One pole with two stands or two separate poles with one stand each?

[sas.controller]

Hi y'all, 

 

I have two 27" VESA compatible monitors and I'm planning to put them on a stand. So as the title says, what would be better? 

 

I'm asking in terms of the practical side since I can't guess all the pros/cons of having either one of them. Answers like "I own single pole with two stands but I wish I had two separate because..." will help me a lot.

 

I don't care about the esthetics and the design of the stands so I don't mind seeing 2 poles attached to my desk. 

 

So far for me the only good reason of choosing two separed is if I need to move one of the monitors away and I would need to put it back on its default stand. 

 

Cheers! 

[Light-Yagami]

if your mounting surface handles 40 pounds/20kg of weight being pressed on it, go for the single pole with two stands. If not, opt for 2. Simple as that.

2 poles would give you more flexibility and less stress on the mounting mechanism.

 

There is no right answer here. Choose what suits you best 

[sas.controller]

6 hours ago, Light-Yagami said:

There is no right answer here. Choose what suits you best

I'm not looking for the right answer, I need more like recommendation based, from people who have one type but after a while decided to switch to another because of some reasons. 

 

Total monitor weight is a good point to consider, I did not think of it, thanks for mentioning. 

[Kalm_Traveler]

I prefer two separate poles because it's more stable that way - even if your desk is fine with 40 pounds on one mount. 40lbs on one clamp will be more wobbly than 20lbs each on 2 mounts that clamp to probably the same surface area each as the single mount would.

[sas.controller]

Also good point, thanks. I'm going with two separate stands :)