The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and has been gobbled up by millennials in outstanding volumes. While it brings a ten-year service 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. But for the cost, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and various other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its security concerns this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever want to be, and also a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad classification of Chinese-made desks that is swaying consumers from both its cheaper as well as costlier peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Configuration, and also Devices

Constructing the desk is rather simple if you follow the in-depth guidelines. All of the screws, bolts, washers, as well as spring washers can be found in different bags that are noted with their destination: table top, framework, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for fastening every one of the screws into the frame, or, pop in a hex bit right into your power tool– just beware not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have an excellent 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 setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly also consists of height-adjustable turning gears to stabilize the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was extremely valuable for the carpeted office flooring. I’m likewise utilizing a flooring mat to safeguard the rug from chair wheel damages at sitting height, as well as push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the financial investment. The switches are all variable pressure set, indicating the backwards and forwards arrowheads will certainly change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually adjust the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for two seconds. The memory buttons are comparable in layout: press to recall the height setup, or hold the button down for five secs to save a brand-new elevation worth. I’m utilizing button 1 for my resting placement and button 4 for my standing position, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been using the new workdesk for a few weeks as well as have actually written down my initial impacts:

The motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the next area over. It takes perhaps 25 secs for the desk to completely change from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (specifically this LX model), triggering the desk to obtain a little rough when I move my weight against the keyboard. In hindsight, I must have bought the crossbar upgrade for my desk after determining the weight of my screens. If you prepare to do a twin monitor setup, get the bar.

Due to the fact that gravity compresses the discs in a human spine, I require to increase the desk greater in the morning and also reduced it at night.

An anti-fatigue mat is definitely 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

In spite of any issues I might have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter layout, practically all of those problems washed away when I really came down to utilizing this thing.

I really did not think it was also feasible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be also much more stable than the Jarvis, both at sitting and standing elevations. A lot of days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pushed versus my wall surface; not always due to the fact that it’s that wobbly, however just because I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, confirming to be just as consistent by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s bar enhancement, which they claim includes a lot more stability when purchased as a part of the package deal.When it concerns weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 lbs of weight ability.

I’ve been making use of the desk for concerning 3 weeks now for everyday work (as well as complying with standing desk finest practices), whether it’s keying out reviews similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop every now and then. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, and the surface on top of the desk still feels equally as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it despite days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and also multiple wipe downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never ever intentionally attempt to dent any kind of workdesks as well hard, during some lighter tests (throwing a collection of tricks onto it from a distance, as an example), it still held up without way too many visible indicators of damage.

When I measured the noise outcome of the workdesk while it rose from a resting setting to standing and back once more, it was by much the quietest we’ve checked. I can hardly get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your biggest issue is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Currently, normally I don’t consist of much regarding the customer service assistance of any offered firm, only because I really feel that in general if a product works the method its expected to, I should not ever have a factor to call them to begin with. As well as while I desire I might state that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t complete this evaluation without discussing the many, apparently countless problems I ran into attempting to obtain my desk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any memory handset included initially, which suggested I had no chance of in fact managing the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk concerning this issue, who returned to me around a day later on with an apology as well as a promise that a new one would be shipped soon.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our issues …
Concerning four days later a phone arrived in the mail. The phone at first activated, yet it had not been long before I noticed that none of the programmable switches functioned, nor did the down switch, however, for some factor the “memory” switch managed the down function just great. I got in touch with the firm once more, as well as they apologized for the mixup and claimed they would have a brand-new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my brand-new panel and control box got here. When I mounted them both the desk ultimately began working the method it was supposed to, but not after virtually a month of waiting as well as backward and forward with a firm that could not keep in mind to ship a core component of their product inside the exact same box from the get-go.

Things to Think about

Regardless of its bankable functions, this stand workdesk additionally has its very own drawbacks. Considering that no particular stand workdesk can catch all of the features that you may require, you may take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a supporting crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, especially thinking about several of our various other preferred desks such as the Fully Jarvis additionally don’t have one. This workdesk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (extra on this later too).

The crossbar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it tougher to position your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they supply added stability, often essential when desks are fully extended.

We have not read any problems of the stability of this desk, so we do not think its something to really be worried about, although if you really wanted a workdesk with a crossbar then we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does offer a different add-on crossbar that you can include to the workdesk on your own, simply for an added $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most important aspects of these desks. Without a stable desk you’ll locate it difficult to concentrate, which could lead to you becoming less interested in using the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the most effective return on your investment, you’ll wish to enjoy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the initial desk that I have examined with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my stability tests into two sections. Both examinations will certainly consist of the common front to back rocking examination as well as a delegated best wobble. The initial will certainly lack the cross assistance and also the secondly will certainly be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co claims that the addition of the cross support can raise security by approximately 15%. I have no concept exactly how they created that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I examined that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking activity was bad. Yet point it would certainly influence your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk improved the wobble activity for lower elevations. With the cross support the wobble motion didn’t begin until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity ended up being bad.

Keep in mind: It’s very important with adjustable standing desks to fully tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not completely tight, the activity experienced when encompassed standing height will certainly be exaggerated. This is specifically true with a workdesk framework that consists of 32 screws, there are much too many factors at which the desk has a chance to move.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve checked in our laboratories, we need to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a big mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be better matched to these applications, as well as for a fairly apparent reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that designed this sector, and their average citizens are a whole lot taller than the typical Oriental customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time back. And they have far more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, as well as sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, obviously.

However if you’re not too high, do not have an excessive quantity of hefty devices on your desktop, and also do not require as well wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you great bang for your buck.

All that may alter with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to release at some point in the future. Originally we were told we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to materialize, and also Yu states he’s had trouble getting the item top quality he requires out of numerous Chinese factories he’s tried working with. The brand-new layout is supposedly going to be much easier to construct and also have a heftier crossbar design, to name a few refinements. He states the new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, minimizing our worry regarding side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever before pertains to market we’ll upgrade you here. But we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most current information on the company is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles office and also has moved it to accompany all its other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with remarkable efficiency has actually been present via the brand-new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing desk. While restricted in dimension and also color alternatives, it has actually taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago standing as the best standing desk under $400.

The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and also has actually been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable volumes. While it brings a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not necessarily a reliable indication 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 other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its security issues this is a far better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever before hope to be, as well as a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying clients from both its cheaper as well as pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Arrangement, and Devices

Building the desk is quite easy if you adhere to the comprehensive directions. All of the screws, screws, washing machines, and also springtime washing machines been available in different bags that are noted with their location: tabletop, frame, and also spares. There’s an included hex tool for attaching all of the bolts into the structure, or, appear a hex bit into your power device– just take care not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up additionally 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 flooring. I’m additionally using a floor mat to secure the carpet from chair wheel damage at resting elevation, and also press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the investment. The switches are all variable pressure programmed, meaning the up and down arrows will certainly adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continuously change the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two secs. The memory buttons are similar in design: push to remember the height setting, or hold the button down for five secs to store a brand-new height value. I’m making use of switch 1 for my sitting position and button 4 for my standing position, which offers me 2 as well as 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the brand-new desk for a couple of weeks as well as have actually documented my initial perceptions:

The electric motors are quiet however can be listened to in the next area over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to fully shift from resting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (specifically this LX model), triggering the desk to get a little rough when I move my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I should have acquired the bar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my monitors. If you plan to do a dual screen arrangement, obtain the crossbar.

Since gravity compresses the discs in a human spinal column, I require to increase the desk greater in the early morning as well as lower it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue mat is absolutely vital for long duration standing. I bought an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, utilizing rubber “cells” that are envisioned below.

Efficiency

In spite of any type of issues I may have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter style, practically every one of those problems removed as soon as I actually got down to using this point.

Although I didn’t assume it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be even more stable than the Jarvis, both at sitting and standing elevations. Most days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall; not necessarily since it’s that shaky, however even if I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even additionally, verifying to be just as steady on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s bar addition, which they declare adds a lot more security when purchased 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 ranked for up to 350 pounds of weight capability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for concerning three weeks now for daily work (and following standing workdesk ideal practices), whether it’s typing out evaluations such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop every so often. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, and the surface in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth as well as glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as multiple wipe downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never deliberately attempt to damage any kind of desks also hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a collection of secrets onto it from a distance, as an example), it still stood up without a lot of noticeable indicators of damage.

When I determined the noise output of the desk while it climbed from a sitting placement to standing and back once more, it was by far the quietest we have actually checked. I might hardly get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your most significant concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, normally I do not include much regarding the customer care assistance of any type of given company, only because I feel that in general if an item works the means its supposed to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them to begin with. As well as while I want I can state that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t finish this testimonial without discussing the many, apparently endless issues I encountered trying to obtain my workdesk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any kind of memory phone consisted of originally, which suggested I had no way of really controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk concerning this problem, who got back to me around a day later on with an apology and also a pledge that a new one would certainly be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our issues …
About four days later on a handset arrived in the mail. The phone at first activated, yet it wasn’t long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down button, however, for some factor the “memory” button dealt with the down feature simply great. I called the firm again, and also they excused the mixup and also claimed they would have a brand-new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel and also control box showed up. As soon as I installed them both the desk lastly began functioning the way it was expected to, however not after almost a month of waiting as well as to and fro with a business that couldn’t bear in mind to ship a core component of their item inside the same box from the beginning.

Points to Think about

In spite of its bankable features, this stand desk additionally has its very own disadvantages. Given that no singular stand workdesk might capture every one of the features that you may require, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as requirement

Not having a stabilizing bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, specifically considering several of our various other favorite desks such as the Completely Jarvis also don’t have one. This workdesk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (extra on this later as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it harder to put your legs comfortably listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they give included security, often crucial when workdesks are completely prolonged.

We have not check out any type of complaints of the stability of this workdesk, so we don’t believe its something to actually be worried regarding, although if you truly desired a workdesk with a crossbar after that we advise you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The security of a standing workdesk is one of one of the most vital aspects of these workdesks. Without a secure desk you’ll find it difficult to focus, which might bring about you ending up being much less thinking about making use of the desk at standing elevation. To get the very best return on your investment, you’ll wish to enjoy when using the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have 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 also an entrusted to ideal wobble. The initial will be without the cross assistance and the second will certainly be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross assistance can raise security by as much as 15%. I have no idea exactly how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various situation. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I evaluated that tottered 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 misbehaved. Yet point it would influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Entrusted to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble activity for lower heights. With the cross support the wobble activity really did not begin up until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity came to be poor.

Note: It’s extremely essential with adjustable standing workdesks to totally tighten up all hardware. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the activity experienced when reached standing elevation will certainly be overemphasized. This is particularly true with a desk framework that includes 32 bolts, there are much a lot of points at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually evaluated in our laboratories, we have to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the security simply isn’t there for a huge mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be much better matched to these applications, and for a rather obvious factor. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German firms that developed this sector, and also their ordinary residents are a great deal taller than the average Asian customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time ago. And also they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, and also large experience making standing workdesk bases, obviously.

Yet if you’re not as well tall, don’t have an inordinate amount of heavy devices on your desktop computer, and don’t need as well wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you good value.

All that may change with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he anticipates 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 appear, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the item high quality he needs out of several Chinese factories he’s attempted working with. The new style is apparently mosting likely to be a lot easier to set up as well as have a heftier crossbar design, among other refinements. He states the brand-new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” configuration, minimizing our worry about side-load stressing on the training columns.

If this new base ever before concerns market we’ll update you below. We’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most recent information on the company is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles workplace and has actually moved it to join with all its other workers in southeast Asia.

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