The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and also has actually been gobbled up by millennials in impressive volumes. While it brings a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not necessarily a trusted indicator of the expected useful life of the lifting columns. But also for the rate, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made desks. Despite its stability problems this is a far better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever intend to be, and a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad group of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying clients from both its less expensive and more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building, Arrangement, and Gizmos

Building the desk is pretty easy if you adhere to the thorough instructions. All of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and also spring washing machines can be found in different bags that are noted with their destination: table top, framework, and spares. There’s an included hex device for securing every one of the bolts right into the structure, or, pop in a hex little bit right into your power tool– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up also consists of height-adjustable rotation equipments to maintain the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was really handy for the carpeted office flooring. I’m also using a floor mat to secure the rug from chair wheel damages at sitting elevation, and also push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the financial investment. The switches are all variable pressure programmed, implying the backwards and forwards arrows will certainly change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually readjust the elevation by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory buttons are comparable in style: push to recall the elevation setting, or hold the button down for five secs to keep a new height worth. I’m making use of switch 1 for my sitting placement as well as button 4 for my standing placement, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been utilizing the new workdesk for a couple of weeks and also have listed my preliminary impacts:

The electric motors are quiet but can be heard in the next space over. It takes probably 25 seconds for the desk to totally transition from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (especially this LX version), creating the desk to obtain a little rocky when I move my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I must have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my monitors. If you plan to do a dual display arrangement, obtain the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity compresses the discs in a human back, I require to elevate the desk greater in the early morning and also lower it in the evening.

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

Performance

Regardless of any kind of problems I might have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter layout, virtually all of those worries removed when I actually came down to utilizing this thing.

I really did not think it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be also extra secure than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing elevations. Most days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed versus my wall surface; not necessarily since it’s that shaky, however even if I desire as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, showing to be equally as stable by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s crossbar addition, which they declare adds even more stability when acquired as a part of the plan deal.When it pertains to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 lbs of weight capacity.

I have actually been utilizing the desk for concerning 3 weeks now for day-to-day work (and also following standing desk finest methods), whether it’s typing out evaluations such as this one from our desktop or a laptop computer from time to time. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered beverages, as well as the finish in addition to the desk still really feels just as smooth and glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also numerous clean downs with a cloth.

I never ever intentionally try to dent any kind of workdesks also hard, throughout some lighter examinations (throwing a collection of tricks onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without also many visible signs of damages.

Last but not least, when I measured the noise result of the desk while it climbed from a resting setting to standing and back again, it was without a doubt the quietest we have actually examined yet. I might hardly get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant problem is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, typically I do not consist of much concerning the customer support assistance of any kind of provided business, only because I feel that in general if a product works the means its intended to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them to begin with. As well as while I desire I might claim that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not complete this review without mentioning the many, apparently countless problems I encountered attempting to obtain my desk assembled.

For beginners, the desk I was sent didn’t have any type of memory handset included initially, which meant I had no way of really regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk concerning this concern, who got back to me around a day later on with an apology as well as a guarantee that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out soon.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The source of all our issues …
Concerning four days later on a phone got here in the mail. The mobile phone initially switched on, however it wasn’t long before I discovered that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down button, however, for some factor the “memory” button dealt with the down function simply fine. I spoke to the business again, as well as they excused the mixup and stated they would have a new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel and control box showed up. When I mounted them both the desk lastly started functioning the method it was expected to, but not after practically a month of waiting and also back and forth with a business that couldn’t keep in mind to deliver a core component of their item inside the very same box from the get-go.

Points to Consider

Despite its bankable functions, this stand up desk likewise has its own drawbacks. Since no singular stand workdesk might catch every one of the functions that you might need, you may take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a maintaining crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, especially thinking about a few of our various other preferred desks such as the Completely Jarvis additionally don’t have one. Actually, this workdesk 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 limitation, making it more challenging to position your legs comfortably below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they provide included stability, frequently vital when workdesks are totally expanded.

We have not check out any problems of the security of this workdesk, so we don’t think its something to really be worried concerning, although if you truly wanted a workdesk with a bar then we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Alternatively, StandDesk does provide a different add-on crossbar that you can include in the desk yourself, just for an added $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most vital aspects of these desks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll find it difficult to focus, which could result in you becoming less curious about making use of the desk at standing elevation. To get the most effective return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to enjoy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have checked with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my security examinations into 2 areas. Both tests will certainly consist of the regular front to back rocking examination as well as a left to ideal wobble. The first will certainly lack the cross assistance and the second will be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the addition of the cross support can enhance stability by approximately 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second desk 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 reached 36″ the shaking movement misbehaved. Beyond this factor it would affect your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

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

Keep in mind: It’s really important with adjustable standing workdesks to completely tighten all equipment. If there is equipment that is not completely tight, the activity experienced when included standing elevation will certainly be exaggerated. This is specifically true with a desk framework that includes 32 screws, there are far too many points at which the desk has an opportunity to move.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve tested in our laboratories, we need to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter individuals with narrower desktops, as the stability simply isn’t there for a large mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be better matched to these applications, and also for a relatively evident reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US factories that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German business that invented this sector, as well as their ordinary residents are a whole lot taller than the average Asian customer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time ago. And they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting devices, as well as sheer experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not as well tall, do not have an inordinate amount of heavy tools on your desktop, and also do not need also wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will provide you good bang for your buck.

All that could change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to launch at some point in the future. Originally we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to materialize, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty obtaining the product quality he needs out of a number of Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried working with. The brand-new design is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to set up and also have a heftier crossbar style, among other improvements. He claims the brand-new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” arrangement, alleviating our problem concerning side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

If this new base ever concerns market we’ll upgrade you below. 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 has actually transferred it to join with all its other workers in southeast Asia.

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

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, as well as has been demolished by millennials in impressive quantities. While it carries a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not always a reliable sign of the anticipated helpful life of the lifting columns. But also for the price, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made desks. Despite its stability issues this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever wish to be, and a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made desks that is swaying clients from both its cheaper and pricier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Arrangement, as well as Gizmos

Building the desk is rather straight forward if you comply with the detailed guidelines. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, and springtime washers can be found in different bags that are noted with their location: table top, structure, as well as spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for attaching all of the screws right into the structure, or, appear a hex bit right into your power device– just take care not to over-tighten.

All of the components have a high quality finish 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 setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up likewise includes height-adjustable turning gears to maintain the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was extremely useful for the carpeted office flooring. I’m likewise using a flooring mat to secure the carpet from chair wheel damage at sitting elevation, and also push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the financial investment. The switches are all variable stress configured, indicating the backwards and forwards arrows will certainly adjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continuously readjust the elevation by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for two secs. The memory switches are comparable in layout: press to remember the elevation setup, or hold the button down for 5 secs to save a new elevation worth. I’m making use of switch 1 for my sitting setting as well as button 4 for my standing position, which provides me 2 as well as 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the new desk for a few weeks and also have actually made a note of my initial impressions:

The motors are quiet however can be heard in the next space over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to fully shift from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (especially this LX design), triggering the desk to get a little rough when I move my weight against the keyboard. In knowledge, I ought to have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my desk after establishing the weight of my screens. If you plan to do a double screen configuration, get the bar.

Because gravity presses the discs in a human spine, I require to raise the desk greater in the early morning and reduced it in the evening.

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

Performance

Regardless of any kind of troubles I might have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter style, practically every one of those worries washed away as soon as I actually came down to utilizing this thing.

Although I didn’t assume it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way takes care of to be even more steady than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing heights. Most days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed versus my wall; not always because it’s that shaky, but just because I desire as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, proving to be just as steady on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s crossbar enhancement, which they claim includes much more security when bought as a part of the package deal.When it pertains to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet even more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 lbs of weight ability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for concerning three weeks now for daily job (as well as complying with standing desk finest practices), whether it’s inputting out evaluations such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer every now and then. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, and also the surface on top of the desk still really feels just as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also numerous wipe downs with a dustcloth.

I never ever deliberately attempt to dent any kind of desks as well hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a set of secrets onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without too numerous visible signs of damages.

Finally, when I gauged the sound output of the desk while it climbed from a resting placement to standing and back again, it was by far the quietest we have actually evaluated yet. I could barely get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your greatest problem is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, generally I do not consist of much concerning the customer service assistance of any given firm, just because I feel that as a whole if a product functions the means its expected to, I shouldn’t ever before have a reason to call them to begin with. And while I wish I can state that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t finish this evaluation without discussing the numerous, relatively countless issues I came across trying to get my desk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent didn’t have any memory mobile phone included originally, which indicated I had no other way of really managing the up/down feature on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk concerning this problem, that got back to me around a day later on with an apology as well as a pledge that a new one would certainly be shipped soon.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The resource of all our problems …
Concerning 4 days later on a mobile phone got here in the mail. The handset at first turned on, but it wasn’t long prior to I saw that none of the programmable buttons functioned, neither did the down switch, however, for some factor the “memory” button handled the down feature simply great. I got in touch with the business once more, and they excused the mixup and claimed they would certainly have a new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel as well as control box showed up. When I installed them both the desk finally began working the method it was intended to, yet not after almost a month of waiting and also backward and forward with a company that could not bear in mind to ship a core component of their item inside the very same box from the beginning.

Points to Take into consideration

Despite its bankable functions, this stand up workdesk additionally has its own drawbacks. Since no singular stand workdesk might catch all of the attributes that you may require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a stabilizing crossbar is certainly not a deal-breaker, specifically considering a few of our other favored workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis likewise don’t have one. This workdesk 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 a limitation, making it tougher to put your legs conveniently listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they give added stability, usually crucial when desks are totally prolonged.

We have not check out any complaints of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not think its something to truly be concerned regarding, although if you truly wanted a desk with a crossbar after that we suggest you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The security of a standing desk is among one of the most important aspects of these desks. Without a secure desk you’ll locate it difficult to concentrate, which can lead to you becoming much less thinking about utilizing 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.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have actually evaluated with an optional cross support, I will break down my security tests right into 2 sections. Both tests will certainly include the typical front to back shaking examination and a delegated best wobble. The initial will certainly be without the cross assistance and also the second will be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross support can increase stability by up to 15%. I have no concept just how they developed that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I checked 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 shaking motion was bad. Beyond this point it would impact your work.

With Cross Support

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

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

Note: It’s very crucial with adjustable standing workdesks to fully tighten all hardware. If there is hardware that is not completely tight, the activity experienced when included standing height will be exaggerated. This is especially real with a desk framework that includes 32 bolts, there are much a lot of factors at which the desk has an opportunity to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually checked in our laboratories, we need to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to 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 be better fit to these applications, as well as for a rather noticeable factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German firms that invented this sector, and also their average citizens are a great deal taller than the average Eastern consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time earlier. And also they have far more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, as well as sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not too high, don’t have an excessive amount of heavy equipment on your desktop computer, and do not need as well vast of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly offer you excellent bang for your buck.

All that may change with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to release at some point in the future. Originally we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to appear, and Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the product top quality he requires out of numerous Chinese factories he’s attempted dealing with. The new layout is supposedly mosting likely to be much easier to set up and have a heftier crossbar design, 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, alleviating our issue concerning side-load stressing on the lifting columns.

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

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