The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and also has actually been demolished by millennials in excellent quantities. While it lugs a ten-year service warranty (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a reputable indicator of the expected valuable life of the lifting columns. For the rate, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its stability concerns this is a far much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever before wish to be, and also a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying consumers from both its cheaper as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Arrangement, and Devices

Building the desk is quite direct if you follow the comprehensive guidelines. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, and spring washers come in separate bags that are noted with their location: tabletop, frame, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for securing every one of the screws right into the framework, or, appear a hex little bit right into your power tool– just beware 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 bolts that are secured to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up also consists of height-adjustable rotation gears to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was really helpful for the carpeted office flooring. I’m likewise using a flooring mat to safeguard the carpet 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 financial investment. The switches are all variable stress programmed, implying the up and down arrows will certainly adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continuously adjust the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for two seconds. The memory switches are similar in layout: push to recall the elevation setup, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to keep a new height value. I’m using switch 1 for my resting placement and also switch 4 for my standing setting, which offers me 2 and also 3 for anything I might need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been using the brand-new workdesk for a few weeks as well as have made a note of my preliminary impressions:

The motors are quiet yet can be heard in the next space over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to fully change from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (specifically this LX version), triggering the desk to get a little rough when I move my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I should have bought the bar upgrade for my workdesk after determining the weight of my displays. If you prepare to do a dual display configuration, obtain the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human back, I require to elevate the desk higher in the early morning as well as reduced it at night.

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

Efficiency

In spite of any issues I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter design, pretty much every one of those concerns washed away once I really came down to using this point.

Although I really did not think it was even possible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be even more secure than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing elevations. A lot of days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall; not necessarily due to the fact that it’s that unsteady, yet even if I want as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, verifying to be equally as constant by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s bar addition, which they assert adds much more security when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it concerns weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for up to 350 pounds of weight capability.

I’ve been making use of the desk for about three weeks now for daily work (and also complying with standing workdesk ideal methods), whether it’s typing out reviews similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop once in a while. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, and the surface in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and multiple clean downs with a rag.

I never ever deliberately attempt to damage any kind of desks as well hard, during some lighter examinations (throwing a set of secrets onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without as well lots of noticeable indicators of damages.

Lastly, when I gauged the noise result of the desk while it climbed from a resting placement to standing and also back once again, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve examined yet. I could hardly get it to make more than concerning 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant concern is the whirr of your motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Client service

Currently, usually I don’t consist of much concerning the customer support support of any kind of provided business, only due to the fact that I really feel that as a whole if a product functions the method its intended to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. And while I wish I can claim that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not complete this evaluation without discussing the many, seemingly endless problems I ran into trying to get my workdesk put together.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any type of memory handset consisted of initially, which implied I had no chance of really regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk regarding this issue, that returned to me around a day later with an apology as well as a guarantee that a new one would certainly be shipped soon.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our issues …
About four days later a mobile showed up in the mail. The phone initially activated, but it had not been long prior to I saw that none of the programmable buttons functioned, neither did the down switch, but for some factor the “memory” switch dealt with the down function simply fine. I spoke to the company once more, as well as they excused the mixup as well as claimed they would have a new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my new panel and also control box got here. Once I installed them both the desk ultimately began functioning the way it was expected to, yet not after practically a month of waiting as well as back and forth with a business that could not bear in mind to deliver a core component of their product inside the same box from the beginning.

Things to Think about

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

Absence of a Bar as criterion

Not having a maintaining bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, especially considering a few of our various other favorite workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis likewise don’t have one. In fact, this desk does have one if you desire, but it is a paid add-on (more on this later on as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it harder to position your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they give included stability, commonly critical when workdesks are totally extended.

We have not review any type of complaints of the stability of this workdesk, so we don’t assume its something to actually be worried regarding, although if you really wanted a desk with a crossbar after that we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does provide a different add-on crossbar that you can include to the desk on your own, simply for an added $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 tough to focus, which can bring about you coming to be less thinking about making use of the desk at standing height. To get the most effective return on your investment, you’ll want to enjoy when making use of the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have checked with an optional cross support, I will break down my security tests right into two areas. Both examinations will include the typical front to back rocking test as well as a delegated appropriate wobble. The very first will lack the cross assistance and also the second will be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross support can boost security by approximately 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they generated that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different situation. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I checked 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 factor it would influence your work.

With Cross Support

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

Left to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble movement for reduced elevations. With the cross support the wobble motion really did not begin until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity became poor.

Note: It’s extremely important with flexible standing workdesks to completely tighten all equipment. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the activity experienced when included standing height will certainly be overemphasized. This is specifically true with a workdesk structure that consists of 32 screws, there are far way too many points at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually examined in our labs, we have to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktops, as the stability simply isn’t there for a big mass boosted high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better fit to these applications, and also for a rather apparent factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German companies that designed this sector, and their average citizens are a great deal taller than the average Asian consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time back. And also they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting devices, and large experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

Yet if you’re not as well tall, do not have an extreme quantity of heavy tools on your desktop computer, as well as don’t require too wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will provide you excellent bang for your buck.

All that may change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to release at some time in the future. Originally 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 trouble obtaining the item top quality he requires out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted working with. The brand-new style is allegedly going to be much easier to put together as well as have a heftier bar design, to name a few improvements. He states the new base will be offered in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” configuration, reducing our worry about side-load worrying on the training columns.

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

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

The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and also has actually been demolished by millennials in excellent volumes. While it carries a ten-year warranty (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a dependable indication of the expected valuable life of the lifting columns. For the rate, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made workdesks. Regardless of its security concerns this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever before wish to be, and also a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad group of Chinese-made workdesks that is gaining consumers from both its cheaper and also more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, as well as Gadgets

Building the desk is quite direct if you follow the in-depth directions. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, as well as spring washing machines been available in separate bags that are marked with their destination: table top, structure, and also spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for attaching all of the bolts into the frame, or, appear a hex bit right into your power device– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a top quality surface to them with rounded corners to prevent 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 likewise consists of height-adjustable rotation gears to maintain the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was really practical for the carpeted home office floor. I’m also using a flooring mat to secure the carpet from chair wheel damages at sitting height, as well as push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the investment. The switches are all variable pressure programmed, meaning the backwards and forwards arrows will certainly readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continuously readjust the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for 2 secs. The memory switches are comparable in style: press to remember the height setup, or hold the button down for five seconds to save a brand-new height worth. I’m using switch 1 for my resting placement as well as switch 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 and also 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I’ve been utilizing the new desk for a couple of weeks and also have actually jotted down my preliminary perceptions:

The motors are quiet but can be heard in the next room over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to fully transition from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (especially this LX model), causing the desk to get a little rough when I shift my weight versus the key-board. In knowledge, I need to have purchased the bar upgrade for my workdesk after determining the weight of my screens. If you plan to do a dual screen setup, get the crossbar.

Since gravity presses the discs in a human back, I require to increase the desk higher in the morning and lower it at night.

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

Efficiency

In spite of any type of troubles I may have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter style, virtually every one of those concerns washed away as soon as I actually got down to using this point.

I didn’t believe it was even possible, the StandDesk in some way takes care of to be also extra stable than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing elevations. Many days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed against my wall surface; not necessarily because it’s that unsteady, however even if I desire as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even additionally, verifying to be equally as constant on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s bar addition, which they claim includes much more stability when acquired as a part of the package deal.When it comes to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for up to 350 pounds of weight capability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for regarding three weeks currently for daily work (as well as following standing desk ideal techniques), whether it’s typing out reviews similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop computer periodically. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered beverages, and also the coating on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth and slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as several clean downs with a rag.

I never ever deliberately attempt to dent any type of workdesks as well hard, during some lighter tests (throwing a set of secrets onto it from a distance, for instance), it still held up without also lots of noticeable indicators of damages.

Last but not least, when I gauged the sound outcome of the desk while it rose from a resting position to standing and back once more, it was without a doubt the quietest we have actually checked yet. I might hardly get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your most significant problem is the whirr of your motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer Service

Currently, typically I don’t include much regarding the customer care assistance of any type of given firm, only because I feel that as a whole if a product works the method its meant to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them to begin with. As well as while I desire I could state that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can not complete this testimonial without stating the countless, apparently endless troubles I ran into trying to obtain my workdesk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any kind of memory mobile included initially, which implied I had no chance of actually managing the up/down feature on the desk itself. I called 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 out shortly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our troubles …
Regarding 4 days later a mobile arrived in the mail. The phone originally activated, however it had not been long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable switches worked, neither did the down switch, but for some reason the “memory” switch took care of the down feature just great. I called the company again, as well as they apologized for the mixup and also claimed they would have a new panel and also control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my new panel and control box showed up. As soon as I installed them both the desk lastly started working the means it was supposed to, but not after practically a month of waiting and also back and forth with a company that could not bear in mind to ship a core element of their item inside the exact same box from the start.

Things to Consider

Despite its bankable attributes, this stand workdesk additionally has its own downsides. Since no singular stand desk could catch all of the features that you might require, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as criterion

Not having a maintaining bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, especially thinking about several of our various other favorite desks such as the Totally Jarvis also don’t have one. This desk does have one if you desire, but it is a paid add-on (more on this later on too).

The crossbar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it more challenging to position your legs pleasantly below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they supply included security, typically critical when workdesks are completely extended.

We have not read any type of issues of the stability of this desk, so we do not think its something to actually be concerned about, although if you truly desired a workdesk with a bar after that we advise you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does use a separate add-on crossbar that you can add to the workdesk yourself, just for an added $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is one of one of the most essential aspects of these workdesks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll locate it hard to focus, which can cause you coming to be much less curious about making use of the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the best return on your investment, you’ll intend to enjoy when using the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have actually tested with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my stability examinations right into two areas. Both tests will certainly include the typical front to back shaking test and also a delegated best wobble. The very first will be without the cross support and the second will be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross assistance can raise security by up to 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they created that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different situation. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I evaluated that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking motion misbehaved. Beyond this factor it would influence your work.

With Cross Support

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

Entrusted to Right: Including the cross support to the StandDesk boosted the wobble movement for reduced elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble movement really did not begin up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion ended up being negative.

Note: It’s really important with flexible standing desks to fully tighten up all hardware. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the motion experienced when extended to standing elevation will certainly be exaggerated. This is particularly real with a workdesk frame that includes 32 screws, there are much a lot of points at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually tested in our laboratories, we have to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the stability just isn’t there for a huge mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better matched to these applications, and for a rather apparent factor. Basically all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that invented this industry, and their typical citizens are a lot taller than the average Asian customer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time ago. And also they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting devices, and large experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not as well high, do not have an extreme amount of heavy devices on your desktop, and also do not need as well large of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you good bang for your buck.

All that may alter with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to launch at some time in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later it has yet to emerge, and also Yu states he’s had trouble getting the item top quality he requires out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried working with. The brand-new style is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to set up and have a heftier crossbar design, among other refinements. He states the brand-new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, reducing our concern about side-load emphasizing on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever comes to market we’ll update you here. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most current news on the business is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles office and has relocated it to join with all its other staff members in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing desk with remarkable performance has been present with the new joint venture between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing workdesk. While restricted in dimension and also color choices, it has actually taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the most effective standing desk under $400.