The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and has actually been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable volumes. While it brings a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not necessarily a dependable indicator of the expected helpful life of the lifting columns. But for the price, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made desks. Despite its stability problems this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever hope to be, and also a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is winning over consumers from both its cheaper and costlier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, and Devices

Constructing the desk is pretty simple if you follow the thorough instructions. All of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and spring washing machines been available in different 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 into the framework, or, pop in a hex bit right into your power device– simply take care not to over-tighten.

All of the components have a top quality coating to them with rounded corners to stay clear of 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 assembly also includes height-adjustable turning gears to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was very helpful for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise making use of a floor mat to secure the carpet from chair wheel damages at sitting height, and also press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the investment. The switches are all variable stress programmed, indicating the backwards and forwards arrows will adjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continuously readjust the elevation by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory buttons are similar in design: press to recall the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five seconds to store a brand-new height value. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my resting position and also button 4 for my standing position, which gives me 2 and also 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the new desk for a few weeks and also have jotted down my initial impacts:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the next area over. It takes possibly 25 secs for the desk to fully transition from resting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (especially this LX model), causing the desk to obtain a little rocky when I move my weight versus the key-board. In knowledge, I should have acquired the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a twin monitor configuration, obtain the bar.

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

An anti-fatigue floor covering is absolutely essential for long duration standing. I bought an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, utilizing rubber “cells” that are pictured listed below.

Performance

Regardless of any type of issues I may have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter style, practically all of those issues gotten rid of as soon as I in fact got down to utilizing this thing.

Although I didn’t think it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow takes care of to be a lot more secure than the Jarvis, both at sitting as well as standing elevations. The majority of days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall; not necessarily since it’s that wobbly, however even if I desire as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, verifying 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 enhancement, which they declare includes much more security when purchased as a part of the plan deal.When it concerns weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for up to 350 lbs of weight ability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for regarding 3 weeks currently for day-to-day job (and also adhering to standing desk best practices), whether it’s inputting out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer every now and then. The desk stands up well against non-coastered beverages, and also the surface in addition to the desk still really feels equally as smooth and slick as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and numerous wipe downs with a cloth.

Though I never ever purposefully try to damage any kind of workdesks too hard, during some lighter examinations (tossing a collection of tricks onto it from a distance, as an example), it still stood up without a lot of noticeable indicators of damages.

When I gauged the sound result of the desk while it climbed from a sitting position to standing and back once more, it was by much the quietest we’ve checked. I might hardly get it to make more than concerning 9.5 dB of sound, so if your most significant issue is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer support

Currently, typically I do not consist of much regarding the customer service support of any kind of given firm, only since I really feel that generally if an item works the means its intended to, I should not ever before have a factor to call them to begin with. As well as while I wish I could state that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t complete this review without pointing out the various, relatively countless problems I encountered trying to get my workdesk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent didn’t have any kind of memory mobile phone included initially, which meant I had no other way of actually regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk concerning this problem, that returned to me around a day later on with an apology and also a pledge that a new one would be shipped out soon.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The source of all our issues …
Regarding 4 days later a mobile got here in the mail. The mobile initially activated, however it had not been long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down switch, but also for some factor the “memory” switch took care of the down feature just great. I contacted the business once more, as well as they excused the mixup and stated they would 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 showed up. Once I installed them both the desk lastly began working the way it was supposed to, however not after almost a month of waiting and also backward and forward with a firm that couldn’t keep in mind to deliver a core part of their product inside the same box from the start.

Points to Consider

In spite of its bankable attributes, this stand up desk likewise has its very own disadvantages. Considering that no singular stand desk might catch every one of the features that you may require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as criterion

Not having a stabilizing bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about several of our various other favorite desks such as the Totally Jarvis likewise don’t have one. This workdesk does have one if you desire, but it is a paid add-on (extra on this later on as well).

The bar is seen by some as a limitation, making it tougher to place your legs pleasantly listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they offer added security, frequently crucial when workdesks are totally extended.

We have not read any issues of the security of this desk, so we do not believe its something to actually be worried about, although if you really wanted a desk with a crossbar then we suggest you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does supply a separate 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 essential aspects of these desks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll locate it hard to concentrate, which might result in you coming to be less thinking about making use of the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the very best return on your investment, you’ll wish to more than happy when utilizing 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 security tests into 2 areas. Both examinations will include the typical front to back rocking examination as well as a delegated appropriate wobble. The very first will certainly lack the cross support as well as the second will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross support can boost stability by approximately 15%. I have no concept exactly how they developed that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various situation. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I examined that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking movement misbehaved. Beyond this point it would certainly affect your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble movement for reduced elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble motion really did not begin up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity ended up being poor.

Note: It’s really important with adjustable standing workdesks to fully tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not completely limited, the motion experienced when included standing height will be exaggerated. This is particularly true with a desk framework that includes 32 screws, there are far way too many points at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve checked in our laboratories, we need to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktops, as the stability just isn’t there for a big mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better matched to these applications, and for a fairly apparent factor. Basically all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German companies that created this sector, and their typical residents are a whole lot taller than the typical Eastern consumer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time earlier. And also they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting equipment, as well as large experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

However if you’re not as well tall, do not have an excessive amount of heavy devices on your desktop computer, as well as don’t need as well wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you excellent bang for your buck.

All that may transform with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to launch at some time in the future. Initially we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later it has yet to materialize, and Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the item top quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried collaborating with. The new design is supposedly mosting likely to be much easier to put together and also have a heftier bar design, to name a few improvements. He claims the new base will be supplied in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” arrangement, minimizing our concern regarding side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever before comes to market we’ll update you right here. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current news on the company is that Yu closed the tiny Los Angeles workplace and also has actually moved it to join with all its other employees in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with remarkable performance has been introduce with the brand-new joint endeavor between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing desk. While limited in size as well as 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 produced by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, as well as has been demolished by millennials in excellent quantities. While it brings a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not always a dependable indication of the anticipated helpful life of the lifting columns. For the rate, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its security issues this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever intend to be, as well as a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide group of Chinese-made workdesks that is gaining customers from both its more affordable and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Arrangement, and Gadgets

Building the desk is rather simple if you comply with the in-depth guidelines. All of the screws, screws, washing machines, and springtime washers come in separate bags that are noted with their destination: tabletop, structure, as well as spares. There’s an included hex device for attaching every one of the screws right into the structure, or, pop in a hex bit into your power tool– just take care not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have an excellent quality finish to them with rounded edges to stay clear of cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are fastened to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly likewise consists of height-adjustable rotation gears to maintain the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was extremely helpful for the carpeted office flooring. I’m likewise making use of a floor mat to shield the carpet from chair wheel damages at sitting elevation, as well as push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the investment. The buttons are all variable stress set, meaning the backwards and forwards arrowheads will readjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continuously change the elevation by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for two seconds. The memory switches are similar in design: push to remember the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five secs to save a new height value. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my resting setting and button 4 for my standing setting, which provides me 2 as well as 3 for anything I may need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the brand-new workdesk for a few weeks and have actually written down my initial perceptions:

The motors are quiet however can be listened to in the next room over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to completely transition from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (especially this LX model), triggering the desk to get a little rocky when I shift my weight against the key-board. In knowledge, I ought to have bought the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my displays. If you prepare to do a double monitor configuration, get the crossbar.

Since gravity compresses the discs in a human back, I need to elevate the desk greater in the early morning and also lower it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue floor covering is absolutely necessary for long duration standing. I purchased an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, using rubber “cells” that are envisioned listed below.

Performance

In spite of any type of troubles I may have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter design, pretty much every one of those problems washed away as soon as I really got down to using this thing.

Although I didn’t believe it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be even more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing heights. Many days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall surface; not always due to the fact that it’s that unsteady, yet just because I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, showing to be equally as stable by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s crossbar addition, which they assert adds even more security when bought as a part of the bundle deal.When it comes to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 pounds of weight capacity.

I’ve been using the desk for concerning 3 weeks currently for everyday work (and also adhering to standing workdesk finest methods), whether it’s inputting out testimonials such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer once in a while. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, as well as the surface on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth and slick as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and numerous wipe downs with a dustcloth.

I never ever intentionally attempt to damage any kind of workdesks too hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a set of tricks onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without also many visible indications of damage.

When I measured the sound outcome of the desk while it rose from a sitting placement to standing and back once more, it was by far the quietest we’ve checked. I can hardly get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your greatest worry is the whirr of your motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, generally I do not consist of much concerning the customer service support of any type of given firm, just since I really feel that as a whole if a product works the way its intended to, I should not ever have a factor to call them in the first place. And also while I desire I might claim that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not complete this review without pointing out the numerous, relatively endless troubles I ran into attempting to obtain my desk put together.

For beginners, the desk I was sent didn’t have any memory handset included initially, which suggested I had no way of actually controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I called StandDesk concerning this problem, that got back to me around a day later with an apology and an assurance that a new one would be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our issues …
About four days later a phone showed up in the mail. The handset originally turned on, however it had not been long before I saw that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down button, however, for some reason the “memory” button took care of the down feature just great. I got in touch with the business once more, and also they apologized for the mixup and claimed they would have a brand-new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my new panel as well as control box got here. Once I mounted them both the desk lastly began functioning the means it was meant to, yet not after virtually a month of waiting and also back and forth with a firm that couldn’t bear in mind to ship a core component of their item inside the very same box from the start.

Points to Take into consideration

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

Lack of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a supporting bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, specifically taking into consideration several of our various other preferred workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis also don’t have one. In fact, this desk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later too).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more challenging to put your legs pleasantly below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they provide included stability, usually important when desks are totally extended.

We have not review any type of problems of the security of this desk, so we do not assume its something to really be concerned concerning, although if you really desired a desk with a bar after that we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Conversely, StandDesk does use a different add-on bar that you can contribute to the desk yourself, just for an additional $49.95.

Stability

The stability of a standing desk is one of the most important facets of these workdesks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll locate it tough to concentrate, which might cause you becoming much less interested in making use of the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the very best return on your financial investment, you’ll wish to more than happy when using the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the very first workdesk that I have actually evaluated with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my security tests into two areas. Both examinations will include the normal front to back rocking test as well as an entrusted to best wobble. The initial will be without the cross assistance and also the secondly will be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross assistance can enhance security by approximately 15%. I have no suggestion how they created that number.

Without Cross Support

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 computer. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking movement was bad. Yet point it would certainly influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Entrusted to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk boosted the wobble activity for lower heights. With the cross support the wobble activity didn’t start until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion came to be poor.

Keep in mind: It’s very essential with adjustable standing desks to fully tighten all equipment. If there is equipment that is not completely limited, the activity experienced when reached standing height will certainly be overemphasized. This is specifically true with a desk framework that includes 32 screws, there are much a lot of factors at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually examined in our labs, we need to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a huge mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be much better fit to these applications, as well as for a rather evident reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German companies that created this sector, and their average citizens are a whole lot taller than the average Oriental consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time ago. As well as 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, do not have an excessive amount of heavy equipment on your desktop, and do not require as well wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will provide you good bang for your buck.

All that could change with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to launch at some time in the future. Initially we were told we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to materialize, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the item top quality he needs out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried dealing with. The brand-new layout is apparently mosting likely to be much easier to construct as well as have a heftier crossbar layout, to name a few improvements. He says the brand-new base will be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” setup, easing our concern about side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this new base ever before involves market we’ll upgrade you here. Yet we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most recent information on the business is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles office and also has actually relocated it to join with all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

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