The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and also has been demolished by millennials in impressive quantities. While it carries a ten-year warranty (the longest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a reliable sign of the anticipated useful life of the lifting columns. But also for the rate, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made workdesks. Regardless of its stability issues this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever before hope to be, and also a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying consumers from both its more affordable as well as costlier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Configuration, as well as Devices

Building the desk is pretty easy if you follow the detailed instructions. All of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and spring washing machines been available in different bags that are noted with their destination: tabletop, frame, and also spares. There’s an included hex tool for securing every one of the bolts right into the frame, or, appear a hex little bit right into your power device– just beware not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have an excellent quality coating to them with rounded corners to prevent cut hands. Below is a shot of all the screws that are attached to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly also consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was extremely handy for the carpeted office flooring. I’m also utilizing a floor mat to secure the carpeting from chair wheel damage at sitting elevation, and also press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the investment. The buttons are all variable stress configured, suggesting the backwards and forwards arrowheads will certainly readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually change the elevation by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for two seconds. The memory buttons are similar in style: push to recall the elevation setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to keep a brand-new height value. I’m using button 1 for my sitting setting and button 4 for my standing setting, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the brand-new workdesk for a few weeks and have actually listed my preliminary impressions:

The electric motors are quiet however can be listened to in the next space over. It takes possibly 25 secs for the desk to completely change from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (specifically this LX model), creating the desk to obtain a little rocky when I shift my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I should have bought the crossbar upgrade for my desk after determining the weight of my screens. If you intend to do a twin monitor configuration, obtain the bar.

Due to the fact that gravity compresses the discs in a human spine, I need to increase the desk greater in the morning and also reduced it in the evening.

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

Efficiency

In spite of any kind of problems I may have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter style, virtually all of those concerns gotten rid of as soon as I really got down to utilizing this point.

I really did not think it was even feasible, the StandDesk somehow takes care of to be also more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting and standing heights. Many days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall surface; not necessarily due to the fact that it’s that wobbly, yet just because I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, showing 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 claim includes even more stability when bought as a part of the plan deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 pounds of weight ability.

I have actually been using the desk for regarding 3 weeks currently for daily work (and also adhering to standing desk ideal methods), whether it’s inputting out reviews like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop once in a while. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered beverages, and also the surface in addition to the desk still feels just as smooth and slick as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and several wipe downs with a cloth.

Though I never deliberately attempt to dent any workdesks too hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a collection of tricks onto it from a range, as an example), it still held up without too many visible signs of damage.

Lastly, when I gauged the noise output of the desk while it climbed from a sitting placement to standing as well as back once more, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve tested yet. I could barely get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant issue is the whirr of your motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Now, generally I don’t include much concerning the customer care support of any provided firm, only because I really feel that in general if an item functions the method its expected to, I shouldn’t ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. And while I desire I might say that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I just can not complete this evaluation without pointing out the various, apparently limitless issues I came across attempting to get my workdesk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent didn’t have any memory handset included initially, which meant I had no chance of really managing the up/down feature on the desk itself. I contacted 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 out shortly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our issues …
Concerning 4 days later a mobile phone showed up in the mail. The phone originally turned on, but it wasn’t long before I saw that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down button, however, for some factor the “memory” button managed the down feature just fine. I got in touch with the company once more, and they excused the mixup and claimed they would certainly have a new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later on my new panel and also control box showed up. As soon as I installed them both the desk lastly started functioning the way it was expected to, but not after nearly 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 very same box from the get-go.

Points to Think about

In spite of its bankable features, this stand workdesk additionally has its own downsides. Considering that no particular stand workdesk might catch every one of the attributes that you might require, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as criterion

Not having a maintaining bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, particularly considering a few of our various other favored workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis additionally do not have one. Actually, 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 a barrier, making it more challenging to place your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they provide included security, typically critical when workdesks are totally expanded.

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

Alternatively, StandDesk does provide a different add-on crossbar that you can include in the desk on your own, just for an added $49.95.

Security

The security of a standing workdesk is one of one of the most essential facets of these workdesks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll locate it tough to focus, which could lead to you becoming much less thinking about utilizing the desk at standing height. To obtain the most effective return on your financial investment, you’ll wish to more than happy when using the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have evaluated with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability examinations into two sections. Both tests will consist of the common front to back shaking test and also an entrusted to ideal wobble. The first will be without the cross assistance as well as the second will certainly 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 how they generated that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I examined that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking movement was bad. Yet factor it would certainly impact your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Left to Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk boosted the wobble activity for reduced heights. With the cross assistance the wobble movement really did not begin until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement came to be poor.

Note: It’s really important with flexible standing workdesks to fully tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the motion experienced when reached standing elevation will be overemphasized. This is especially real with a desk framework that consists of 32 screws, there are much too many points at which the desk has a possibility to move.

Conclusion

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 customers with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a large mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better matched to these applications, and also for a relatively obvious reason. Practically all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German companies that created this industry, and their ordinary citizens are a lot taller than the ordinary Eastern customer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time back. And also they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and large experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

However if you’re not also tall, do not have an inordinate amount of hefty devices on your desktop, and also do not need too wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will give you excellent value.

All that could change with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he anticipates to launch at some point in the future. Initially we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later it has yet to emerge, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty obtaining the item high quality he needs out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried collaborating with. The new design is supposedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to put together as well as have a heftier crossbar layout, among other improvements. He says the new base will certainly be offered in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” configuration, relieving our problem about side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

If this new base ever involves market we’ll update you below. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most recent news on the firm is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles office and also has relocated it to join with all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with remarkable efficiency has been introduce through the new joint endeavor between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing desk. While restricted in dimension as well as shade alternatives, it has actually taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the very 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 impressive volumes. While it brings a ten-year service warranty (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a dependable indication of the expected valuable life of the lifting columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its security problems this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever before want to be, and also a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made desks that is swaying customers from both its cheaper and more expensive peers.

StandDesk Construction, Configuration, and Gadgets

Constructing the desk is rather simple if you adhere to the thorough guidelines. All of the screws, bolts, washers, as well as springtime washers can be found in separate bags that are marked with their destination: table top, structure, and spares. There’s an included hex device for fastening every one of the screws into the frame, or, pop in a hex little bit right into your power device– just take care not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have an excellent quality surface to them with rounded edges to prevent cut hands. Below is a shot of all the screws that are attached to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up additionally consists of height-adjustable turning gears to maintain the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was really valuable for the carpeted office floor. I’m likewise utilizing a flooring mat to shield the rug from chair wheel damages at sitting elevation, and also press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the financial investment. The buttons are all variable stress configured, implying the backwards and forwards arrowheads will adjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or constantly change the elevation by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two seconds. The memory buttons are similar in design: push to recall the height setup, or hold the button down for five secs to save a new height worth. I’m using switch 1 for my sitting placement and switch 4 for my standing setting, which offers 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 jotted down my first impressions:

The electric motors are quiet however can be listened to in the next area over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to completely change from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (particularly this LX design), causing the desk to obtain a little rocky when I move my weight against the key-board. In hindsight, I must have acquired the bar upgrade for my workdesk after determining the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a dual display setup, obtain the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human spine, I need to elevate the desk greater in the morning and reduced it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue floor covering is definitely important for long duration standing. I purchased an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, utilizing rubber “cells” that are imagined listed below.

Performance

Regardless of any kind of issues I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter style, pretty much every one of those issues gotten rid of as soon as I in fact got down to using this point.

Although I really did not believe it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be much more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing elevations. A lot of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pushed versus my wall; not necessarily due to the fact that it’s that shaky, however even if I want as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also additionally, confirming to be equally as constant by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar addition, which they claim adds a lot more stability when bought as a part of the bundle deal.When it pertains to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 pounds of weight capability.

I’ve been utilizing the desk for about three weeks now for everyday work (and following standing workdesk ideal techniques), whether it’s typing out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop from time to time. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, as well as the surface on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it despite days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and numerous wipe downs with a cloth.

I never purposefully attempt to dent any kind of desks too hard, during some lighter examinations (tossing a collection of tricks onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without as well lots of visible indications of damage.

Finally, when I measured the sound output of the desk while it climbed from a resting setting to standing and back once again, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve tested yet. I could barely get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant problem is the whirr of your electric motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, generally I don’t consist of much about the customer service support of any offered business, just because I feel that in general if a product functions the method its intended to, I should not ever have a reason to call them in the first place. As well as while I desire I could state that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can’t complete this evaluation without pointing out the countless, seemingly countless problems I encountered attempting to get my desk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent didn’t have any memory handset included initially, which meant I had no way of really regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk about this issue, that returned to me around a day later with an apology as well as a promise that a new one would be shipped out soon.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our problems …
Concerning 4 days later a mobile phone arrived in the mail. The mobile phone at first activated, however it wasn’t long before I discovered that none of the programmable switches worked, neither did the down switch, but also for some reason the “memory” button managed the down function simply fine. I got in touch with the company once again, as well as they apologized for the mixup and also claimed 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 got here. As soon as I mounted them both the desk finally started working the means it was intended to, but not after almost a month of waiting and also back and forth with a company that could not remember to ship a core part of their product inside the same box from the start.

Things to Think about

Despite its bankable functions, this stand desk also has its own drawbacks. Given that no single stand desk could record every one of the attributes that you might need, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as standard

Not having a maintaining crossbar is certainly not a deal-breaker, especially considering a few of our other favored desks such as the Fully Jarvis also do not have one. This workdesk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (more on this later on too).

The crossbar is seen by some as a barrier, making it more challenging to place your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they give included security, often important when workdesks are completely expanded.

We have not check out any issues of the security of this desk, so we do not think its something to actually be concerned about, although if you really wanted a desk with a crossbar after that we advise you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Alternatively, StandDesk does use a separate add-on bar that you can add to the desk on your own, just for an extra $49.95.

Stability

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most crucial aspects of these desks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll locate it hard to concentrate, which could result in you becoming much less thinking about utilizing the desk at standing height. To obtain the very best return on your investment, you’ll want to enjoy when using the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have tested with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my security examinations into two areas. Both tests will certainly consist of the normal front to back rocking test and a delegated right wobble. The initial will certainly lack the cross support and the second will certainly be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross assistance can boost security by as much as 15%. I have no concept exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I examined that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking movement was bad. Beyond this point it would affect your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

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

Keep in mind: It’s very essential with adjustable standing desks to completely tighten up all hardware. If there is equipment that is not totally tight, the movement experienced when encompassed standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is particularly true with a workdesk framework that includes 32 bolts, there are far too many points at which the desk has an opportunity to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually examined in our labs, 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 big mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be much better matched to these applications, and for a fairly evident factor. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German firms that developed this sector, and their typical people are a lot taller than the typical Asian customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time back. As well as they have far more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, as well as large experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not also high, do not have an extreme amount of hefty devices on your desktop, as well as don’t require too wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will offer you good bang for your buck.

All that may alter with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to launch sometime in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to emerge, and also Yu states he’s had trouble getting the product top quality he needs out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried dealing with. The brand-new layout is apparently going to be a lot easier to construct and have a heftier crossbar design, to name a few improvements. He claims the new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” setup, alleviating our issue regarding side-load stressing on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever before concerns market we’ll upgrade you right here. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most recent news on the company is that Yu shut the small Los Angeles office and has actually moved it to join with all its other employees in southeast Asia.

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