The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has been gobbled up by millennials in outstanding quantities. While it brings a ten-year warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a trustworthy indicator of the expected useful life of the training columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made desks. Despite its stability issues this is a far better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever wish to be, and also a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made desks that is winning over clients from both its less costly and also costlier peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Configuration, as well as Devices

Building the desk is quite direct if you comply with the in-depth directions. All of the screws, bolts, washers, and spring washing machines come in separate bags that are marked with their destination: table top, frame, as well as spares. There’s an included hex device for fastening every one of the bolts right into the structure, or, pop in a hex little bit right into your power device– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up also includes height-adjustable rotation gears to maintain the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was extremely practical for the carpeted home office floor. I’m also making use of a flooring mat to shield the carpeting from chair wheel damage at sitting elevation, and press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the investment. The buttons are all variable pressure configured, suggesting the backwards and forwards arrowheads will certainly adjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly readjust the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two seconds. The memory buttons are similar in style: press to remember the elevation setup, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to store a brand-new elevation value. I’m using switch 1 for my resting position as well as switch 4 for my standing setting, which gives me 2 as well as 3 for anything I may need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

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

The electric motors are quiet however can be heard in the following area over. It takes probably 25 seconds for the desk to completely change from sitting to standing based upon 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 key-board. In knowledge, I must have acquired the bar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my screens. If you prepare to do a double display arrangement, obtain the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human spinal column, I require to elevate the desk greater in the morning and lower it at night.

An anti-fatigue mat is definitely vital for long duration standing. I purchased an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, using rubber “cells” that are envisioned listed below.

Performance

Despite any type of problems I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter design, pretty much every one of those problems gotten rid of when I in fact came down to using this point.

I didn’t believe it was also possible, the StandDesk somehow takes care of to be also much more steady than the Jarvis, both at resting and also standing elevations. Most days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pushed against my wall surface; not necessarily because it’s that shaky, however just because I want as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, showing to be equally as steady on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s bar addition, which they assert includes a lot more stability when bought 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 up to 350 lbs of weight ability.

I have actually been utilizing the desk for concerning 3 weeks currently for everyday job (as well as adhering to standing workdesk finest techniques), whether it’s keying out testimonials such as this one from our desktop or a laptop once in a while. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, and the surface in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it despite days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and also multiple wipe downs with a cloth.

Though I never purposefully try to dent any type of workdesks as well hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a collection of keys onto it from a range, for instance), it still stood up without too many visible signs of damage.

Finally, when I measured the noise outcome of the desk while it climbed from a resting placement to standing as well as back once again, it was without a doubt the quietest we have actually examined yet. I can barely get it to make more than concerning 9.5 dB of sound, so if your largest concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, typically I don’t include much regarding the client service assistance of any given business, just due to the fact that I feel that generally if an item works the way its intended to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them to begin with. As well as while I want I could state that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I merely can’t finish this testimonial without stating the countless, apparently countless troubles I experienced attempting to obtain my workdesk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent really did not have any kind of memory phone included initially, which indicated I had no chance of in fact managing 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 as well as an assurance that a new one would certainly be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The source of all our problems …
Concerning four days later a mobile phone showed up in the mail. The mobile initially turned on, but it wasn’t long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable buttons worked, neither did the down switch, but for some factor the “memory” switch handled the down feature simply fine. I contacted the firm once more, as well as they excused the mixup and also stated they would certainly have a brand-new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel and also control box showed up. As soon as I mounted them both the desk finally started functioning the method it was supposed to, however not after almost a month of waiting and backward and forward with a company that could not keep in mind to ship a core element of their product inside the very same box from the outset.

Things to Take into consideration

In spite of its bankable functions, this stand up workdesk additionally has its very own disadvantages. Considering that no particular stand desk might record every one of the functions that you might require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a maintaining bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, particularly taking into consideration several of our various other favorite desks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise do not have one. As a matter of fact, this workdesk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (extra on this later on also).

The bar is seen by some as a limitation, making it tougher to position your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they offer added security, typically vital when desks are fully prolonged.

We have not read any type of problems of the security of this desk, so we don’t think its something to actually be worried about, although if you actually wanted a desk with a crossbar after that we advise you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of the most essential elements of these workdesks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll locate it hard to focus, which can result in you ending up being less curious about making use of the desk at standing elevation. To get the very best return on your investment, you’ll want to more than happy when making use of the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have examined with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability examinations right into 2 sections. Both tests will certainly include the normal front to back rocking test and also an entrusted to appropriate wobble. The very first will certainly be without the cross assistance as well as the second will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross support can increase security by as much as 15%. I have no idea how they generated that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various situation. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I checked 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 rocking motion was bad. Beyond this point it would certainly influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble activity for reduced heights. With the cross support the wobble movement really did not begin up until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement became poor.

Note: It’s extremely important with flexible standing workdesks to totally tighten up all equipment. If there is hardware that is not entirely tight, the motion experienced when encompassed standing elevation will certainly be exaggerated. This is specifically real with a workdesk frame that consists of 32 screws, there are far way too many points at which the desk has a chance to move.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve checked in our labs, we need to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be much better suited to these applications, as well as for a rather obvious reason. Practically all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German business that invented this market, and also their average citizens are a whole lot taller than the ordinary Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long time back. And they have even more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and large experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

But if you’re not also high, do not have an excessive quantity of hefty equipment on your desktop, and do not need too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you good bang for your buck.

All that may change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to release at some time 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 also Yu states he’s had problem getting the item top quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried working with. The brand-new style is apparently mosting likely to be a lot easier to put together and also have a heftier crossbar style, among other improvements. He claims the brand-new base will certainly be provided in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” setup, reducing our issue concerning side-load stressing on the training columns.

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

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing workdesk with impressive performance has actually been present through 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 away from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the best standing desk 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 warranty (the longest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not necessarily a dependable indicator of the expected beneficial life of the training columns. But for the cost, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made workdesks. Regardless of its stability issues this is a far better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever intend to be, and also a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide group of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying consumers from both its cheaper and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Arrangement, and also Devices

Constructing the desk is pretty straight forward if you follow the thorough directions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, as well as springtime washers can be found in different bags that are noted with their destination: table top, framework, as well as spares. There’s an included hex device for securing all of the bolts right into the frame, or, appear a hex bit right into your power tool– simply take care not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up additionally includes height-adjustable turning gears to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was really valuable for the carpeted home office floor. I’m also using a floor mat to safeguard the carpet from chair wheel damage at resting elevation, and push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the investment. The switches are all variable stress programmed, suggesting the up and down arrows will readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly readjust the height by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory buttons are comparable in design: press to remember the height setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to store a new height worth. I’m making use of switch 1 for my sitting position as well as button 4 for my standing setting, which offers me 2 and 3 for anything I might need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the new workdesk for a couple of weeks as well as have documented my preliminary perceptions:

The motors are quiet yet can be heard in the following room over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to totally shift from resting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (especially this LX model), creating the desk to get a little rough when I change my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I need to have acquired the crossbar upgrade for my desk after establishing the weight of my displays. If you prepare to do a dual monitor configuration, obtain the crossbar.

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

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

Performance

Despite any type of problems I might have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter style, basically every one of those worries washed away as soon as I really came down to utilizing this point.

Although I didn’t believe it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be a lot more stable than the Jarvis, both at sitting and standing heights. Most days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed against my wall; not always since it’s that shaky, but just because I desire as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also additionally, confirming to be just as consistent on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar enhancement, which they declare adds much more security when acquired as a part of the plan deal.When it pertains to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 pounds of weight capability.

I’ve been utilizing the desk for concerning three weeks now for daily job (and complying with standing workdesk best practices), whether it’s typing out reviews similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop from time to time. The desk stands up well against non-coastered beverages, as well as the surface on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as multiple clean downs with a cloth.

Though I never deliberately attempt to damage any type of desks also hard, throughout some lighter tests (tossing a set of secrets onto it from a range, as an example), it still held up without way too many noticeable indicators of damage.

Lastly, when I determined the noise result of the desk while it rose from a sitting position to standing and also back once again, it was by far the quietest we’ve checked yet. I can barely get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your biggest concern is the whirr of your motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer support

Currently, normally I do not consist of much concerning the customer support support of any kind of provided firm, just due to the fact that I really feel that as a whole if a product works the way its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them to begin with. And while I want I might say that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not complete this evaluation without pointing out the many, seemingly unlimited issues I encountered attempting to obtain my workdesk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any kind of memory mobile included initially, which implied I had no chance of in fact controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk concerning this concern, that got back to me around a day later on with an apology as well as an assurance that a brand-new one would be shipped shortly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our issues …
About 4 days later on a handset showed up in the mail. The mobile phone at first activated, yet it wasn’t long before I saw that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down switch, but for some factor the “memory” switch handled the down function simply fine. I called the business again, and they apologized for the mixup and also claimed they would have a brand-new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel and control box arrived. When I mounted them both the desk lastly started functioning the way it was expected to, yet not after nearly a month of waiting as well as to and fro with a company that couldn’t keep in mind to deliver a core element of their item inside the very same box from the start.

Points to Take into consideration

Despite its bankable functions, this stand up desk additionally has its very own drawbacks. Since no singular stand desk can record all of the functions that you may require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as criterion

Not having a maintaining crossbar is certainly not a deal-breaker, specifically considering several of our other favored desks such as the Completely Jarvis additionally do not have one. This desk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (more on this later on as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it harder to put your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they provide added stability, typically crucial when workdesks are totally expanded.

We have not read any kind of issues of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not believe its something to actually be concerned concerning, although if you actually desired a desk with a bar after that we suggest you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Alternatively, StandDesk does offer a separate add-on bar that you can contribute to the desk on your own, just for an extra $49.95.

Security

The security of a standing desk is just one of the most important elements of these desks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll discover it hard to concentrate, which might lead to you coming to be less curious about making use of the desk at standing height. To get the best return on your financial investment, you’ll want to enjoy when using the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have examined with an optional cross support, I will break down my security tests into two sections. Both examinations will consist of the common front to back shaking test and also a delegated best wobble. The first will be without the cross assistance as well as the secondly will certainly be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross support can boost stability by approximately 15%. I have no concept how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I checked that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking motion was bad. Yet factor it would certainly influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Entrusted to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble movement for lower elevations. With the cross support the wobble motion really did not begin until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity came to be poor.

Note: It’s very important with adjustable standing workdesks to totally tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the activity experienced when extended to standing elevation will certainly be overemphasized. This is particularly real with a workdesk framework that includes 32 bolts, there are far way too many factors at which the desk has a chance to move.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve examined in our labs, we have to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a big mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be better fit to these applications, as well as for a fairly evident reason. Practically all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German companies that created this industry, and also their typical residents are a lot taller than the typical Asian customer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time back. As well as they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, and also large experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

However if you’re not as well high, do not have an extreme amount of heavy tools on your desktop computer, and also do not require also wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will offer you excellent value.

All that could transform with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 style 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 on it has yet to materialize, and Yu states he’s had problem getting the item quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried dealing with. The new layout is supposedly mosting likely to be much easier to construct and have a heftier bar layout, to name a few improvements. He says the brand-new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, alleviating our concern about side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this new base ever concerns market we’ll upgrade you below. However we’re not holding our breath any longer as the most recent news on the company is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles workplace as well as has moved it to join with all its other workers in southeast Asia.

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