The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and has actually been demolished by millennials in excellent volumes. While it lugs a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a reliable sign of the expected valuable life of the training columns. But also for the price, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made desks. Despite its stability problems this is a much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever intend to be, and a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide group of Chinese-made desks that is gaining consumers from both its less costly as well as pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Setup, and also Gadgets

Constructing the desk is pretty easy if you comply with the thorough directions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and springtime washing machines been available in different bags that are marked with their destination: table top, structure, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for securing all of the bolts into the frame, or, appear a hex bit into your power tool– simply take care not to over-tighten.

All of the components have a top quality finish to them with rounded corners to avoid 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 setting up additionally includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was extremely useful for the carpeted home office floor. I’m likewise making use of a flooring mat to secure the rug from chair wheel damage at resting height, and also push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the financial investment. The switches are all variable pressure programmed, meaning the up and down arrowheads will certainly readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly readjust the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for two seconds. The memory buttons are comparable in design: press to recall the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five seconds to store a brand-new height value. I’m making use of button 1 for my resting placement and button 4 for my standing setting, which gives me 2 and also 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

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

The motors are quiet but can be listened to in the following area over. It takes possibly 25 secs for the desk to totally change from resting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (especially this LX design), creating the desk to obtain a little rough when I move my weight versus the keyboard. In knowledge, I need to have bought the crossbar upgrade for my desk after identifying the weight of my displays. If you intend to do a double screen configuration, get the bar.

Because gravity compresses the discs in a human spine, I require to raise the desk higher in the morning and also lower it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue floor covering is absolutely crucial for long duration standing. I purchased an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, making use of rubber “cells” that are envisioned below.

Efficiency

Despite any issues I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter design, pretty much all of those worries washed away as soon as I really came down to utilizing this point.

I really did not assume it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way takes care of to be also a lot more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting and standing heights. The majority of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall; not always due to the fact that it’s that shaky, but just because I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, proving to be just as steady on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar addition, which they declare adds much more security when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it comes to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 pounds of weight capacity.

I’ve been using the desk for concerning 3 weeks currently for daily work (and also following standing desk finest techniques), whether it’s typing out testimonials like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer once in a while. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, and the finish on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth and also glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as several wipe downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never intentionally attempt to damage any workdesks as well hard, during some lighter examinations (throwing a collection of keys onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without a lot of noticeable indicators of damage.

When I measured the noise result of the workdesk while it rose from a resting placement to standing and back once more, it was by much the quietest we’ve examined. I might barely get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your greatest concern is the whirr of your motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer support

Now, usually I don’t consist of much regarding the customer care assistance of any given company, only because I feel that as a whole if a product functions the method its expected to, I shouldn’t ever before have a factor to call them to begin with. As well as while I wish I can state that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I simply can’t complete this testimonial without pointing out the countless, relatively countless problems I encountered trying to obtain my workdesk assembled.

For beginners, the desk I was sent didn’t have any kind of memory mobile phone included originally, which meant I had no way of really regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I called StandDesk concerning this concern, who got back to me around a day later on with an apology as well as an assurance that a new one would be shipped shortly.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our problems …
Concerning four days later on a mobile phone arrived in the mail. The handset at first turned on, yet it wasn’t long before I noticed that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down switch, but also for some factor the “memory” switch handled the down function just great. I called the business once again, and also they excused the mixup as well as said they would certainly have a brand-new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my brand-new panel and control box got here. When I installed them both the desk finally began working the method it was intended to, yet not after virtually a month of waiting and back and forth with a firm that could not bear in mind to ship a core component of their item inside the same box from the start.

Things to Take into consideration

In spite of its bankable attributes, this stand up desk also has its own downsides. Given that no single stand workdesk might catch every one of the attributes that you might need, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as standard

Not having a stabilizing bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, especially thinking about several of our various other favorite workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise don’t have one. Actually, this workdesk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (much more on this later on as well).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it tougher to place your legs easily below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they supply added stability, frequently vital when desks are totally expanded.

We have not read any type of grievances of the security of this desk, so we do not think its something to actually be worried regarding, although if you truly wanted a workdesk with a crossbar then we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Alternatively, StandDesk does provide a separate add-on bar that you can contribute to the desk on your own, just for an extra $49.95.

Security

The security of a standing desk is among one of the most essential aspects of these desks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll find it hard to concentrate, which might result in you becoming less curious about using the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the very best return on your investment, you’ll want to enjoy when utilizing the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the initial workdesk that I have actually checked with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my security tests into two sections. Both tests will certainly include the common front to back shaking examination as well as an entrusted to best wobble. The initial will lack the cross assistance as well as the second will be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co claims that the addition of the cross assistance can enhance stability by as much as 15%. I have no idea just how they generated that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I tested that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking activity was bad. Yet factor it would influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Entrusted to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble motion for reduced elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble motion didn’t begin up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement came to be poor.

Keep in mind: It’s really important with adjustable standing desks to completely tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not completely limited, the motion experienced when included standing elevation will be overemphasized. This is specifically real with a desk framework that consists of 32 screws, there are far way too many factors at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually examined in our labs, we need to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktops, as the security simply isn’t there for a huge mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better fit to these applications, as well as for a fairly evident reason. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US factories that are had by Swedish, Danish or German companies that designed this industry, and their average citizens are a great deal taller than the ordinary Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a very long time earlier. And they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, and also large experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

But if you’re not also tall, don’t have an inordinate quantity of hefty devices on your desktop, and also do not need also wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will offer you excellent bang for your buck.

All that might change with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he anticipates to release at some time in the future. Originally we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later it has yet to emerge, and also Yu states he’s had problem getting the product quality he requires out of numerous Chinese factories he’s tried working with. The new style is supposedly going to be a lot easier to set up and have a heftier crossbar layout, among other refinements. He claims the brand-new base will be offered in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, easing our issue about side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

If this new base ever comes to market we’ll upgrade you here. However we’re not holding our breath any longer as the most recent news on the firm is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles workplace and has moved it to accompany all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing workdesk with impressive efficiency has been introduce with the brand-new joint venture 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 far from StandDesk’s long-ago standing as the best standing workdesk under $400.

The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and also has been demolished by millennials in outstanding volumes. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not always a reliable indication of the expected useful life of the training columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its security concerns this is a much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever before want to be, and a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad group of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying customers from both its less costly as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Construction, Configuration, and also Gadgets

Building the desk is pretty direct if you adhere to the detailed directions. All of the screws, bolts, washers, as well as spring washing machines can be found in different bags that are noted with their location: table top, structure, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for fastening all of the screws right into the framework, or, pop in a hex bit right into your power tool– just take care not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a high quality finish to them with rounded corners to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are attached to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly likewise consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was very useful for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise making use of a floor mat to protect the carpeting from chair wheel damage at resting height, as well as press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

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

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the brand-new workdesk for a few weeks as well as have actually listed my preliminary impacts:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be heard in the next area over. It takes maybe 25 secs for the desk to completely shift from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (particularly this LX model), creating the desk to obtain a little rough when I change my weight versus the key-board. In knowledge, I need to have bought the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my screens. If you intend to do a double display setup, obtain the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human back, I require to increase the desk higher in the morning and reduced it at night.

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

Efficiency

Regardless of any issues I might have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter style, practically all of those issues washed away once I actually came down to using this point.

Although I really did not assume it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be much more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing elevations. The majority of days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall; not always since it’s that shaky, however even if I desire as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, showing to be just as constant on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s bar addition, which they assert includes even more stability when bought as a part of the plan deal.When it concerns weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for up to 350 pounds of weight capacity.

I’ve been using the desk for concerning 3 weeks now for everyday job (and adhering to standing workdesk best practices), whether it’s typing out testimonials similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop computer periodically. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, and the surface in addition to the desk still really feels equally as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and numerous wipe downs with a cloth.

I never purposefully try to dent any desks as well hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a set of secrets onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without also several noticeable indications of damage.

When I determined the noise result of the workdesk while it rose from a sitting placement to standing and also back once again, it was by far the quietest we’ve examined. I can hardly get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your largest issue is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, usually I don’t consist of much regarding the customer service support of any offered company, just because I feel that in general if an item functions the way its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them to begin with. And while I desire I might state that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not complete this review without discussing the countless, seemingly limitless problems I ran into trying to obtain my workdesk assembled.

For beginners, the desk I was sent really did not have any memory phone included initially, which implied I had no way of actually controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk concerning this problem, who got back to me around a day later with an apology and a pledge that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out soon.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our problems …
About 4 days later a handset got here in the mail. The mobile phone originally activated, however it wasn’t long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable switches functioned, nor did the down switch, however, for some factor the “memory” switch managed the down function just fine. I got in touch with the firm once again, and they apologized for the mixup and claimed they would certainly have a brand-new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my new panel and also control box got here. Once I mounted them both the desk lastly started working the method it was supposed to, however not after virtually a month of waiting and also backward and forward with a firm that could not keep in mind to ship a core element of their product inside the exact same box from the outset.

Things to Consider

Despite its bankable functions, this stand workdesk also has its very own downsides. Given that no particular stand desk could record every one of the functions that you may need, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as standard

Not having a supporting crossbar is definitely not a deal-breaker, specifically considering a few of our various other favorite workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis additionally don’t have one. In fact, this desk does have one if you desire, but it is a paid add-on (more on this later too).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it harder to place your legs pleasantly listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they give added security, typically essential when desks are completely extended.

We have not check out any kind of issues of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not believe its something to truly be concerned concerning, although if you actually desired a workdesk with a bar after that we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Alternatively, StandDesk does supply a different add-on bar that you can include in the desk yourself, just for an added $49.95.

Stability

The stability of a standing desk is among the most important elements of these workdesks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll locate it hard to concentrate, which might lead to you coming to be less thinking about using the desk at standing height. To obtain the most effective return on your investment, you’ll want to enjoy 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 right into two areas. Both tests will certainly include the typical front to back rocking examination and also a delegated best wobble. The very first will certainly be without the cross assistance as well as the second will be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross assistance can boost security by approximately 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I tested that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking motion misbehaved. Yet factor it would certainly impact your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Entrusted to Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble motion for reduced elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble motion really did not start till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity became negative.

Keep in mind: It’s extremely essential with flexible standing desks to completely tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the motion experienced when extended to standing height will be exaggerated. This is specifically true with a workdesk structure that consists of 32 bolts, there are much too many points at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve tested in our labs, we have to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktops, as the security simply isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be better matched to these applications, as well as for a rather obvious reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German companies that developed this sector, and also their typical residents are a whole lot taller than the typical Oriental customer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time back. And they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and also sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not also tall, do not have an inordinate quantity of hefty tools on your desktop, and do not require too broad of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will provide you good bang for your buck.

All that may change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to launch sometime in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to materialize, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty obtaining the product high quality he requires out of a number of Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried working with. The brand-new style is apparently going to be a lot easier to put together and have a heftier bar layout, to name a few improvements. He claims the new base will be supplied in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” configuration, minimizing our problem about side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever before concerns market we’ll upgrade you here. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current information on the firm is that Yu closed the little Los Angeles office and also has actually relocated it to join with all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing workdesk with outstanding efficiency has been present through the brand-new joint endeavor between US-based iMovR as well as China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing desk. While restricted in dimension as well as color options, it has actually taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the most effective standing workdesk under $400.