The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and has been gobbled up by millennials in impressive quantities. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the longest of any Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not necessarily a trustworthy indication of the expected useful life of the lifting columns. For the cost, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made workdesks. Regardless of its stability concerns this is a much much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever wish to be, and a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made desks that is winning over clients from both its cheaper and more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, as well as Gizmos

Developing the desk is quite easy if you comply with the comprehensive directions. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, and also springtime washing machines been available in separate bags that are marked with their location: table top, framework, and also spares. There’s an included hex device for attaching all of the screws into the framework, or, pop in a hex bit right into your power device– just be careful not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have a premium quality coating to them with rounded edges 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 setting up also consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to stabilize the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very useful for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise making use of a flooring mat to protect the rug from chair wheel damages at resting elevation, as well as press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the investment. The switches are all variable pressure configured, implying the up and down arrowheads will readjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly adjust the elevation by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for 2 seconds. The memory switches are similar in style: press to remember the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five secs to store a new height value. I’m making use of button 1 for my resting placement as well as button 4 for my standing placement, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the brand-new desk for a few weeks as well as have actually made a note of my initial impacts:

The motors are quiet but can be listened to in the next room over. It takes possibly 25 seconds for the desk to fully shift from resting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (especially this LX version), creating the desk to obtain a little rocky when I change my weight against the keyboard. In hindsight, I need to have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after determining the weight of my monitors. If you intend to do a twin display setup, get the crossbar.

Because gravity presses the discs in a human spinal column, I need to raise the desk higher in the early morning as well as lower it at night.

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

Performance

In spite of any type of troubles I may have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter design, virtually every one of those concerns gotten rid of once I in fact got down to using this point.

Although I didn’t assume it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way takes care of to be a lot more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing elevations. Many days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall; not necessarily because it’s that shaky, but even if I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, confirming to be equally as stable by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s crossbar enhancement, which they claim includes much more stability when acquired as a part of the package deal.When it pertains to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 pounds of weight capability.

I’ve been using the desk for concerning 3 weeks now for daily work (as well as complying with standing desk finest practices), whether it’s keying out reviews like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop every so often. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered beverages, and also the surface in addition to the desk still really feels just as smooth and slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and also several wipe downs with a rag.

Though I never deliberately attempt to dent any desks too hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a set of keys onto it from a distance, for example), it still stood up without way too many noticeable indicators of damage.

When I gauged the noise result of the desk while it rose from a resting setting to standing and back once again, it was by much the quietest we’ve examined. I could barely get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your greatest concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer support

Now, normally I do not include much regarding the customer support support of any type of given business, just due to the fact that I really feel that generally if a product works the method its expected to, I should not ever before have a reason 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 just can’t finish this evaluation without mentioning the numerous, relatively limitless issues I encountered attempting to obtain my desk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any type of memory handset included initially, which suggested I had no way of in fact controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk about this concern, that returned to me around a day later on with an apology and a guarantee that a brand-new one would be shipped out soon.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The resource of all our issues …
Concerning 4 days later on a phone got here in the mail. The phone initially activated, but it had not been long prior to I noticed that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down button, however, for some reason the “memory” switch handled the down function simply fine. I got in touch with the firm once again, as well as they excused the mixup and said they would certainly have a new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my brand-new panel and also control box arrived. When I installed them both the desk ultimately began working the way it was meant to, yet not after nearly a month of waiting and back and forth with a business that couldn’t keep in mind to deliver a core element of their product inside the same box from the get-go.

Things to Consider

In spite of its bankable attributes, this stand desk also has its own disadvantages. Since no particular stand workdesk could catch every one of the attributes that you might require, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a stabilizing crossbar is definitely not a deal-breaker, especially thinking about a few of our various other preferred workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis likewise do not have one. This desk does have one if you want, however it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later as well).

The bar is seen by some as a limitation, making it more difficult to position your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they give added stability, commonly essential when desks are totally prolonged.

We have not review any issues of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not assume its something to truly be concerned about, although if you actually wanted a workdesk with a bar then we suggest you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The stability of a standing desk is just one of the most important elements of these workdesks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll find it hard to focus, which can bring about you ending up being much less thinking about utilizing the desk at standing height. To get the best return on your investment, you’ll want to more than happy when using the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have tested with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my stability tests into 2 areas. Both tests will include the common front to back rocking test as well as a left to appropriate wobble. The initial will certainly be without the cross support and also the secondly will be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross support can enhance security by as much as 15%. I have no concept how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test 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 reached 36″ the rocking activity misbehaved. Beyond this point it would impact your work.

With Cross Support

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble motion for lower heights. With the cross support the wobble activity really did not start up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion came to be poor.

Keep in mind: It’s extremely crucial with flexible standing workdesks to completely tighten all equipment. If there is equipment that is not completely limited, the activity experienced when included standing height will be overemphasized. This is particularly real with a workdesk structure that consists of 32 bolts, there are far way too many factors at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve examined in our labs, we need to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the stability just isn’t there for a huge mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better suited to these applications, and also for a relatively noticeable factor. Practically all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German companies that invented this sector, and also their typical citizens are a great deal taller than the ordinary Oriental consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time back. As well as they have even more robotic automation, laser-cutting devices, and also sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not too tall, do not have an extreme amount of hefty equipment on your desktop computer, and do not require also wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly offer you excellent bang for your buck.

All that may alter with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to launch at some point in the future. Initially we were told we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later it has yet to materialize, and Yu states he’s had trouble getting the item high quality he needs out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried working with. The brand-new layout is allegedly going to be a lot easier to put together and also have a heftier bar style, among other refinements. He claims the brand-new base will be offered in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” configuration, relieving our problem regarding side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

If this new base ever pertains to market we’ll upgrade you right here. But we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most current news on the business is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles office and has moved it to accompany all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with excellent performance has been introduce through the brand-new joint venture in between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing workdesk. While limited in dimension and shade options, it has taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the very best standing workdesk under $400.

The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, as well as has been demolished by millennials in impressive quantities. 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 indicator of the expected useful life of the training columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its security problems this is a far better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever hope to be, and a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying consumers from both its more affordable and more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building, Arrangement, and Devices

Constructing the desk is pretty direct if you follow the comprehensive directions. All of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and springtime washing machines been available in different bags that are noted with their location: tabletop, framework, as well as spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for fastening every one of the screws right into the structure, or, appear a hex little bit into your power device– just take care not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have an excellent quality finish to them with rounded corners to prevent 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 likewise includes height-adjustable turning gears to stabilize the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was extremely helpful for the carpeted office flooring. I’m additionally utilizing a floor mat to secure the carpeting from chair wheel damages at sitting elevation, as well as press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the financial investment. The buttons are all variable stress set, suggesting the up and down arrowheads will certainly readjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually adjust the height by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for 2 secs. The memory switches are comparable in layout: push to remember the elevation setup, or hold the button down for 5 secs to save a brand-new elevation value. I’m utilizing button 1 for my resting position and also button 4 for my standing placement, which gives me 2 as well as 3 for anything I might require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the new desk for a couple of weeks and have actually made a note of my initial impressions:

The motors are quiet but can be heard in the following area over. It takes possibly 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 keep an eye on arm (especially this LX model), creating the desk to get a little rocky when I move my weight against the key-board. In hindsight, I ought to have acquired the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my monitors. If you prepare to do a dual monitor setup, get the bar.

Because gravity presses the discs in a human back, I need to elevate the desk higher in the early morning and also reduced it at night.

An anti-fatigue mat is definitely necessary for long duration standing. I purchased an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, making use of rubber “cells” that are pictured listed below.

Performance

In spite of any kind of problems I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter design, virtually all of those issues removed as soon as I really got down to using this point.

Although I didn’t believe it was even feasible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be a lot more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting and standing heights. Most days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall surface; not necessarily since it’s that shaky, yet even if I want as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even additionally, confirming to be just as stable by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s crossbar enhancement, which they assert adds a lot more stability when acquired as a part of the package deal.When it pertains to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet much more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 lbs of weight ability.

I have actually been using the desk for regarding three weeks now for day-to-day work (and adhering to standing desk best practices), whether it’s typing out testimonials like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop from time to time. The desk holds up well versus non-coastered drinks, and also the surface on top of the desk still feels equally as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also several wipe downs with a rag.

Though I never ever purposefully try to dent any workdesks also hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a collection of secrets onto it from a range, for example), it still stood up without too many noticeable signs of damage.

Lastly, when I determined the noise outcome of the desk while it increased from a sitting placement to standing as well as back once more, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve evaluated yet. I might hardly get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your largest concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, normally I do not include much regarding the customer service assistance of any provided company, just because I really feel that generally if an item functions the means its meant to, I shouldn’t ever before have a reason to call them to begin with. And while I want I can say that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I merely can’t finish this review without stating the various, apparently countless troubles I experienced attempting to get my workdesk assembled.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out really did not have any memory mobile included initially, which implied I had no way of really controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk regarding this problem, who got back to me around a day later on with an apology and also a guarantee that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out shortly.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our troubles …
About 4 days later on a phone showed up in the mail. The phone at first turned on, yet it had not been long prior to I saw that none of the programmable buttons functioned, neither did the down button, however, for some reason the “memory” switch took care of the down feature simply fine. I contacted the firm again, and also they apologized for the mixup and also claimed they would certainly have a new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later my brand-new panel and also control box showed up. As soon as I installed them both the desk ultimately started working the method it was expected to, yet not after nearly a month of waiting and to and fro with a company that couldn’t bear in mind to ship a core component of their product inside the very same box from the start.

Points to Take into consideration

Despite its bankable functions, this stand workdesk additionally has its own drawbacks. Since no single stand workdesk could capture every one of the functions that you may require, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as requirement

Not having a supporting crossbar is definitely not a deal-breaker, especially considering some of our various other favored workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis also don’t have one. This desk does have one if you desire, but it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later on too).

The bar is seen by some as a limitation, making it harder to position your legs pleasantly listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they provide included security, commonly important when workdesks are completely extended.

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

StandDesk does supply a different add-on bar that you can include to the workdesk on your own, just for an additional $49.95.

Stability

The stability of a standing workdesk is among the most vital elements of these desks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll find it difficult to concentrate, which can cause you becoming less thinking about utilizing the desk at standing height. To get the very best return on your financial investment, you’ll wish to enjoy when using the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have actually evaluated with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my security examinations into 2 sections. Both examinations will certainly consist of the typical front to back shaking test and also a delegated appropriate wobble. The first will certainly be without the cross assistance as well as the secondly will certainly be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co claims that the addition of the cross assistance can increase stability by as much as 15%. I have no idea just how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I tested that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking movement was bad. Beyond this point it would impact your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble activity for lower elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble activity didn’t begin until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity came to be bad.

Note: It’s extremely important with flexible standing desks to completely tighten up all hardware. If there is equipment that is not completely tight, the motion experienced when included standing elevation will be overemphasized. This is particularly true with a workdesk structure that includes 32 screws, there are much way too many factors at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually evaluated in our labs, we need to tighten our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter individuals 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 much better fit to these applications, and also for a rather noticeable reason. Basically all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German firms that invented this sector, and their typical people are a lot taller than the typical Eastern customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time ago. And also they have far more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, as well as large experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not also tall, do not have an excessive quantity of hefty devices on your desktop computer, and don’t need too large of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will give you great bang for your dollar.

All that could alter with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to release at some time in the future. Originally we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to emerge, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty obtaining the product high quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s attempted collaborating with. The new design is allegedly going to be much easier to assemble and also have a heftier bar style, among other refinements. He states the new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” arrangement, minimizing our concern concerning side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

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

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with remarkable performance has been present with the brand-new joint venture in between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing workdesk. While limited in dimension and color options, it has taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago standing as the most effective standing desk under $400.