The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and has actually been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable quantities. While it brings a ten-year service warranty (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not necessarily a dependable sign of the expected valuable life of the lifting columns. However, for the cost, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its security concerns this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever want to be, and also a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide group of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying customers from both its cheaper as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, and also Gizmos

Constructing the desk is rather direct if you comply with the comprehensive guidelines. All of the screws, screws, washing machines, and spring washers can be found in different bags that are noted with their destination: tabletop, framework, and spares. There’s an included hex tool for fastening all of the bolts into the structure, or, pop in a hex little bit right into your power tool– simply beware not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have a high quality surface to them with rounded corners to stay clear of cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are fastened to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly additionally includes height-adjustable rotation gears to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was extremely valuable for the carpeted home office floor. I’m likewise making use of a floor mat to safeguard the carpet from chair wheel damages at sitting height, and also push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the investment. The buttons are all variable pressure set, implying the backwards and forwards arrows will certainly adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly change the elevation by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for 2 seconds. The memory switches are similar in style: press to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to keep a brand-new height value. I’m using switch 1 for my sitting setting as well as button 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 and 3 for anything I may need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the new workdesk for a few weeks as well as have actually made a note of my initial perceptions:

The electric motors are quiet however can be heard in the following space over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to fully transition from resting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (particularly this LX version), triggering the desk to obtain a little rough when I move my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I need to have bought the crossbar upgrade for my desk after determining the weight of my screens. If you intend to do a dual screen setup, obtain the bar.

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

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

Efficiency

Regardless of any type of troubles I may have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter layout, pretty much all of those concerns removed once I in fact got down to utilizing this point.

I really did not believe it was also possible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be also much more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing heights. The majority of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall; not always because it’s that shaky, however just because I desire as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, showing to be equally as constant on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s bar addition, which they claim adds even more stability when bought as a part of the package deal.When it pertains to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for up to 350 pounds of weight ability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for about three weeks currently for day-to-day work (and following standing workdesk finest methods), whether it’s typing out reviews similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop every now and then. The desk holds up well against non-coastered beverages, and the surface in addition to the desk still really feels equally as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and also numerous clean downs with a rag.

Though I never deliberately attempt to dent any type of desks too hard, during some lighter tests (throwing a set of secrets onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without too many noticeable indicators of damages.

When I determined the noise outcome of the workdesk while it rose from a resting placement to standing and also back once again, it was by far the quietest we’ve evaluated. I might barely get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your greatest worry is the whirr of your motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer support

Now, generally I do not include much about the customer support support of any type of provided firm, only because I really feel that generally if an item works the method its intended to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them to begin with. As well as while I desire I can state that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not complete this review without discussing the numerous, apparently unlimited problems I encountered trying to get my desk assembled.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory mobile phone included initially, which suggested I had no chance of really regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk about this problem, that got back to me around a day later on with an apology and an assurance that a brand-new one would be shipped out shortly.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our problems …
About four days later on a phone showed up in the mail. The phone initially switched on, yet it wasn’t long prior to I saw that none of the programmable buttons worked, neither did the down button, but for some factor the “memory” button managed the down function simply fine. I called the company once again, and also they apologized for the mixup and also said they would certainly have a brand-new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my new panel and also control box got here. As soon as I mounted them both the desk lastly started functioning the method it was intended to, yet not after almost a month of waiting and also back and forth with a business that could not remember to ship a core component of their product inside the exact same box from the start.

Things to Consider

Regardless of its bankable functions, this stand up desk also has its own downsides. Because no singular stand desk can catch every one of the features that you might require, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as requirement

Not having a maintaining crossbar is certainly not a deal-breaker, particularly considering several of our other favored workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise don’t have one. This workdesk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (extra on this later on too).

The crossbar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it harder to put your legs comfortably below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they offer included security, usually important when desks are totally expanded.

We have not check out any kind of problems of the stability of this desk, so we do not believe its something to actually be worried concerning, although if you truly desired a desk with a crossbar then we advise you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of the most important facets of these desks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll discover it difficult to focus, which might result in you coming to be much less interested in utilizing the desk at standing elevation. To get the very best return on your investment, you’ll intend to enjoy when making use of the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have actually tested with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability examinations into 2 areas. Both tests will include the regular front to back shaking test and also an entrusted to appropriate wobble. The very first will be without the cross support as well as the second will be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co says that the addition of the cross assistance can boost security by approximately 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they developed that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I evaluated that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking motion misbehaved. Beyond this factor it would certainly affect your job.

With Cross Support

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

Entrusted to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble activity for lower heights. With the cross support the wobble motion really did not begin up until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity ended up being negative.

Note: It’s really crucial with flexible standing workdesks to completely tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not totally limited, the activity experienced when extended to standing elevation will certainly be exaggerated. This is especially true with a desk structure that includes 32 screws, there are far too many points at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve checked in our laboratories, we need to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktops, as the security simply isn’t there for a huge mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be better suited to these applications, and for a rather apparent factor. Basically all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German business that developed this industry, and also their average residents are a lot taller than the typical Eastern customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time back. And they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, and sheer experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

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

All that could change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to launch sometime 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 Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the item high quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried collaborating with. The new design is supposedly going to be a lot easier to construct and have a heftier bar layout, to name a few improvements. He claims the new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” configuration, minimizing our issue concerning side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever involves market we’ll update you right here. We’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most current news on the firm is that Yu shut the small Los Angeles office and also has actually moved it to join with all its other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with remarkable efficiency has actually been introduce with the new joint venture between US-based iMovR as well as China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing desk. While limited in size as well as color options, it has actually taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the best standing workdesk under $400.

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and has actually been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable quantities. While it lugs a ten-year warranty (the lengthiest of any Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a dependable sign of the expected helpful life of the lifting columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made desks. Despite its stability concerns this is a far better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever before intend to be, as well as a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad classification of Chinese-made desks that is gaining customers from both its less costly and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, and Gadgets

Building the desk is pretty direct if you comply with the detailed guidelines. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, and also springtime washers been available in different bags that are marked with their location: tabletop, structure, and spares. There’s an included hex device for attaching all of the screws into the frame, or, appear a hex bit into your power device– simply beware not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have a high quality coating to them with rounded corners to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the screws that are attached to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly also includes height-adjustable turning gears to maintain the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was extremely useful for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally making use of a floor mat to secure the carpeting from chair wheel damage at resting height, as well as press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the investment. The buttons are all variable pressure programmed, suggesting the up and down arrowheads will certainly readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continuously adjust the height by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two secs. The memory buttons are similar in layout: push to remember the height setup, or hold the button down for 5 secs to save a brand-new elevation worth. I’m making use of switch 1 for my resting position as well as switch 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 and 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been using the new desk for a couple of weeks as well as have jotted down my preliminary impressions:

The motors are quiet however can be listened to in the following space over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to completely change from resting 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 get a little rough when I change my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I ought to have acquired the bar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my screens. If you intend to do a double monitor setup, get the bar.

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

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

Efficiency

Despite any type of problems I might have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter design, basically all of those concerns removed as soon as I in fact got down to using this thing.

Although I really did not think it was also feasible, the StandDesk somehow takes care of to be much more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing elevations. A lot of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pushed against my wall; not always due to the fact that it’s that wobbly, but even if I desire as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, confirming to be just as stable by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s crossbar enhancement, which they claim adds even more stability when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it concerns weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet much more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for up to 350 lbs of weight capacity.

I have actually been making use of the desk for concerning three weeks now for daily job (as well as adhering to standing workdesk finest methods), whether it’s inputting out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop once in a while. The desk stands up well against non-coastered beverages, and the finish in addition to the desk still feels just 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 rag.

I never ever deliberately try to dent any workdesks as well hard, during some lighter tests (throwing a set of tricks onto it from a distance, for instance), it still held up without as well many noticeable signs of damages.

Finally, when I determined the noise output of the desk while it rose from a sitting position to standing as well as back again, it was by far the quietest we have actually examined yet. I could barely get it to make more than concerning 9.5 dB of sound, so if your largest worry is the whirr of your motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer care

Now, usually I don’t include much about the customer support assistance of any kind of provided business, just since I really feel that as a whole if a product functions the way its meant to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. And also while I wish I might say that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not complete this review without discussing the countless, apparently countless problems I came across attempting to get my desk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any memory phone consisted of initially, which suggested I had no chance of in fact controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk about this issue, who got back to me around a day later with an apology as well as an assurance that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped quickly.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The source of all our troubles …
Regarding 4 days later a phone showed up in the mail. The mobile initially activated, but it had not been long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down switch, but also for some factor the “memory” switch dealt with the down feature just great. I got in touch with the business once again, and also they excused the mixup and stated they would have a brand-new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel and control box got here. Once I installed them both the desk lastly began working the means it was meant to, but not after almost a month of waiting and back and forth with a business that could not keep in mind to deliver a core component of their product inside the exact same box from the outset.

Points to Take into consideration

Despite its bankable features, this stand up workdesk likewise has its very own disadvantages. Considering that no singular stand desk could record every one of the functions that you might require, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a supporting crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about some of our other favored workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis likewise do not have one. This workdesk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (more on this later as well).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more challenging to put your legs comfortably below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they offer added security, often crucial when desks are completely expanded.

We have not read any issues of the security of this desk, so we don’t think its something to actually be concerned concerning, although if you really desired a desk with a bar then we suggest 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, simply for an additional $49.95.

Stability

The security of a standing desk is one of one of the most essential facets of these desks. Without a secure desk you’ll discover it tough to focus, which can lead to you becoming less thinking about utilizing the desk at standing height. To obtain the very best return on your investment, you’ll wish to enjoy when utilizing the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have checked with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability examinations into 2 sections. Both examinations will certainly consist of the typical front to back shaking test and also a left to ideal wobble. The initial will certainly lack the cross assistance as well as the second will be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross assistance can enhance stability by approximately 15%. I have no suggestion just how they created that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I checked that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking motion misbehaved. Yet factor it would certainly impact your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk boosted the wobble movement for lower elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble motion didn’t begin until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement ended up being poor.

Keep in mind: It’s extremely vital with flexible standing workdesks to completely tighten all equipment. If there is hardware that is not totally tight, the activity experienced when encompassed standing elevation will be overemphasized. This is especially real with a desk framework that includes 32 bolts, there are far way too many points at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve checked in our laboratories, we have to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktops, as the security just isn’t there for a big mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better matched to these applications, and for a rather evident factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German firms that created this industry, and their typical residents are a great deal taller than the typical Eastern customer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time ago. And they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting equipment, as well as sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

However if you’re not as well high, don’t have an extreme amount of heavy equipment on your desktop, and also don’t need also wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will offer you excellent bang for your buck.

All that might change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to launch sometime in the future. Originally we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to emerge, and Yu states he’s had trouble getting the item quality he requires out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried collaborating with. The new layout is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to set up and have a heftier crossbar design, among other improvements. He says the new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” arrangement, reducing our concern about side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this new base ever comes to market we’ll update you here. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most recent news on the firm is that Yu closed the little Los Angeles office and has moved it to join with all its various other employees in southeast Asia.

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