The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and has been demolished by millennials in outstanding quantities. While it brings a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a reliable sign of the expected valuable life of the lifting columns. However, for the rate, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its security problems this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever wish to be, and also a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is gaining customers from both its less costly as well as costlier peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Configuration, and Devices

Constructing the desk is quite simple if you follow the in-depth instructions. Every one of the screws, screws, washers, and spring washers can be found in different bags that are marked with their destination: tabletop, framework, as well as spares. There’s an included hex tool for securing every one of the screws right into the framework, or, appear a hex little bit into your power tool– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have a premium 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 assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

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

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the investment. The buttons are all variable pressure configured, suggesting the up and down arrowheads will certainly change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continuously readjust the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two secs. The memory buttons are similar in layout: press to remember the height setup, or hold the button down for five secs to save a new elevation worth. I’m making use of button 1 for my sitting placement and switch 4 for my standing setting, which provides me 2 as well as 3 for anything I might need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I’ve been using the new workdesk for a few weeks and have actually documented my preliminary impressions:

The motors are quiet however can be listened to in the next space over. It takes possibly 25 secs for the desk to totally transition from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (especially this LX design), triggering the desk to obtain a little rocky when I move my weight against the key-board. In hindsight, I ought to have bought the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after determining the weight of my screens. If you prepare to do a dual monitor configuration, get the bar.

Since gravity presses the discs in a human back, I need to raise the desk higher in the early morning and lower it in the evening.

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

Performance

Regardless of any issues I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter style, virtually all of those worries gotten rid of once I in fact got down to using this thing.

I really did not believe it was even feasible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be even a lot more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting and standing elevations. Many days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed against my wall surface; not always because it’s that shaky, yet just because I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, proving to be just as consistent by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s bar addition, which they claim adds even more security when acquired as a part of the plan deal.When it concerns weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 lbs of weight capability.

I have actually been using the desk for regarding three weeks now for day-to-day work (and following standing desk best methods), whether it’s inputting out testimonials similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop once in a while. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, as well as the coating in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth as well as glossy as the day I opened it in spite of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and also multiple clean downs with a rag.

I never deliberately try to dent any desks also hard, during some lighter tests (throwing a set of keys onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without as well many noticeable signs of damage.

Last but not least, when I gauged the noise outcome of the desk while it rose from a sitting position to standing and back once again, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve evaluated yet. I could barely get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your most significant concern is the whirr of your motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, generally I don’t consist of much about the customer care support of any provided firm, only since I really feel that generally if an item works the means its supposed to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. And while I want I could claim that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not complete this evaluation without pointing out the numerous, seemingly unlimited troubles I experienced trying to get my desk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent didn’t have any memory mobile consisted of originally, which suggested I had no chance of actually controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I called StandDesk about this concern, that got back to me around a day later with an apology and a guarantee that a new one would be shipped shortly.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The source of all our troubles …
Regarding four days later on a mobile got here in the mail. The phone at first activated, however it had not been long before I saw that none of the programmable buttons worked, neither did the down button, but also for some factor the “memory” switch managed the down function just great. I contacted the business once more, as well as they excused the mixup and also claimed they would certainly have a new panel as well as control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel and also control box showed up. Once I installed them both the desk lastly began working the way it was expected to, but not after almost a month of waiting and back and forth with a company that could not bear in mind to ship a core component of their product inside the exact same box from the beginning.

Things to Take into consideration

In spite of its bankable attributes, this stand desk likewise has its very own downsides. Because no particular stand desk can record every one of the attributes that you may need, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as criterion

Not having a stabilizing bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, particularly thinking about several of our various other favored workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise don’t have one. This desk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (much more on this later also).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it harder to put your legs pleasantly below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they supply included stability, commonly critical when workdesks are fully expanded.

We have not review any complaints of the security of this workdesk, so we do not think its something to actually be concerned regarding, although if you really desired a workdesk with a crossbar then we suggest you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The stability of a standing desk is among one of the most vital facets of these desks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll find it tough to focus, which might cause you ending up being much less curious about utilizing the desk at standing elevation. To get the best return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to enjoy when making use of the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have examined with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my stability tests into two sections. Both examinations will certainly include the common front to back shaking examination and also an entrusted to best wobble. The very first will certainly lack the cross support and also the second will be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co says that the addition of the cross assistance can raise security by approximately 15%. I have no concept just how they developed that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different situation. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I evaluated that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking activity misbehaved. Yet factor it would affect your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk improved the wobble activity for reduced heights. With the cross support the wobble activity really did not begin up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity came to be poor.

Keep in mind: It’s very vital with adjustable standing desks to fully tighten up all hardware. If there is equipment that is not totally tight, the movement experienced when reached standing height will be exaggerated. This is especially real with a desk framework that includes 32 bolts, there are much way too many factors at which the desk has a possibility to move.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually checked in our labs, we need to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktops, as the stability simply isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better suited to these applications, as well as for a rather noticeable reason. Practically all American-made bases are made in US factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German firms that created this sector, as well as their ordinary people are a great deal taller than the typical Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long time ago. And they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting devices, and sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

Yet if you’re not as well tall, don’t have an extreme amount of heavy tools on your desktop computer, and also do not require too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will give you good bang for your buck.

All that might transform with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to release sometime in the future. Originally we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to materialize, and Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the product high quality he needs out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried collaborating with. The new style is apparently mosting likely to be a lot easier to construct and also have a heftier bar style, among other improvements. He says the brand-new base will be provided in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” setup, minimizing our concern about side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever before comes to market we’ll update you below. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most current news on the business is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles workplace and has transferred it to join with all its various other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with outstanding efficiency has actually been present through the new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing desk. While restricted in dimension and also color options, it has taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the best standing workdesk under $400.

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and has actually been demolished by millennials in impressive quantities. While it carries a ten-year service warranty (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not always a trustworthy sign of the expected beneficial life of the lifting columns. For the cost, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made desks. Regardless of its security issues this is a much much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever hope to be, and a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made workdesks that is gaining clients from both its more affordable and pricier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, and Gizmos

Constructing the desk is rather simple if you follow the thorough directions. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, as well as spring washing machines been available in separate bags that are noted with their location: tabletop, frame, and spares. There’s an included hex tool for attaching all of the bolts right into the frame, or, pop in a hex bit right into your power device– simply beware not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a high quality finish 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 includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to stabilize the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was extremely helpful for the carpeted office floor. I’m likewise using a floor mat to protect the rug from chair wheel damage at sitting elevation, as well as push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the financial investment. The buttons are all variable pressure set, implying the up and down arrows will readjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly adjust the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for 2 secs. The memory buttons are comparable in style: push to remember the elevation setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to keep a brand-new elevation worth. I’m utilizing button 1 for my sitting position as well as switch 4 for my standing position, which offers me 2 and also 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 desk for a few weeks and have listed my first impacts:

The electric motors are quiet however can be heard in the following space over. It takes possibly 25 secs for the desk to totally shift from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (especially this LX version), causing the desk to obtain a little rough when I change my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I ought to have bought the bar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my displays. If you prepare to do a double monitor setup, get the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity compresses the discs in a human back, I require to elevate the desk higher in the morning as well as lower it in the evening.

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

Efficiency

Regardless of any problems I might have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter style, practically all of those concerns removed once I actually got down to using this thing.

I didn’t think it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be even more secure than the Jarvis, both at sitting and standing elevations. The majority of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall; not always because it’s that unsteady, however even if I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, verifying to be equally as steady on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s bar addition, which they claim includes much more stability when bought as a part of the plan deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 lbs of weight capacity.

I’ve been making use of the desk for regarding three weeks now for daily work (and complying with standing desk best practices), whether it’s typing out reviews like this one from our desktop or a laptop computer every now and then. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, and the coating in addition to the desk still feels just as smooth and glossy as the day I opened it despite days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as numerous clean downs with a dustcloth.

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

When I gauged the sound outcome of the desk while it climbed from a resting position to standing as well as back again, it was by far the quietest we have actually examined. I might barely get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your greatest concern is the whirr of your motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Client service

Now, generally I don’t consist of much regarding the client service assistance of any type of provided firm, just since I feel that generally if an item works the way its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever before have a factor to call them in the first place. As well as while I wish I might state that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not finish this testimonial without pointing out the many, relatively countless issues I experienced attempting to get my workdesk created.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out really did not have any memory handset included originally, which implied I had no other way of in fact regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk concerning this concern, that returned to me around a day later on with an apology and a guarantee that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out soon.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The resource of all our issues …
About 4 days later a phone showed up in the mail. The phone initially switched on, however it had not been long prior to I saw that none of the programmable buttons worked, neither did the down button, but also for some factor the “memory” switch handled the down function simply fine. I contacted the business again, and also they excused the mixup and said they would certainly have a brand-new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my new panel and also control box showed up. Once I installed them both the desk finally began working the way it was expected to, but not after practically a month of waiting and also back and forth with a company that couldn’t keep in mind to ship a core component of their product inside the very same box from the outset.

Points to Consider

Regardless of its bankable attributes, this stand workdesk likewise has its own disadvantages. Given that no singular stand desk could catch every one of the functions that you might need, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as criterion

Not having a maintaining bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, specifically considering a few of our various other favored desks such as the Completely Jarvis likewise do not have one. This desk does have one if you desire, however it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later too).

The bar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it tougher to put your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they provide included stability, often essential when workdesks are completely extended.

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

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

Stability

The security of a standing workdesk is one of the most crucial aspects of these desks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll find it hard to concentrate, which can lead to you ending up being less curious about using the desk at standing height. To get the very best return on your financial investment, you’ll want to more than happy when using the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have checked with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my stability examinations right into 2 areas. Both tests will consist of the normal front to back shaking test and also a left to right wobble. The very first will be without the cross assistance and also the secondly will certainly be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross support can boost security by approximately 15%. I have no idea just how they created that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second desk 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 motion misbehaved. Beyond this point it would certainly affect your job.

With Cross Support

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

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

Note: It’s really crucial with flexible standing workdesks to fully tighten all equipment. If there is hardware that is not entirely tight, the motion experienced when extended to standing elevation will certainly be overemphasized. This is particularly true with a desk frame that consists of 32 screws, there are far too many factors at which the desk has a possibility to move.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve evaluated 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 large mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be better matched to these applications, as well as for a relatively evident reason. Essentially all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are had by Swedish, Danish or German firms that created this industry, and their ordinary citizens are a lot taller than the ordinary Eastern consumer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time ago. And they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, and sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not also high, don’t have an excessive amount of heavy equipment on your desktop, and don’t require too vast of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will provide you excellent bang for your buck.

All that may alter with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to launch at some point in the future. Originally we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to appear, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the item quality he needs out of numerous Chinese factories he’s tried dealing with. The new style is supposedly going to be much easier to put together and also have a heftier bar style, among other refinements. He states the brand-new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” configuration, minimizing our worry regarding side-load stressing on the training columns.

If this new base ever before comes to market we’ll upgrade you below. 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 workplace as well as has moved it to join with all its other employees in southeast Asia.

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