The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and has been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable volumes. While it brings a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a reliable sign of the anticipated useful life of the lifting columns. For the rate, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made desks. Regardless of its security problems this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever before hope to be, and a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made desks that is gaining clients from both its less costly and more expensive peers.

StandDesk Construction, Configuration, and Devices

Constructing the desk is quite simple if you comply with the comprehensive guidelines. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, as well as spring washers can be found in separate bags that are marked with their location: table top, framework, and spares. There’s an included hex device for fastening every one of the screws right into the frame, or, pop in a hex bit into your power device– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up likewise includes height-adjustable rotation gears to stabilize the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was very useful for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m also utilizing a flooring mat to safeguard the rug from chair wheel damage at resting elevation, as well as push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the financial investment. The switches are all variable pressure set, indicating the backwards and forwards arrowheads will change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually adjust the elevation by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for two seconds. The memory switches are comparable in layout: press to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for five secs to store a brand-new elevation worth. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my resting position and button 4 for my standing position, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been using the new desk for a few weeks as well as have written down my initial impressions:

The electric motors are quiet but can be heard in the following room over. It takes possibly 25 secs for the desk to completely change from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (especially this LX model), causing the desk to obtain a little rocky when I change my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I must have bought the bar upgrade for my desk after figuring out the weight of my screens. If you intend to do a double monitor arrangement, get the bar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human spine, I need to raise the desk greater in the early morning and also reduced it at night.

An anti-fatigue mat is absolutely important for long duration standing. I bought an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, utilizing rubber “cells” that are imagined below.

Efficiency

Regardless of any problems I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter design, virtually every one of those issues gotten rid of when I really came down to utilizing this thing.

I really did not assume it was also possible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be even much more secure than the Jarvis, both at sitting and standing elevations. A lot of days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed against my wall surface; not always because it’s that shaky, yet just because I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, proving to be equally as stable on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s bar addition, which they declare adds even more security when acquired as a part of the package deal.When it pertains to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 pounds of weight capability.

I’ve been using the desk for about 3 weeks now for day-to-day work (as well as complying with standing desk best methods), whether it’s inputting out testimonials such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop once in a while. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, and also the coating in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it as well as several wipe downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never ever intentionally try to dent any kind of desks too hard, throughout some lighter examinations (tossing a set of tricks onto it from a distance, as an example), it still stood up without a lot of visible indications of damages.

Lastly, when I measured the noise result of the desk while it increased from a resting setting to standing as well as back once again, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve tested yet. I could hardly get it to make greater than concerning 9.5 dB of noise, so if your largest problem is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer support

Currently, usually I do not consist of much regarding the customer service support of any kind of given business, only because I feel that in general if an item works the way its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them to begin with. And also while I wish I can state that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I just can not complete this evaluation without discussing the various, seemingly countless troubles I came across trying to obtain my desk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory phone included initially, which meant I had no other way of in fact regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I called StandDesk about this issue, who returned to me around a day later on with an apology and also an assurance that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our troubles …
About four days later a mobile arrived in the mail. The mobile at first switched on, however it wasn’t long prior to I observed that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down switch, but for some reason the “memory” switch managed the down function just fine. I spoke to the firm once more, as well as they excused the mixup and also stated they would have a new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my brand-new panel and also control box arrived. As soon as I mounted them both the desk ultimately started working the way it was supposed to, however not after almost a month of waiting as well as back and forth with a company that could not keep in mind to ship a core element of their item inside the exact same box from the beginning.

Things to Consider

In spite of its bankable functions, this stand up desk additionally has its own drawbacks. Because no single stand desk can record all of the functions that you might require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as standard

Not having a supporting bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, especially thinking about some of our various other favorite desks such as the Totally Jarvis additionally don’t have one. As a matter of fact, this workdesk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (much more on this later also).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more difficult to position your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they offer added security, often crucial when workdesks are totally extended.

We have not check out any type of issues of the security of this desk, so we don’t think its something to truly be concerned about, although if you truly desired a workdesk with a bar then we advise you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does provide a separate add-on bar that you can add to the workdesk on your own, just for an additional $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of the most essential facets of these workdesks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll discover it difficult to concentrate, which could result in you ending up being less interested in using the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the very best return on your investment, you’ll want to more than happy when utilizing the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have examined with an optional cross support, I will break down my stability examinations right into two areas. Both examinations will certainly include the normal front to back shaking examination as well as a left to best wobble. The initial will lack the cross support and also the second will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the addition of the cross assistance can boost security by as much as 15%. I have no idea exactly how they generated that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I checked that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking movement misbehaved. Beyond this factor it would influence your work.

With Cross Support

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

Left to Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk improved the wobble motion for lower heights. With the cross assistance the wobble motion didn’t begin till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement came to be negative.

Keep in mind: It’s really crucial with adjustable standing desks to fully tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the movement experienced when included standing height will certainly be exaggerated. This is especially true with a workdesk frame that includes 32 screws, there are far way too many points at which the desk has a chance to move.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve tested in our laboratories, we need to tighten our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktops, as the security just isn’t there for a big mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better fit to these applications, and also for a relatively evident factor. Basically all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German business that developed this industry, and also their average citizens are a whole lot taller than the average Eastern consumer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time ago. And also they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, and also large experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

Yet if you’re not as well tall, do not have an inordinate quantity of heavy devices on your desktop computer, and don’t need also wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you excellent bang for your buck.

All that might alter with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to launch sometime in the future. Originally we were told we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to materialize, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the product quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried collaborating with. The new design is supposedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to construct and also have a heftier bar design, among other refinements. He claims the new base will be provided in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, alleviating our worry concerning side-load stressing on the training columns.

If this new base ever involves market we’ll upgrade you below. However we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most current information on the firm is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles workplace and also has relocated it to join with all its various other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing workdesk with remarkable performance has been introduce via the brand-new joint venture between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing workdesk. While limited in dimension as well as shade choices, it has taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the best standing workdesk under $400.

The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and has actually been gobbled up by millennials in impressive volumes. While it brings a ten-year guarantee (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not necessarily a trusted sign of the anticipated useful life of the lifting columns. But for the rate, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its security concerns this is a far better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever before want to be, as well as a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad group of Chinese-made desks that is swaying consumers from both its less expensive as well as costlier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, and Devices

Constructing the desk is quite simple if you follow the detailed guidelines. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, and springtime washers been available in different bags that are marked with their location: table top, framework, and spares. There’s an included hex device for securing every one of the bolts right into the structure, or, pop in a hex little bit into your power device– just take care not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a top quality surface to them with rounded edges to stay clear of cut hands. Below is a shot of all the screws that are attached to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly also consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to maintain the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was really handy for the carpeted office floor. I’m additionally making use of a flooring mat to secure the carpeting from chair wheel damage at resting elevation, as well as push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the financial investment. The switches are all variable pressure set, suggesting the up and down arrowheads will change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continuously change the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two seconds. The memory switches are comparable in style: press to recall the height setup, or hold the button down for five secs to keep a new height worth. I’m making use of button 1 for my sitting placement as well as button 4 for my standing position, which offers me 2 and also 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the brand-new desk for a few weeks as well as have listed my initial perceptions:

The motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the following space over. It takes perhaps 25 seconds for the desk to totally shift from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (especially this LX model), creating the desk to get a little rocky when I change my weight versus the keyboard. In knowledge, I should have purchased the bar upgrade for my workdesk after figuring out the weight of my monitors. If you plan to do a double screen setup, get the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human back, I need to raise the desk higher in the early morning as well as lower it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue mat is absolutely necessary for long period of time standing. I acquired an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, using rubber “cells” that are visualized listed below.

Efficiency

Regardless of any type of problems I might have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter design, basically every one of those problems removed once I really came down to using this point.

Although I really did not think it was even possible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be much more secure than the Jarvis, both at sitting and standing heights. A lot of days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed against my wall; not always due to the fact that it’s that shaky, yet even if I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, proving to be just as stable on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s bar addition, which they assert includes even more stability when bought as a part of the package deal.When it pertains to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet much more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 pounds of weight capability.

I have actually been using the desk for about 3 weeks now for day-to-day work (as well as following standing workdesk best practices), whether it’s keying out testimonials like this one from our desktop or a laptop once in a while. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, as well as the coating on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth and also glossy as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it as well as multiple wipe downs with a cloth.

I never ever purposefully attempt to damage any kind of workdesks as well hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a collection of secrets onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without as well several visible indications of damage.

Lastly, when I measured the sound output of the desk while it climbed from a resting position to standing and back again, it was by far the quietest we have actually examined yet. I can 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 certainly the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, normally I do not consist of much about the client service support of any offered firm, just due to the fact that I really feel that as a whole if an item works the way its meant to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them in the first place. And while I desire I might state that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not finish this review without stating the numerous, apparently unlimited troubles I encountered trying to obtain my desk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any kind of memory phone consisted of initially, which suggested I had no way of really managing the up/down function on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk about this problem, who returned to me around a day later with an apology and an assurance that a new one would be shipped out soon.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our issues …
About four days later on a handset showed up in the mail. The handset originally turned on, 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 factor the “memory” button took care of the down feature just fine. I contacted the company again, as well as they excused the mixup and claimed they would certainly have a new panel as well as control box bent on 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 meant to, yet not after practically a month of waiting and to and fro with a company that couldn’t remember to deliver a core component of their item inside the very same box from the beginning.

Things to Take into consideration

Despite its bankable functions, this stand up desk additionally has its own downsides. Since no particular stand workdesk can catch all of the features that you may need, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a stabilizing bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, particularly taking into consideration a few of our other preferred workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis also don’t have one. This workdesk does have one if you desire, however it is a paid add-on (extra on this later too).

The bar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it more challenging to place your legs comfortably below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they offer included security, frequently crucial when desks are completely prolonged.

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

Alternatively, StandDesk does offer a separate add-on crossbar that you can add to the desk yourself, just for an extra $49.95.

Stability

The security of a standing workdesk is just one of the most important aspects of these workdesks. Without a stable desk you’ll find it tough to focus, which could bring about you becoming much less interested in making use of the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the most effective return on your financial investment, you’ll wish to more than happy when using the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the initial workdesk that I have actually evaluated with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my security tests right into two sections. Both tests will include the regular front to back shaking examination and also a left to appropriate wobble. The very first will certainly be without the cross assistance and also the secondly will be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross support can boost security by approximately 15%. I have no idea just how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I tested that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking motion was bad. Yet factor it would affect your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk boosted the wobble motion for lower heights. With the cross assistance the wobble motion didn’t begin till you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement became poor.

Keep in mind: It’s extremely important with flexible standing desks to fully tighten up all hardware. If there is equipment that is not totally tight, the movement experienced when extended to standing height will be exaggerated. This is especially real with a workdesk frame that consists of 32 screws, there are far a lot of points at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve tested in our labs, we have to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a big mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better matched to these applications, as well as for a relatively apparent reason. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German companies that created this market, and their ordinary people are a lot taller than the average Oriental consumer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time earlier. And they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and also large experience making standing workdesk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not too tall, don’t have an extreme amount of hefty devices on your desktop computer, and don’t need too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will offer you good bang for your dollar.

All that may transform with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to release at some point in the future. Initially we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to materialize, and Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the item high quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried collaborating with. The brand-new design is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to put together and have a heftier crossbar design, to name a few refinements. He claims the new base will be offered in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” arrangement, minimizing our issue about side-load stressing on the training columns.

If this new base ever before comes to market we’ll update you right here. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current information on the business is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles office and also has moved it to join with all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

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