The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and has been gobbled up by millennials in impressive volumes. While it lugs a ten-year warranty (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a trustworthy sign of the expected helpful life of the lifting columns. But for the rate, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and various other Chinese-made desks. Despite its security concerns this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever before wish to be, and also a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made desks that is gaining consumers from both its more affordable and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, and Gadgets

Constructing the desk is rather easy if you follow the comprehensive directions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, and springtime washers can be found in separate bags that are noted with their location: tabletop, frame, as well as spares. There’s an included hex tool for securing every one of the screws right into the framework, or, appear a hex little bit right into your power tool– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a high quality finish to them with rounded corners to stay clear of 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 additionally includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to maintain the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was very valuable for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally making use of a flooring mat to shield the carpet from chair wheel damage at resting height, as well as push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the financial investment. The buttons are all variable pressure programmed, implying the up and down arrows will readjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continuously adjust the elevation by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for two seconds. The memory buttons are comparable in design: press to recall the elevation setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to keep a brand-new elevation value. I’m making use of switch 1 for my resting placement and also button 4 for my standing placement, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I might require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the new workdesk for a couple of weeks and also have jotted down my first impacts:

The motors are quiet however can be listened to in the following area over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to fully shift from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (particularly this LX model), causing the desk to get a little rocky when I move my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I need to have bought the bar upgrade for my desk after determining the weight of my screens. If you prepare to do a double display arrangement, obtain the bar.

Due to the fact that gravity compresses the discs in a human spinal column, I require to elevate the desk higher in the morning as well as lower it at night.

An anti-fatigue mat is definitely important for long duration standing. I acquired an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, making use of rubber “cells” that are envisioned below.

Performance

In spite of any kind of issues I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter design, practically every one of those issues gotten rid of when I in fact came down to utilizing this thing.

I really did not think it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way takes care of to be also much more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing elevations. Most days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall surface; not necessarily since it’s that shaky, however just because I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, confirming to be equally as steady on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s crossbar enhancement, which they claim includes even more security when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it pertains to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for up to 350 lbs of weight ability.

I have actually been utilizing the desk for regarding 3 weeks currently for daily work (and also following standing desk ideal techniques), whether it’s keying out evaluations such as this one from our desktop or a laptop computer once in a while. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, and also the finish on top of the desk still feels equally as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and several clean downs with a cloth.

Though I never ever intentionally try to damage any type of desks as well hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a set of keys onto it from a distance, for instance), it still stood up without way too many visible indicators of damage.

When I measured the noise outcome of the workdesk while it rose from a resting position to standing and back again, it was by much the quietest we have actually evaluated. I can barely get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your largest issue is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, typically I don’t consist of much regarding the client service assistance of any type of offered business, just since I really feel that generally if an item works the way its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. And while I wish I might claim that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t finish this review without mentioning the many, apparently countless problems I ran into attempting to get my desk created.

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

Standdesk evaluation handset

The source of all our issues …
Concerning 4 days later a handset showed up in the mail. The handset at first activated, yet it wasn’t long prior to I observed that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down button, but for some reason the “memory” button handled the down feature simply great. I contacted the business again, and also they excused the mixup and stated they would have a brand-new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel and control box got here. As soon as I installed them both the desk lastly started functioning the method it was meant to, but not after nearly a month of waiting and also to and fro with a firm that could not keep in mind to ship a core part of their product inside the exact same box from the beginning.

Points to Think about

In spite of its bankable features, this stand desk additionally has its own drawbacks. Considering that no singular stand desk could catch every one of the features that you might require, you may take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as standard

Not having a maintaining crossbar is certainly not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about some of our various other favored workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis additionally do not have one. As a matter of fact, this desk does have one if you desire, but it is a paid add-on (much more on this later also).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more difficult to place your legs comfortably below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they offer included security, often critical when desks are fully expanded.

We have not check out any type of grievances of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not assume its something to actually be worried regarding, although if you really desired a desk with a crossbar after that we advise you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Additionally, StandDesk does use a separate add-on bar that you can include in the desk on your own, just for an added $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is among the most vital facets of these workdesks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll discover it difficult to concentrate, which could result in you ending up being less thinking about utilizing the desk at standing height. To obtain the most effective return on your investment, you’ll intend to enjoy 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 certainly break down my stability examinations right into two sections. Both tests will certainly include the typical front to back rocking test and a left to ideal wobble. The very first will be without the cross assistance and the secondly will be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross assistance can boost stability by up to 15%. I have no concept how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I evaluated that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking motion misbehaved. Beyond this point it would certainly influence your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble motion for lower elevations. With the cross support the wobble activity really did not begin up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement became negative.

Keep in mind: It’s really vital with flexible standing desks to totally tighten all hardware. If there is hardware that is not entirely limited, the motion experienced when reached standing height will be overemphasized. This is especially real with a desk structure that includes 32 bolts, there are much a lot of factors at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve examined in our laboratories, we have to tighten our referral on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a big mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be better matched to these applications, as well as for a fairly noticeable factor. Practically all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German business that designed this market, as well as their ordinary people are a lot taller than the average Asian consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time earlier. And also they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and also sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, it goes without saying.

Yet if you’re not too tall, don’t have an inordinate amount of hefty equipment on your desktop computer, as well as don’t need as well wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you excellent value.

All that may transform with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to launch sometime in the future. Initially we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later it has yet to emerge, as well as Yu states he’s had trouble obtaining the product quality he requires out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted working with. The brand-new style is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to construct and also have a heftier bar design, to name a few improvements. He claims the new base will certainly be offered in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” configuration, relieving our problem regarding side-load stressing on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever comes to market we’ll upgrade you right here. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most current news on the firm is that Yu closed the tiny Los Angeles workplace as well as has actually moved it to join with all its various other workers in southeast Asia.

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

The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, as well as has been gobbled up by millennials in outstanding quantities. While it carries a ten-year warranty (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a trustworthy sign of the anticipated useful life of the training columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its security issues this is a far much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever want to be, and also a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made workdesks that is winning over customers from both its cheaper and pricier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Configuration, and Gadgets

Developing the desk is pretty direct if you adhere to the in-depth guidelines. All of the screws, screws, washing machines, as well as springtime washers can be found in different bags that are marked with their destination: table top, frame, as well as spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for securing every one of the bolts into the framework, or, pop in a hex little bit right into your power tool– just be careful not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up additionally consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to maintain the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was really useful for the carpeted office flooring. I’m additionally utilizing a floor mat to protect the carpet from chair wheel damage at sitting height, 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 set, suggesting the backwards and forwards arrows will certainly adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continuously change the elevation by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for two seconds. The memory buttons are similar in layout: press to recall the height setup, or hold the button down for five secs to keep a new height worth. I’m making use of switch 1 for my resting setting as well as button 4 for my standing position, which offers me 2 and 3 for anything I may need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been using the brand-new desk for a few weeks and have actually written down my first impressions:

The electric motors are quiet however can be heard in the next area over. It takes perhaps 25 secs for the desk to completely shift from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (particularly this LX version), triggering the desk to obtain a little rough when I change my weight against the keyboard. In knowledge, I should have bought the crossbar upgrade for my desk after establishing the weight of my displays. If you intend to do a double display setup, obtain the crossbar.

Since gravity presses the discs in a human spinal column, I need to elevate the desk higher in the early morning as well as reduced it in the evening.

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

Efficiency

Regardless of any type of problems I may have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter style, pretty much all of those problems washed away when I in fact got down to using this point.

I didn’t think it was also possible, the StandDesk somehow takes care of to be also much more steady than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing heights. A lot of days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed against my wall; not always since it’s that shaky, however even if I want as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, proving to be just as steady by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s bar addition, which they assert includes much 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 ranked for approximately 350 lbs of weight ability.

I have actually been using the desk for about 3 weeks now for daily work (and adhering to standing desk finest practices), whether it’s inputting out evaluations like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer periodically. The desk holds up well versus non-coastered beverages, as well as the finish in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth as well as glossy as the day I opened it in spite of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as multiple wipe downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never intentionally try to damage any desks as well hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a collection of keys onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without way too many noticeable indications of damages.

Last but not least, when I measured the noise result of the desk while it increased from a resting setting to standing as well as back once more, it was by far the quietest we’ve evaluated yet. I might barely get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your most significant concern is the whirr of your motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer care

Now, typically I do not include much regarding the customer support assistance of any given firm, only because I feel that generally if a product works the means its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them in the first place. As well as while I want I might claim that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can’t finish this review without stating the various, seemingly endless issues I experienced trying to obtain my desk assembled.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory phone consisted of initially, which meant I had no other way of really managing the up/down feature on the desk itself. I called StandDesk concerning this concern, who returned to me around a day later on with an apology as well as a guarantee that a new one would certainly be shipped quickly.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The source of all our issues …
Regarding four days later a phone arrived in the mail. The handset originally switched on, yet it had not been long before I discovered that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down switch, but also for some factor the “memory” button took care of the down feature simply fine. I got in touch with the company once more, and also they excused the mixup and stated they would have a 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 showed up. Once I installed them both the desk lastly began functioning the way it was supposed to, yet not after almost a month of waiting as well as backward and forward with a business that could not remember to ship a core element of their item inside the exact same box from the get-go.

Things to Consider

Despite its bankable features, this stand desk additionally has its very own disadvantages. Considering that no single stand workdesk could capture all of the attributes that you might require, you may take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a maintaining bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, specifically considering some of our other favored desks such as the Fully Jarvis additionally don’t have one. As a matter of fact, this desk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (more on this later too).

The crossbar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it harder to put your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they give added security, usually essential when workdesks are totally expanded.

We have not check out any type of issues of the stability of this workdesk, so we don’t assume its something to truly be concerned concerning, although if you actually desired a workdesk with a bar after that we advise you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of the most vital elements of these desks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll discover it hard to concentrate, which can bring about you becoming less thinking about utilizing the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the best return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to more than happy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have actually tested with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability examinations into 2 sections. Both tests will certainly include the normal front to back rocking test and also a delegated appropriate wobble. The initial will be without the cross support and also the secondly will be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross support can raise stability by as much as 15%. I have no concept exactly how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I checked that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking motion was bad. Yet factor it would certainly affect your job.

With Cross Support

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

Entrusted to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble movement for lower heights. With the cross assistance the wobble movement really did not begin till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity became poor.

Keep in mind: It’s extremely crucial with flexible standing desks to fully tighten up all hardware. If there is equipment that is not totally limited, the motion experienced when included standing elevation will certainly be exaggerated. This is particularly real with a workdesk frame that consists of 32 screws, there are far way too many points at which the desk has a chance to move.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve evaluated in our laboratories, we need to tighten our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to shorter individuals with narrower desktops, as the stability simply isn’t there for a large mass boosted high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better fit to these applications, as well as for a fairly evident factor. Practically all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German business that created this industry, as well as their average citizens are a whole lot taller than the ordinary Oriental customer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time back. And they have even more robotic automation, laser-cutting devices, as well as large experience making standing workdesk bases, obviously.

If you’re not too tall, don’t have an extreme quantity of hefty tools on your desktop, as well as don’t need as well vast of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you good bang for your dollar.

All that might alter with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he expects to release at some time 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 difficulty obtaining the product top quality he needs out of several Chinese factories he’s tried working with. The new layout is supposedly going to be much easier to assemble as well as have a heftier bar style, among other improvements. He claims the brand-new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” arrangement, minimizing our issue regarding side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever concerns market we’ll update you below. But we’re not holding our breath any longer as the most recent news on the company is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles office as well as has actually relocated it to accompany all its other workers in southeast Asia.

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