The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable quantities. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not necessarily a reputable indication of the expected beneficial life of the lifting columns. But also for the price, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its stability concerns this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever wish to be, and also a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made desks that is gaining customers from both its less costly and more expensive peers.

StandDesk Construction, Configuration, and also Gizmos

Constructing the desk is quite easy if you follow the thorough guidelines. All of the screws, screws, washers, as well as springtime washing machines been available in different bags that are noted with their destination: tabletop, framework, as well as spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for attaching all of the bolts right into the structure, or, pop in a hex little bit right into your power tool– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a high quality coating to them with rounded edges to avoid 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 rotation gears to maintain the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was really handy for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally using a floor mat to protect the carpet from chair wheel damage at sitting height, and also push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the financial investment. The switches are all variable pressure programmed, suggesting the up and down arrowheads will readjust 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 button for 2 seconds. The memory switches are similar in style: push to remember the height setting, or hold the button down for five secs to keep a new height value. I’m making use of switch 1 for my resting placement as well as button 4 for my standing position, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I might require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been using the brand-new workdesk for a few weeks and have jotted down my initial impacts:

The motors are quiet but can be heard in the following space over. It takes maybe 25 secs for the desk to fully transition from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (specifically this LX model), creating the desk to get a little rocky when I change my weight versus the key-board. In knowledge, I must have purchased the bar upgrade for my desk after establishing the weight of my screens. If you prepare to do a dual display configuration, obtain the bar.

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

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

Performance

Despite any issues I might have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter layout, pretty much every one of those worries gotten rid of once I actually got down to utilizing this point.

Although I really did not believe it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be much more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting and also standing heights. The majority of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall surface; not always because it’s that wobbly, yet just because I want as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even additionally, confirming to be just as constant by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s bar enhancement, which they assert adds even more stability when acquired as a part of the plan deal.When it concerns weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 lbs of weight capability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for concerning three weeks currently for day-to-day job (and following standing workdesk best practices), whether it’s keying out testimonials like this one from our desktop or a laptop every so often. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, and also the surface on top of the desk still feels just as smooth and also glossy as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also multiple wipe downs with a dustcloth.

I never ever intentionally attempt to damage any type of workdesks also hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a set of tricks onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without as well several visible indications of damage.

Finally, when I determined the sound result of the desk while it increased from a sitting setting to standing and also back once more, it was by far the quietest we’ve tested yet. I could hardly get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your largest concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Currently, typically I do not consist of much regarding the customer support assistance of any kind of provided business, only since I really feel that generally if an item works the way its meant to, I shouldn’t ever before have a factor to call them in the first place. And while I desire I could say that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t finish this evaluation without pointing out the many, seemingly unlimited issues I came across trying to get my workdesk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any memory mobile phone consisted of initially, which implied I had no chance of in fact controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I called StandDesk regarding this issue, that got back to me around a day later with an apology and a pledge that a new one would certainly be shipped soon.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our troubles …
About four days later a mobile got here in the mail. The handset initially turned on, however it wasn’t long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down switch, but for some factor the “memory” button handled the down function just great. I contacted the business once more, and they excused the mixup as well as said they would have a brand-new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel as well as control box showed up. Once I mounted them both the desk lastly started functioning the way it was intended to, but not after almost a month of waiting and backward and forward with a business that couldn’t bear in mind to ship a core component of their product inside the very same box from the beginning.

Points to Consider

In spite of its bankable features, this stand desk additionally has its very own drawbacks. Given that no singular stand workdesk could catch all of the features that you might need, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a maintaining crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, especially thinking about some of our other favorite workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis likewise do not have one. This workdesk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (more on this later on as well).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more difficult to place your legs conveniently listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they provide included stability, typically crucial when desks are completely extended.

We have not check out any type of complaints of the security of this desk, so we don’t believe its something to really be worried regarding, although if you actually wanted a desk with a bar then we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most essential aspects of these desks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll discover it difficult to concentrate, which can lead to you becoming much less curious about making use of the desk at standing elevation. To get the best return on your investment, you’ll wish to be happy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have examined with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability tests into two sections. Both tests will certainly include the regular front to back rocking test as well as an entrusted to right wobble. The first will certainly be without the cross support and the second will certainly be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross support can boost security by up to 15%. I have no concept just how they generated 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 very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking activity was bad. Beyond this point it would certainly influence your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Left to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble movement for lower elevations. With the cross support the wobble motion didn’t start till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion became bad.

Note: It’s very important with flexible standing desks to completely tighten up all equipment. If there is hardware that is not entirely tight, the activity experienced when extended to standing elevation will be overemphasized. This is especially true with a desk frame that consists of 32 screws, there are much too many points at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually evaluated in our labs, we need to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a large mass boosted high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be much better suited to these applications, and also for a rather apparent factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German business that designed this industry, and their ordinary citizens are a whole lot taller than the average Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time ago. And also they have far more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, and large experience making standing workdesk bases, obviously.

However if you’re not also high, do not have an excessive amount of hefty devices on your desktop, as well as don’t need also wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly offer you good bang for your buck.

All that may transform with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to launch sometime in the future. Originally we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to materialize, and Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the product high quality he requires out of numerous Chinese factories he’s tried collaborating with. The new layout is allegedly going to be a lot easier to assemble as well as have a heftier crossbar style, to name a few improvements. He claims the new base will be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” arrangement, relieving our problem about side-load stressing on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever comes to market we’ll upgrade you right here. Yet we’re not holding our breath any longer as one of the most recent information on the business is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles workplace and also has transferred it to join with all its other employees in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing workdesk with remarkable efficiency has been introduce via the new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing desk. While restricted in dimension and also shade choices, it has taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the most effective standing desk under $400.

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has been gobbled up by millennials in impressive volumes. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the longest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not necessarily a reliable indication of the expected useful life of the lifting columns. For the price, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its security issues this is a much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever hope to be, and also a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is winning over consumers from both its more affordable and also more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Setup, and Gadgets

Constructing the desk is pretty easy if you adhere to the comprehensive instructions. All of the screws, screws, washing machines, and also springtime washers can be found in separate bags that are noted with their location: table top, framework, and also spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for attaching all of the screws into the structure, or, pop in a hex bit right into your power device– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have a premium quality surface to them with rounded edges 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 additionally includes height-adjustable rotation gears to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was extremely practical for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally using a flooring mat to secure the rug from chair wheel damages at sitting height, and push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the investment. The buttons are all variable stress programmed, indicating the backwards and forwards arrowheads 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 2nd if you hold the switch for two secs. The memory buttons are similar in design: push to recall the elevation setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to store a brand-new elevation worth. I’m making use of button 1 for my resting setting and also button 4 for my standing setting, which provides me 2 as well as 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the brand-new desk for a few weeks and have actually made a note of my first perceptions:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the next area over. It takes perhaps 25 seconds for the desk to totally transition from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (especially this LX design), triggering the desk to get a little rocky when I shift my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I must have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after figuring out the weight of my monitors. If you prepare to do a dual monitor configuration, obtain the bar.

Because gravity compresses the discs in a human spinal column, I require to elevate the desk greater in the early morning and lower it at night.

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

Performance

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

I really did not think it was even feasible, the StandDesk somehow takes care of to be also more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting and also standing heights. The majority of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed against my wall surface; not necessarily since it’s that unsteady, but even if I desire as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, verifying to be equally as stable on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar addition, which they claim adds much more stability when purchased as a part of the plan deal.When it pertains to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet much more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 lbs of weight capacity.

I have actually been using the desk for regarding 3 weeks currently for daily job (as well as adhering to standing workdesk finest methods), whether it’s keying out testimonials similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop every now and then. The desk holds up well against non-coastered beverages, as well as the surface on top of the desk still really feels just as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and several wipe downs with a rag.

I never ever deliberately attempt to dent any kind of desks as well hard, during some lighter examinations (tossing a set of tricks onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without also many visible indicators of damage.

Lastly, when I measured the noise output of the desk while it rose from a sitting placement to standing and back once more, it was without a doubt the quietest we have actually evaluated yet. I could barely get it to make greater than concerning 9.5 dB of sound, so if your biggest problem is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, typically I don’t consist of much about the client service support of any kind of offered company, just since I feel that as a whole if a product works the means its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them in the first place. And while I wish I can claim that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t complete this review without mentioning the countless, seemingly unlimited issues I experienced attempting to get my desk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any type of memory mobile consisted of originally, which suggested I had no chance of really managing the up/down feature on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk about this concern, that got back to me around a day later on with an apology and also a pledge that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out soon.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our problems …
Regarding 4 days later a handset arrived in the mail. The handset at first activated, but it had not been long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable buttons worked, neither did the down switch, however, for some reason the “memory” switch managed the down feature simply fine. I spoke to the firm again, and also they excused the mixup and also claimed they would have a new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my new panel and control box showed up. When I mounted them both the desk ultimately started working the means it was supposed to, however not after practically a month of waiting and also backward and forward with a company that couldn’t remember to ship a core element of their product inside the very same box from the beginning.

Things to Think about

In spite of its bankable attributes, this stand desk also has its very own drawbacks. Considering that no particular stand workdesk could catch every one of the functions that you may require, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as criterion

Not having a maintaining bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, specifically considering some of our other preferred workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis also do not have one. This workdesk does have one if you desire, however it is a paid add-on (extra on this later also).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it harder to position your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they supply included security, typically important when workdesks are completely expanded.

We have not review any complaints of the stability of this desk, so we do not think its something to really be worried about, although if you truly wanted a desk with a bar then we suggest you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does provide a different add-on bar that you can include to the desk on your own, simply for an additional $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most essential aspects of these desks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll locate it difficult to concentrate, which might result in you ending up being much less curious about using the desk at standing elevation. To get the very best return on your financial investment, you’ll want to enjoy when making use of the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the very first workdesk that I have actually checked with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability tests right into two areas. Both tests will include the regular front to back rocking examination and an entrusted to appropriate wobble. The initial will certainly be without the cross support and also the second will be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the addition of the cross assistance can increase stability by as much as 15%. I have no idea how they created that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I checked that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking movement was bad. Yet factor it would certainly affect your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Left to Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble motion for lower heights. With the cross support the wobble activity didn’t begin until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion came to be negative.

Note: It’s very essential with flexible standing workdesks to completely tighten all hardware. If there is hardware that is not entirely tight, the movement experienced when encompassed standing height will be overemphasized. This is particularly true with a desk frame that includes 32 bolts, there are much too many points at which the desk has an opportunity to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually examined in our labs, we have to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter individuals with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a large mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be much better suited to these applications, as well as for a relatively evident reason. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that invented this market, as well as their ordinary citizens are a lot taller than the ordinary Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a very long time back. And they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, and large experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

However if you’re not as well high, do not have an extreme quantity of hefty equipment on your desktop, as well as do not require also wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you good value.

All that might transform with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he expects 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 materialize, and Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the product quality he needs out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted dealing with. The brand-new style is supposedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to set up as well as have a heftier bar design, among other improvements. He claims the brand-new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” arrangement, reducing our concern regarding side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever before comes to market we’ll upgrade you below. Yet we’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as one of the most recent news on the company is that Yu closed the little Los Angeles workplace and also has relocated it to join with all its various other employees in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with remarkable performance has actually been introduce through the new joint venture in between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing desk. While restricted in dimension and also color alternatives, it has actually taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago standing as the most effective standing desk under $400.