If you’ve never considered it, there are several great reasons to upgrade.

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In addition, it should have tilt, swivel, and rotation.

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Ideally, your stand will also let youbring the monitor closer or further away, depending on your job.

Assuming the aftermarket stand offers the right flexibility, you ensure you’re comfortable in any situation.

You could use one monitor arrangement for work, another for gaming, and yet another for watching movies.

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The VIVO monitor stand is an inexpensive free-standing solution that gives any monitor up to 32 inches in diameter height-adjustability, tilt, swivel, and rotation.

With free tilt and rotation, almost any use case is possible.

You’ll Save Space

Aftermarket monitor stands and arms can be much more space efficient than a stock stand.

Easy Orientation Switching

Portrait mode isn’t just for smartphones anymore.

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With two monitors up to 27" in size on independent arms, the Huanuo offers an affordable and extremely flexible solution for any dual-screen user. With free tilt and rotation, almost any use case is possible.

Improved Aesthetics

While most monitors are nondescript rectangles, their stands can have a variety of styles and designs.

Monitor arms are also the best way to get that minimalist “floating” monitor look for your workspace.

Better Cable Management

Modern computer monitors usually have multiple inputs, and multi-monitor setups are much more common now.

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This monitor and laptop mount lets you keep both your monitors and your laptop off your desk, giving you plenty of space to work or play, without feeling cluttered.

So it’s not hard for the cabling situation to get out of hand quickly.

Unfortunately, they usually come attached to some pretty expensive monitors meant for high-end gaming or professional content production.

The benefits certainly far outweigh that additional cost!

Man using multiple computer monitors with one horizontal and two vertical on either side.

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