The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and has been demolished by millennials in remarkable volumes. While it carries a ten-year warranty (the longest of any Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a reputable sign of the expected valuable life of the lifting columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made desks. Despite its stability problems this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever intend to be, and also a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying customers from both its more affordable and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Arrangement, and Devices

Building the desk is pretty easy if you comply with the in-depth guidelines. Every one of the screws, bolts, washing machines, as well as springtime washers been available in different bags that are noted with their location: tabletop, structure, and also spares. There’s an included hex tool for attaching every one of the bolts into the frame, or, pop in a hex little bit right into your power device– just beware not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly likewise includes height-adjustable turning equipments to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was extremely useful for the carpeted home office floor. I’m also utilizing a floor mat to protect the carpet from chair wheel damage at resting height, and also press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the investment. The switches are all variable stress set, implying the up and down arrowheads will readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continuously adjust the height by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for 2 seconds. The memory buttons are similar in layout: press to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to keep a brand-new elevation worth. I’m making use of switch 1 for my sitting setting and switch 4 for my standing position, which offers me 2 as well as 3 for anything I may need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the brand-new desk for a few weeks and have actually jotted down my initial impacts:

The motors are quiet but can be heard in the next space over. It takes probably 25 seconds for the desk to totally change from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (especially this LX model), triggering the desk to obtain a little rocky when I change my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I must have acquired the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my displays. If you intend to do a dual display setup, obtain the crossbar.

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

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

Performance

In spite of any type of issues I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter style, virtually every one of those worries gotten rid of as soon as I in fact got down to using this thing.

Although I really did not assume it was also possible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be even more steady than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing heights. Most days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall; not always because it’s that unsteady, but just because I desire as much security as I can obtain.

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

I’ve been using the desk for concerning three weeks currently for everyday work (as well as adhering to standing desk ideal practices), whether it’s keying out reviews like this one from our desktop or a laptop computer from time to time. The desk holds up well against non-coastered beverages, and also the coating on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth as well as glossy as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it as well as numerous clean downs with a cloth.

I never ever intentionally attempt to dent any type of workdesks too hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a set of keys onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without also several visible signs of damage.

Lastly, when I measured the sound outcome of the desk while it climbed from a sitting setting to standing as well as back again, it was by far the quietest we’ve evaluated yet. I could hardly get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Client service

Now, usually I do not consist of much about the customer service support of any offered firm, only due to the fact that I feel that as a whole if a product functions the way its intended to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them in the first place. As well as while I wish I might claim that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t complete this testimonial without mentioning the numerous, relatively countless troubles I ran into attempting to get my workdesk created.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out really did not have any memory phone consisted of originally, which suggested I had no chance of really controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk regarding this concern, who returned to me around a day later with an apology as well as a promise that a brand-new one would be shipped soon.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The source of all our issues …
About four days later a phone arrived in the mail. The mobile phone initially switched on, however it wasn’t long before I discovered that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down switch, but also for some reason the “memory” button handled the down function just great. I contacted the company once again, and they apologized for the mixup as well as claimed they would have a brand-new panel as well as control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my new panel and also control box got here. Once I mounted them both the desk lastly began functioning the method it was supposed to, but not after nearly a month of waiting as well as backward and forward with a firm that couldn’t keep in mind to ship a core element of their item inside the same box from the start.

Things to Consider

Despite its bankable functions, this stand up workdesk also has its very own drawbacks. Considering that no singular stand workdesk could record all of the functions that you may require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a stabilizing crossbar is certainly not a deal-breaker, particularly thinking about several of our various other favorite workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis also do not have one. Actually, this workdesk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (much more on this later on also).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it tougher to position your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they give included security, often crucial when desks are completely extended.

We have not check out any issues of the security of this desk, so we don’t believe its something to truly be worried about, although if you actually wanted a desk with a bar then we advise you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Additionally, StandDesk does provide a different add-on crossbar that you can add to the desk yourself, just for an extra $49.95.

Stability

The stability of a standing workdesk is one of the most important aspects of these workdesks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll locate it hard to concentrate, which might bring about you coming to be much less curious about using the desk at standing elevation. To get the very best return on your financial investment, you’ll want to enjoy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have checked with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability examinations into two sections. Both tests will include the typical front to back rocking test and a left to appropriate wobble. The very first will certainly lack the cross assistance and the secondly will be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross assistance can raise security by approximately 15%. I have no suggestion just how they created that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I tested that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking activity was bad. Yet point it would certainly impact your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Left to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk boosted the wobble motion for lower elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble activity really did not begin till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement ended up being negative.

Keep in mind: It’s really essential with adjustable standing desks to totally tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the movement experienced when reached standing elevation will certainly be exaggerated. This is specifically real with a workdesk structure that includes 32 screws, there are much way too many factors at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually evaluated in our labs, we have to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter individuals with narrower desktops, as the stability simply isn’t there for a huge mass boosted high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be much better suited to these applications, and also for a rather obvious reason. Practically all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German business that developed this sector, and also their typical people are a great deal taller than the ordinary Asian customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time earlier. And also they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting devices, and sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not also high, do not have an excessive amount of hefty equipment on your desktop computer, as well as don’t need too vast of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you great bang for your buck.

All that may alter with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates 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 emerge, as well as Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the item top quality he needs out of numerous Chinese factories he’s tried collaborating with. The brand-new style is apparently mosting likely to be a lot easier to put together as well as have a heftier crossbar design, to name a few improvements. He claims the brand-new base will be offered in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, relieving our problem about side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever before pertains to market we’ll update you below. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most recent information on the company is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles workplace as well as has transferred it to join with all its various other employees in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing workdesk with excellent efficiency has been present via the new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing desk. While limited in size and shade alternatives, it has actually 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, and also has been gobbled up by millennials in impressive volumes. While it lugs a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a trusted sign of the anticipated useful life of the lifting columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its stability concerns this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever before wish to be, and also a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made desks that is gaining consumers from both its less expensive as well as costlier peers.

StandDesk Building, Setup, and Gadgets

Constructing the desk is rather simple if you follow the comprehensive guidelines. All of the screws, screws, washers, and also spring washing machines been available in different bags that are marked with their destination: table top, framework, and also spares. There’s an included hex tool for securing every one of the bolts 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 an excellent quality coating to them with rounded corners to prevent 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 assembly also includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very valuable for the carpeted office flooring. I’m additionally making use of a flooring mat to secure the carpet from chair wheel damage at resting height, as well as press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the investment. The switches are all variable stress programmed, implying the backwards and forwards arrows will adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually change the height by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for two secs. The memory switches are comparable in style: push to recall the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five secs to store a brand-new height worth. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my sitting position and switch 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 and 3 for anything I might need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the brand-new desk for a few weeks and also have actually made a note of my first perceptions:

The electric motors are quiet but can be listened to in the next area over. It takes maybe 25 secs for the desk to fully shift from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (particularly this LX version), triggering the desk to obtain a little rocky when I move my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I ought to have bought the bar upgrade for my workdesk after figuring out the weight of my monitors. If you prepare to do a dual screen setup, obtain the crossbar.

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

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 visualized listed below.

Efficiency

Regardless of any type of problems I might have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter style, virtually every one of those issues gotten rid of as soon as I in fact got down to utilizing this thing.

Although I really did not believe it was also feasible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be a lot more stable than the Jarvis, both at sitting as well as standing elevations. A lot of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed versus my wall; not always due to the fact that it’s that unsteady, however even if I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, proving to be just as steady on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s bar enhancement, which they assert adds even more stability when acquired as a part of the plan deal.When it pertains to 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 day-to-day work (and adhering to standing workdesk ideal practices), whether it’s inputting out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop computer every now and then. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, as well as the surface on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth and also glossy as the day I opened it in spite of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as numerous wipe downs with a dustcloth.

I never deliberately try to dent any kind of workdesks as well hard, throughout some lighter examinations (tossing a set of secrets onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without too many noticeable indicators of damage.

Last but not least, when I measured the noise outcome of the desk while it climbed from a sitting position to standing as well as back once again, it was by far the quietest we’ve examined yet. I could hardly 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 Service

Currently, generally I don’t consist of much about the client service assistance of any type of provided company, just since I really feel that generally if a product functions the means its expected to, I should not ever have a factor to call them in the first place. And also while I desire I could say that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not complete this evaluation without mentioning the countless, seemingly unlimited troubles I came across trying to get my workdesk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any memory mobile phone included initially, which indicated I had no other way of in fact controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk regarding this problem, that got back to me around a day later on with an apology and also an assurance that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped soon.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our issues …
Regarding 4 days later on a mobile phone got here in the mail. The mobile phone at first switched on, yet it had not been long prior to I saw that none of the programmable buttons functioned, nor did the down switch, but also for some reason the “memory” button took care of the down function simply fine. I called the company once more, as well as they excused the mixup and also stated they would certainly have a new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel and also control box showed up. As soon as I mounted them both the desk lastly began functioning the way it was intended to, but not after virtually a month of waiting and also to and fro with a company that could not keep in mind to deliver a core component of their item inside the same box from the outset.

Things to Think about

In spite of its bankable functions, this stand desk likewise has its own drawbacks. Given that no particular stand workdesk might record all of the features that you might require, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as standard

Not having a stabilizing bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, particularly considering a few of our various other preferred workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis likewise don’t have one. This desk does have one if you desire, however it is a paid add-on (extra on this later on also).

The crossbar is seen by some as a limitation, making it more challenging to position your legs pleasantly below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they supply included stability, commonly important when workdesks are fully prolonged.

We have not check out any problems of the security of this desk, so we don’t assume its something to truly be worried concerning, although if you really wanted a workdesk with a bar after that we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The stability of a standing desk is among one of the most vital aspects of these desks. Without a secure desk you’ll locate it difficult to focus, which might result in you ending up being much less interested in making use of the desk at standing elevation. To get the best return on your investment, you’ll want to be happy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have evaluated with an optional cross support, I will break down my stability tests right into 2 sections. Both examinations will consist of the typical front to back rocking test and a left to best wobble. The very first will certainly be without the cross assistance and the secondly will be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross support can boost stability by as much as 15%. I have no concept exactly how they developed that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different situation. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I examined that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking movement misbehaved. Yet point it would influence your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Left to Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble motion for reduced elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble activity really did not start up until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity came to be poor.

Keep in mind: It’s really important with adjustable standing desks to completely tighten all equipment. If there is hardware that is not entirely tight, the motion experienced when included standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is especially real with a desk framework that includes 32 screws, there are far way too many points at which the desk has an opportunity to move.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually evaluated in our labs, we have to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better suited to these applications, as well as for a rather noticeable factor. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German business that developed this market, and their ordinary residents are a whole lot taller than the ordinary Oriental customer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long time back. And they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and large experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

Yet if you’re not too tall, don’t have an excessive amount of heavy tools on your desktop computer, and do not need as well wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will give you great value.

All that could alter with Yu’s assured 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. More than a year later on it has yet to materialize, and Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the item quality he needs out of a number of Chinese factories he’s attempted working with. The new layout is allegedly mosting likely to be much easier to assemble and have a heftier crossbar style, among other improvements. He states the brand-new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” setup, relieving our worry about side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this new base ever before pertains to market we’ll upgrade you right here. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current information on the company is that Yu shut 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 excellent performance has actually been present via the brand-new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR as well as China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing desk. While limited in dimension as well as shade options, it has actually taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the very best standing workdesk under $400.