The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and has been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable volumes. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not necessarily a reputable indication of the expected beneficial life of the training columns. For the price, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its stability issues this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever want to be, and also a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad group of Chinese-made desks that is gaining customers from both its more affordable and costlier peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Configuration, and also Devices

Building the desk is quite straight forward if you comply with the detailed directions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, and also springtime washing machines been available in different bags that are marked with their destination: tabletop, framework, and also spares. There’s an included hex tool for securing all of the screws into the structure, or, pop in a hex bit into your power device– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a premium 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 additionally consists of height-adjustable rotation gears to support the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was really useful for the carpeted office flooring. I’m likewise making use of a floor mat to secure the rug from chair wheel damage at sitting height, and push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the financial investment. The switches are all variable pressure configured, implying the up and down arrows will certainly adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continuously readjust the elevation by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for two secs. The memory buttons are comparable in design: push to remember the height setting, or hold the button down for 5 secs to store a new elevation worth. I’m utilizing button 1 for my sitting setting and button 4 for my standing setting, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I might require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I’ve been utilizing the new desk for a few weeks and have made a note of my first impressions:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be heard in the next area over. It takes perhaps 25 seconds for the desk to completely shift from resting to standing based on my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (especially this LX model), creating the desk to obtain a little rocky when I move my weight against the key-board. In knowledge, I should have bought the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a double monitor arrangement, obtain the crossbar.

Since gravity presses the discs in a human spine, I require to increase the desk greater in the early morning and also reduced it at night.

An anti-fatigue floor covering is absolutely vital for long duration standing. I bought an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, using rubber “cells” that are pictured below.

Performance

In spite of any type of problems I may have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter design, pretty much all of those concerns washed away once I actually got down to using this thing.

Although I really did not think it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow takes care of to be a lot more steady than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing heights. Most days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed versus my wall; not necessarily because it’s that shaky, but even if I desire as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, proving to be equally as steady by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar enhancement, which they assert adds a lot more stability when bought as a part of the package deal.When it concerns weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for up to 350 pounds of weight ability.

I have actually been using the desk for concerning three weeks now for everyday job (and complying with standing workdesk ideal practices), whether it’s inputting out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop computer every so often. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, and also the finish in addition to the desk still really feels equally as smooth and also glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and multiple wipe downs with a cloth.

Though I never ever intentionally try to dent any kind of desks also hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a set of tricks onto it from a range, for example), it still stood up without a lot of visible indicators of damage.

Finally, when I measured the sound output of the desk while it rose from a resting position to standing and back again, it was by far the quietest we have actually evaluated yet. I might barely get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant issue is the whirr of your electric motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Client service

Currently, usually I don’t include much regarding the customer service support of any type of provided business, only due to the fact that I really feel that as a whole if a product functions the method its meant to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them in the first place. And while I desire I could say that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can not complete this evaluation without mentioning the various, relatively limitless problems I encountered attempting to obtain my workdesk created.

For beginners, the desk I was sent didn’t have any kind of memory phone consisted of originally, which suggested I had no other way of in fact regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk about this concern, who got back to me around a day later on with an apology and a pledge that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped quickly.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The source of all our problems …
Concerning four days later on a phone got here in the mail. The mobile phone originally turned on, however it had not been long before I discovered that none of the programmable buttons functioned, neither did the down button, but also for some factor the “memory” button handled the down feature just fine. I spoke to the company once again, and they excused the mixup as well as claimed they would have a new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel and also control box showed up. When I installed them both the desk lastly began functioning the method it was meant to, yet not after practically a month of waiting and also backward and forward with a firm that could not remember to deliver a core element of their item inside the very same box from the get-go.

Things to Consider

Regardless of its bankable features, this stand up workdesk also has its very own disadvantages. Since no single stand workdesk can record all of the features that you may need, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a supporting bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, particularly taking into consideration some of our other favorite desks such as the Totally Jarvis additionally don’t have one. This desk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it more challenging to position your legs comfortably below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they give included security, often vital when workdesks are completely prolonged.

We have not read any complaints of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not think its something to actually be concerned about, although if you actually wanted a desk with a bar after that we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Alternatively, StandDesk does supply a separate add-on crossbar that you can include in the desk yourself, just for an additional $49.95.

Stability

The stability of a standing desk is just one of the most essential elements of these workdesks. Without a secure desk you’ll discover it difficult to focus, which can bring about you becoming less curious about using the desk at standing height. To get the most effective return on your financial investment, you’ll want to enjoy when using the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have actually tested with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my security tests into two sections. Both tests will certainly consist of the normal front to back rocking examination as well as a left to best wobble. The first will be without the cross assistance and the second will certainly be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross assistance can enhance stability by as much as 15%. I have no concept exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I examined that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking activity was bad. Beyond this factor it would affect your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk boosted the wobble motion for lower heights. With the cross support the wobble activity didn’t begin till you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion became negative.

Keep in mind: It’s very important with flexible standing desks to totally tighten all equipment. If there is hardware that is not totally limited, the activity experienced when included standing height will certainly be overemphasized. This is specifically real with a desk frame that includes 32 screws, there are much too many factors at which the desk has a chance to move.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually evaluated in our labs, we have to tighten our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to shorter individuals with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a large mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be better fit to these applications, and also for a rather evident factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that created this sector, and their average residents are a lot taller than the average Eastern customer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a very long time ago. As well as they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, as well as sheer experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

However if you’re not too tall, do not have an extreme quantity of hefty devices on your desktop computer, and do not require also wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you good value.

All that might alter with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he anticipates to launch at some point in the future. Initially we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to emerge, and also Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the item top quality he needs out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried collaborating with. The new style is apparently going to be much easier to set up and also have a heftier bar layout, among other refinements. He states the brand-new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” setup, reducing our problem regarding side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever involves market we’ll upgrade you here. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current news on the business is that Yu closed the little Los Angeles workplace and has actually moved it to join with all its various other workers in southeast Asia.

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

The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has actually been demolished by millennials in excellent quantities. While it lugs a ten-year service warranty (the lengthiest of any Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not necessarily a dependable indication of the expected valuable life of the lifting columns. For the cost, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made desks. Despite its security problems this is a much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever before intend to be, and a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made desks that is winning over customers from both its less costly as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Construction, Arrangement, as well as Devices

Constructing the desk is pretty simple if you follow the thorough instructions. All of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and springtime washing machines come in different bags that are noted with their destination: tabletop, frame, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for attaching every one of the bolts into the frame, or, appear a hex bit right into your power tool– simply take care not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly likewise includes height-adjustable turning equipments to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was really practical for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m additionally using a floor mat to protect the carpeting from chair wheel damages at resting elevation, and also press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the financial investment. The buttons are all variable stress programmed, implying the backwards and forwards arrows will change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly change the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for 2 secs. The memory buttons are comparable in layout: push to remember the elevation setting, or hold the button down for 5 secs to store a new height worth. I’m using button 1 for my sitting position and also button 4 for my standing placement, which gives me 2 and also 3 for anything I might require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the new workdesk for a couple of weeks as well as have written down my initial perceptions:

The electric motors are quiet but can be listened to in the next space over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to completely shift from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (specifically this LX design), causing the desk to get a little rocky when I change my weight against the key-board. In knowledge, I ought to have purchased the bar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my screens. If you plan to do a double monitor setup, get the bar.

Because gravity compresses the discs in a human back, I require to elevate the desk higher in the early morning and reduced it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue mat is definitely crucial for long period of time standing. I bought an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, using rubber “cells” that are envisioned below.

Efficiency

Regardless of any kind of troubles I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter design, basically all of those worries removed when I actually came down to utilizing this thing.

Although I didn’t think it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be much more stable than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing heights. A lot of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall; not always because it’s that wobbly, however even if I desire as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also additionally, verifying to be equally as steady by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s crossbar addition, which they assert adds a lot more stability when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it comes to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 lbs of weight capacity.

I’ve been using the desk for regarding three weeks now for daily work (and also following standing desk finest practices), whether it’s typing out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer every so often. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered beverages, as well as the surface in addition to the desk still really feels just as smooth and glossy as the day I opened it in spite of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it as well as several clean downs with a rag.

Though I never deliberately attempt to dent any type of desks too hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a collection of secrets onto it from a distance, for instance), it still held up without a lot of visible indicators of damages.

Lastly, when I measured the noise result of the desk while it climbed from a resting placement to standing as well as back once again, it was by far the quietest we have actually evaluated yet. I might barely get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your largest worry is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, usually I do not consist of much about the customer support assistance of any provided business, only because I really feel that in general if an item works the method its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them in the first place. As well as while I wish I might say that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can not finish this evaluation without pointing out the numerous, seemingly unlimited problems I came across trying to get my desk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent really did not have any kind of memory handset included originally, which suggested I had no chance of really regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk concerning this issue, who returned to me around a day later on with an apology and a guarantee that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out shortly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our issues …
About four days later a handset showed up in the mail. The phone initially turned on, however it wasn’t long prior to I observed that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down button, but for some factor the “memory” switch dealt with the down function just fine. I spoke to the company once again, as well as they apologized for the mixup and also said they would certainly have a brand-new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later on my brand-new panel and also control box showed up. When I installed them both the desk finally started working the method it was supposed to, but not after almost a month of waiting and backward and forward with a firm that couldn’t remember to ship a core element of their product inside the exact same box from the get-go.

Things to Think about

Despite its bankable functions, this stand up desk likewise has its very own disadvantages. Since no singular stand desk could capture all of the features that you might require, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a supporting crossbar is definitely not a deal-breaker, particularly thinking about some of our various other favorite desks such as the Fully Jarvis also don’t have one. This workdesk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (more on this later too).

The crossbar is seen by some as a barrier, making it more challenging to position your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they supply included security, commonly essential when workdesks are completely expanded.

We have not check out any grievances of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not think its something to really be concerned concerning, although if you really wanted a workdesk with a crossbar after that we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most important elements of these desks. Without a steady desk you’ll find it difficult to concentrate, which can cause you ending up being less interested in making use of the desk at standing height. To get the best return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to more than happy when utilizing the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have examined with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my security examinations into two areas. Both tests will certainly include the normal front to back shaking examination and also an entrusted to best wobble. The very first will be without the cross assistance and the second will be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross support can raise security by approximately 15%. I have no suggestion just how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different situation. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I examined that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking movement was bad. Yet factor it would affect your work.

With Cross Support

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

Left to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble movement for reduced heights. With the cross assistance the wobble activity really did not start until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion came to be bad.

Keep in mind: It’s extremely crucial with adjustable standing workdesks to fully tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not completely limited, the activity experienced when extended to standing height will certainly be overemphasized. This is especially true with a desk framework that consists of 32 bolts, there are far a lot of factors at which the desk has an opportunity to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually examined in our laboratories, we have to tighten our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter individuals with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a big mass elevated high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better suited to these applications, and also for a rather obvious reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are had by Swedish, Danish or German firms that created this sector, as well as their average citizens are a lot taller than the typical Eastern customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time ago. And they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and sheer experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

But if you’re not too tall, don’t have an extreme amount of heavy tools on your desktop, as well as don’t need too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly offer you great bang for your buck.

All that could alter with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to launch at some time in the future. Originally we were told we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to materialize, and Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the product quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried dealing with. The brand-new style is apparently mosting likely to be much easier to assemble and have a heftier crossbar layout, to name a few improvements. He claims the new base will certainly be offered in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” setup, relieving our issue regarding side-load emphasizing on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever pertains to market we’ll update you below. But we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as one of the most current news on the business is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles office as well as has actually transferred it to join with all its various other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing workdesk with impressive efficiency has been present through the new joint venture between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing desk. While limited in size and shade alternatives, it has taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the best standing workdesk under $400.