The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and has been gobbled up by millennials in impressive quantities. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a trustworthy indicator of the anticipated useful life of the training columns. For the cost, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its security concerns this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever intend to be, and also a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made desks that is swaying customers from both its more affordable and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Setup, and also Devices

Constructing the desk is quite simple if you follow the in-depth guidelines. All of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and also spring washing machines been available in different bags that are marked with their location: table top, framework, and also spares. There’s an included hex tool for attaching all of the bolts into the framework, or, appear a hex little bit right into your power device– just beware not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a premium quality finish to them with rounded edges to prevent cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are secured to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly likewise includes height-adjustable rotation gears to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was very handy for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise using a flooring mat to secure the carpet from chair wheel damage at sitting height, and push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the investment. The switches are all variable stress programmed, meaning the up and down arrowheads will readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly adjust the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for 2 seconds. The memory buttons are similar in layout: press to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for five secs to keep a new height value. I’m making use of switch 1 for my sitting position and also switch 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 as well as 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the brand-new workdesk for a few weeks and have actually jotted down my first impacts:

The electric motors are quiet but can be listened to in the next space over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to completely transition from resting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (particularly this LX version), triggering the desk to obtain a little rocky when I change my weight against the key-board. In hindsight, I should have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my desk after figuring out the weight of my screens. If you prepare to do a twin monitor configuration, get the bar.

Since gravity compresses the discs in a human spinal column, I need to increase the desk higher in the morning as well as lower it in the evening.

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

Performance

In spite of any type of issues I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter style, basically every one of those concerns removed when I actually got down to using this thing.

Although I didn’t think it was also feasible, the StandDesk somehow takes care of to be even more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing elevations. Many days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed against my wall; not necessarily due to the fact that it’s that wobbly, however just because I desire as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, verifying to be just as constant by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s bar enhancement, which they claim adds even more stability when bought as a part of the plan deal.When it pertains to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for up to 350 pounds of weight capability.

I have actually been using the desk for concerning 3 weeks now for everyday work (and also following standing desk ideal methods), whether it’s keying out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer from time to time. The desk holds up well against non-coastered beverages, and also the coating on top of the desk still feels just as smooth and slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and numerous wipe downs with a dustcloth.

I never intentionally attempt to damage any type of workdesks as well hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a set of tricks onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without also many noticeable indicators of damage.

When I gauged the sound output of the workdesk while it rose from a resting position to standing as well as back again, it was by much the quietest we have actually examined. I might barely get it to make greater than concerning 9.5 dB of sound, so if your greatest issue is the whirr of your motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, usually I do not include much regarding the customer service assistance of any provided company, only because I really feel that as a whole if an item works the way 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 might claim that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can’t complete this testimonial without mentioning the many, seemingly limitless troubles I experienced trying to get my workdesk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any type of memory handset included originally, which indicated I had no other way of really controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I called StandDesk regarding this problem, who got back to me around a day later with an apology as well as an assurance that a new one would certainly be shipped shortly.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our problems …
About four days later a handset showed up in the mail. The mobile phone at first turned on, yet it had not been long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down switch, but for some reason the “memory” switch dealt with the down feature just great. I spoke to the company again, and also they apologized for the mixup and also stated they would certainly have a new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my new panel as well as control box got here. As soon as I installed them both the desk finally started working the means it was meant to, yet not after almost a month of waiting and also backward and forward with a business that could not remember to deliver a core element of their item inside the same box from the start.

Things to Take into consideration

Regardless of its bankable features, this stand desk additionally has its very own downsides. Because no singular stand desk can record every one of the functions that you might require, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as standard

Not having a maintaining bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, particularly thinking about some of our other favorite workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise do not have one. This desk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (much more on this later as well).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more difficult to position your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they give added stability, usually crucial when desks are totally prolonged.

We have not review any kind of problems of the security of this workdesk, so we do not assume its something to actually be concerned concerning, although if you really wanted a workdesk with a crossbar after that we suggest you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does provide a different add-on bar that you can add to the workdesk yourself, just for an additional $49.95.

Stability

The security of a standing desk is among one of the most important elements of these workdesks. Without a secure desk you’ll locate it hard to focus, which could result in you coming to be much less interested in utilizing the desk at standing height. To obtain the most effective return on your investment, you’ll wish to more than happy when utilizing the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have examined with an optional cross support, I will break down my security examinations right into 2 sections. Both examinations will certainly include the normal front to back shaking examination and a delegated best wobble. The initial will certainly lack the cross support and also the second will be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross assistance can raise stability by approximately 15%. I have no concept exactly how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different situation. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I checked that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking movement misbehaved. Beyond this point it would affect your job.

With Cross Support

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

Left to Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk improved the wobble motion for reduced elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble movement didn’t begin up until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion ended up being bad.

Keep in mind: It’s extremely vital with adjustable standing workdesks to completely tighten up all hardware. If there is hardware that is not totally limited, the movement experienced when encompassed standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is especially real with a desk framework that consists of 32 bolts, there are far way too many points at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve tested in our labs, we need to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a huge mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be better matched to these applications, and also for a relatively obvious reason. Practically all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German firms that designed this sector, and also their typical citizens are a whole lot taller than the typical Asian customer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a long time back. As well as they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting devices, and also large experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

Yet if you’re not also high, do not have an excessive quantity of hefty equipment on your desktop, as well as do not require as well wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you excellent bang for your buck.

All that could change with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to release at some point in the future. Initially we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to materialize, and also Yu states he’s had trouble obtaining the product high quality he requires out of several Chinese factories he’s attempted dealing with. The brand-new design is supposedly going to be a lot easier to construct and have a heftier bar style, among other improvements. He says the brand-new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” setup, easing our worry about side-load stressing on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever before pertains 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 company is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles workplace and also has actually moved it to join with all its other staff members in southeast Asia.

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

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has been gobbled up by millennials in impressive quantities. While it carries a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not necessarily a reliable sign of the anticipated helpful life of the training columns. But for the cost, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and various other Chinese-made desks. Despite its security issues this is a far better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever intend to be, and a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide group of Chinese-made desks that is gaining consumers from both its less expensive and pricier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, and Gizmos

Building the desk is pretty direct if you follow the thorough instructions. All of the screws, bolts, washing machines, as well as springtime washing machines can be found in different bags that are noted with their location: table top, structure, as well as spares. There’s an included hex tool for fastening all of the screws into the frame, or, pop in a hex bit right into your power tool– simply take care not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have an excellent quality finish 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 assembly additionally includes height-adjustable rotation gears to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very handy for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m additionally utilizing a flooring mat to shield the rug from chair wheel damage at resting elevation, and also push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the investment. The switches are all variable pressure set, suggesting the backwards and forwards arrowheads will readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly readjust the height by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for two secs. The memory buttons are similar in style: push to remember the height setting, or hold the button down for 5 secs to keep a brand-new elevation value. I’m making use of switch 1 for my sitting position as well as switch 4 for my standing setting, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the brand-new workdesk for a couple of weeks as well as have documented my first perceptions:

The motors are quiet but can be heard in the following space over. It takes possibly 25 seconds for the desk to completely shift from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (especially this LX design), creating the desk to obtain a little rocky when I move my weight against the keyboard. In hindsight, I should have acquired the bar upgrade for my desk after identifying the weight of my monitors. If you prepare to do a twin screen setup, obtain the crossbar.

Because gravity compresses the discs in a human spine, I require to elevate the desk higher in the early morning and reduced it at night.

An anti-fatigue mat is absolutely necessary for long duration standing. I bought an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, making use of rubber “cells” that are visualized below.

Performance

Regardless of any type of problems I may have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter design, pretty much every one of those worries gotten rid of once I really came down to using this point.

I really did not believe it was even feasible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be also more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing heights. A lot of days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pushed against my wall; not always due to the fact that it’s that shaky, but even if I want as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, confirming to be equally as constant on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar addition, which they claim includes a lot more security when bought as a part of the bundle deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 pounds of weight ability.

I have actually been utilizing the desk for about three weeks now for everyday work (and complying with standing desk ideal methods), whether it’s keying out testimonials like this one from our desktop or a laptop computer periodically. The desk holds up well against non-coastered beverages, and the surface in addition to the desk still feels just as smooth and slick as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it as well as numerous clean downs with a cloth.

I never intentionally try to dent any type of workdesks also hard, throughout some lighter tests (tossing a set of keys onto it from a distance, for instance), it still held up without also many visible signs of damages.

When I measured the sound result of the desk while it rose from a resting position to standing and also back once more, it was by far the quietest we’ve examined. I might hardly get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your biggest concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, normally I do not include much about the customer support support of any given company, just due to the fact that I really feel that as a whole if a product works the means its meant to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them to begin with. And also while I wish I can say that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can’t finish this evaluation without pointing out the various, apparently countless problems I experienced attempting to obtain my workdesk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent didn’t have any type of memory phone consisted of originally, which suggested I had no other way of really managing the up/down function on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk regarding this problem, who got back to me around a day later on with an apology and also a promise that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The resource of all our issues …
Regarding four days later a phone showed up in the mail. The handset at first activated, yet it wasn’t long before I discovered that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down button, but also for some reason the “memory” switch took care of the down function just great. I got in touch with the business once more, as well as they excused the mixup as well as claimed they would certainly have a new panel and also control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my brand-new panel as well as control box showed up. As soon as I installed them both the desk ultimately started working the way it was expected to, however not after nearly a month of waiting and also back and forth with a business that could not remember to deliver a core component of their item inside the same box from the start.

Things to Think about

Despite its bankable attributes, this stand desk also has its own disadvantages. Considering that no particular stand workdesk could record every one of the functions that you might require, you might think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a maintaining bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, especially taking into consideration some of our various other preferred workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis also don’t have one. This workdesk does have one if you desire, but it is a paid add-on (extra on this later too).

The bar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it more challenging to position your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they supply added security, commonly important when workdesks are totally expanded.

We have not read any type of grievances of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not believe its something to truly be worried concerning, although if you really wanted a workdesk with a crossbar after that we advise you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Additionally, StandDesk does provide a different add-on bar that you can add to the desk on your own, just for an additional $49.95.

Stability

The security of a standing workdesk is one of one of the most crucial facets of these workdesks. Without a stable desk you’ll find it tough to focus, which can bring about you coming to be less thinking about using the desk at standing height. To obtain the best return on your investment, you’ll intend to enjoy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the initial desk that I have tested with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my stability examinations into 2 areas. Both examinations will include the typical front to back shaking test and a delegated ideal wobble. The initial will certainly be without the cross assistance and also the second will certainly be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross support can boost security by as much as 15%. I have no concept just how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I checked that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking activity misbehaved. Beyond this factor it would certainly impact your job.

With Cross Support

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

Left to Right: Including the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble movement for lower elevations. With the cross support the wobble activity really did not begin until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement came to be poor.

Keep in mind: It’s very vital with flexible standing workdesks to totally tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not entirely limited, the movement experienced when encompassed standing height will be exaggerated. This is specifically real with a desk structure that consists of 32 bolts, there are much way too many factors at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually evaluated in our laboratories, we have to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter individuals with narrower desktops, as the security simply isn’t there for a large mass elevated high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better matched to these applications, and also for a rather obvious factor. Essentially all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German business that created this market, and their ordinary citizens are a whole lot taller than the typical Eastern consumer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a very long time back. As well as they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, as well as large experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not too tall, don’t have an extreme quantity of hefty tools on your desktop, and also don’t require also wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will give you great bang for your buck.

All that may change with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to launch at some point in the future. Initially we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to materialize, and also Yu states he’s had problem getting the item top quality he requires out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried dealing with. The new style is allegedly going to be a lot easier to assemble as well as have a heftier bar style, among other improvements. He claims the new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” setup, alleviating our concern about side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever before involves market we’ll update you below. Yet we’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current news on the business is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles workplace and also has relocated it to join with all its other employees in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing workdesk with excellent performance has actually been present via the brand-new joint venture in between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing desk. While limited in dimension as well as shade choices, it has taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the best standing desk under $400.