The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, as well as has actually been gobbled up by millennials in excellent volumes. While it carries a ten-year service warranty (the lengthiest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not always a dependable indication of the anticipated useful life of the lifting columns. However, for the rate, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its stability concerns this is a far better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever wish to be, and also a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made desks that is swaying customers from both its cheaper and pricier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Configuration, and Devices

Developing the desk is rather straight forward if you follow the detailed directions. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, and spring washers can be found in separate bags that are marked with their location: table top, frame, and also spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for attaching all of the screws right into the framework, or, appear a hex little bit right into your power device– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a premium quality surface to them with rounded edges 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 assembly likewise includes height-adjustable rotation gears to stabilize the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was extremely valuable for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise using a floor mat to secure the carpeting from chair wheel damages at resting elevation, and press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the investment. The buttons are all variable stress set, implying the backwards and forwards arrowheads will change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually adjust the elevation by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two secs. The memory buttons are similar in design: press to remember the height setting, or hold the button down for five secs to keep a brand-new elevation value. I’m using button 1 for my sitting placement and also button 4 for my standing position, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the new workdesk for a couple of weeks and have actually written down my initial impressions:

The electric motors are quiet but can be heard in the following room over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to fully transition from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (specifically this LX design), creating the desk to get a little rough when I shift my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I need to have acquired the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my monitors. If you intend to do a twin monitor setup, get the crossbar.

Because gravity compresses the discs in a human spinal column, I need to increase the desk greater in the early morning and also lower it in the evening.

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

Performance

Regardless of any type of troubles I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter layout, basically all of those issues washed away when I really got down to utilizing this thing.

I really did not believe it was even feasible, the StandDesk somehow takes care of to be also more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting as well as standing heights. Most days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed against my wall; not necessarily because it’s that wobbly, yet just because I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, confirming to be equally as consistent on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s crossbar enhancement, which they claim includes even more stability when purchased as a part of the plan deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 lbs of weight capability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for regarding three weeks currently for day-to-day job (as well as adhering to standing desk best techniques), whether it’s inputting out testimonials similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop periodically. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, and also the surface on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and multiple wipe downs with a cloth.

I never ever purposefully attempt to dent any type of desks too hard, throughout some lighter tests (tossing a set of secrets onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without too several noticeable indicators of damage.

When I gauged the noise output of the desk while it rose from a resting placement to standing as well as back again, it was by far the quietest we’ve examined. I can barely get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your greatest worry is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Now, generally I do not consist of much about the client service support of any kind of provided business, just due to the fact that I really feel that in general if an item works the means its meant to, I should not ever have a factor to call them in the first place. As well as while I desire I can state that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can’t complete this evaluation without stating the many, seemingly countless problems I encountered trying to get my desk created.

For beginners, the desk I was sent didn’t have any memory phone included originally, which implied I had no other way of really controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I called StandDesk about 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 quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our issues …
Concerning four days later on a phone arrived in the mail. The handset initially turned on, however it had not been long prior to I saw that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down switch, but for some factor the “memory” switch dealt with the down feature simply great. I got in touch with the company once again, and they apologized for the mixup and claimed they would have a brand-new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel as well as control box arrived. Once I mounted them both the desk ultimately started working the method it was expected to, yet not after almost a month of waiting and backward and forward with a firm that couldn’t bear in mind to ship a core element of their item inside the exact same box from the beginning.

Things to Consider

In spite of its bankable attributes, this stand up desk also has its own downsides. Considering that no single stand desk could capture all of the features that you may need, you might think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as criterion

Not having a stabilizing bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, particularly taking into consideration several of our other favored desks such as the Completely Jarvis likewise don’t have one. This desk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (more on this later too).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it tougher to place your legs pleasantly below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they supply added stability, often critical when workdesks are fully extended.

We have not check out any issues of the security of this workdesk, so we don’t think its something to really be concerned about, although if you actually wanted a workdesk with a bar after that we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does supply a separate add-on bar that you can add to the desk yourself, simply for an additional $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing desk is one of the most vital elements of these workdesks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll locate it difficult to focus, which can bring about you ending up being much less curious about utilizing the desk at standing height. To obtain the very best return on your investment, you’ll intend to be happy when making use of the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have checked with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my stability examinations right into 2 areas. Both examinations will include the common front to back rocking examination and also a left to ideal wobble. The first will certainly be without the cross support as well as the secondly will be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross assistance can raise security by up to 15%. I have no idea just how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I examined that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking activity misbehaved. Yet factor it would certainly influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Left to Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble movement for lower elevations. With the cross support the wobble movement really did not begin up until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity ended up being poor.

Keep in mind: It’s really vital with flexible standing desks to fully tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not completely tight, the activity experienced when encompassed standing elevation will be overemphasized. 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 an opportunity to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually evaluated in our labs, we need to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a large mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better matched to these applications, and for a relatively apparent factor. Basically all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German firms that designed this sector, as well as their ordinary residents are a lot taller than the ordinary Eastern consumer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a very long time earlier. As well as they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and large experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not as well tall, do not have an excessive quantity of heavy equipment on your desktop, and also don’t need too broad of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will offer you great bang for your dollar.

All that may alter with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to release at some time in the future. Originally we were told we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to emerge, and Yu states he’s had trouble obtaining the item quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried working with. The new style is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to assemble and have a heftier crossbar style, to name a few improvements. He states the new base will be provided in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” arrangement, minimizing our concern concerning side-load stressing on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever concerns market we’ll update you here. Yet we’re not holding our breath any longer as one of the most recent news on the firm is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles workplace and also has moved it to join with all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

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

The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, as well as has actually been gobbled up by millennials in outstanding volumes. While it carries a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a reputable sign of the expected helpful life of the training columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its stability concerns this is a far better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever want to be, and also a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad group of Chinese-made workdesks that is gaining clients from both its less expensive and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Setup, and also Gadgets

Developing the desk is quite easy if you adhere to the in-depth directions. Every one of the screws, screws, washers, as well as springtime washing machines been available in separate bags that are noted with their location: table top, frame, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for securing every one 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 coating to them with rounded corners to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the screws that are secured to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly likewise includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to maintain the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was very helpful for the carpeted home office floor. I’m also using a floor mat to secure the carpeting from chair wheel damage at sitting height, and also push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the investment. The switches are all variable pressure configured, implying the up and down arrowheads will certainly readjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly adjust the elevation by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for 2 secs. The memory buttons are similar in style: push to remember the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five secs to save a brand-new elevation value. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my sitting placement and button 4 for my standing placement, which gives me 2 and 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the brand-new desk for a couple of weeks as well as have listed my first impressions:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the following room over. It takes maybe 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 monitor arm (specifically this LX design), creating the desk to obtain a little rough when I shift my weight against the key-board. In knowledge, I ought to have bought the bar upgrade for my workdesk after determining the weight of my monitors. If you plan to do a dual screen setup, obtain the bar.

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

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

Efficiency

Regardless of any kind of problems I may have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter design, basically all of those worries removed when I in fact got down to using this point.

Although I didn’t believe it was even feasible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be even more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing elevations. A lot of days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall surface; not always because it’s that shaky, but even if I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, proving to be just as steady by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s crossbar addition, which they claim adds even more stability when bought as a part of the package deal.When it comes to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 pounds of weight ability.

I’ve been using the desk for regarding 3 weeks now for daily work (and complying with standing desk finest methods), whether it’s typing out testimonials such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer from time to time. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, and also the surface in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth and slick as the day I opened it despite days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and multiple wipe downs with a rag.

I never ever deliberately attempt to damage any type of workdesks as well hard, throughout some lighter tests (tossing a collection of keys onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without too many visible indications of damage.

Lastly, when I determined the noise outcome of the desk while it increased from a resting placement to standing as well as back once again, it was without a doubt the quietest we have actually examined yet. I can hardly get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Now, normally I do not consist of much about the customer care support of any kind of offered company, only due to the fact that I feel that as a whole if a product functions the way its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them to begin with. And also while I desire I can say that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not finish this review without discussing the numerous, relatively limitless troubles I experienced attempting to get my desk created.

For beginners, the desk I was sent really did not have any kind of memory phone included initially, which meant I had no chance of actually managing the up/down feature on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk concerning this concern, that returned to me around a day later on with an apology and also a guarantee that a new one would be shipped shortly.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The resource of all our problems …
Regarding four days later on a mobile phone arrived in the mail. The mobile initially switched on, yet it had not been long before I discovered that none of the programmable buttons functioned, neither did the down button, but also for some reason the “memory” button dealt with the down function simply great. I spoke to the firm once more, as well as they excused the mixup as well as stated they would certainly have a brand-new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my brand-new panel as well as control box arrived. As soon as I mounted them both the desk finally began working the means it was expected to, however not after practically a month of waiting and to and fro with a business that could not remember to ship a core element of their product inside the very same box from the get-go.

Points to Think about

Regardless of its bankable attributes, this stand up workdesk likewise has its own disadvantages. Since no single stand workdesk could capture all of the attributes that you may require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as standard

Not having a stabilizing bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, specifically considering a few of our other favorite workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis also do not have one. This workdesk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (much more on this later on also).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more difficult to place your legs comfortably listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they give included security, frequently essential when workdesks are totally extended.

We have not read any complaints of the security of this workdesk, so we don’t assume its something to actually be worried concerning, although if you actually wanted a workdesk with a crossbar then we suggest you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The security of a standing workdesk is among the most essential aspects of these workdesks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll discover it hard to focus, which can result in you becoming less interested in utilizing the desk at standing height. To get the best return on your investment, you’ll intend to more than happy when utilizing the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have checked with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my security tests right into 2 areas. Both examinations will certainly include the typical front to back shaking examination as well as a delegated appropriate wobble. The very first will certainly lack the cross support and the secondly will certainly be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross support can increase stability by approximately 15%. I have no suggestion just how they generated that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various situation. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I checked that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking activity misbehaved. Beyond this point it would influence your work.

With Cross Support

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

Left to 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 up until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion came to be bad.

Keep in mind: It’s really essential with flexible standing desks to completely tighten all hardware. If there is hardware that is not totally tight, the movement experienced when reached standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is particularly true with a desk framework that consists of 32 bolts, there are much way too many points at which the desk has an opportunity to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually examined in our laboratories, we have to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktops, as the security simply isn’t there for a huge mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be better matched to these applications, and also for a rather apparent factor. Practically all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that designed this market, and also their typical people are a whole lot taller than the typical Asian consumer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time earlier. As well as they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, and also sheer experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

But if you’re not also tall, do not have an extreme quantity of heavy equipment on your desktop computer, and do not require too wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will give you great bang for your buck.

All that might change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to launch sometime in the future. Originally we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to appear, and Yu states he’s had trouble obtaining the item quality he requires out of several Chinese factories he’s attempted collaborating with. The new design is apparently mosting likely to be much easier to construct and also have a heftier crossbar style, to name a few refinements. He claims the new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” configuration, easing our worry regarding side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

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

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