The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and also has been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable volumes. While it brings a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a trusted sign of the expected beneficial life of the lifting columns. However, for the rate, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its security concerns this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever hope to be, as well as a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made desks that is winning over clients from both its more affordable and also costlier peers.

StandDesk Building, Setup, and Gizmos

Building the desk is pretty easy if you follow the thorough instructions. All of the screws, bolts, washers, and also springtime washers been available in different bags that are marked with their destination: table top, structure, and spares. There’s an included hex device for fastening every one of the screws into the framework, or, appear a hex bit right into your power device– just beware not to over-tighten.

All of the components have a premium quality finish to them with rounded corners to stay clear of cut hands. Below is a shot of all the screws that are fastened to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly also consists of height-adjustable turning gears to maintain the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was very practical for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m also utilizing a floor mat to shield the carpet from chair wheel damage at sitting elevation, and press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the investment. The switches are all variable stress configured, indicating the backwards and forwards arrows will change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually adjust the height by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two secs. The memory switches are comparable in design: push to recall the elevation setup, or hold the button down for 5 secs to keep a new height worth. I’m making use of button 1 for my sitting setting and also switch 4 for my standing position, which offers me 2 as well as 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I’ve been utilizing the brand-new desk for a couple of weeks and also have jotted down my initial impacts:

The motors are quiet but can be listened to in the next space over. It takes probably 25 seconds for the desk to completely change from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (particularly this LX model), triggering the desk to get a little rough when I change my weight against the keyboard. In hindsight, I must have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my monitors. If you intend to do a dual monitor arrangement, get the crossbar.

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

An anti-fatigue floor covering is definitely important for long period of time standing. I bought an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, using rubber “cells” that are pictured below.

Performance

Regardless of any troubles I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter style, pretty much all of those problems gotten rid of when I actually came down to using this thing.

Although I really did not think it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be a lot more stable than the Jarvis, both at sitting as well as standing heights. Many days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed against my wall surface; not necessarily because it’s that shaky, however even if I desire as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, verifying to be just as consistent 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 much more security when acquired as a part of the package deal.When it concerns weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet even more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 lbs of weight capability.

I have actually been utilizing the desk for about 3 weeks currently for daily job (and adhering to standing workdesk ideal methods), whether it’s inputting out reviews like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop periodically. The desk holds up well against non-coastered beverages, and the surface on top of the desk still really feels just as smooth and glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as numerous wipe downs with a rag.

I never purposefully try to damage any type of desks too hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a set of keys onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without as well several noticeable signs of damages.

Finally, when I determined the noise outcome of the desk while it rose from a sitting position to standing and also back again, it was by far the quietest we have actually tested yet. I could barely get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your greatest problem is the whirr of your electric motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer Service

Currently, generally I don’t include much regarding the customer service assistance of any offered firm, only since I really feel that as a whole if a product works the method its meant to, I shouldn’t ever before have a reason to call them to begin with. And also while I wish I could state that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t complete this testimonial without mentioning the many, apparently limitless problems I encountered trying to get my desk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory mobile consisted of initially, which suggested I had no way of really regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk about this issue, who returned to me around a day later with an apology and also a promise that a new one would certainly be shipped shortly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our issues …
Concerning 4 days later on a mobile arrived in the mail. The phone originally activated, however it had not been long before I saw that none of the programmable buttons worked, neither did the down switch, however, for some factor the “memory” switch managed the down function simply fine. I spoke to the business once again, and they apologized for the mixup and stated they would certainly have a new panel and also control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel as well as control box arrived. When I mounted them both the desk lastly started working the means it was meant to, but not after almost a month of waiting and back and forth with a business that could not bear in mind to ship a core element of their product inside the very same box from the outset.

Things to Think about

In spite of its bankable attributes, this stand desk likewise has its own downsides. Considering that no singular stand desk might capture all of the functions that you might require, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as requirement

Not having a stabilizing bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, particularly thinking about a few of our other favorite desks such as the Totally Jarvis additionally don’t have one. In fact, this desk does have one if you want, however it is a paid add-on (more on this later on as well).

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

We have not review any problems of the security of this desk, so we do not believe its something to truly be worried about, although if you truly wanted a desk with a crossbar then we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The security of a standing desk is among one of the most vital facets of these desks. Without a secure desk you’ll find it difficult to concentrate, which could result in you becoming less curious about utilizing the desk at standing height. To obtain the most effective return on your financial investment, you’ll wish to more than happy when utilizing the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have examined with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my security examinations right into 2 areas. Both examinations will include the normal front to back shaking examination as well as a delegated right wobble. The first will certainly lack the cross assistance and also the secondly will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co says that the addition of the cross assistance can increase security by as much as 15%. I have no idea just how they generated that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I tested that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking motion misbehaved. Yet point it would influence your job.

With Cross Support

Front to Back: Including the cross assistance does not impact the shaking movement. The StandDesk Simple started to experienced a shaking movement at 36″. By 41″ the shaking motion misbehaved.

Left to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble motion for lower heights. With the cross assistance the wobble motion didn’t start until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement became bad.

Note: It’s really essential with adjustable standing workdesks to fully tighten up all equipment. If there is hardware that is not completely tight, the movement experienced when encompassed standing elevation will be overemphasized. This is particularly true with a desk structure that consists of 32 screws, there are far too many points at which the desk has a possibility to move.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually tested in our labs, we need to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter individuals with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better matched to these applications, as well as for a rather apparent factor. Practically all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German firms that invented this sector, and also their ordinary people are a great deal taller than the typical Oriental consumer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a long time earlier. And they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting equipment, and sheer experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

But if you’re not too high, do not have an inordinate quantity of heavy equipment on your desktop, and do not need too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will offer you excellent value.

All that may alter with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to release at some point in the future. Initially we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to emerge, and also Yu states he’s had trouble getting the item quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s attempted collaborating with. The brand-new layout is apparently going to be much easier to set up and also have a heftier crossbar layout, among other improvements. He claims the brand-new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” setup, minimizing our worry about side-load emphasizing on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever before comes to market we’ll upgrade you right here. Yet we’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current news on the firm is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles office as well as has actually transferred it to accompany all its other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing desk with impressive performance has actually been introduce with the new joint venture in between US-based iMovR as well as China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing desk. While limited in dimension and also color alternatives, it has taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the most effective standing workdesk under $400.

The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and has actually been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable volumes. While it lugs a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not necessarily a dependable sign of the anticipated beneficial life of the training columns. For the rate, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its stability problems this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever wish to be, and a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is gaining customers from both its more affordable and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Arrangement, and also Devices

Building the desk is rather easy if you comply with the thorough directions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, and spring washers been available in separate bags that are noted with their destination: table top, frame, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for fastening every one of the bolts into the framework, or, appear a hex little bit into your power device– simply take care not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have an excellent quality finish to them with rounded edges to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the screws that are secured to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up additionally consists of height-adjustable rotation gears to maintain the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very handy for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally utilizing a floor mat to safeguard the carpet from chair wheel damages at sitting height, and also push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the investment. The switches are all variable stress set, indicating the backwards and forwards arrowheads will certainly readjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually readjust the elevation by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for two seconds. The memory buttons are similar in design: push to recall the height setup, or hold the button down for five seconds to save a brand-new height value. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my sitting placement and button 4 for my standing position, which gives me 2 and also 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 and have actually made a note of my initial impressions:

The motors are quiet however can be heard in the next room over. It takes probably 25 seconds for the desk to totally transition from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (especially this LX model), creating the desk to get a little rocky when I shift my weight against the key-board. In knowledge, I need to have purchased the bar upgrade for my desk after establishing the weight of my screens. If you plan to do a twin screen setup, obtain the bar.

Since gravity compresses the discs in a human spine, I require to raise the desk greater in the early morning and reduced it at night.

An anti-fatigue floor covering is absolutely crucial for long period of time standing. I bought an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, utilizing rubber “cells” that are envisioned listed below.

Performance

In spite of any type of issues I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter design, virtually every one of those problems gotten rid of as soon as I really came down to using this point.

Although I didn’t think it was even feasible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be a lot more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing elevations. Many days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall; not necessarily since it’s that unsteady, however just because I desire as much security 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 enhancement, which they claim includes even more stability when acquired as a part of the plan deal.When it comes to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for up to 350 pounds of weight ability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for concerning 3 weeks now for day-to-day work (and also following standing desk ideal methods), whether it’s keying out reviews such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop from time to time. The desk stands up well against non-coastered beverages, and the surface in addition to the desk still really feels just as smooth and glossy as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also several clean downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never ever purposefully attempt to damage any kind of desks also hard, during some lighter examinations (tossing a collection of secrets onto it from a range, for instance), it still stood up without too many noticeable signs of damage.

Finally, when I gauged the noise output of the desk while it rose from a sitting position to standing and also back again, it was by far the quietest we’ve checked yet. I can barely get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your biggest issue is the whirr of your electric motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer care

Now, generally I do not consist of much about the client service assistance of any type of given company, just because I feel that in general if a product functions the method its supposed to, I should not ever have a factor to call them in the first place. And while I want I can state that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not complete this testimonial without stating the many, seemingly unlimited troubles I encountered trying to get my desk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any memory phone consisted of originally, which indicated I had no other way of actually controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk regarding this concern, who got back to me around a day later with an apology and also a pledge that a brand-new one would be shipped soon.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The resource of all our troubles …
About 4 days later on a handset arrived in the mail. The mobile phone originally switched on, but it wasn’t long before I observed that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down switch, but also for some reason the “memory” switch dealt with the down function just fine. I spoke to the business again, and also they excused the mixup as well as claimed they would certainly have a brand-new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my brand-new panel and also control box got here. When I installed them both the desk ultimately started working the means it was supposed to, however not after nearly a month of waiting and also back and forth with a company that couldn’t bear in mind to deliver a core element of their item inside the same box from the get-go.

Points to Take into consideration

Despite its bankable functions, this stand desk additionally has its very own disadvantages. Given that no singular stand workdesk might capture all of the functions that you may need, you might think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as criterion

Not having a stabilizing bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, especially thinking about some of our various other preferred desks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise don’t have one. In fact, this desk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (much more on this later too).

The crossbar is seen by some as a barrier, making it more challenging to place your legs pleasantly below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they give added security, usually vital when desks are completely prolonged.

We have not review any kind of grievances of the security of this desk, so we do not think its something to truly be concerned concerning, although if you truly desired a desk with a bar after that we suggest you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does provide a separate add-on crossbar that you can add to the desk yourself, just for an extra $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing desk is just one of one of the most important facets of these desks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll discover it difficult to focus, which can bring about you coming to be much less thinking about using the desk at standing elevation. To get the very best return on your financial investment, you’ll want to enjoy when making use of the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the very first workdesk that I have actually checked with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my security examinations into 2 sections. Both tests will consist of the regular front to back shaking examination and a delegated ideal wobble. The first will certainly lack the cross support as well as the secondly will certainly be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the addition of the cross support can boost security by approximately 15%. I have no concept how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I evaluated that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking movement misbehaved. Beyond this point it would certainly influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Entrusted to Right: Including the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble activity for lower heights. With the cross assistance the wobble activity didn’t start till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity ended up being negative.

Keep in mind: It’s very essential with adjustable standing workdesks to completely tighten up all hardware. If there is hardware that is not totally limited, the activity experienced when extended to standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is especially true with a desk structure that includes 32 bolts, there are far a lot of factors at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve evaluated in our laboratories, we need to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the security simply isn’t there for a huge mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be much better fit to these applications, and for a fairly evident factor. Essentially all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German firms that created this sector, and also their average residents are a great deal taller than the average Asian customer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time earlier. And they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting devices, and sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not also high, do not have an inordinate amount of heavy tools on your desktop, as well as don’t require too large of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you good bang for your buck.

All that might change with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to release at some time in the future. Originally we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to emerge, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty obtaining the product quality he requires out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried collaborating with. The brand-new style is supposedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to put together and have a heftier crossbar design, to name a few refinements. He claims the brand-new base will certainly be provided in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” arrangement, minimizing our concern about side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

If this new base ever involves market we’ll update you here. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current news on the firm is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles workplace and has actually transferred it to join with all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

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