The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, as well as has actually been demolished by millennials in impressive quantities. While it lugs a ten-year warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a trustworthy sign of the expected helpful life of the lifting columns. For the cost, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made workdesks. Regardless of its security problems this is a far better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever want to be, and a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made desks that is swaying consumers from both its more affordable and also costlier peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, and also Devices

Building the desk is pretty direct if you adhere to the comprehensive guidelines. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, and springtime washers can be found in separate bags that are noted with their destination: table top, frame, and also spares. There’s an included hex device for fastening every one of the screws right into the framework, or, pop in a hex bit into your power tool– just beware not to over-tighten.

All of the components have a high quality surface to them with rounded edges 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 additionally includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to maintain the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very handy for the carpeted home office floor. I’m also using a floor mat to safeguard the carpeting from chair wheel damages at resting height, as well as push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the financial investment. The buttons are all variable stress configured, indicating the backwards and forwards arrows will adjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually adjust the elevation by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for two seconds. The memory buttons are similar in design: push to recall the elevation setup, or hold the button down for 5 secs to store a brand-new height value. I’m making use of button 1 for my sitting position and also switch 4 for my standing setting, which provides me 2 and also 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the brand-new desk for a few weeks and also have jotted down my preliminary perceptions:

The electric motors are quiet but can be heard in the next space over. It takes possibly 25 secs for the desk to totally change from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (especially this LX version), triggering the desk to get a little rough when I shift my weight versus the key-board. In knowledge, I should have bought the bar upgrade for my desk after establishing the weight of my displays. If you prepare to do a dual monitor arrangement, get the crossbar.

Because gravity presses the discs in a human spine, I require to increase the desk higher in the morning as well as reduced it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue mat is absolutely crucial for long duration standing. I acquired an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, using rubber “cells” that are envisioned below.

Efficiency

Despite any type of problems I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter style, basically every one of those issues gotten rid of when I actually got down to utilizing this thing.

I really did not think it was also feasible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be also more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing heights. A lot of days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed against my wall; not necessarily since it’s that unsteady, yet even if I desire as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, proving to be just as consistent by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar enhancement, which they claim includes a lot more security when bought as a part of the plan deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 pounds of weight ability.

I have actually been utilizing the desk for regarding 3 weeks currently for day-to-day work (and following standing workdesk best techniques), whether it’s inputting out reviews such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop periodically. The desk holds up well against non-coastered beverages, and the surface in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth and slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and multiple wipe downs with a rag.

Though I never ever intentionally try to damage any type of desks as well hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a collection of secrets onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without way too many visible indications of damages.

Finally, when I gauged the noise result of the desk while it climbed from a resting placement to standing and back again, it was by far the quietest we have actually checked yet. I could barely get it to make more than concerning 9.5 dB of noise, so if your greatest issue is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Client service

Currently, normally I don’t consist of much about the customer service support of any kind of given business, just because I feel that in general if an item functions the means its meant to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them in the first place. And while I desire I might say that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can not complete this testimonial without mentioning the countless, seemingly countless troubles I experienced attempting to obtain my workdesk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent really did not have any kind of memory phone consisted of initially, which indicated I had no other way of actually controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk about this problem, who returned to me around a day later on with an apology as well as a guarantee that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our problems …
Concerning 4 days later a handset got here in the mail. The phone at first switched on, however it wasn’t long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable buttons worked, neither did the down button, but also for some reason the “memory” button took care of the down feature simply fine. I called the company once more, and they excused the mixup as well as said they would have a new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later on my brand-new panel as well as control box arrived. As soon as I installed them both the desk ultimately started working the method it was supposed to, but not after almost a month of waiting and also to and fro with a company that could not keep in mind to deliver a core element of their product inside the exact same box from the start.

Things to Think about

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

Lack of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a maintaining crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, especially considering several of our other favorite workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis also don’t have one. Actually, this workdesk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later on as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more challenging to put your legs conveniently listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they give included security, usually critical when workdesks are totally prolonged.

We have not read any kind of issues of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not believe its something to actually be concerned about, although if you truly desired a desk with a crossbar after that we advise 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, just for an added $49.95.

Security

The security of a standing desk is just one of the most vital elements of these workdesks. Without a steady desk you’ll find it difficult to concentrate, which could cause you ending up being less curious about using the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the best return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to be happy when utilizing the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have actually tested with an optional cross support, I will break down my security tests right into two areas. Both tests will certainly include the normal front to back rocking test and a left to right wobble. The very first will certainly lack the cross assistance as well as the second will be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross support can raise security by as much as 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various situation. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I checked 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. Yet factor it would influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Left to Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble activity for lower elevations. With the cross support the wobble movement really did not begin till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion became bad.

Keep in mind: It’s extremely essential with adjustable standing workdesks to fully tighten all equipment. If there is equipment that is not totally tight, the activity experienced when reached standing height will certainly be overemphasized. This is particularly real with a desk structure that consists of 32 bolts, there are far way too many points at which the desk has a chance to move.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually tested in our labs, we have to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter individuals with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be better suited to these applications, and for a rather noticeable reason. Essentially all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German companies that developed this industry, as well as their ordinary residents are a lot taller than the ordinary Eastern consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time ago. And they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, as well as sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not too high, don’t have an excessive amount of heavy tools on your desktop, and also do not require too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will offer you good bang for your dollar.

All that might alter with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to launch at some point in the future. Initially we were told we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to emerge, as well as Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the item high quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s attempted collaborating with. The new design is apparently going to be a lot easier to construct as well as have a heftier bar style, among other improvements. He states the new base will certainly be provided in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” arrangement, alleviating our problem about side-load stressing on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever before pertains to market we’ll upgrade you here. We’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most recent information on the firm is that Yu closed the little Los Angeles office as well as has actually moved it to join with all its various other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing desk with remarkable performance has been present through the new joint venture 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 far from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the best standing desk under $400.

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has been demolished by millennials in excellent quantities. While it carries a ten-year service warranty (the lengthiest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a trusted indication of the expected helpful life of the training columns. However, for the rate, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its stability issues this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever hope to be, as well as a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad group of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying clients from both its more affordable as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Setup, as well as Devices

Building the desk is pretty easy if you comply with the in-depth guidelines. All of the screws, bolts, washers, and springtime washers can be found in separate bags that are noted with their location: table top, structure, as well as spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for securing every one of the bolts into the frame, or, appear a hex little bit right into your power tool– just be careful not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a high quality coating to them with rounded edges to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are fastened to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up also consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to support the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was very handy for the carpeted office floor. I’m likewise making use of a flooring mat to protect the rug from chair wheel damages at sitting elevation, and also push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the investment. The switches are all variable stress set, indicating the backwards and forwards arrows will readjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually readjust the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory buttons are comparable in layout: push to remember the elevation setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to store a brand-new height worth. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my sitting setting as well as switch 4 for my standing position, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been utilizing the new desk for a couple of weeks and have jotted down my initial perceptions:

The motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the next room over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to fully shift from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (specifically this LX design), triggering the desk to obtain a little rough when I shift my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I need to have bought the bar upgrade for my desk after determining the weight of my displays. If you intend to do a double screen configuration, obtain the bar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human spine, I require to elevate the desk higher in the early morning and lower it at night.

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

Efficiency

Regardless of any problems I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter style, practically every one of those issues gotten rid of when I in fact came down to using this thing.

I really did not believe it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way takes care of to be even much more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing elevations. Many days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall surface; not necessarily because it’s that shaky, but even if I want as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also additionally, verifying to be just as constant by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar addition, which they claim includes a lot more stability when purchased as a part of the bundle deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 lbs of weight capability.

I’ve been utilizing the desk for about 3 weeks now for everyday work (and also adhering to standing workdesk best practices), whether it’s inputting out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer periodically. The desk stands up well against non-coastered beverages, and also the finish in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth and also glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and multiple clean downs with a rag.

Though I never ever intentionally attempt to dent any workdesks as well hard, throughout some lighter examinations (tossing a collection of secrets onto it from a distance, as an example), it still stood up without way too many visible indications of damage.

Last but not least, when I determined the sound outcome of the desk while it increased from a resting setting to standing and also back once again, it was without a doubt the quietest we have actually evaluated yet. I can hardly get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your greatest issue is the whirr of your electric motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, generally I don’t include much about the customer service assistance of any type of provided company, only because I really feel that in general if an item functions the method its expected to, I should not ever have a reason to call them to begin with. And also while I desire I can say that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not finish this review without mentioning the many, relatively limitless issues I ran into attempting to obtain my desk put together.

For beginners, the desk I was sent really did not have any kind of memory handset included originally, which meant I had no way of in fact managing the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk concerning this problem, that returned to me around a day later with an apology and also a pledge that a brand-new one would be shipped soon.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The source of all our troubles …
About 4 days later a phone showed up in the mail. The mobile phone at first activated, however it wasn’t long prior to I observed that none of the programmable buttons functioned, nor did the down switch, however, for some reason the “memory” switch dealt with the down feature simply fine. I got in touch with the company once again, as well as they excused the mixup and stated they would certainly have a new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my new panel and also control box showed up. As soon as I mounted them both the desk ultimately began functioning the way it was intended to, yet not after practically a month of waiting and also to and fro with a firm that could not keep in mind to deliver a core component of their product inside the very same box from the start.

Points to Think about

Despite its bankable features, this stand up workdesk likewise has its own downsides. Since no particular stand workdesk could record all of the functions that you might require, you may take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as criterion

Not having a stabilizing crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, specifically considering several of our various other favored desks such as the Totally Jarvis likewise do not have one. This desk does have one if you want, however it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later too).

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, locate that they offer included stability, frequently crucial when desks are completely expanded.

We have not review any type of complaints of the stability of this workdesk, so we don’t think its something to actually be concerned about, although if you really wanted a workdesk with a crossbar then we advise you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of the most crucial elements of these workdesks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll locate it hard to concentrate, which can result in you ending up being less curious about making use of the desk at standing height. To get the most effective return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to be happy when making use of the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have examined with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability tests right into 2 sections. Both tests will certainly consist of the typical front to back rocking test and also a delegated best wobble. The very first will certainly be without the cross assistance and also the second will certainly be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross assistance can enhance stability by as much as 15%. I have no suggestion just how they generated that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I tested that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking motion was bad. Yet factor it would certainly affect your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Entrusted to Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble motion for reduced heights. With the cross assistance the wobble movement didn’t start till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion became negative.

Keep in mind: It’s really important with flexible standing workdesks to fully tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not completely limited, the motion experienced when included standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is especially true with a desk structure that includes 32 screws, there are much too many points at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually tested in our labs, we need to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a big mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better suited to these applications, and for a rather evident factor. Practically all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German companies that created this sector, as well as their ordinary citizens are a whole lot taller than the average Eastern customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time ago. And they have far more robot automation, laser-cutting devices, and also sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

However if you’re not too tall, do not have an inordinate amount of heavy equipment on your desktop computer, and do not require too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly offer you good bang for your buck.

All that might transform with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to launch sometime 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 emerge, and Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the product high quality he needs out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried working with. The new layout is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to construct as well as have a heftier crossbar style, among other improvements. He claims the new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” setup, easing our problem regarding side-load emphasizing on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever before concerns market we’ll update you below. However we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most current information on the company is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles workplace and also has transferred it to join with all its other employees in southeast Asia.

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