The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and has actually been demolished by millennials in remarkable quantities. While it brings a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not necessarily a trustworthy indication of the expected beneficial life of the training columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its stability issues this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever before intend to be, and a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made desks that is gaining customers from both its more affordable as well as pricier peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Setup, as well as Devices

Constructing the desk is rather straight forward if you follow the comprehensive directions. All of the screws, screws, washing machines, and springtime washers been available in different bags that are noted with their location: tabletop, framework, and also spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for fastening every one of the screws into the framework, or, pop in a hex little bit right into your power device– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

All of the components have a premium quality surface to them with rounded corners to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are secured to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly also consists of height-adjustable rotation equipments to maintain the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was extremely valuable for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise using a flooring mat to protect the rug from chair wheel damage at sitting elevation, as well as push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the investment. The switches are all variable stress programmed, implying the backwards and forwards arrows will readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or constantly adjust the elevation by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory buttons are comparable in design: push to remember the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five secs to store a brand-new height worth. I’m using button 1 for my sitting placement and also switch 4 for my standing placement, which provides me 2 and also 3 for anything I may need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been using the new workdesk for a few weeks as well as have documented my preliminary impressions:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the following room over. It takes possibly 25 secs for the desk to fully shift from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (specifically this LX model), triggering the desk to obtain a little rough when I shift my weight against the key-board. In hindsight, I need to have purchased the bar upgrade for my desk after figuring out the weight of my monitors. If you intend to do a dual screen setup, get the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human spine, I need to increase the desk greater in the morning as well as reduced it in the evening.

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

Performance

Regardless of any kind of troubles I may have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter design, pretty much all of those problems gotten rid of once I really came down to using this point.

I didn’t assume it was even feasible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be even more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing heights. A lot of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed against my wall surface; not necessarily since it’s that shaky, but just because I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, proving to be just as consistent on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s bar addition, which they assert adds even more security when bought as a part of the plan deal.When it pertains to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 pounds of weight capability.

I’ve been using the desk for concerning three weeks currently for daily work (and adhering to standing desk finest practices), whether it’s keying out reviews such as this one from our desktop or a laptop periodically. The desk stands up well against non-coastered beverages, and also the coating on top of the desk still feels just as smooth and also glossy as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it as well as several clean downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never intentionally try to damage any type of workdesks also hard, throughout some lighter examinations (tossing a collection of keys onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without too many visible indicators of damage.

When I gauged the sound outcome of the workdesk while it climbed from a sitting position to standing as well as back once again, it was by far the quietest we’ve examined. I might barely get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your greatest concern is the whirr of your motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Currently, typically I don’t consist of much regarding the customer support assistance of any kind of provided business, only due to the fact that I really feel that as a whole if an item functions the means its supposed to, I should not ever have a factor to call them in the first place. And while I want I could state that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t complete this testimonial without mentioning the countless, seemingly unlimited issues I came across attempting to obtain my desk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any memory mobile phone included initially, which meant I had no other way of really managing the up/down feature on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk regarding this problem, that returned to me around a day later with an apology and also a guarantee that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out soon.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our problems …
About 4 days later on a mobile showed up in the mail. The mobile phone originally activated, however it had not been long prior to I noticed that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down switch, but also for some factor the “memory” switch took care of the down function simply fine. I got in touch with the firm once more, and they excused the mixup as well as claimed they would certainly have a brand-new panel and also control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my new panel and control box got here. When I installed them both the desk ultimately started functioning the way it was expected to, yet not after almost a month of waiting and also backward and forward with a firm that couldn’t keep in mind to ship a core part of their product inside the very same box from the outset.

Points to Think about

In spite of its bankable attributes, this stand desk additionally has its very own downsides. Since no single stand desk might record all of the functions that you may need, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as standard

Not having a supporting bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about several of our other favored workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis likewise don’t have one. In fact, this workdesk does have one if you want, however it is a paid add-on (more on this later as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it harder to put your legs pleasantly listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they supply included stability, frequently essential when workdesks are fully expanded.

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

Additionally, StandDesk does supply a different add-on crossbar that you can add to the desk yourself, just for an additional $49.95.

Security

The security of a standing desk is just one of one of the most vital aspects of these desks. Without a stable desk you’ll discover it hard to concentrate, which could cause you coming to be less interested in making use of the desk at standing height. To get the most effective return on your investment, you’ll want to enjoy when utilizing the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have checked with an optional cross support, I will break down my stability examinations into 2 sections. Both examinations will include the regular front to back shaking test and a delegated right wobble. The first will be without the cross support and the second will certainly be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co says that the addition of the cross assistance can enhance security by up to 15%. I have no concept exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I examined that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking movement was bad. Yet point it would certainly affect your work.

With Cross Support

Front to Back: Adding the cross assistance does not influence the rocking activity. The StandDesk Simple started to experienced a shaking movement at 36″. By 41″ the shaking activity misbehaved.

Delegated Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble motion for reduced heights. With the cross support the wobble motion didn’t begin till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity ended up being bad.

Note: It’s extremely crucial with adjustable standing desks to totally tighten all hardware. If there is hardware that is not completely limited, the activity experienced when included standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is specifically true with a workdesk frame that includes 32 bolts, there are far way too many factors at which the desk has an opportunity to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve checked in our labs, we have to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktops, as the security just isn’t there for a large mass elevated high off the ground. American-made desks will be better suited to these applications, and for a rather noticeable factor. Basically all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German companies that invented this industry, as well as their ordinary people are a great deal taller than the average Oriental customer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a very long time ago. And they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting devices, and also large experience making standing workdesk bases, it goes without saying.

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

All that may change with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to launch 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 getting the product top quality he needs out of a number of Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted collaborating with. The brand-new design is apparently going to be much easier to set up and have a heftier bar style, to name a few improvements. He says the new base will certainly be offered in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” arrangement, minimizing our concern concerning side-load stressing on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever concerns market we’ll upgrade you here. We’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most recent information on the firm is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles office and also has transferred it to join with all its other workers in southeast Asia.

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

The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, as well as has actually been gobbled up by millennials in excellent quantities. 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 indicator of the anticipated useful life of the training columns. For the cost, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made desks. Regardless of its stability problems this is a much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever wish to be, and also a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying clients from both its less expensive as well as pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, and Devices

Building the desk is rather direct if you adhere to the in-depth guidelines. Every one of the screws, screws, washers, and spring washers can be found in different bags that are noted with their destination: tabletop, frame, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for securing every one of the bolts right into the framework, or, appear a hex little bit into your power device– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a top quality coating to them with rounded corners to avoid 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 also consists of height-adjustable rotation gears to stabilize the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very valuable for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally using a floor mat to protect the carpet from chair wheel damages at resting height, and press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the investment. The buttons are all variable stress set, suggesting the backwards and forwards arrowheads will readjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually change the height by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for two secs. The memory buttons are comparable in layout: press to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to store a brand-new elevation value. I’m making use of switch 1 for my resting position as well as button 4 for my standing position, which offers me 2 as well as 3 for anything I might require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the new desk for a few weeks as well as have listed my preliminary impressions:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the following room over. It takes perhaps 25 secs for the desk to completely transition from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (particularly this LX model), causing the desk to get a little rough when I move my weight versus the key-board. In knowledge, I ought to have acquired the bar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my screens. If you plan to do a twin screen arrangement, get the bar.

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

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

Efficiency

Despite any kind of issues I may have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter design, practically every one of those issues washed away once I really got down to using this thing.

Although I didn’t assume it was even feasible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be even more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting and also standing elevations. Most days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall surface; not always since it’s that shaky, but just because I desire as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, confirming to be just as stable on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s bar addition, which they assert adds even more stability when acquired as a part of the plan deal.When it comes to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 pounds of weight capacity.

I have actually been utilizing the desk for regarding three weeks currently for day-to-day job (and complying with standing workdesk best methods), whether it’s keying out evaluations like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer every so often. The desk holds up well against non-coastered beverages, and the finish in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and several clean downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never intentionally try to damage any desks too hard, during some lighter examinations (throwing a set of secrets onto it from a range, as an example), it still held up without a lot of noticeable indicators of damage.

When I gauged the sound outcome of the workdesk while it increased from a sitting position to standing and also back once again, it was by much the quietest we have actually checked. I can hardly get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your biggest problem is the whirr of your electric motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer support

Now, normally I don’t consist of much concerning the customer care assistance of any provided company, only 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. And also while I want I might claim that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I just can not finish this evaluation without mentioning the numerous, seemingly limitless issues I ran into attempting to get my desk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent really did not have any memory handset consisted of initially, which implied I had no way of in fact regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk regarding this problem, who got back to me around a day later with an apology as well as a promise that a new one would be shipped soon.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The resource of all our issues …
Regarding 4 days later a handset arrived in the mail. The mobile originally activated, but it had not been long before I saw that none of the programmable buttons functioned, neither did the down switch, but also for some reason the “memory” button took care of the down feature just great. I called the company once again, and they excused the mixup as well as said they would have a brand-new panel as well as control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later on my new panel as well as control box arrived. When I installed them both the desk lastly began functioning the way it was expected to, yet not after nearly a month of waiting as well as to and fro with a firm that couldn’t keep in mind to deliver a core component of their product inside the exact same box from the outset.

Things to Think about

Despite its bankable functions, this stand up desk also has its own downsides. Because no singular stand workdesk could catch every one of the functions that you might need, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a supporting crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about several of our various other favored desks such as the Completely Jarvis likewise do not have one. This desk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (extra on this later too).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more challenging to place your legs comfortably listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they supply added security, usually important when desks are completely extended.

We have not read any kind of issues of the security of this desk, so we do not believe its something to actually be worried concerning, although if you truly desired a desk with a crossbar then we advise you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Additionally, StandDesk does supply a separate add-on crossbar that you can add to the desk on your own, just for an added $49.95.

Stability

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most essential elements of these workdesks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll discover it difficult to concentrate, which can lead to you ending up being less interested in using the desk at standing height. To get the best return on your financial investment, you’ll want to be happy when using the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have tested with an optional cross support, I will break down my stability tests into two areas. Both tests will certainly include the regular front to back shaking examination and also an entrusted to ideal wobble. The initial will certainly lack the cross assistance as well as the secondly will certainly be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co says that the addition of the cross support can increase stability by up to 15%. I have no concept exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I checked that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking movement was bad. Beyond this point it would certainly affect your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Left to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble movement for reduced elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble activity didn’t begin till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity became bad.

Keep in mind: It’s very essential with adjustable standing desks to totally tighten up all hardware. If there is equipment that is not entirely limited, the motion experienced when reached standing elevation will certainly be overemphasized. This is particularly true with a workdesk structure that includes 32 bolts, there are much a lot of factors at which the desk has a possibility to move.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve evaluated in our labs, we have to tighten our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the security simply isn’t there for a large mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be better fit to these applications, and also for a rather evident reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German companies that designed this sector, and their average people are a whole lot taller than the ordinary Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time earlier. And also they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, as well as sheer experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

However if you’re not too high, don’t have an extreme amount of hefty equipment on your desktop computer, as well as do not require too wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you great value.

All that could change with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to launch at some time in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to materialize, and Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the item top quality he requires out of numerous Chinese factories he’s attempted dealing with. The new style is apparently going to be a lot easier to construct as well as have a heftier bar design, among other refinements. He states the new base will be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” arrangement, alleviating our worry concerning side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

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

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing workdesk with excellent efficiency has actually been introduce through the new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing desk. While restricted in dimension and shade alternatives, it has actually taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the most effective standing workdesk under $400.