Looking to get Galant... questions.

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Hi,

I'm looking on craigslist to get a galant desk but I have a few questions. For one, how big is it (LxWxH) and can the legs be taken apart for transporting [I'm also wondering how high it will be) ? Two, is there variations on the desk? I know there are extensions but I'm not sure what's what.

I tried looking at Ikea's website but it is a bit hard to navigate and find things (google search points to broken pages within ikea).

If buying the extensions from Ikea gets too expensive, maybe I can buy two desks and put them next to each other?




(PS. Sorry to the mods, I'm not sure where this thread belongs).


Thanks


(If you would like to recommend any other desks.. let me know.. I do like how the Galant has virtually nothing getting in the way so you can move freely around.)
 
It seems like Ikea is pulling the Galant product line from its website; hence, the "broken" links.

IIRC (I obtained these figures from a Google search), the longest part of the corner desk is 63" long and the widest part is about 47" wide. You will have to buy the under-frame and legs separately -- and that's not counting extension pieces and other Galant-affiliated accessories.

The main problems with the Galant are its "awkward" dimensions (making it hard to place inside a small vehicle) and its price -- a "complete" table set can cost upwards of around $200 or $300. You could "Ikea hack" two cheaper table tops together to make one L-shaped table that would cost less than one complete Galant set-up.
 
which tables are you referring to? seems interesting to put something together like that.

I even thought about building my own desk but I have no power tools.. I can get a Galant on clist for about $70. what do you guys think?..
 
Check out some of the Vika series table tops, if you're really interested about building your own desk.

As for the CL listing, see what's included within that $70 price. The L-shaped table top, by itself, costs over $100 new.
 
I built a nice u-shaped desk for my fiancee. I used one of the 59" by 29" Vika Amon table ($30 each), and two 47" by 24" Vika amon tables ($20) for the tops. I used 6 Vika Curry legs ($4 each) and the Expedit 2x4 bookcase to support it all. I used the bookcase in one corner just like the expedit desk they sell (they were sold out of it, which started the process of making my own), and i got the support brackets from customer service for 50 cents each. Picked up some additional hardware from Lowes for about $10 and the whole thing turned out really nice for about $105 total.
 
Sorry to thread jack, I'm planning on purchasing an Ikea Galant soon, and I wanted to know.

Pros and Cons of A Legs vs T Legs.

I don't know which one to get because, T Legs seem more heavy duty, more stable, based on it's weight; however, the A Legs are cheaper (price is not the problem here) yet they are each connected separately, which should make it more stable than the T Legs, at least one would think?

I hope some Galant owners can chime in and help out! Thanks.
 
I've got a Galant. Mine was about $400 and some change with all the options I bought. The desks total dimensions are some 90" inches by 72" or 72" as shown in the photo below. You really need a truck to get the thing loaded. It comes into tons of pieces but the part that makes up the bulk of the center and the left side is a single large piece. It's deep, it's wide, it's long, etc. I went with the T-Legs because the A-Legs were hideous in my opinion. I've seen them configured with both types. The T-Legs seem sturdier to me just by looking at them because they are one piece. The A-Legs are separate pieces as you pointed out. However after checking them both out in person they ended up being about the same. Both are a good solution from a technical perspective. They have some different options if you want to make the desk bigger than the one I've got. You can extend the left side only a bit, with one or two extension options. The right side can conceivably be made as long as you desire. Each section has it's own frame section and the large middle piece has two sections. The end pieces require frame extensions as it moves the mounting of the legs further out.

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no offense i dont like the way that desk is that is sitting way to close for me.
 
I'm not sure I understand your post, but whether I do or I don't, I am not offended. If monitors were further back, then I wouldn't be able to see the text on the displays leaning back without increasing the font size. My eyes kind of suck. Plus I don't get the whole "I have a huge TV / monitor, so I'll put it so far away that it will be the equivalent of having a small TV / monitor up close" concept. If I put the 30" monitor six feet away then I might as well have a 20" LCD sitting where the center 30" is in the photo. Also, the monitors are really as far back as they can go without dramatically adjusting their angles so that they form a deeper curve. The right side of the desk is fairly shallow compared to the left. That monitor is as far back as it can go. It's literally on the edge of the table top. I could move the center and left monitors further back straitening the side monitors a bit more which would be great for some things, work mostly. However it would suck for gaming. It wouldn't fill my peripheral vision the way they do now while gaming. The angles in game just wouldn't look right.

I've also got fairly long arms. When I'm gaming I sit fairly far back comfortably. So the displays aren't as close as you might think based on the picture. This is of course assuming that I correctly understood what you were getting at in your post.
 
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