The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and also has been demolished by millennials in outstanding volumes. While it brings a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a trustworthy sign of the expected valuable life of the lifting columns. But for the rate, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its security problems this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever before intend to be, and also a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying clients from both its less expensive and also costlier peers.
StandDesk Construction, Configuration, and Gizmos
Constructing the desk is pretty simple if you follow the comprehensive directions. All of the screws, screws, washers, and springtime washers can be found in separate bags that are marked with their destination: table top, frame, and also spares. There’s an included hex tool for attaching all of the bolts into the frame, or, pop in a hex little bit into your power tool– just beware not to over-tighten.
All of the components have a high quality finish to them with rounded edges to prevent 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 also consists of height-adjustable rotation equipments to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was really handy for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally making use of a floor mat to secure the carpeting from chair wheel damages at resting height, and also push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.
Standdesk-Foot
The deluxe controller deserved the investment. The buttons are all variable stress configured, meaning the up and down arrows will change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually change the elevation by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two secs. The memory switches are comparable in style: press to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for 5 secs to keep a brand-new elevation value. I’m making use of button 1 for my sitting position as well as button 4 for my standing position, which provides me 2 as well as 3 for anything I may need in the future.
Standdesk-Memory-unit
Using my Standdesk
I have actually been utilizing the brand-new desk for a couple of weeks and also have documented my preliminary impressions:
The motors are quiet however can be listened to in the next room over. It takes probably 25 seconds for the desk to fully change from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (especially this LX model), triggering the desk to obtain a little rocky when I change my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I ought to have acquired the bar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my monitors. If you plan to do a twin screen configuration, obtain the bar.
Because gravity compresses the discs in a human spine, I need to elevate the desk greater in the morning and lower it at night.
An anti-fatigue floor covering is absolutely important for long period of time standing. I bought an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, making use of rubber “cells” that are pictured below.
Performance
Despite any kind of problems I may have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter design, pretty much every one of those problems gotten rid of once I actually came down to using this thing.
I didn’t assume it was also feasible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be also a lot more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing heights. Many days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall; not necessarily since it’s that unsteady, but just because I desire as much stability as I can obtain.
The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, showing to be just as steady on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s bar addition, which they assert includes a lot more security when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it concerns weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 pounds of weight capacity.
I’ve been utilizing the desk for concerning three weeks currently for day-to-day work (and also adhering to standing workdesk finest techniques), whether it’s typing out evaluations like this one from our desktop or a laptop computer every now and then. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, and also the surface in addition to the desk still feels just as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it as well as numerous clean downs with a rag.
Though I never ever deliberately attempt to dent any desks as well hard, during some lighter examinations (throwing a set of keys onto it from a distance, for instance), it still held up without way too many visible indications of damages.
When I measured the noise output of the desk while it climbed from a resting setting to standing and also back once again, it was by much the quietest we have actually tested. I could barely get it to make greater than concerning 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant worry is the whirr of your motor, this is certainly the one for you.
Customer support
Now, typically I do not consist of much about the client service support of any given firm, only since I feel that as a whole if an item works the way its expected to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them to begin with. And while I wish I can say that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t finish this testimonial without stating the many, apparently countless problems I encountered trying to get my desk assembled.
For beginners, the desk I was sent really did not have any kind of memory mobile included originally, which suggested I had no way of in fact regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk about this concern, that returned to me around a day later with an apology and also a promise that a brand-new one would be shipped soon.
Standdesk evaluation handset
The source of all our troubles …
About four days later on a handset got here in the mail. The handset originally turned on, but it had not been long before I noticed that none of the programmable buttons functioned, neither did the down button, however, for some reason the “memory” switch handled the down function simply fine. I spoke to the business again, and also they apologized for the mixup as well as claimed they would certainly have a brand-new panel and also control box out to me within the week.
Over 2 weeks later on my brand-new panel and control box got here. As soon as I installed them both the desk lastly started functioning the means it was intended to, but not after virtually a month of waiting and also back and forth with a company that could not bear in mind to deliver a core element of their product inside the very same box from the get-go.
Things to Think about
In spite of its bankable attributes, this stand desk additionally has its own downsides. Since no single stand desk could record all of the attributes that you may require, you may consider these in your decision-making.
Lack of a Bar as requirement
Not having a supporting crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about a few of our other favorite desks such as the Completely Jarvis also don’t have one. This desk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (extra on this later also).
The bar is seen by some as a barrier, making it harder to put your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they offer added security, commonly vital when workdesks are fully expanded.
We have not read any issues of the stability of this desk, so we don’t think its something to really be worried regarding, although if you really desired a workdesk with a bar then we advise you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.
StandDesk does supply a separate add-on crossbar that you can include to the workdesk yourself, simply for an added $49.95.
Stability
The stability of a standing desk is just one of one of the most vital aspects of these workdesks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll find it hard to focus, which could lead to you coming to be much less curious about making use of the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the very best return on your investment, you’ll wish to enjoy when making use of the desk.
Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the very first workdesk that I have actually evaluated with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my security examinations right into 2 sections. Both tests will consist of the typical front to back shaking test and a left to right wobble. The first will certainly lack the cross support as well as the secondly will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross support can enhance security by up to 15%. I have no concept exactly how they created that number.
Without Cross Support
Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various situation. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I examined that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking activity was bad. Beyond this factor it would impact your work.
With Cross Assistance
Front to Back: Adding the cross assistance does not affect the shaking movement. The StandDesk Simple began to experienced a shaking motion at 36″. By 41″ the shaking activity was bad.
Left to Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble movement for reduced elevations. With the cross support the wobble movement didn’t begin until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity became poor.
Note: It’s really vital with flexible standing desks to completely tighten all hardware. If there is hardware that is not totally tight, the activity experienced when encompassed standing elevation will certainly be exaggerated. This is particularly real with a workdesk structure that consists of 32 screws, there are much too many factors at which the desk has a possibility to move.
Final thought
Like all the Chinese bases we have actually checked in our laboratories, we have to tighten our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktops, as the security simply isn’t there for a big mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be better suited to these applications, and for a fairly obvious reason. Basically all American-made bases are made in US factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German firms that developed this market, and also their ordinary citizens are a whole lot taller than the average Oriental consumer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a very long time ago. As well as they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, as well as sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.
If you’re not also tall, do not have an inordinate amount of hefty equipment on your desktop, and also do not require too large of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly offer you good bang for your buck.
All that might change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to launch at some time in the future. Initially we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to appear, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the product high quality he requires out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried collaborating with. The brand-new style is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to construct and have a heftier crossbar design, among other improvements. He states the brand-new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” configuration, minimizing our problem concerning side-load worrying on the training columns.
If this brand-new base ever before pertains to market we’ll upgrade you below. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most recent news on the business is that Yu closed the tiny Los Angeles office and also has actually transferred it to join with all its other employees in southeast Asia.
In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing desk with impressive efficiency has been present via the new joint venture between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing workdesk. While limited in dimension and color alternatives, it has taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago standing as the most effective standing desk under $400.