The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and has actually been gobbled up by millennials in excellent quantities. While it carries a ten-year warranty (the longest of any Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a dependable indicator of the expected helpful life of the lifting columns. For the rate, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made desks. Regardless of its stability concerns this is a much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever intend to be, and also a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made desks that is winning over consumers from both its cheaper and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Configuration, as well as Gizmos

Building the desk is pretty simple if you follow the detailed guidelines. All of the screws, bolts, washers, as well as springtime washers been available in separate bags that are marked with their destination: tabletop, structure, and also spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for attaching all of the screws right into the frame, or, appear a hex little bit into your power tool– simply beware not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have a top 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 additionally consists of height-adjustable rotation gears to stabilize the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was very practical for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m also using a flooring mat to shield the rug from chair wheel damages at resting elevation, and also press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the financial investment. The buttons are all variable stress programmed, implying the backwards and forwards arrows will certainly change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually adjust the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for two secs. The memory switches are similar in design: press to recall the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five secs to keep a new elevation worth. I’m utilizing button 1 for my sitting placement and switch 4 for my standing setting, which gives me 2 and also 3 for anything I might require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the new desk for a couple of weeks and have actually written down my initial impacts:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the following space over. It takes maybe 25 secs for the desk to fully shift from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (specifically this LX version), triggering 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 workdesk after figuring out the weight of my monitors. If you intend to do a twin screen setup, get the crossbar.

Because gravity compresses the discs in a human spinal column, I need to elevate the desk greater in the early morning as well as lower it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue floor covering is definitely vital for long period of time standing. I acquired an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, utilizing rubber “cells” that are pictured listed below.

Performance

In spite of any type of issues I may have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter layout, basically all of those concerns removed once I actually came down to using this point.

I didn’t believe it was even possible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be even a lot more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing elevations. Many days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed versus my wall; not always since it’s that shaky, but just because I want as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also additionally, confirming to be just as steady on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s bar enhancement, which they declare adds a lot more security when purchased as a part of the plan deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet much more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 lbs of weight capability.

I’ve been making use of the desk for about three weeks currently for day-to-day job (as well as complying with standing desk best techniques), whether it’s typing out testimonials similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer every so often. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, and also the coating on top of the desk still really feels just as smooth and also glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also several clean downs with a dustcloth.

I never ever deliberately try to dent any type of desks also hard, during some lighter examinations (tossing a set of keys onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without also several noticeable signs of damages.

When I measured the noise outcome of the desk while it climbed from a resting setting to standing and also back again, it was by far the quietest we have actually tested. I could hardly get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your biggest concern is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer support

Now, normally I don’t consist of much about the customer service support of any type of offered business, only due to the fact that I really feel that as a whole if an item works the method its expected to, I shouldn’t ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. As well as while I desire I could claim that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not finish this testimonial without pointing out the various, relatively limitless issues I experienced attempting to get my workdesk put together.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out really did not have any memory mobile phone consisted of originally, which suggested I had no other way of actually regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk about this issue, that returned to me around a day later on with an apology as well as an assurance that a new one would certainly be shipped quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our problems …
About 4 days later a phone arrived in the mail. The mobile phone originally turned on, but it had not been long prior to I saw that none of the programmable switches functioned, nor did the down switch, but also for some reason the “memory” switch handled the down function simply great. I called the business once again, as well as they excused the mixup and also said they would certainly have a brand-new panel and also control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel and control box arrived. Once I installed them both the desk lastly began working the way it was intended to, however not after practically a month of waiting and also to and fro with a business that couldn’t remember to deliver a core component of their item inside the exact same box from the get-go.

Things to Consider

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

Absence of a Bar as standard

Not having a supporting bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, specifically considering a few of our other favorite workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis likewise don’t have one. Actually, 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 tougher to place your legs conveniently listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they offer included security, commonly crucial when desks are fully extended.

We have not check out any kind of problems of the security of this workdesk, so we do not believe its something to truly be worried regarding, although if you actually wanted a workdesk with a bar after that we suggest you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does use a separate add-on crossbar that you can include to the desk yourself, simply for an additional $49.95.

Stability

The stability of a standing workdesk is one of one of the most essential elements of these desks. Without a steady desk you’ll find it hard to concentrate, which could bring about you becoming much less interested in using the desk at standing elevation. To get the best return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to be happy when using the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the initial desk that I have actually tested with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my security examinations into 2 areas. Both tests will certainly include the typical front to back rocking examination and a delegated appropriate wobble. The first will certainly be without the cross assistance and also the secondly will be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross assistance can raise stability by up to 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I examined that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking movement misbehaved. Yet factor it would certainly influence your job.

With Cross Support

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

Delegated Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble activity for reduced heights. With the cross support the wobble activity didn’t begin up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion ended up being poor.

Keep in mind: It’s very vital with adjustable standing desks to totally tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not completely tight, the motion experienced when extended to standing elevation will be overemphasized. This is specifically true with a workdesk frame that includes 32 screws, there are much way too many points at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve evaluated in our labs, we have to tighten our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a big mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be better suited to these applications, as well as for a relatively obvious factor. Basically all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German firms that created this industry, and also their ordinary citizens are a lot taller than the typical Oriental customer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a very long time earlier. And also they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, and also sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not too high, don’t have an extreme quantity of hefty equipment on your desktop, and don’t require as well vast of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly offer you great bang for your buck.

All that might change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to release at some point in the future. Initially we were informed 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 trouble obtaining the item quality he requires out of a number of Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted dealing with. The brand-new layout is supposedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to assemble and also have a heftier crossbar design, among other refinements. He claims the brand-new base will certainly be offered in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” setup, relieving our problem concerning side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever before comes to market we’ll upgrade you right here. We’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most current news on the firm is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles workplace as well as has relocated it to join with all its other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing desk with remarkable efficiency has been present with the brand-new joint endeavor between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing desk. While restricted in dimension as well as color alternatives, it has 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 has actually been demolished by millennials in remarkable quantities. While it brings a ten-year warranty (the lengthiest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a reliable indicator of the anticipated beneficial life of the training columns. But for the cost, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its security concerns this is a far better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever wish to be, and also a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made workdesks that is winning over customers from both its cheaper and costlier peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, and Gadgets

Constructing the desk is quite simple if you follow the in-depth instructions. Every one of the screws, screws, washers, as well as spring washing machines can be found in different bags that are noted with their destination: tabletop, framework, and also spares. There’s an included hex device for fastening all of the screws right into the framework, or, pop in a hex little bit right into your power device– just be careful not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have a top quality surface to them with rounded corners to prevent 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 setting up additionally includes height-adjustable turning equipments to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was really valuable for the carpeted office floor. I’m additionally utilizing a flooring mat to safeguard the carpet from chair wheel damages at sitting height, as well as press 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, indicating the backwards and forwards arrowheads will adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly adjust the elevation by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for two seconds. The memory buttons are similar in design: press to remember the height setup, or hold the button down for five secs to keep a brand-new elevation value. I’m making use of button 1 for my resting setting as well as button 4 for my standing placement, which gives me 2 and 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been using the new desk for a few weeks and have listed my preliminary impacts:

The motors are quiet however can be listened to in the following space over. It takes possibly 25 seconds for the desk to fully shift from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (specifically this LX version), causing the desk to obtain a little rocky when I shift my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I need to have acquired the bar upgrade for my desk after figuring out the weight of my screens. If you intend to do a double display arrangement, get the bar.

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

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

Efficiency

In spite of any issues I may have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter design, virtually every one of those issues washed away as soon as I really came down to using this thing.

I really did not assume it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be even more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting and also standing heights. The majority of days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed versus my wall surface; not always because it’s that shaky, but just because I desire as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, verifying to be equally as steady by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s crossbar addition, which they declare includes even more stability when bought as a part of the package deal.When it pertains to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 pounds of weight ability.

I’ve been utilizing the desk for about three weeks now for day-to-day work (and adhering to standing desk finest techniques), whether it’s inputting out evaluations like this one from our desktop or a laptop every now and then. The desk holds up well versus non-coastered beverages, and also the coating on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it as well as multiple clean downs with a rag.

I never deliberately try to dent any kind of workdesks as well hard, throughout some lighter tests (tossing a set of secrets onto it from a distance, for instance), it still held up without also numerous noticeable indicators of damage.

When I determined the noise 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 examined. I could hardly get it to make greater than concerning 9.5 dB of noise, so if your biggest worry is the whirr of your electric motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Client service

Now, typically I do not include much concerning the customer care support of any given firm, only since I really feel that generally if a product works the method its supposed 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 simply can not complete this review without pointing out the many, seemingly unlimited problems I came across attempting to get my desk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any memory handset included originally, which meant I had no other way of really managing the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk concerning this concern, that got back to me around a day later with an apology and a promise that a brand-new one would be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our problems …
About four days later a mobile got here in the mail. The phone at first turned on, however it wasn’t long prior to I saw that none of the programmable buttons worked, neither did the down button, however, for some factor the “memory” button handled the down feature just fine. I got in touch with the firm once again, and also they excused the mixup as well as claimed they would certainly have a brand-new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my brand-new panel and control box showed up. As soon as I installed them both the desk ultimately started working the way it was supposed to, however not after almost a month of waiting and also to and fro with a business that could not keep in mind to deliver a core part of their product inside the exact same box from the get-go.

Things to Think about

Despite its bankable functions, this stand up desk additionally has its own drawbacks. Considering that no singular stand workdesk can catch all of the functions that you may require, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as criterion

Not having a supporting bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, specifically considering some of our various other favorite desks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise do not have one. This workdesk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (extra on this later on also).

The crossbar is seen by some as a limitation, making it harder to place your legs pleasantly below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they offer included security, usually critical when workdesks are completely expanded.

We have not review any type of problems of the stability of this workdesk, so we don’t think its something to really be worried about, although if you really desired a desk with a crossbar then we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The stability of a standing desk is among the most vital aspects of these desks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll discover it tough to concentrate, which might bring about you becoming much less interested in making use of the desk at standing elevation. To get the most effective return on your investment, you’ll intend to more than happy when making use of the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have actually tested with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my security examinations into 2 areas. Both tests will certainly consist of the common front to back shaking test and also a delegated best wobble. The first will certainly lack the cross support and also the secondly will certainly be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross support can raise stability by as much as 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various situation. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I tested that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking movement misbehaved. Yet point it would certainly influence your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Left to Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble movement for lower elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble movement really did not start till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement ended up being bad.

Note: It’s very essential with flexible standing desks to completely tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not completely tight, the activity experienced when included standing elevation will be overemphasized. This is particularly true with a workdesk frame that includes 32 screws, there are far a lot of factors at which the desk has an opportunity to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve checked in our labs, we need to tighten our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to 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 matched to these applications, as well as for a rather obvious reason. Practically all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German companies that developed this sector, and also their typical people are a whole lot taller than the ordinary Asian customer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a long time earlier. And also they have even more robotic automation, laser-cutting devices, as well as large experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

Yet if you’re not too tall, don’t have an excessive quantity of heavy equipment on your desktop, and do not need also wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you excellent value.

All that could alter with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he expects to release at some time in the future. Initially we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to materialize, as well as Yu states he’s had trouble getting the product high quality he requires out of numerous Chinese factories he’s attempted dealing with. The brand-new style is supposedly going to be much easier to put together and also have a heftier bar design, to name a few refinements. He says the brand-new base will certainly be offered in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” arrangement, minimizing our concern concerning side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this new base ever before concerns market we’ll upgrade you here. We’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most current information on the business is that Yu closed the tiny Los Angeles workplace and has transferred it to join with all its other employees in southeast Asia.

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