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I generally think that this budget is best spent in two ways:
- Your tactile surfaces (things your body touches or you interface with): chair, keyboard, mouse, mouse pad.
- Things that make you more effective remotely, which means better audio visual equipment... I prioritise (in this order) a decent microphone, some lighting, a better webcam, some headphones / speakers.
I typically think any monitor is good enough, and that a cheap USB-C dongle means you can avoid a full docking station for a while.
the physical health of working from home is my #1 preference to get right... and then it's just "most of my stuff is good enough, but how do I make this effective remotely?" which is the A/V stuff.
- Your tactile surfaces (things your body touches or you interface with): chair, keyboard, mouse, mouse pad.
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£500 on a second hand chair I'd say
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Started a new job recently, which is mostly remote, and have been told I have £500 to spend on home office kit as I wish. I already have an ok desk and a 24" monitor, so I guess priorities are decent office chair, laptop docking station, second monitor (24" is fine), and (if budget permits) a better keyboard. What are the best options within my budget? It looks like second-hand USB-C Dell docking stations are £60-ish on eBay, and unless there are better suggestions was going to go with an IKEA office chair, which probably leaves ~£250 for monitor and keyboard?