The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, as well as has been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable volumes. While it carries a ten-year warranty (the longest of any Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a dependable indicator of the anticipated useful life of the lifting columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made workdesks. Regardless of its security issues this is a much much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever before want to be, as well as a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made desks that is gaining clients from both its cheaper as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, as well as Devices

Building the desk is quite simple if you adhere to the comprehensive guidelines. All of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and also spring washing machines come in different bags that are marked with their location: tabletop, structure, as well as spares. There’s an included hex tool for attaching all of the bolts right into the structure, or, appear a hex little bit into your power tool– just beware not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a premium quality coating to them with rounded edges to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the screws that are secured to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly additionally includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was really useful for the carpeted office floor. I’m likewise making use of a floor mat to protect the rug from chair wheel damages at resting height, as well as press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the investment. The buttons are all variable pressure programmed, meaning the backwards and forwards arrows will change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continuously adjust the elevation by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for 2 seconds. The memory switches are similar in design: push to remember the height setup, or hold the button down for five seconds to store a new height value. I’m utilizing button 1 for my resting placement and also switch 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 as well as 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I’ve been using the new desk for a few weeks and have actually listed my first perceptions:

The electric motors are quiet but can be listened to in the following room over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to totally transition from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (particularly this LX version), creating the desk to get a little rough when I shift my weight against the key-board. In knowledge, I should have bought the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my monitors. If you plan to do a double screen arrangement, get the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human spinal column, I need to elevate the desk higher in the morning and also lower it at night.

An anti-fatigue mat is absolutely necessary for long period of time standing. I bought an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, utilizing rubber “cells” that are pictured below.

Efficiency

In spite of any type of troubles I might have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter design, pretty much every one of those worries washed away once I in fact got down to using this thing.

I didn’t believe it was also feasible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be also extra steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing heights. The majority of days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall surface; not necessarily because it’s that shaky, yet just because I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, proving to be equally as constant on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar enhancement, which they claim adds a lot more stability when purchased as a part of the package deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet much more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for up to 350 pounds of weight capability.

I’ve been utilizing the desk for about three weeks now for day-to-day work (and also complying with standing desk best practices), whether it’s inputting out testimonials similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop from time to time. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, and the finish 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 as well as several clean downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never ever purposefully try to dent any kind of desks too hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a set of secrets onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without way too many visible signs of damage.

Finally, when I determined the noise outcome of the desk while it climbed from a sitting placement to standing and also back once more, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve evaluated yet. I could hardly get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant problem is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Client service

Currently, normally I don’t include much regarding the customer service assistance of any provided business, only because I feel that as a whole if a product works the means its intended to, I should not ever before have a factor to call them in the first place. And while I desire I can state that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t complete this review without stating the countless, relatively countless troubles I came across trying to obtain my workdesk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any type of memory mobile phone included originally, which suggested I had no other way of actually regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk concerning this concern, who got back to me around a day later on with an apology and also a promise that a new one would be shipped quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our troubles …
About 4 days later on a handset arrived in the mail. The handset originally activated, yet it had not been long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down button, but also for some reason the “memory” switch handled the down feature just great. I called the business again, as well as they excused the mixup and also stated they would certainly have a brand-new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later my brand-new panel and control box showed up. Once I installed them both the desk lastly began functioning the method it was meant to, yet not after nearly a month of waiting as well as back and forth with a company that could not bear in mind to deliver a core part of their item inside the very same box from the beginning.

Things to Consider

Despite its bankable functions, this stand desk likewise has its own downsides. Since no particular stand desk can capture every one of the features that you may require, you may take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as criterion

Not having a supporting crossbar is definitely not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about a few of our other favored desks such as the Completely Jarvis additionally do not have one. This workdesk does have one if you desire, however it is a paid add-on (more on this later also).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more difficult to put your legs conveniently listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they supply added security, frequently important when desks are fully extended.

We have not check out any kind of grievances of the security of this workdesk, so we don’t assume its something to actually 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.

StandDesk does offer a separate add-on bar that you can include to the desk yourself, simply for an extra $49.95.

Stability

The stability of a standing workdesk is one of the most crucial facets of these desks. Without a stable desk you’ll discover it hard to concentrate, which could cause you coming to be less curious about utilizing the desk at standing elevation. To get the best return on your investment, you’ll wish to enjoy when using the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the initial workdesk that I have evaluated with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my security examinations into two sections. Both tests will certainly include the typical front to back rocking examination and a delegated ideal wobble. The very first will be without the cross support as well as the second will be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross support can raise security by approximately 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I evaluated that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking movement misbehaved. Beyond this factor it would affect your job.

With Cross Support

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble activity for reduced elevations. With the cross support the wobble movement really did not start till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity came to be negative.

Keep in mind: It’s really vital with adjustable standing desks to totally tighten up all hardware. If there is equipment that is not entirely limited, the activity experienced when extended to standing height will be exaggerated. This is specifically true with a desk framework that includes 32 bolts, there are much a lot of points at which the desk has an opportunity to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually examined in our laboratories, we have to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the security simply isn’t there for a big mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be better suited to these applications, as well as for a rather evident factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are had by Swedish, Danish or German business that developed this market, and also their typical residents are a great deal taller than the ordinary Oriental consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time earlier. And also they have far more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, as well as large experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

Yet if you’re not as well high, don’t have an extreme quantity of heavy equipment on your desktop computer, and also don’t require also wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you excellent bang for your buck.

All that may change with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he anticipates to launch 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, as well as Yu states he’s had difficulty obtaining the product top quality he requires out of several Chinese factories he’s tried working with. The brand-new design is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to put together as well as have a heftier bar style, to name a few refinements. He states the brand-new base will be offered in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” configuration, relieving our concern concerning side-load stressing on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever before comes to market we’ll upgrade you right here. However we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most recent information on the business is that Yu shut the small Los Angeles workplace as well as has relocated it to accompany all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with remarkable efficiency has actually been present through the new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing desk. While restricted in dimension as well as shade choices, it has actually 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 right at millennials, as well as has actually been gobbled up by millennials in excellent quantities. While it carries a ten-year warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a dependable indication of the anticipated valuable life of the lifting columns. For the cost, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made workdesks. Regardless of its stability problems this is a far better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever want to be, as well as a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad group of Chinese-made desks that is winning over consumers from both its more affordable and pricier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Configuration, and Gadgets

Building the desk is quite easy if you follow the detailed instructions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and springtime washing machines been available in different bags that are marked with their destination: tabletop, structure, as well as spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for securing all of the screws into the frame, or, appear a hex bit right into your power tool– simply take care not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a premium quality finish to them with rounded corners to avoid 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 setting up also consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was really handy for the carpeted home office floor. I’m also using a floor mat to secure the rug from chair wheel damage at resting height, and also press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the investment. The buttons are all variable stress configured, implying the backwards and forwards arrows will certainly change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continuously change the elevation by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two secs. The memory buttons are similar in style: push to recall the elevation setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to store a new elevation worth. I’m using switch 1 for my resting position and also switch 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 have actually been utilizing the brand-new workdesk for a couple of weeks as well as have actually made a note of my preliminary impacts:

The motors are quiet however can be listened to in the next room over. It takes possibly 25 seconds for the desk to totally change from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (particularly this LX version), triggering the desk to get a little rocky when I shift my weight against the key-board. In hindsight, I should have acquired the bar upgrade for my workdesk after figuring out the weight of my monitors. If you plan to do a double monitor setup, obtain the crossbar.

Since gravity presses the discs in a human spinal column, I require to raise the desk higher in the early morning as well as reduced it at night.

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

Efficiency

In spite of any type of issues I might have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter design, virtually all of those concerns gotten rid of when I really got down to utilizing this point.

Although I really did not believe it was even possible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be even more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing elevations. Many days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed versus my wall; not necessarily since it’s that unsteady, yet just because I want as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, verifying to be equally as consistent on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s crossbar enhancement, which they declare adds a lot more security when bought as a part of the package deal.When it comes to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 pounds of weight capability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for regarding 3 weeks now for day-to-day job (and following standing desk ideal techniques), whether it’s keying out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop computer from time to time. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, and the coating on top of the desk still feels equally as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also multiple clean downs with a rag.

Though I never ever deliberately attempt to dent any kind of workdesks also hard, throughout some lighter examinations (tossing a set of tricks onto it from a range, for instance), it still stood up without way too many visible signs of damages.

Finally, when I measured the sound output of the desk while it increased from a resting placement to standing as well as back once more, it was by far the quietest we have actually checked yet. I can barely get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your largest problem is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, typically I don’t include much regarding the customer care assistance of any kind of offered business, just since I feel that in general if an item works the way its expected to, I should not ever before have a factor to call them to begin with. As well as while I want I could say that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I simply can’t finish this review without stating the many, apparently limitless problems I encountered trying to get my desk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent didn’t have any kind of memory mobile phone consisted of initially, which indicated I had no other way of in fact managing the up/down feature on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk concerning this issue, that returned to me around a day later with an apology as well as an assurance that a new one would certainly be shipped shortly.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The source of all our problems …
Regarding 4 days later a handset arrived in the mail. The phone at first switched on, but it had not been long before I discovered that none of the programmable buttons functioned, nor did the down button, however, for some factor the “memory” switch took care of the down feature just great. I contacted the business once more, and they excused the mixup and also 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 control box arrived. When I mounted them both the desk lastly started functioning the way it was intended to, yet not after almost a month of waiting as well as to and fro with a business that couldn’t remember to deliver a core component of their item inside the exact same box from the start.

Points to Consider

Regardless of its bankable features, this stand desk likewise has its own drawbacks. Because no singular stand desk could record all of the attributes that you may need, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as standard

Not having a supporting bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, especially thinking about a few of our various other favored workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis also don’t have one. As a matter of fact, this desk does have one if you want, however it is a paid add-on (much more on this later on also).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it harder to place your legs comfortably listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they supply included stability, usually crucial when desks are completely prolonged.

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

StandDesk does provide a different add-on bar that you can add to the workdesk yourself, simply for an added $49.95.

Stability

The security of a standing desk is among one of the most vital facets of these workdesks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll find it tough to focus, which might lead to you ending up being less curious about making use of the desk at standing elevation. To get the best return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to enjoy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the initial workdesk that I have actually examined with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my security tests into 2 sections. Both tests will include the normal front to back shaking test and a delegated appropriate wobble. The initial will certainly lack the cross support and the second will certainly be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co says that the addition of the cross assistance can increase stability by approximately 15%. I have no suggestion just how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different situation. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I examined that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking movement misbehaved. Beyond this point it would certainly affect your work.

With Cross Support

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble motion for lower heights. With the cross support the wobble movement didn’t start up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity came to be poor.

Note: It’s extremely important with flexible standing desks to completely tighten up all equipment. If there is hardware that is not completely tight, the motion experienced when encompassed standing height will be overemphasized. This is particularly real with a desk framework that consists of 32 bolts, there are far way too many points at which the desk has an opportunity to move.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve examined in our laboratories, we have to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter individuals with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a big mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be better suited to these applications, and also for a relatively obvious reason. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German business that created this sector, and also their ordinary residents are a whole lot taller than the typical Asian consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time ago. And also they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and also large experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

But if you’re not also high, don’t have an extreme quantity of hefty equipment on your desktop computer, as well as don’t require as well wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly offer you excellent bang for your buck.

All that might change with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he anticipates to release at some time in the future. Originally we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to appear, as well as Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the product top quality he requires out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried collaborating with. The new layout is supposedly going to be much easier to assemble and also have a heftier bar style, among other refinements. He states the brand-new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” arrangement, reducing our issue concerning side-load stressing on the lifting columns.

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

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