Thanks a lot for the valuable detailed response!

// If anything or for future readers, I’ve decided to go for Ergotron LX for now. I’ve decided to prefer mechanical springs over gas (supposedly, mechanical lasts longer). And even more importantly, I want specifically a string mechanism for the “upwards”/“downwards” tilting of the monitor. One where you’d have the spring itself, and would be able to adjust the spring force with an additional screw (mechanically, internally, it presses against one of the spring’s ends if I get it correctly, so is quite straight-forward and durable). This way, the tension is the difference between the monitor’s angular force and the spring’s angular force, not just the monitor against tightened screws. I hope it’ll provide for easier adjustments. Ergotron has it as part of its promise as well, so if that won’t work very well, I’ll feel it in my rights to return it. So for now I’ve settled for this.

I really appreciate the responses still! 💙

Probably clamped makes the most sense to me. I have a 10cm gap behind my desk anyway, so no need to drill wood if it can be entirely avoided

Thanks a lot for the feedback! Do you know if the outside rotational part is it adjustable on-the-go, or does it rather require loosening/tightening of the screws? I mean the part that makes the monitor “face up” or “face down”, e.g. here on the picture: https://euroelectronics.eu/cdn/shop/products/hqdefault_fec2e11e-701b-4ddd-a4ec-ba21e0bdab07.jpg?v=1587381905&width=1800

(It seems to require loosening/tightening, but want to confirm.)

Thanks a lot for the feedback! 💙 Really valuable

Clamped to the table would be ideal, but if there are recommendations for a screwing mechanism [to the table] I’m interested to learn!

P.S. Had to think rapidly because I thought the vast majority of them are clamped. My current one is clamped