The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, as well as has actually been demolished by millennials in excellent quantities. While it brings a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a trustworthy sign of the expected helpful life of the lifting columns. But also for the price, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its stability concerns this is a much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever wish to be, and also a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is winning over customers from both its less expensive and also costlier peers.

StandDesk Building, Setup, and Devices

Constructing the desk is quite direct if you comply with the detailed guidelines. Every one of the screws, screws, washers, and also springtime washing machines come in separate bags that are noted with their location: table top, structure, as well as spares. There’s an included hex device for fastening every one of the screws right into the frame, or, appear a hex bit right into your power tool– simply take care not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have an excellent quality finish 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 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 movement of the desk, which was extremely practical for the carpeted office flooring. I’m also utilizing a floor mat to safeguard the carpet from chair wheel damage at resting elevation, and also push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the financial investment. The buttons are all variable pressure programmed, implying the up and down arrows will adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually adjust the elevation by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for 2 secs. The memory switches are comparable in design: push to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to store a brand-new height worth. I’m utilizing button 1 for my resting setting and also switch 4 for my standing placement, which gives me 2 and 3 for anything I may need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been using the brand-new workdesk for a few weeks and also have actually documented my first impacts:

The electric motors are quiet however can be heard in the following space over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to completely transition from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (especially this LX design), triggering the desk to get a little rough when I shift my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I must have acquired the bar upgrade for my workdesk after determining the weight of my screens. If you prepare to do a double display arrangement, get the bar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human back, I require to elevate the desk higher in the morning and lower it in the evening.

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

Performance

Regardless of any type of issues I may have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter style, virtually every one of those concerns removed as soon as I in fact got down to utilizing this thing.

Although I really did not assume it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be a lot more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing elevations. The majority of days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pushed versus my wall surface; not necessarily due to the fact that it’s that wobbly, yet just because I desire as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, showing to be equally as stable on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s crossbar addition, which they declare includes even more security when purchased as a part of the bundle deal.When it pertains to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 lbs of weight ability.

I’ve been making use of the desk for regarding 3 weeks now for daily job (and also complying with standing desk ideal practices), whether it’s inputting out testimonials similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop from time to time. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, and the coating on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth as well as glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and several wipe downs with a cloth.

I never ever intentionally try to damage any workdesks as well hard, during some lighter examinations (throwing a collection of keys onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without also many noticeable indicators of damages.

Lastly, when I determined the sound outcome of the desk while it rose from a resting setting to standing as well as back once more, it was by far the quietest we’ve tested yet. I might hardly get it to make more than concerning 9.5 dB of sound, so if your biggest issue is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Now, typically I don’t consist of much regarding the client service assistance of any given firm, just because I feel that as a whole if a product functions the means its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them in the first place. And also while I wish I could say that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not complete this review without mentioning the various, seemingly unlimited problems I ran into attempting to obtain my workdesk assembled.

For beginners, the desk I was sent didn’t have any memory handset included originally, which implied I had no chance of in fact controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk regarding this concern, who returned to me around a day later with an apology as well as a pledge that a new one would be shipped out soon.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our troubles …
About 4 days later on a handset arrived in the mail. The mobile originally activated, yet it had not been long before I observed that none of the programmable buttons functioned, nor did the down switch, but for some factor the “memory” switch dealt with the down feature simply great. I spoke to the business once again, and also they excused the mixup as well as stated they would certainly have a new panel and also control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my new panel and also control box arrived. As soon as I installed them both the desk finally started working the way it was meant to, yet not after almost a month of waiting and also backward and forward with a business that couldn’t remember to ship a core part of their item inside the same box from the start.

Things to Think about

Regardless of its bankable features, this stand up workdesk also has its own downsides. Given that no particular stand desk can capture all of the attributes that you might require, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a maintaining crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, especially thinking about several of our other favorite desks such as the Fully Jarvis also don’t have one. Actually, this desk does have one if you desire, but it is a paid add-on (more on this later on also).

The bar is seen by some as a limitation, making it tougher to position your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they give included stability, frequently critical when desks are fully extended.

We have not read any type of complaints of the stability of this desk, so we don’t assume its something to actually be concerned regarding, although if you actually wanted a desk with a crossbar then we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The stability of a standing workdesk is one of one of the most vital facets of these desks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll locate it difficult to focus, which can lead to you coming to be less interested in utilizing the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the best return on your investment, you’ll intend to more than happy when using the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have checked with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability tests into two sections. Both tests will certainly consist of the common front to back shaking examination and a left to best wobble. The first will lack the cross assistance and also the secondly will certainly be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross support can increase stability by up to 15%. I have no idea how they generated that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I checked that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking motion was bad. Yet point it would certainly impact your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk improved the wobble motion for lower elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble activity really did not start up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion ended up being negative.

Keep in mind: It’s very vital with flexible standing desks to completely tighten all hardware. If there is hardware that is not completely tight, the motion experienced when included standing height will certainly be overemphasized. This is specifically true with a desk structure that consists of 32 bolts, there are far way too many factors at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve evaluated in our laboratories, we need to tighten our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the stability just isn’t there for a big mass boosted high off the ground. American-made desks will be better fit to these applications, and for a relatively evident reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German firms that designed this market, and their average citizens are a great deal taller than the typical Eastern customer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time earlier. And also they have far more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, as well as sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

However if you’re not as well high, don’t have an extreme quantity of hefty tools on your desktop computer, and do not need also wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you good value.

All that might alter with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to release at some time in the future. Originally we were told we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to emerge, and also Yu states he’s had problem getting the item quality he requires out of a number of Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried dealing with. The brand-new design is allegedly mosting likely to be much easier to construct as well as have a heftier bar layout, to name a few improvements. He says the new base will certainly be provided in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” configuration, reducing our issue regarding side-load stressing on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever pertains to market we’ll update you below. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current news on the firm is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles workplace and has transferred it to join with all its other workers in southeast Asia.

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

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and also has actually been gobbled up by millennials in excellent quantities. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a trusted sign of the anticipated beneficial life of the training columns. But for the rate, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its security concerns this is a much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever hope to be, and also a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made desks that is gaining clients from both its less expensive and costlier peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, and Gadgets

Developing the desk is quite simple if you comply with the in-depth instructions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, and also spring washers been available in different bags that are noted with their destination: table top, structure, and spares. There’s an included hex device for securing every one of the bolts right into the framework, or, pop in a hex bit into your power tool– just take care not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have an excellent quality finish to them with rounded corners to stay clear of cut hands. Below is a shot of all the screws that are attached to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly additionally includes height-adjustable turning gears to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was extremely useful for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally utilizing a floor mat to shield the rug from chair wheel damages at sitting elevation, and 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 pressure configured, indicating the up and down arrows will certainly change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or constantly readjust the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for 2 seconds. The memory switches are comparable in style: press to recall the elevation setup, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to save a brand-new elevation value. I’m utilizing button 1 for my sitting position and also button 4 for my standing placement, which gives me 2 as well as 3 for anything I might require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the new workdesk for a few weeks and also have actually made a note of my initial perceptions:

The electric motors are quiet however can be listened to in the following space over. It takes maybe 25 secs for the desk to totally change from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (specifically this LX design), causing the desk to obtain a little rough when I change my weight versus the keyboard. In knowledge, I ought to have acquired the bar upgrade for my desk after determining the weight of my screens. If you prepare to do a dual screen configuration, obtain the bar.

Due to the fact that gravity compresses the discs in a human back, I require to elevate the desk higher in the early morning as well as reduced it at night.

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

Efficiency

Regardless of any type of troubles I might have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter layout, basically all of those concerns gotten rid of once I really came down to using this thing.

I really did not think it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be even much more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing elevations. Most days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall surface; not necessarily 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, showing to be equally as consistent on its own 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 security when acquired as a part of the plan deal.When it pertains to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for up to 350 pounds of weight capability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for concerning 3 weeks now for daily job (and also following standing desk ideal practices), whether it’s typing out testimonials such as this one from our desktop or a laptop computer every now and then. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered beverages, and also the finish in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth and glossy as the day I opened it in spite of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it as well as several wipe downs with a rag.

I never ever intentionally attempt to dent any kind of desks too hard, throughout some lighter examinations (throwing a collection of keys onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without too numerous visible signs of damages.

When I determined the noise outcome of the desk while it climbed from a sitting placement to standing as well as back once again, it was by far the quietest we have actually checked. I can barely get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your most significant issue is the whirr of your electric motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer care

Now, usually I do not include much regarding the customer service assistance of any type of provided business, just because I feel that in general if an item functions the way its meant to, I shouldn’t ever before have a factor to call them to begin with. And while I want I can state that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t complete this evaluation without pointing out the countless, apparently limitless problems I experienced trying to obtain my workdesk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any memory mobile consisted of initially, which implied I had no chance of in fact regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk regarding this concern, who returned to me around a day later on with an apology and an assurance that a brand-new one would be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The resource of all our troubles …
Concerning 4 days later on a handset arrived in the mail. The mobile at first activated, but it wasn’t long before I discovered that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down button, but for some reason the “memory” switch handled the down function just fine. I got in touch with the firm once again, and also they apologized for the mixup and also said they would have a new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel as well as control box arrived. As soon as I installed them both the desk finally began working the way it was supposed to, yet not after nearly a month of waiting as well as backward and forward with a business that couldn’t keep in mind to deliver a core element of their item inside the same box from the get-go.

Things to Take into consideration

Despite its bankable functions, this stand up desk also has its own drawbacks. Given that no singular stand workdesk can capture every one of the features that you might require, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as requirement

Not having a supporting bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, specifically taking into consideration several of our various other favorite desks such as the Completely Jarvis likewise do not have one. In fact, this workdesk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (more on this later as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it tougher to position your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they supply included stability, often critical when workdesks are completely extended.

We have not review any kind of grievances of the security of this workdesk, so we do not assume its something to really be concerned about, although if you truly desired a workdesk with a bar after that we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Additionally, StandDesk does use a separate add-on crossbar that you can contribute to the desk on your own, just for an additional $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing desk is just one of the most vital facets of these workdesks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll locate it hard to concentrate, which might cause you becoming much less interested in utilizing the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the best 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 workdesk that I have evaluated with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability tests right into two sections. Both examinations will certainly include the regular front to back rocking test and an entrusted to best wobble. The initial will be without the cross support as well as the second will be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross support can raise security by approximately 15%. I have no idea exactly how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Assistance

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

With Cross Assistance

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

Left to Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble motion for lower heights. With the cross assistance the wobble motion didn’t start till you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity ended up being poor.

Note: It’s very vital with flexible standing desks to completely tighten all equipment. If there is equipment that is not entirely limited, the motion experienced when extended to standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is particularly true with a desk framework that includes 32 screws, there are much too many points at which the desk has an opportunity to move.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve examined in our laboratories, we need to tighten our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the security simply isn’t there for a large mass elevated high off the ground. American-made desks will be better suited to these applications, and for a relatively obvious reason. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US factories that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German companies that developed this industry, and also their ordinary people are a whole lot taller than the typical Eastern consumer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a very long 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, do not have an inordinate amount of hefty tools on your desktop, as well as do not need too large of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you good bang for your buck.

All that could alter with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to launch at some time in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to appear, as well as Yu states he’s had problem getting the product high quality he requires out of several Chinese factories he’s tried dealing with. The brand-new style is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to set up and also have a heftier bar design, to name a few refinements. He states the new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” configuration, relieving our problem concerning side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever concerns market we’ll upgrade you below. Yet we’re not holding our breath any longer as one of the most recent information on the company is that Yu shut the small Los Angeles office and also has actually relocated it to accompany all its other employees in southeast Asia.

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