Adding/Including Memories
I lost my dad last year (2023) and have been finding ways to include keepsakes/memories in my workstation. I've dabbled here and there with doing small woodworking projects and attempted a wrist rest from a piece of oak I picked up with him from my great uncles wood shop. I milled it to fit a 60% keyboard as I hadn't decided what keyboard I would be using it on and thought that's where most of my wrist would be in contact even typing on a full keyboard. I gave it a torched/burn appearance as I really was lost in what to do. I found an old shell casing from going hunting with my dad in my hunting pack and decided to imbed it into the end of the wrist rest so it would just have a little difference and a small story behind it as well. I have other things around my workstation from family and friends, but it just feels a little more special having worked on it and adding something small that has a memory for me to it. (Purple was my grandmothers favorite color and I have kinda now...
Apr 8, 2024
In my opinion, the freedom arms were designed much better aesthetically. Everything has a nice slick roundness to it vs the boxy look of the LX. Having said that, the LX looks pretty industrial in terms of build quality while these feel very prosumer to me, just a step below but still exceptional. Lastly, the LX actually looks like it has cable management that is easier to work with. The Freedom arms have pretty bad cable management that you might have to work with a little bit to get the mobility/cleanliness you want.
I still might get one of these for the wife though.