The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has been demolished by millennials in impressive quantities. While it carries a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a dependable sign of the anticipated helpful life of the lifting columns. However, for the cost, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its security concerns this is a much much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever hope to be, and a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made workdesks that is gaining consumers from both its less expensive and costlier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, and Devices

Building the desk is rather easy if you follow the detailed guidelines. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, and also springtime washers can be found in different bags that are noted with their location: table top, frame, and spares. There’s an included hex tool for securing all of the bolts into the frame, or, appear a hex bit right into your power tool– just beware not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have an excellent quality surface to them with rounded edges to prevent cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are attached to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly likewise consists of height-adjustable turning gears to stabilize the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was really practical for the carpeted office flooring. I’m additionally making use of a flooring mat to safeguard the rug from chair wheel damage at resting elevation, and push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the financial investment. The buttons are all variable stress programmed, indicating the backwards and forwards arrows will certainly change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continuously change the height by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for two seconds. The memory switches are comparable in style: push to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to save a brand-new height value. I’m using switch 1 for my resting placement as well as button 4 for my standing setting, which gives me 2 as well as 3 for anything I may need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the new desk for a couple of weeks and have actually listed my initial perceptions:

The motors are quiet however can be heard in the next area over. It takes perhaps 25 seconds for the desk to fully change from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (especially this LX model), triggering the desk to obtain a little rough when I move my weight against the keyboard. In hindsight, I ought to have bought the bar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my monitors. If you plan to do a dual display setup, obtain the bar.

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

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

Performance

In spite of any type of problems I may have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter design, practically all of those issues washed away when I actually came down to using this point.

I really did not assume it was also feasible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be even more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing heights. A lot of days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed versus my wall; not always since it’s that wobbly, but just because I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, confirming to be just as stable by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s bar addition, which they claim adds a lot more security when acquired 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 up to 350 lbs of weight capacity.

I have actually been using the desk for concerning three weeks now for daily job (and also following standing workdesk best techniques), whether it’s inputting out evaluations like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop every now and then. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered beverages, as well as the surface in addition to the desk still really feels equally as smooth and also glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it as well as numerous wipe downs with a rag.

Though I never intentionally attempt to damage any desks as well hard, during some lighter examinations (throwing a collection of tricks onto it from a range, for instance), it still stood up without way too many noticeable signs of damage.

Last but not least, when I measured the sound output of the desk while it climbed from a sitting setting to standing and back again, it was without a doubt the quietest we have actually tested yet. I can hardly get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your biggest issue is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Currently, typically I don’t consist of much regarding the client service support of any type of given business, just since I really feel that in general if a product functions the means its intended to, I shouldn’t ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. And also while I desire I could state that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not complete this testimonial without discussing the many, apparently limitless troubles I came across attempting to get my desk assembled.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory phone included originally, which indicated I had no chance of in fact controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk about this problem, that got back to me around a day later with an apology and a guarantee that a brand-new one would be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The source of all our issues …
Concerning four days later a phone got here in the mail. The phone originally activated, yet it had not been long prior to I saw that none of the programmable switches functioned, nor did the down button, but for some factor the “memory” switch dealt with the down feature simply fine. I called the firm once more, and also they apologized for the mixup as well as stated they would certainly have a brand-new panel as well as control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my brand-new panel as well as control box showed up. When I installed them both the desk ultimately started functioning the way it was supposed to, however not after nearly a month of waiting and also backward and forward with a company that couldn’t keep in mind to ship a core element of their product inside the very same box from the beginning.

Points to Think about

In spite of its bankable functions, this stand up workdesk additionally has its very own disadvantages. Because no singular stand desk might record all of the attributes that you might require, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as standard

Not having a supporting bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about several of our other preferred desks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise don’t have one. In fact, this workdesk does have one if you desire, however it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later on also).

The bar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it harder to position your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they give included stability, frequently important when desks are completely prolonged.

We have not check out any type of grievances of the security of this desk, so we don’t think its something to actually 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.

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

Security

The stability of a standing desk is one of the most essential elements of these desks. Without a steady desk you’ll discover it hard to concentrate, which can bring about you becoming much less interested in utilizing the desk at standing height. To obtain the very best return on your investment, you’ll wish to be happy when making use of the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have tested with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my stability tests right into two areas. Both tests will certainly consist of the typical front to back shaking examination and also a delegated appropriate wobble. The very first will certainly lack the cross support and the secondly will be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross assistance can raise security by approximately 15%. I have no concept how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different situation. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I evaluated that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking movement misbehaved. Yet point it would certainly influence your work.

With Cross Support

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk improved the wobble movement for reduced heights. With the cross assistance the wobble activity really did not begin until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion ended up being poor.

Note: It’s extremely essential with adjustable standing workdesks to totally tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not completely tight, the motion experienced when included standing height will be exaggerated. This is specifically real with a workdesk structure that consists of 32 screws, there are far way too many points at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually examined in our labs, we need to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktops, as the stability simply isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be better suited to these applications, and also for a relatively evident factor. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German companies that designed this market, and also their average residents are a great deal taller than the typical Eastern consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time earlier. As well as they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, and large experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

However if you’re not also high, do not have an inordinate quantity of hefty equipment on your desktop computer, as well as don’t need too wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you good bang for your buck.

All that might transform with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to release at some point in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to appear, and also Yu states he’s had trouble getting the item high quality he needs out of several Chinese factories he’s attempted working with. The brand-new layout is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to put together and also have a heftier crossbar layout, among other refinements. He states the brand-new base will be supplied in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” setup, reducing our issue regarding side-load stressing on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever before involves market we’ll update you right here. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most recent news on the firm is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles office and has actually moved it to join with all its various other workers in southeast Asia.

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

The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable 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 reputable indicator of the expected useful life of the lifting columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and various other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its security concerns this is a much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever before intend to be, and a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide group of Chinese-made desks that is swaying clients from both its less costly as well as costlier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, and Gizmos

Constructing the desk is quite direct if you follow the thorough guidelines. Every one of the screws, screws, washers, as well as springtime washers can be found in separate bags that are noted with their location: table top, structure, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for fastening every one of the bolts into the framework, or, pop in a hex bit into your power tool– simply take care not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly likewise consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to stabilize the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was very helpful for the carpeted home office floor. I’m also using a floor mat to shield the carpeting 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 investment. The buttons are all variable pressure set, suggesting the backwards and forwards arrows will adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually adjust the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two seconds. The memory buttons are comparable in layout: push to remember the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five seconds to save a new height worth. I’m using switch 1 for my sitting placement as well as switch 4 for my standing setting, which gives me 2 and 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been using the brand-new desk for a couple of weeks and have actually documented my first impressions:

The motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the next space over. It takes perhaps 25 seconds for the desk to fully transition from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (specifically this LX design), triggering the desk to get a little rocky when I move my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I need to have purchased the bar upgrade for my desk after figuring out the weight of my monitors. If you intend to do a dual screen setup, get the crossbar.

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

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

Performance

Regardless of any issues I may have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter design, pretty much every one of those concerns removed once I in fact got down to utilizing this thing.

Although I didn’t assume it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be much more secure than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing elevations. The majority of days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall; not necessarily due to the fact that it’s that shaky, yet even if I desire as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also additionally, verifying to be just as consistent on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s crossbar enhancement, which they assert includes even more security when purchased as a part of the bundle deal.When it involves weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 lbs of weight ability.

I have actually been using the desk for regarding three weeks now for daily job (and complying with standing desk best methods), whether it’s inputting out testimonials such as this one from our desktop or a laptop computer every so often. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered beverages, as well as 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 as well as several wipe downs with a rag.

I never purposefully attempt to dent any desks as well hard, throughout some lighter examinations (throwing a set of keys onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without too lots of visible indicators of damage.

When I gauged the noise output of the desk while it rose from a sitting placement to standing as well as back again, it was by much the quietest we have actually checked. I can hardly get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant issue is the whirr of your electric motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, typically I do not consist of much about the customer care assistance of any kind of offered firm, just because I feel that generally if a product works the way its meant to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them to begin with. And while I wish I could say that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not finish this review without stating the countless, relatively limitless issues I ran into attempting to obtain my workdesk assembled.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory mobile included originally, which meant I had no chance of in fact managing the up/down feature on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk concerning this problem, who got back to me around a day later with an apology and also a guarantee that a new one would be shipped out soon.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our problems …
Concerning four days later on a handset showed up in the mail. The mobile phone initially activated, but it had not been long before I observed that none of the programmable buttons worked, neither did the down button, but for some reason the “memory” switch managed the down feature simply great. I contacted the business once more, as well as they apologized for the mixup as well as stated they would certainly have a new panel as well as control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my new panel as well as control box got here. As soon as I mounted them both the desk ultimately began working the means it was expected to, yet not after almost a month of waiting as well as back and forth with a company that could not remember to deliver a core element of their product inside the same box from the beginning.

Things to Think about

Regardless of its bankable functions, this stand workdesk also has its very own drawbacks. Since no single stand workdesk can capture every one of the features that you might need, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as requirement

Not having a maintaining crossbar is certainly not a deal-breaker, particularly thinking about a few of our other favored workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis additionally do not have one. As a matter of fact, this workdesk does have one if you want, however it is a paid add-on (extra on this later also).

The bar is seen by some as a limitation, making it harder to place your legs comfortably listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they supply included stability, frequently crucial when workdesks are fully extended.

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

Conversely, StandDesk does supply a separate add-on crossbar that you can include in the desk yourself, just for an extra $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing desk is among one of the most crucial elements of these desks. Without a steady desk you’ll find it difficult to focus, which can result in you ending up being less thinking about making use of the desk at standing height. To get the most effective return on your investment, you’ll want to be happy when utilizing the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the very first workdesk that I have actually tested with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my security tests into two areas. Both tests will consist of the common front to back rocking examination as well as an entrusted to right wobble. The first will certainly lack the cross support and the secondly will be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross assistance can raise stability by as much as 15%. I have no idea just how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I evaluated that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking motion was bad. Beyond this factor it would certainly impact your job.

With Cross Support

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble motion for reduced heights. With the cross assistance the wobble activity didn’t start up until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement ended up being negative.

Keep in mind: It’s very important with flexible standing workdesks to completely tighten up all hardware. If there is hardware that is not totally tight, the activity experienced when extended to standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is particularly real with a workdesk framework that includes 32 bolts, there are far way too many points at which the desk has an opportunity to move.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually examined in our labs, we have to tighten our referral on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter individuals with narrower desktops, as the stability simply isn’t there for a big mass elevated high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be much better matched to these applications, as well as for a relatively noticeable reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German companies that invented this market, and their typical people are a great deal taller than the ordinary Eastern customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time ago. As well as they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, and large experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

Yet if you’re not as well tall, do not have an inordinate quantity of heavy equipment on your desktop, as well as do not need too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will give you good value.

All that might change with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to release at some time in the future. Originally we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to materialize, as well as Yu states he’s had trouble obtaining the item top quality he requires out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried dealing with. The brand-new design is apparently going to be much easier to set up and also have a heftier bar layout, among other improvements. He claims the new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, relieving our worry concerning side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever before comes to market we’ll upgrade you right here. However we’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as one of the most current information on the company is that Yu closed the little Los Angeles office and also has relocated it to accompany all its other staff members in southeast Asia.

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