating and not mounting a 32 inch monitor on a $40 arm that says it maxes out at 15 lbs. If you ignored sagging for two years that's on you for not tightening the tension or replacing it sooner. These things have hex adjustments for a reason. Just saying a lot of people blame the arm when they really just bought the wrong one for their monitor's weight.

daniel_martin8d ago

Good point @adam_patel, most people just skip reading the specs.