The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and has been demolished by millennials in excellent quantities. While it carries a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a reputable indicator of the expected beneficial life of the lifting columns. But also for the price, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and various other Chinese-made desks. Regardless of its stability issues this is a far better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever intend to be, and also a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made workdesks that is winning over clients from both its more affordable and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, and also Devices

Constructing the desk is pretty direct if you adhere to the comprehensive guidelines. Every one of the screws, screws, washers, and spring washers come in different bags that are noted with their destination: tabletop, framework, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for attaching all of the bolts into the framework, or, appear a hex bit into your power device– just beware not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have an excellent quality coating to them with rounded corners to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are fastened to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly also includes height-adjustable rotation gears to stabilize the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very handy for the carpeted office flooring. I’m additionally making use of a floor mat to secure the carpet from chair wheel damages at resting elevation, and also press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the financial investment. The buttons are all variable pressure configured, suggesting the backwards and forwards arrows will certainly change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or constantly adjust the elevation by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for two secs. The memory switches are similar in layout: press to recall the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five secs to save a new elevation value. I’m making use of button 1 for my sitting position and button 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 and also 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been utilizing the new desk for a couple of weeks and have documented my initial impressions:

The electric motors are quiet but can be heard in the following space over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to totally shift from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (especially this LX version), triggering the desk to obtain a little rough when I shift my weight against the keyboard. In hindsight, I should have purchased the bar upgrade for my desk after establishing the weight of my monitors. If you plan to do a double display arrangement, obtain the bar.

Because gravity compresses the discs in a human spine, I require to increase the desk greater in the morning and also lower it at night.

An anti-fatigue mat is absolutely vital for long duration standing. I acquired an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, using rubber “cells” that are pictured listed below.

Performance

Despite any problems I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter style, pretty much every one of those worries washed away as soon as I in fact got down to utilizing this thing.

Although I didn’t think it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be even more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting and also standing elevations. Most days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed versus my wall; not always since it’s that wobbly, however just because I desire as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, proving to be just as consistent on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s crossbar addition, which they claim adds even more security when bought as a part of the bundle deal.When it concerns weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 lbs of weight capacity.

I’ve been utilizing the desk for regarding 3 weeks now for everyday job (and following standing desk finest practices), whether it’s inputting out testimonials such as this one from our desktop or a laptop computer every now and then. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, and also the coating in addition to the desk still feels just as smooth and slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and numerous wipe downs with a dustcloth.

I never ever deliberately attempt to damage any kind of desks as well hard, throughout some lighter examinations (throwing a collection of secrets onto it from a distance, for instance), it still held up without also many visible indications of damage.

Finally, when I gauged the sound outcome of the desk while it increased from a sitting position to standing as well as back once again, it was by far the quietest we have actually checked yet. I could barely get it to make greater than concerning 9.5 dB of sound, so if your largest concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, generally I don’t consist of much regarding the customer support assistance of any given firm, just due to the fact that I feel that in general if a product functions the means its supposed to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. As well as while I wish I could state that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can’t complete this testimonial without mentioning the numerous, apparently countless problems I came across trying to obtain my workdesk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any memory mobile phone included originally, which indicated I had no chance of actually controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk regarding this problem, that returned to me around a day later on with an apology and also an assurance that a new one would be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our problems …
Concerning four days later a mobile phone got here in the mail. The phone at first activated, but it had not been long prior to I saw that none of the programmable buttons functioned, neither did the down button, but also for some reason the “memory” button dealt with the down feature just great. I got in touch with the business again, and also they excused the mixup and also stated they would have a new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my new panel and also control box got here. When I installed them both the desk lastly started functioning the means it was expected to, but not after almost a month of waiting and backward and forward with a firm that could not keep in mind to ship a core part of their item inside the exact same box from the get-go.

Things to Take into consideration

Despite its bankable functions, this stand desk likewise has its very own drawbacks. Because no single stand workdesk could record every one of the features that you might require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a stabilizing crossbar is certainly not a deal-breaker, particularly considering a few of our other favorite workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis also don’t have one. In fact, this workdesk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (much more on this later on as well).

The bar is seen by some as a limitation, making it harder to position your legs pleasantly below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they offer added stability, typically critical when workdesks are fully prolonged.

We have not check out any complaints of the security of this desk, so we don’t think its something to truly be concerned regarding, although if you really desired a desk with a crossbar then we advise you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Conversely, StandDesk does use a separate add-on crossbar that you can include in the desk yourself, just for an added $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is one of one of the most crucial aspects of these workdesks. Without a stable desk you’ll find it tough to concentrate, which might lead to you coming to be much less interested in using the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the most effective return on your investment, you’ll wish to more than happy when making use of the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the very first workdesk that I have actually examined with an optional cross support, I will break down my security examinations into 2 sections. Both tests will certainly include the common front to back rocking examination as well as a left to appropriate wobble. The initial will lack the cross support and also the second will certainly be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross assistance can raise stability by up to 15%. I have no concept exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different situation. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I checked that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking movement misbehaved. Beyond this point it would certainly affect your work.

With Cross Assistance

Front to Back: Including the cross support does not affect the shaking motion. The StandDesk Simple began to experienced a shaking motion at 36″. By 41″ the rocking motion misbehaved.

Delegated Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk improved the wobble motion for lower elevations. With the cross support the wobble activity didn’t begin up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement ended up being negative.

Keep in mind: It’s very vital with adjustable standing desks to completely tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the movement experienced when extended to standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is particularly real with a workdesk framework that consists of 32 bolts, there are far too many points at which the desk has an opportunity to move.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve checked in our labs, we need to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the security simply isn’t there for a large mass boosted high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better fit to these applications, and also for a rather evident reason. Basically all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German business that developed this sector, and their typical people are a whole lot taller than the average Oriental customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time ago. And they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, as well as sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not also high, do not have an excessive amount of hefty devices on your desktop computer, and also don’t require as well wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you excellent bang for your buck.

All that may change with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to release at some point in the future. Originally we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to appear, as well as Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the item quality he needs out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried collaborating with. The brand-new layout is supposedly mosting likely to be much easier to put together and also have a heftier bar design, among other refinements. He claims the new base will certainly be offered in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” setup, easing our worry concerning side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

If this new base ever concerns market we’ll upgrade you right here. However we’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current information on the business is that Yu shut the small Los Angeles workplace and also has moved it to join with all its other staff members in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing desk with outstanding performance has been introduce via the brand-new joint venture between US-based iMovR as well as China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing desk. While restricted in dimension and color choices, it has actually taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the best standing workdesk under $400.

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has been demolished by millennials in outstanding volumes. While it lugs a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not necessarily a trustworthy indication of the anticipated useful life of the lifting columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made desks. Despite its stability concerns this is a much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever wish to be, and also a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying consumers from both its cheaper as well as costlier peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Configuration, and also Devices

Developing the desk is rather direct if you comply with the in-depth instructions. All of the screws, screws, washers, and spring washers come in separate bags that are marked with their destination: table top, structure, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for securing every one of the bolts right into the framework, or, pop in a hex bit right into your power tool– just take care not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a high quality surface to them with rounded corners to prevent cut hands. Below is a shot of all the screws that are attached to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up additionally includes height-adjustable rotation gears to maintain the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was very useful for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m also utilizing a floor mat to safeguard the rug from chair wheel damage at resting height, and press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the investment. The buttons are all variable pressure configured, indicating the backwards and forwards arrowheads will certainly adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continuously change the elevation by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory buttons are comparable in style: press to recall the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five seconds to store a brand-new elevation value. I’m using switch 1 for my resting position and switch 4 for my standing setting, which gives me 2 and also 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been utilizing the new workdesk for a few weeks and also have listed my initial impacts:

The electric motors are quiet but can be listened to in the next space over. It takes perhaps 25 secs for the desk to completely shift from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (specifically this LX model), triggering the desk to get a little rocky when I change my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I ought to have purchased the bar upgrade for my desk after establishing the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a double screen setup, get the bar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human spine, I require to increase the desk greater in the morning and reduced it at night.

An anti-fatigue floor covering is definitely crucial for long period of time standing. I purchased an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, making use of rubber “cells” that are visualized listed below.

Performance

In spite of any kind of issues I may have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter layout, practically every one of those problems washed away as soon as I in fact came down to utilizing this point.

I really did not think it was even feasible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be also much more stable than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing heights. Many days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed against my wall surface; not always due to the fact that it’s that shaky, however just because I want as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, confirming to be just as constant by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s bar addition, which they declare adds much more stability when purchased as a part of the package deal.When it comes to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet much more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 lbs of weight ability.

I’ve been using the desk for regarding 3 weeks currently for everyday work (and complying with standing desk finest methods), whether it’s inputting out testimonials like this one from our desktop or a laptop computer from time to time. The desk stands up well against non-coastered beverages, and also the finish on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth and glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also numerous wipe downs with a rag.

I never purposefully try to damage any type of workdesks too hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a set of tricks onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without as well several visible indications of damage.

Last but not least, when I measured the noise output of the desk while it climbed from a resting position to standing and also back again, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve evaluated yet. I can hardly get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your most significant problem is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Client service

Currently, typically I do not include much regarding the customer service assistance of any type of offered firm, just because I feel that in general if an item works the means its intended to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. As well as while I desire I could state that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not finish this testimonial without pointing out the many, relatively unlimited troubles I encountered trying to get my workdesk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory mobile consisted of originally, which suggested I had no other way of really managing the up/down feature on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk concerning this concern, that returned to me around a day later on with an apology as well as a pledge that a new one would be shipped out shortly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our troubles …
About 4 days later a phone showed up in the mail. The phone at first turned on, however it had not been long before I observed that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down button, but also for some factor the “memory” switch dealt with the down function just fine. I spoke to the company again, as well as they excused the mixup as well as claimed they would certainly have a new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel and also control box showed up. When I mounted them both the desk lastly began functioning the method it was supposed to, but not after practically a month of waiting and to and fro with a firm that could not keep in mind to deliver a core element of their product inside the exact same box from the get-go.

Points to Take into consideration

In spite of its bankable attributes, this stand desk likewise has its very own downsides. Because no singular stand desk can capture every one of the functions that you might need, you might think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as criterion

Not having a maintaining crossbar is certainly not a deal-breaker, particularly taking into consideration several of our various other favorite desks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise don’t have one. This desk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later too).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more difficult to place your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they give included security, often critical when workdesks are totally prolonged.

We have not check out any type of grievances of the stability of this desk, so we do not believe its something to truly be worried regarding, although if you actually desired a desk with a bar then we advise you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does use a different add-on bar that you can include to the workdesk on your own, just for an additional $49.95.

Security

The security of a standing desk is one of the most essential elements of these desks. Without a secure desk you’ll discover it hard to focus, which could result in you coming to be much less thinking about making use of the desk at standing height. To get the very best return on your investment, you’ll intend to be happy when making use of the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have actually examined with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my stability examinations right into two sections. Both examinations will consist of the typical front to back shaking examination and an entrusted to best wobble. The initial will be without the cross assistance and also the secondly will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross assistance can boost security by up to 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they developed that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I examined that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking activity misbehaved. Yet factor it would affect your work.

With Cross Assistance

Front to Back: Including the cross assistance does not affect the rocking activity. The StandDesk Simple began to experienced a shaking motion at 36″. By 41″ the rocking motion was bad.

Entrusted to Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble motion for reduced heights. With the cross support the wobble movement really did not start till you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity ended up being negative.

Keep in mind: It’s extremely essential with flexible standing desks to totally tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the activity experienced when encompassed standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is particularly real with a desk structure that includes 32 screws, there are much too many points at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve evaluated in our labs, we need to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktops, as the security just isn’t there for a big mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be better fit to these applications, and for a rather noticeable factor. Essentially all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German business that created this sector, as well as their average citizens are a great deal taller than the typical Eastern customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time ago. As well as they have even more robotic automation, laser-cutting equipment, and sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not as well high, don’t have an extreme quantity of heavy devices on your desktop computer, and also do not require also large of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly offer you excellent bang for your buck.

All that could change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he expects to release at some time in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later it has yet to emerge, and Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the item quality he needs out of a number of Chinese factories he’s attempted working with. The new layout is supposedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to set up as well as have a heftier crossbar design, among other refinements. He states the new base will be offered in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” configuration, minimizing our issue concerning side-load emphasizing on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever comes to market we’ll update you here. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most recent information on the business is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles office and has actually moved it to join with all its other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing workdesk with excellent performance has been present with the brand-new joint venture in between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing workdesk. While restricted in size and shade alternatives, it has actually taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the best standing workdesk under $400.