The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and has actually been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable quantities. While it brings a ten-year warranty (the lengthiest of any Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a dependable sign of the anticipated useful life of the training columns. But also for the price, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made desks. Regardless of its stability concerns this is a much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever wish to be, and a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad group of Chinese-made workdesks that is winning over clients from both its more affordable as well as pricier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Configuration, and Gadgets

Constructing the desk is rather direct if you follow the thorough guidelines. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, and also spring washing machines can be found in different bags that are noted with their location: tabletop, frame, and also spares. There’s an included hex device for fastening every one of the bolts right into the framework, or, appear a hex little bit right into your power tool– just be careful not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have an excellent quality coating to them with rounded corners 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 likewise consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was very useful for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise making use of a flooring mat to shield the carpet from chair wheel damages at resting elevation, and also press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the investment. The switches are all variable stress set, meaning the backwards and forwards arrowheads will change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually readjust the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for two seconds. The memory switches are comparable in layout: press to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to keep a new elevation worth. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my sitting position and also button 4 for my standing position, which offers me 2 and also 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

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

The electric motors are quiet however can be heard in the following space over. It takes maybe 25 secs for the desk to completely change from resting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (especially this LX design), causing the desk to get a little rough when I move my weight against the key-board. In hindsight, I ought to have bought the crossbar upgrade for my desk after figuring out the weight of my screens. If you prepare to do a twin screen setup, get the bar.

Since gravity compresses the discs in a human spine, I require to elevate the desk greater in the morning and also lower it at night.

An anti-fatigue mat is definitely essential for long period of time standing. I bought an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, making use of rubber “cells” that are visualized listed below.

Performance

Regardless of any kind of problems I may have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter layout, pretty much all of those concerns washed away when I in fact came down to using this thing.

Although I didn’t think it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be a lot more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing elevations. Most days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall; not always due to the fact that it’s that shaky, however even if I desire as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, confirming to be just as stable on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s crossbar enhancement, which they claim adds much more stability when bought 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 approximately 350 lbs of weight capacity.

I’ve been making use of the desk for about 3 weeks currently for daily job (as well as adhering to standing desk finest practices), whether it’s keying out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer once in a while. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, and the surface on top of the desk still really feels just as smooth and glossy as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also numerous clean downs with a cloth.

I never ever intentionally try to dent any workdesks also hard, throughout some lighter examinations (tossing a collection of secrets onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without also numerous noticeable indications of damages.

When I gauged the sound output of the desk while it increased from a resting placement to standing as well as back once again, it was by far the quietest we have actually evaluated. I can barely get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your biggest concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Client service

Currently, usually I don’t include much about the customer service support of any kind of given business, just due to the fact that I feel that as a whole if a product works the means its meant to, I should not ever before have a factor to call them in the first place. As well as while I desire I could claim that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I merely can’t finish this evaluation without discussing the various, seemingly countless issues I ran into attempting to obtain my workdesk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent didn’t have any kind of memory mobile included originally, which suggested I had no other way of in fact regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk about this problem, that returned to me around a day later on with an apology and an assurance that a brand-new one would be shipped soon.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our troubles …
Concerning 4 days later a mobile phone got here in the mail. The mobile initially turned on, but it had not been long prior to I observed that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down button, but for some factor the “memory” button handled the down function simply great. I got in touch with the business again, as well as they apologized for the mixup as well as said they would certainly have a new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my new panel as well as control box got here. Once I mounted them both the desk finally began functioning the way it was intended to, however not after nearly a month of waiting and also back and forth with a company that couldn’t remember to deliver a core element of their item inside the very same box from the start.

Things to Consider

Regardless of its bankable functions, this stand up desk likewise has its very own downsides. Given that no single stand desk could capture every one of the features that you might need, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as requirement

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

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, discover that they supply included stability, usually important when desks are totally prolonged.

We have not read any kind of grievances of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not assume its something to really be worried concerning, although if you truly desired a desk with a bar then we suggest you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The security of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most crucial aspects of these workdesks. Without a steady desk you’ll discover it difficult to concentrate, which could bring about you becoming less interested in using the desk at standing elevation. To get the most effective return on your investment, you’ll wish to enjoy when making use of the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have actually checked with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my stability examinations into 2 areas. Both examinations will consist of the normal front to back rocking test and a left to appropriate wobble. The very first will certainly lack the cross assistance and the second will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the addition of the cross support can boost stability by up to 15%. I have no idea how they generated that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I tested 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 motion was bad. Beyond this point it would certainly affect your job.

With Cross Support

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

Delegated Right: Including the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble activity for reduced elevations. With the cross support the wobble motion really did not start until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion came to be bad.

Note: It’s really important with adjustable standing workdesks to fully tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not totally limited, the motion experienced when reached standing height will be exaggerated. This is especially real with a desk frame that includes 32 screws, there are much a lot of factors at which the desk has an opportunity to move.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve tested in our labs, we have to tighten our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter individuals with narrower desktops, as the stability just isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better fit to these applications, and also for a rather obvious reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German firms that developed this market, and also their ordinary citizens are a lot taller than the typical Eastern customer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time earlier. And also they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting devices, and also sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not also tall, don’t have an inordinate quantity of hefty equipment on your desktop, and also do not need too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you great bang for your dollar.

All that could transform with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to release at some time in the future. Initially we were told we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to emerge, as well as Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the item quality he needs out of several Chinese factories he’s tried collaborating with. The new layout is apparently going to be a lot easier to construct and also have a heftier crossbar style, to name a few refinements. He claims the brand-new base will be provided in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, reducing our worry about side-load stressing on the lifting columns.

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

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

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and has actually been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable volumes. While it brings a ten-year guarantee (the longest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not necessarily a reliable indicator of the anticipated useful life of the training columns. However, for the cost, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and various other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its security concerns this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever intend to be, as well as a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying consumers from both its less expensive and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Configuration, as well as Gadgets

Building the desk is quite direct if you comply with the in-depth directions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, as well as spring washing machines been available in separate bags that are marked with their destination: tabletop, structure, as well as spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for attaching every one of the bolts into the frame, or, pop in a hex bit into your power tool– simply take care not to over-tighten.

All of the components have a premium quality coating to them with rounded corners to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are fastened to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly additionally includes height-adjustable turning equipments to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was extremely useful for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise making use of a floor mat to shield the carpet from chair wheel damages at sitting elevation, as well as push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the investment. The switches are all variable stress set, indicating the backwards and forwards arrows will certainly change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or constantly change the elevation by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for two seconds. The memory switches are comparable in layout: press to recall the elevation setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to save a new height value. I’m using button 1 for my resting setting and button 4 for my standing placement, which gives me 2 and 3 for anything I may need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the brand-new desk for a few weeks and also have documented my initial impressions:

The motors are quiet yet can be heard in the next space over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to totally change from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (especially this LX model), causing the desk to obtain a little rough when I shift my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I should have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my desk after figuring out the weight of my screens. If you intend to do a double screen arrangement, obtain the crossbar.

Because gravity compresses the discs in a human spinal column, I require to increase the desk higher in the morning as well as reduced it at night.

An anti-fatigue floor covering is definitely important for long period of time standing. I acquired an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, making use of rubber “cells” that are imagined below.

Efficiency

In spite of any type of issues I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter style, virtually every one of those problems gotten rid of as soon as I in fact came down to utilizing this thing.

Although I really did not assume it was even feasible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be much more stable than the Jarvis, both at sitting as well as standing elevations. Many days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed versus my wall surface; not necessarily because it’s that shaky, yet just because I desire as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, proving to be equally as constant by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s crossbar enhancement, which they claim includes even more security when purchased as a part of the bundle deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 pounds of weight ability.

I’ve been making use of the desk for regarding three weeks now for everyday work (and adhering to standing desk best practices), whether it’s typing out testimonials such as this one from our desktop or a laptop from time to time. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, and the surface in addition to the desk still feels just as smooth and also glossy as the day I opened it despite days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and numerous clean downs with a rag.

I never intentionally try to damage any kind of desks as well hard, throughout some lighter tests (tossing a set of tricks onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without as well several noticeable indicators of damages.

Last but not least, when I gauged the noise output of the desk while it increased from a sitting setting to standing and also back again, it was by far the quietest we’ve evaluated yet. I could barely get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer care

Now, typically I don’t include much regarding the customer support assistance of any given company, just due to the fact that I really feel that as a whole if an item works the method its expected to, I should not ever have a reason to call them in the first place. And also while I wish I can say that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not finish this evaluation without mentioning the countless, apparently unlimited issues I experienced trying to get my workdesk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent really did not have any memory mobile phone included initially, which implied I had no other way of really managing the up/down function on the desk itself. I called StandDesk about this concern, who got back to me around a day later with an apology and also a guarantee that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out soon.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our troubles …
Regarding four days later on a mobile phone arrived in the mail. The handset at first turned on, yet it wasn’t long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down button, however, for some reason the “memory” switch dealt with the down function simply great. I got in touch with the firm 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 brand-new panel as well as control box got here. Once I installed them both the desk lastly began working the method it was intended to, but 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 get-go.

Points to Consider

Despite its bankable features, this stand workdesk also has its own drawbacks. Given that no single stand workdesk can record every one of the features that you might need, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as requirement

Not having a maintaining crossbar is certainly not a deal-breaker, especially taking into consideration several of our other favored workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis also don’t have one. This workdesk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (much more on this later on also).

The crossbar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it harder to place your legs easily below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they offer included security, usually essential when workdesks are fully prolonged.

We have not read any complaints of the stability of this desk, so we do not assume its something to truly be concerned about, although if you really desired a desk with a bar then we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The stability of a standing desk is among one of the most important elements of these workdesks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll find it tough to concentrate, which could cause you ending up being much less interested in making use of the desk at standing elevation. To get the best return on your financial investment, you’ll want to more than happy when making use of the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the initial desk that I have examined with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability examinations right into two sections. Both examinations will certainly consist of the common front to back shaking examination and also a left to right wobble. The initial will certainly be without the cross assistance and the second 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 idea how they created that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I evaluated that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking activity was bad. Beyond this point it would certainly affect your job.

With Cross Support

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

Entrusted to Right: Including the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble activity for lower heights. With the cross support the wobble motion didn’t begin till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement ended up being poor.

Note: It’s extremely important with adjustable standing desks to fully tighten up all equipment. If there is hardware that is not completely limited, the activity experienced when encompassed standing elevation will certainly be overemphasized. This is specifically true with a desk frame that consists of 32 screws, there are much 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 tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktops, as the security just isn’t there for a large mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be better fit to these applications, and also for a rather noticeable reason. Basically all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are had by Swedish, Danish or German companies that designed this market, and also their average residents are a lot taller than the ordinary Asian customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time back. As well as they have even more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and also sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not too high, don’t have an extreme amount of hefty equipment on your desktop computer, as well as don’t need too large of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will give you good bang for your dollar.

All that may change with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to release sometime in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to appear, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty obtaining the item top quality he needs out of numerous Chinese factories he’s attempted dealing with. The new style is supposedly mosting likely to be much easier to construct and also have a heftier crossbar layout, to name a few refinements. He says the new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” setup, alleviating our issue regarding side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever involves market we’ll upgrade you here. But we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as one of the most recent news on the business is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles workplace as well as has actually transferred it to accompany all its other staff members in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing workdesk with impressive efficiency has actually been present with the brand-new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing desk. While restricted in size as well as color options, it has actually taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the very best standing desk under $400.