The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and has been demolished by millennials in remarkable volumes. While it lugs a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not always a reputable sign of the expected beneficial life of the training columns. However, for the price, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its security issues this is a far better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever wish to be, as well as a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is gaining clients from both its cheaper as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Setup, and Devices

Developing the desk is pretty direct if you comply with the comprehensive directions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, and springtime washers come in separate bags that are marked with their location: table top, frame, and spares. There’s an included hex device for securing every one of the screws right into the structure, or, appear a hex little bit into your power device– just be careful not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a top quality finish to them with rounded edges to stay clear of 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 consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very useful for the carpeted office flooring. I’m likewise utilizing a flooring mat to shield the carpet from chair wheel damages at sitting height, and 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 configured, indicating the backwards and forwards arrows will certainly adjust 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 seconds. The memory buttons are similar in design: push to remember the elevation setting, or hold the button down for 5 secs to store a new elevation worth. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my sitting setting and also switch 4 for my standing position, which provides me 2 and also 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the new workdesk for a few weeks as well as have actually jotted down my preliminary perceptions:

The motors are quiet however can be heard in the following room over. It takes maybe 25 secs for the desk to totally change from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (particularly this LX model), triggering the desk to get a little rough when I shift my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I need to have purchased the bar upgrade for my workdesk after figuring out the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a double display configuration, obtain the bar.

Since gravity presses the discs in a human back, I need to raise the desk higher in the early morning as well as reduced it in the evening.

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

Performance

In spite of any problems I may have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter design, basically every one of those issues washed away as soon as I in fact came down to using this thing.

Although I really did not assume it was even possible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be even more steady than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing heights. The majority of days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall; not always since it’s that shaky, however just because I desire as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, confirming to be equally as constant by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar addition, which they assert includes much more security when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 pounds of weight ability.

I have actually been using the desk for about 3 weeks currently for daily work (and following standing desk best methods), whether it’s keying out reviews like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop once in a while. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, as well as the finish in addition to 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 multiple wipe downs with a cloth.

I never intentionally attempt to damage any type of desks as well hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a set of secrets onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without too numerous noticeable signs of damage.

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

Customer care

Currently, usually I do not consist of much concerning the customer support support of any type of offered business, just due to the fact that I feel that generally if an item works the way its meant to, I should not ever have a factor to call them to begin with. And also while I want I might say that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I just can not finish this evaluation without stating the many, apparently endless problems I ran into trying to obtain my desk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any kind of memory mobile phone consisted of initially, which indicated I had no way of in fact regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk about this concern, who returned to me around a day later on with an apology as well as a promise that a new one would be shipped shortly.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our troubles …
Regarding four days later on a mobile got here in the mail. The mobile at first turned on, but it wasn’t long prior to I observed that none of the programmable buttons functioned, nor did the down button, but also for some reason the “memory” switch handled the down feature simply fine. I spoke to the company again, and they apologized for the mixup and also said they would have a brand-new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel as well as control box showed up. As soon as I installed them both the desk ultimately started functioning the way it was intended to, yet not after almost a month of waiting and also back and forth with a company that couldn’t bear in mind to deliver a core part of their product inside the very same box from the start.

Things to Consider

Despite its bankable features, this stand workdesk likewise has its own drawbacks. Considering that no single stand workdesk might catch every one of the features that you might require, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as criterion

Not having a supporting bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, particularly thinking about a few of our other favorite workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis also do not have one. This workdesk does have one if you want, however it is a paid add-on (extra on this later on as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it harder to put your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they offer included stability, usually critical when workdesks are completely extended.

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

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

Security

The security of a standing desk is among one of the most crucial elements of these desks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll locate it tough to focus, which might cause you becoming less curious about using the desk at standing height. To get the most effective return on your investment, you’ll wish to be happy when making use of the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have examined with an optional cross support, I will break down my stability tests right into 2 areas. Both tests will certainly include the typical front to back rocking test and also a left to ideal wobble. The very first will lack the cross support and also the secondly will be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co claims that the addition of the cross support can increase security by approximately 15%. I have no concept how they created that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I evaluated that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking movement was bad. Yet point it would affect your work.

With Cross Support

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 activity was bad.

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

Note: It’s very essential with flexible standing desks to totally tighten all equipment. If there is equipment that is not completely limited, the activity experienced when reached standing height will certainly be overemphasized. This is specifically true with a desk structure that consists of 32 bolts, there are far a lot of factors at which the desk has an opportunity to move.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve tested in our labs, we have to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the stability just isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will be better suited to these applications, and for a rather evident reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German business that designed this sector, and also their average people are a whole lot taller than the average Oriental customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time earlier. And also they have far more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, and sheer experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

Yet if you’re not too tall, don’t have an extreme quantity of hefty equipment on your desktop, and also don’t require too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will provide you good bang for your buck.

All that might change with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he expects to launch at some time in the future. Initially we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to appear, and also Yu states he’s had trouble getting the product high quality he needs out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried working with. The new style is supposedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to put together and also have a heftier crossbar design, among other refinements. He states the brand-new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, easing our problem about side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this new base ever pertains to market we’ll upgrade you right here. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most recent information on the business is that Yu shut the small Los Angeles workplace and also has relocated it to join with all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing workdesk with impressive efficiency has been present via the brand-new joint venture between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing workdesk. While limited in size and shade options, it has actually taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the most effective standing desk under $400.

The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and has been demolished by millennials in outstanding quantities. While it brings a ten-year warranty (the lengthiest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a reliable indicator of the anticipated valuable life of the training columns. However, for the rate, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made desks. Despite its stability concerns this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever before want to be, and also a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying customers from both its more affordable as well as pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, and also Devices

Building the desk is pretty straight forward if you comply with the detailed instructions. All of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and also spring washers can be found in separate bags that are noted with their destination: table top, structure, as well as spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for fastening every one of the screws right into the framework, or, appear a hex little bit right into your power device– just take care not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a high quality coating to them with rounded corners to prevent 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 setting up additionally includes height-adjustable rotation gears to maintain the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very helpful for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise using a floor mat to safeguard the carpet from chair wheel damage at sitting elevation, and push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the financial investment. The buttons are all variable pressure set, indicating the backwards and forwards arrows will change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually adjust the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for 2 secs. The memory switches are comparable in style: press to remember the height setup, or hold the button down for 5 secs to keep a brand-new height value. I’m making use of button 1 for my sitting setting and also switch 4 for my standing placement, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the brand-new workdesk for a couple of weeks and also have documented my initial perceptions:

The motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the next space over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to fully change from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (especially this LX version), causing the desk to obtain a little rough when I change my weight against the key-board. In hindsight, I must have acquired the crossbar upgrade for my desk after figuring out the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a dual display arrangement, obtain the crossbar.

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

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

Performance

Despite any problems I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter layout, pretty much every one of those problems gotten rid of once I actually came down to utilizing this thing.

I didn’t believe it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be also more secure than the Jarvis, both at sitting as well as standing heights. The majority of days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall; not necessarily since it’s that unsteady, but even if I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, confirming to be just as stable on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar enhancement, which they declare includes even more security when acquired as a part of the package deal.When it concerns weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 pounds of weight ability.

I’ve been utilizing the desk for concerning 3 weeks now for everyday job (as well as complying with standing workdesk finest methods), whether it’s inputting out evaluations like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer periodically. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, and also 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 clean downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never ever intentionally attempt to dent any kind of workdesks also hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a set of secrets onto it from a distance, as an example), it still held up without way too many visible signs of damage.

When I gauged the sound outcome of the workdesk while it increased from a resting position to standing and also back once again, it was by far the quietest we’ve tested. I might hardly get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your greatest worry is the whirr of your electric motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Client service

Now, usually I do not include much regarding the customer support support of any type of provided firm, just due to the fact that I really feel that generally if a product functions the method its intended to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them in the first place. And while I want I might state that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can not complete this review without stating the numerous, seemingly limitless troubles I encountered trying to get my desk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent really did not have any type of memory phone consisted of originally, which suggested I had no other way of really regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk concerning this problem, that got back to me around a day later on with an apology as well as an assurance that a new one would be shipped out soon.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our problems …
Concerning four days later a mobile showed up in the mail. The mobile initially activated, but it wasn’t long before I discovered that none of the programmable buttons functioned, neither did the down button, but also for some reason the “memory” switch took care of the down feature simply great. I contacted the company again, and they apologized for the mixup as well as stated they would certainly have a new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel and control box got here. When I mounted them both the desk lastly started functioning the method it was supposed to, yet not after practically a month of waiting as well as back and forth with a firm that could not remember to ship a core part of their product inside the same box from the get-go.

Points to Consider

In spite of its bankable functions, this stand up desk also has its very own disadvantages. Considering that no single stand desk can capture all of the functions that you may need, you might think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as criterion

Not having a stabilizing bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, specifically considering some of our various other favored workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis additionally don’t have one. Actually, this desk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (much more on this later on as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it harder to place your legs pleasantly listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they supply included security, typically vital when desks are totally extended.

We have not read any kind of issues of the stability of this desk, so we don’t think its something to actually be worried concerning, although if you actually wanted a desk with a bar then we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The security of a standing desk is among one of the most crucial aspects of these desks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll discover it tough to concentrate, which could lead to you becoming less curious about using the desk at standing elevation. To get the very best return on your investment, you’ll wish to enjoy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the initial desk that I have actually tested with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my stability examinations into 2 areas. Both tests will certainly include the common front to back shaking test and a left to right wobble. The very first will certainly be without the cross support as well as the secondly will be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross support can boost stability by as much as 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they created that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I evaluated that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking motion misbehaved. Yet factor it would influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

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

Keep in mind: It’s really important with flexible standing workdesks to totally tighten all hardware. If there is hardware that is not entirely limited, the movement experienced when extended to standing height will be exaggerated. This is specifically real with a desk structure that includes 32 bolts, there are far too many factors at which the desk has a chance to move.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually checked in our labs, we have to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a huge mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be better suited to these applications, and also for a fairly noticeable reason. Practically all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that invented this market, and their average people are a whole lot taller than the typical Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time back. And also they have even more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, as well as sheer experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

Yet if you’re not too tall, don’t have an excessive amount of heavy equipment on your desktop, as well as don’t require also wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will offer you great bang for your buck.

All that might alter with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he expects to release sometime in the future. Initially we were told we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to materialize, and Yu states he’s had problem getting the product quality he needs out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted working with. The brand-new style is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to assemble as well as have a heftier bar style, among other improvements. He says the new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” arrangement, alleviating our concern concerning side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

If this new base ever before pertains to market we’ll upgrade you below. However we’re not holding our breath any longer as one of the most current information on the company is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles office as well as has transferred it to accompany all its various other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing desk with excellent performance has actually been introduce through the new joint venture between US-based iMovR as well as China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing workdesk. While restricted in size and also color choices, it has actually taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the best standing desk under $400.