The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and also has been demolished by millennials in remarkable volumes. While it lugs a ten-year warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a reliable sign of the anticipated helpful life of the training columns. But for the cost, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its security problems this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever before hope to be, and a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying consumers from both its more affordable and pricier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, and Devices

Building the desk is rather direct if you comply with the detailed directions. All of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and also springtime washing machines come in different bags that are marked with their location: tabletop, structure, and also spares. There’s an included hex tool for fastening every one of the bolts right into the frame, or, appear a hex bit into your power tool– just be careful not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a top quality coating to them with rounded edges to avoid 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 assembly additionally includes height-adjustable rotation gears to stabilize the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very handy for the carpeted home office floor. I’m also using a floor mat to secure the rug from chair wheel damages at resting elevation, and also push 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 programmed, implying the up and down arrowheads will adjust the elevation 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 2 seconds. The memory buttons are similar in design: press to remember the height setup, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to store a brand-new height value. I’m making use of button 1 for my resting position and also switch 4 for my standing setting, which gives me 2 and also 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the new workdesk for a few weeks and also have actually made a note of my initial impressions:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the next room over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to completely change from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (specifically this LX version), triggering the desk to obtain a little rocky when I move my weight versus the keyboard. In knowledge, I should have bought the bar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a double screen arrangement, obtain the crossbar.

Since gravity compresses the discs in a human spine, I require to raise the desk higher in the morning and also lower it at night.

An anti-fatigue mat is definitely important for long duration standing. I bought an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, utilizing rubber “cells” that are pictured below.

Performance

In spite of any kind of troubles I may have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter layout, practically every one of those concerns removed when I actually came down to utilizing this thing.

Although I really did not believe it was also possible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be a lot more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting and also standing elevations. Most days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall; not necessarily due to the fact that it’s that shaky, however just because I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, proving to be just as consistent by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s bar enhancement, which they declare includes much more stability when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it pertains to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for up to 350 lbs of weight capability.

I have actually been utilizing the desk for regarding 3 weeks currently for day-to-day work (as well as adhering to standing desk ideal methods), whether it’s inputting out testimonials such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer every now and then. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, and the finish in addition to the desk still really feels just as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and numerous clean downs with a cloth.

Though I never intentionally attempt to dent any desks also hard, during some lighter examinations (tossing a set of secrets onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without a lot of visible indications of damages.

When I determined the sound result of the desk while it increased from a sitting placement to standing as well as back once again, it was by far the quietest we’ve tested. I can barely get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your biggest worry is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, generally I don’t consist of much regarding the client service assistance of any kind of offered business, just due to the fact that I feel that as a whole if an item functions the way its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever before have a factor to call them to begin with. And while I desire I can say that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not finish this evaluation without pointing out the numerous, relatively countless problems I ran into attempting to get my workdesk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any type of memory mobile phone consisted of initially, which meant I had no chance of in fact managing the up/down feature on the desk itself. I called StandDesk regarding this problem, that returned to me around a day later on with an apology as well as a guarantee that a new one would be shipped out soon.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our troubles …
About 4 days later a mobile got here in the mail. The mobile at first activated, yet it wasn’t long before I saw that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down switch, however, for some reason the “memory” switch dealt with the down function simply great. I contacted the company once more, as well as they excused the mixup and also stated they would have a brand-new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my new panel as well as control box arrived. When I installed them both the desk ultimately began working the means it was supposed to, but not after virtually a month of waiting as well as backward and forward with a firm that could not keep in mind to deliver a core part of their item inside the very same box from the start.

Things to Take into consideration

In spite of its bankable features, this stand up desk also has its very own disadvantages. Because no singular stand workdesk can catch all of the features that you may need, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as criterion

Not having a maintaining crossbar is definitely not a deal-breaker, especially considering some of our various other preferred workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis additionally don’t have one. As a matter of fact, this workdesk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later on too).

The crossbar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it more challenging to put your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they provide added security, usually essential when desks are totally expanded.

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

StandDesk does use a different add-on crossbar that you can add to the workdesk on your own, simply for an added $49.95.

Stability

The stability of a standing desk is just one of the most crucial facets of these workdesks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll discover it difficult to concentrate, which can bring about you becoming much less interested in using the desk at standing height. To get the best return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to more than happy when making use of the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the initial desk that I have actually evaluated with an optional cross support, I will break down my stability examinations right into two areas. Both tests will certainly include the common front to back rocking examination as well as a left to best wobble. The initial will lack the cross assistance and also the secondly will certainly be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross assistance can raise stability by as much as 15%. I have no concept how they generated that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I checked that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking activity was bad. Beyond this point it would certainly impact your job.

With Cross Assistance

Front to Back: Adding the cross support does not influence the shaking motion. The StandDesk Simple began to experienced a rocking movement at 36″. By 41″ the shaking movement was bad.

Left to Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk improved the wobble activity for reduced elevations. With the cross support the wobble movement really did not begin till you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement ended up being bad.

Keep in mind: It’s really crucial with flexible standing desks to fully tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not completely tight, the movement experienced when encompassed standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is particularly real with a desk framework that consists of 32 bolts, there are far too many factors at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually tested in our laboratories, we need to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktops, as the security simply isn’t there for a huge mass boosted high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better fit to these applications, as well as for a relatively obvious factor. Basically all American-made bases are made in US factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German companies that invented this market, and their average people are a great deal taller than the ordinary Eastern customer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time ago. And they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting devices, and also large experience making standing workdesk bases, obviously.

However if you’re not too high, do not have an inordinate amount of hefty devices on your desktop computer, as well as do not need as well wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will offer you great bang for your buck.

All that could alter with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to launch sometime in the future. Initially we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to appear, as well as Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the product high quality he requires out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted working with. The new style is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to construct and have a heftier bar design, to name a few refinements. He claims the new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” arrangement, easing our worry about side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever comes to market we’ll upgrade you here. Yet we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most recent information on the company is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles workplace as well as has actually transferred it to accompany all its other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing workdesk with excellent performance has been introduce with the new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing workdesk. While limited in size and color choices, it has actually taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the best standing workdesk under $400.

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has actually been demolished by millennials in excellent quantities. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a reputable indicator of the expected beneficial life of the lifting columns. But also for the price, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made desks. Despite its stability concerns this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever before intend to be, and also a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying clients from both its less expensive and pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Setup, as well as Gizmos

Developing the desk is quite straight forward if you adhere to the thorough directions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, and spring washers come in different bags that are marked with their destination: table top, framework, and spares. There’s an included hex device for attaching every one of the screws right into the framework, or, pop in a hex little bit into your power tool– simply take care not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a top quality finish to them with rounded corners to stay clear of 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 likewise includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to maintain the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was really valuable for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m also utilizing a flooring mat to shield the rug from chair wheel damages at resting elevation, and also press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the financial investment. The switches are all variable pressure programmed, indicating the up and down arrows will change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or constantly readjust the elevation by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory buttons are similar in style: push to recall the elevation setting, or hold the button down for 5 secs to keep a brand-new elevation value. I’m using switch 1 for my sitting setting and also switch 4 for my standing setting, which offers me 2 as well as 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been using the brand-new desk for a few weeks and also have actually made a note of my first perceptions:

The motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the following space over. It takes maybe 25 secs for the desk to completely change from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (specifically this LX design), creating the desk to obtain a little rocky when I shift my weight versus the keyboard. In knowledge, I should have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my desk after figuring out the weight of my displays. If you prepare to do a twin display arrangement, obtain the bar.

Since gravity presses the discs in a human back, I require to increase the desk greater in the early morning and also lower it at night.

An anti-fatigue floor covering is definitely essential for long duration standing. I purchased an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, making use of rubber “cells” that are imagined below.

Performance

Despite any kind of issues I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter design, pretty much all of those concerns removed once I in fact got down to utilizing this point.

I didn’t think it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be even much more steady than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing elevations. The majority of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall surface; not always because it’s that shaky, but even if I desire as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also additionally, confirming to be just as constant by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s crossbar addition, which they assert adds a lot more stability when purchased as a part of the package deal.When it comes to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet much more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 pounds of weight ability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for concerning three weeks currently for day-to-day job (and also following standing desk ideal practices), whether it’s inputting out testimonials like this one from our desktop or a laptop once in a while. The desk holds up well versus non-coastered beverages, and the surface in addition to the desk still really feels equally as smooth as well as glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also multiple wipe downs with a cloth.

I never ever deliberately attempt to dent any type of workdesks also hard, throughout some lighter tests (tossing a collection of keys onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without also lots of visible indications of damages.

Finally, when I measured the noise output of the desk while it climbed from a sitting position to standing and back again, it was without a doubt the quietest we have actually checked yet. I could hardly get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your biggest issue is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer support

Currently, normally I don’t include much regarding the customer care support of any kind of provided company, just since I feel that in general if a product functions the means its meant to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them in the first place. And while I desire I can claim that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not finish this review without pointing out the countless, apparently endless problems I experienced trying to obtain my desk put together.

For beginners, the desk I was sent didn’t have any kind of memory handset included originally, which suggested I had no other way of in fact regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk concerning this concern, who got back to me around a day later on with an apology and also an assurance that a brand-new one would be shipped out shortly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our troubles …
Regarding 4 days later on a handset got here in the mail. The handset at first switched on, however it wasn’t long prior to I observed that none of the programmable switches worked, neither did the down button, however, for some reason the “memory” button took care of the down function just fine. I spoke to the company once again, and they apologized for the mixup and also stated they would have a new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my brand-new panel and also control box arrived. As soon as I mounted them both the desk ultimately started working the way it was expected to, but not after virtually a month of waiting as well as to and fro with a company that could not keep in mind to ship a core part of their product inside the exact same box from the outset.

Points to Think about

Despite its bankable functions, this stand desk additionally has its very own downsides. Given that no singular stand desk can record all of the functions that you may require, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as criterion

Not having a supporting crossbar is definitely not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about some of our other preferred workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis additionally don’t have one. In fact, this workdesk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later on as well).

The bar is seen by some as a barrier, making it more difficult to place your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they give added security, typically essential when workdesks are fully expanded.

We have not check out any kind of complaints of the security of this workdesk, so we do not assume its something to really be concerned regarding, although if you truly wanted a desk with a crossbar then we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does supply a separate add-on crossbar that you can add to the workdesk yourself, simply for an added $49.95.

Security

The security of a standing desk is among the most vital aspects of these workdesks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll locate it difficult to concentrate, which could result in you coming to be less thinking about using the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the very best return on your financial investment, you’ll wish to enjoy when utilizing the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have actually examined with an optional cross support, I will break down my security tests into 2 sections. Both examinations will certainly include the typical front to back shaking examination and also a left to ideal wobble. The first will lack the cross assistance as well as the second will be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co says that the addition of the cross assistance can boost security by up to 15%. I have no suggestion how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I evaluated that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking movement was bad. Beyond this factor it would certainly influence your job.

With Cross Support

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

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

Keep in mind: It’s very important with flexible standing workdesks to totally tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not completely tight, the activity experienced when reached standing elevation will be overemphasized. This is especially real with a desk structure that includes 32 bolts, there are much a lot of points at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually examined in our laboratories, we have to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktops, as the stability simply isn’t there for a big mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will be better fit to these applications, as well as for a relatively evident reason. Essentially all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are had by Swedish, Danish or German companies that developed this industry, as well as their typical residents are a lot taller than the ordinary Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time ago. And also they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, and also large experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not as well high, don’t have an extreme amount of hefty tools on your desktop, as well as do not need as well broad of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will provide you good bang for your buck.

All that may change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to release at some point in the future. Originally we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to appear, and also Yu states he’s had trouble getting the item high quality he requires out of numerous Chinese factories he’s tried working with. The new layout is apparently going to be much easier to assemble and have a heftier crossbar style, to name a few improvements. He states the new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, relieving our worry concerning side-load stressing on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever comes to market we’ll upgrade you here. However we’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as one of the most current information on the firm is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles workplace and has moved it to join with all its other employees in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with outstanding performance has actually been present through the new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR as well as China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing workdesk. While restricted in size and shade alternatives, it has taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the most effective standing workdesk under $400.