The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, as well as has actually been demolished by millennials in impressive volumes. While it carries a ten-year service warranty (the lengthiest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a reputable indicator of the expected helpful life of the training columns. But also for the rate, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and various other Chinese-made desks. Despite its security concerns this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever hope to be, as well as a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made desks that is gaining customers from both its less costly and also pricier peers.
StandDesk Construction, Setup, as well as Devices
Constructing the desk is pretty simple if you adhere to the thorough directions. All of the screws, screws, washers, and also springtime washers come in separate bags that are marked with their destination: table top, structure, and also spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for attaching all of the bolts into the framework, or, appear a hex little bit into your power tool– just be careful not to over-tighten.
All 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 assembly– it’s not going anywhere!
Standdesk-Leg
The foot setting up additionally consists of height-adjustable rotation gears to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was very helpful for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise using a flooring mat to protect the rug from chair wheel damages at resting elevation, and also press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.
Standdesk-Foot
The deluxe controller deserved the financial investment. The buttons are all variable pressure configured, indicating the up and down arrows will certainly change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually readjust the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for 2 secs. The memory buttons are similar in style: press to remember the height setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to save a brand-new height value. I’m using switch 1 for my sitting position and also switch 4 for my standing setting, which gives me 2 as well as 3 for anything I might require in the future.
Standdesk-Memory-unit
Using my Standdesk
I have actually been using the new desk for a few weeks and also have documented my preliminary perceptions:
The electric motors are quiet but can be heard in the next space over. It takes probably 25 seconds for the desk to fully transition from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (particularly this LX model), triggering the desk to obtain a little rocky when I shift my weight against the keyboard. In hindsight, I need to have acquired the crossbar upgrade for my desk after identifying the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a dual screen arrangement, get the bar.
Due to the fact that gravity compresses the discs in a human back, I require to elevate the desk greater in the early morning and lower it at night.
An anti-fatigue mat is absolutely vital for long duration standing. I purchased an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, utilizing rubber “cells” that are visualized below.
Performance
Regardless of any problems I may have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter style, pretty much every one of those worries washed away once I really came down to utilizing this thing.
I really did not assume it was also feasible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be even much more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing heights. Most days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pushed versus my wall; not necessarily because it’s that shaky, but even if I desire as much stability as I can obtain.
The StandDesk one ups the gambit even additionally, proving to be just as consistent by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s bar enhancement, which they assert adds a lot more security when purchased as a part of the bundle deal.When it comes to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet much more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 pounds of weight ability.
I’ve been utilizing the desk for about 3 weeks currently for everyday job (as well as complying with standing desk best practices), whether it’s inputting out testimonials similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop computer every so often. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, as well as the coating on top of the desk still really feels just as smooth and slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as multiple clean downs with a rag.
I never deliberately attempt to damage any kind of desks too hard, during some lighter examinations (throwing a set of secrets onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without too several visible indications of damages.
When I determined the sound result of the desk while it climbed from a sitting position to standing and back once again, it was by much the quietest we have actually tested. I might hardly get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant concern is the whirr of your motor, this is most definitely the one for you.
Customer Service
Now, typically I don’t consist of much concerning the customer care assistance of any provided business, only because I feel that generally if a product functions the way its meant to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them to begin with. And also while I wish I could state that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not finish this review without pointing out the numerous, apparently countless problems I encountered attempting to get my desk assembled.
For starters, the desk I was sent didn’t have any memory mobile phone included initially, which meant I had no other way of actually controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk regarding this issue, who returned to me around a day later with an apology and also a pledge that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped soon.
Standdesk testimonial handset
The resource of all our issues …
Concerning 4 days later a handset showed up in the mail. The mobile originally turned on, yet it wasn’t long before I observed that none of the programmable switches worked, neither did the down button, however, for some reason the “memory” button took care of the down feature simply great. I called the business once more, and also they apologized for the mixup and also claimed they would have a brand-new panel as well as control box bent on me within the week.
Over 2 weeks later on my new panel and control box got here. Once I installed them both the desk ultimately started functioning the means it was intended to, however not after virtually a month of waiting and backward and forward 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.
Points to Consider
In spite of its bankable features, this stand up workdesk also has its very own drawbacks. Because no single stand desk might capture all of the features that you might 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, particularly thinking about a few of our various other preferred workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis likewise do not have one. As a matter of fact, this workdesk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (more on this later on too).
The crossbar is seen by some as a limitation, making it more difficult to position your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they offer included security, frequently critical when desks are completely expanded.
We have not read any grievances of the security of this workdesk, so we do not assume its something to really be worried concerning, although if you truly wanted a workdesk with a crossbar then we recommend 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 yourself, just for an added $49.95.
Stability
The stability of a standing desk is just one of one of the most important elements of these workdesks. Without a steady desk you’ll discover it difficult to concentrate, which might lead to you ending up being much less thinking about making use of the desk at standing elevation. To get the best return on your investment, you’ll intend to be happy when making use of 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 security tests into two areas. Both tests will include the typical front to back shaking examination as well as a delegated appropriate wobble. The initial will certainly be without the cross support and the secondly will be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross assistance can enhance security by as much as 15%. I have no idea exactly how they developed that number.
Without Cross Assistance
Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I examined that tottered at 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 certainly influence your job.
With Cross Assistance
Front to Back: Adding the cross assistance does not affect the rocking movement. The StandDesk Simple began to experienced a rocking movement at 36″. By 41″ the shaking motion was bad.
Left to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk boosted the wobble activity for reduced heights. With the cross assistance the wobble movement really did not start up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement came to be bad.
Keep in mind: It’s very important with adjustable standing desks to completely tighten all equipment. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the movement experienced when reached standing height will be exaggerated. This is particularly real with a desk structure that includes 32 screws, there are much a lot of factors at which the desk has a chance to move.
Final thought
Like all the Chinese bases we’ve evaluated in our labs, we need to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the stability just isn’t there for a large mass elevated high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better suited to these applications, and also for a relatively evident reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German business that invented this market, and also their ordinary residents are a great deal taller than the average Oriental customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time back. As well as they have even more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, as well as sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, obviously.
If you’re not as well tall, do not have an excessive amount of heavy equipment on your desktop computer, and do not need also broad of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will offer you good bang for your buck.
All that could change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design 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 on it has yet to emerge, and Yu states he’s had trouble obtaining the item quality he needs out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted dealing with. The new design is allegedly going to be a lot easier to construct and have a heftier bar layout, to name a few improvements. He states the brand-new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” setup, relieving our worry regarding side-load stressing on the training columns.
If this brand-new base ever before concerns market we’ll update you here. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most recent news on the business is that Yu shut the small Los Angeles workplace as well as has transferred it to join with all its various other employees in southeast Asia.
In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with outstanding efficiency has actually been introduce via the brand-new joint endeavor between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing workdesk. While restricted in dimension as well as color options, it has taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the best standing desk under $400.