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by freehunter 3114 days ago
I thought it was to bring the monitor to eye level.
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I'm puzzled by this too, can't people just look down?
I had all kinds of neck problems staring down at a 13" laptop on my desk all day. Once I moved the screen up so I was looking straight, the neck problems went away.

It's one of those things where you don't notice it until you do. When you do, it's a big problem.