The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and has been demolished by millennials in impressive quantities. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a trustworthy sign of the expected helpful life of the lifting columns. But for the cost, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its stability concerns this is a far better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever before wish to be, and also a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide group of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying customers from both its less costly and also costlier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, and also Gizmos

Building the desk is quite simple if you follow the thorough directions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and also spring washers been available in separate bags that are noted with their location: table top, framework, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for securing all of the screws into the structure, or, appear a hex bit into your power tool– just beware not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a high quality finish to them with rounded corners to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the screws that are attached to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up likewise includes height-adjustable rotation gears to maintain the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was extremely practical for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise making use of a floor mat to protect the carpeting from chair wheel damage at resting height, and also press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the financial investment. The buttons are all variable pressure configured, meaning the backwards and forwards arrowheads will adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually readjust the elevation by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for two seconds. The memory switches are similar in style: press to remember the elevation setting, or hold the button down for 5 secs to save a new elevation worth. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my sitting setting and switch 4 for my standing setting, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the brand-new desk for a few weeks and also have documented my first impacts:

The motors are quiet yet can be heard in the following area over. It takes perhaps 25 seconds for the desk to completely change from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (especially this LX design), causing the desk to get a little rough when I change my weight against the key-board. In hindsight, I must have bought the bar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a dual monitor setup, obtain the bar.

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

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

Efficiency

Regardless of any type of troubles I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter design, virtually all of those problems removed as soon as I actually got down to using this point.

I didn’t think it was also possible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be even more steady than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing elevations. Many days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall; not always because it’s that wobbly, but just because I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also additionally, showing to be equally as steady on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s bar enhancement, which they assert adds much more stability when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 lbs of weight ability.

I have actually been using the desk for regarding three weeks now for day-to-day job (and following standing workdesk best methods), whether it’s inputting out reviews similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop from time to time. The desk holds up well versus non-coastered beverages, as well as the surface in addition to the desk still feels just as smooth and slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and multiple wipe downs with a rag.

Though I never ever intentionally attempt to dent any type of desks also hard, during some lighter tests (throwing a set of tricks onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without a lot of noticeable indicators of damages.

When I measured the noise outcome of the desk while it climbed from a sitting setting to standing and back once again, it was by far the quietest we have actually checked. I could hardly get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your most significant problem is the whirr of your electric motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer support

Currently, usually I do not include much regarding the client service assistance of any type of offered company, just because I really feel that as a whole if a product works the method its intended to, I should not ever before have a factor to call them to begin with. And also while I desire I could say that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I simply can’t finish this evaluation without mentioning the numerous, apparently endless issues I came across trying to get my workdesk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent really did not have any memory mobile included originally, which meant I had no chance of in fact regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk concerning this problem, that returned to me around a day later on with an apology as well as a pledge that a new one would certainly be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our issues …
Concerning four days later a mobile phone arrived in the mail. The handset initially switched on, however it had not been long prior to I observed that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down button, but for some factor the “memory” button dealt with the down feature simply fine. I contacted the business once again, and they excused the mixup and also stated they would have a new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later on my brand-new panel and also control box showed up. As soon as I mounted them both the desk lastly started working the method it was expected to, yet not after almost a month of waiting and also to and fro with a firm that could not remember to ship a core element of their product inside the very same box from the beginning.

Points to Consider

In spite of its bankable features, this stand desk also has its very own downsides. Given that no single stand workdesk might catch every one of the attributes that you might require, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a stabilizing bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about a few of our various other preferred workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis likewise do not have one. Actually, this workdesk does have one if you desire, however it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it tougher to put your legs easily below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they give added security, frequently critical when desks are completely expanded.

We have not check out any type of complaints of the stability of this desk, so we do not assume its something to really be worried regarding, although if you actually desired a desk with a crossbar then we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The security of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most crucial aspects of these workdesks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll find it difficult to focus, which could lead to you becoming much less thinking about utilizing the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the most effective return on your investment, you’ll intend to enjoy when making use of the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the initial workdesk that I have tested with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my security tests into two areas. Both tests will certainly consist of the normal front to back shaking test and also a delegated appropriate wobble. The initial will lack the cross support as well as the secondly will be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross assistance can increase stability by as much as 15%. I have no suggestion how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I tested that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking activity was bad. Yet factor it would affect your work.

With Cross Support

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

Entrusted to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble movement for reduced elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble activity didn’t start till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion ended up being bad.

Keep in mind: It’s really important with flexible standing desks to completely tighten up all equipment. If there is hardware that is not entirely tight, the movement experienced when encompassed standing height will be exaggerated. This is especially true with a workdesk framework that consists of 32 bolts, there are much too many factors at which the desk has an opportunity to move.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve evaluated in our laboratories, we have to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter individuals with narrower desktops, as the stability just isn’t there for a huge mass boosted high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better matched to these applications, and for a relatively evident factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German companies that designed this sector, and their typical residents are a whole lot taller than the typical Oriental consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time back. And they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, and also large experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

But if you’re not too high, don’t have an extreme quantity of heavy equipment on your desktop, and do not require too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you excellent value.

All that may change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he anticipates to launch at some point in the future. Initially we were told we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later it has yet to appear, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty obtaining the item top quality he requires out of numerous Chinese factories he’s attempted dealing with. The brand-new design is allegedly going to be much easier to put together and have a heftier crossbar style, among other improvements. He states the new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, alleviating our issue regarding side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever pertains to market we’ll upgrade you here. However we’re not holding our breath any longer as one of the most current news on the company is that Yu closed the tiny Los Angeles office and has actually relocated it to accompany all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing workdesk with excellent performance has been introduce via the new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR as well as China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing workdesk. While limited in size as well as color alternatives, it has actually taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the very best standing desk under $400.

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, as well as has actually been gobbled up by millennials in excellent volumes. While it brings a ten-year warranty (the lengthiest of any Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a reliable indication of the expected useful life of the lifting columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its stability problems this is a much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever hope to be, and a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide group of Chinese-made desks that is gaining customers from both its less expensive as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Arrangement, as well as Gizmos

Building the desk is quite easy if you comply with the thorough guidelines. All of the screws, screws, washers, and also spring washing machines been available in different bags that are marked with their location: tabletop, structure, as well as spares. There’s an included hex tool for fastening all of the screws into the framework, or, pop in a hex little bit into your power tool– simply beware not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have an excellent quality coating to them with rounded edges to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are fastened to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up likewise consists of height-adjustable turning gears to support the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was extremely practical for the carpeted office flooring. I’m also utilizing a flooring mat to secure the rug from chair wheel damages at sitting height, and press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the investment. The buttons are all variable pressure set, implying the up and down arrowheads will certainly adjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly change the height by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for 2 seconds. The memory switches are similar in style: push to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to keep a brand-new height value. I’m making use of switch 1 for my sitting position as well as button 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 and also 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the new desk for a few weeks and also have made a note of my initial perceptions:

The motors are quiet but can be listened to in the next space over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to fully transition from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (specifically this LX design), causing the desk to get a little rocky when I change my weight versus the keyboard. In knowledge, I ought to have acquired the bar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my displays. If you prepare to do a dual screen setup, get the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity compresses the discs in a human spinal column, I require to raise the desk higher in the morning and also lower it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue mat is definitely essential for long period of time standing. I bought an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, making use of rubber “cells” that are imagined listed below.

Efficiency

Despite any troubles I may have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter layout, practically all of those concerns washed away as soon as I in fact got down to utilizing this thing.

I didn’t believe it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be even more secure than the Jarvis, both at sitting and standing heights. A lot of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall; not always since it’s that unsteady, however even if I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also additionally, confirming to be equally as consistent on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s bar addition, which they claim includes a lot more stability when bought as a part of the bundle deal.When it comes to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 pounds of weight capability.

I’ve been utilizing the desk for about three weeks now for day-to-day job (as well as following standing workdesk ideal practices), whether it’s keying out testimonials such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer once in a while. The desk holds up well against non-coastered beverages, and the surface in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it as well as multiple clean downs with a rag.

I never purposefully attempt to dent any kind of workdesks too hard, during some lighter examinations (tossing a collection of tricks onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without also lots of noticeable indicators of damages.

When I gauged the sound result of the desk while it increased from a resting setting to standing and back again, it was by much the quietest we’ve checked. I might hardly get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your largest issue is the whirr of your motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, typically I don’t include much concerning the client service support of any kind of offered firm, just due to the fact that I really feel that as a whole if an item functions the method its intended to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them in the first place. And while I desire I could state that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can’t finish this evaluation without discussing the various, relatively countless troubles I came across attempting to obtain my desk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent really did not have any kind of memory handset consisted of initially, which implied I had no way of in fact regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I called StandDesk concerning this concern, that got back to me around a day later on with an apology and also an assurance that a brand-new one would be shipped quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our troubles …
About four days later on a mobile phone arrived in the mail. The mobile phone initially turned on, yet it wasn’t long before I discovered that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down switch, however, for some factor the “memory” switch took care of the down feature just fine. I spoke to the business once again, as well as they excused the mixup and stated they would have a brand-new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my new panel as well as control box showed up. When I mounted them both the desk lastly began working the method it was intended to, however not after virtually a month of waiting as well as to and fro with a firm that couldn’t bear in mind to ship a core part of their product inside the exact same box from the get-go.

Points to Think about

Despite its bankable features, this stand desk additionally has its own disadvantages. Considering that no singular stand desk could capture all of the attributes that you may require, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a maintaining crossbar is definitely not a deal-breaker, specifically taking into consideration a few of our other favorite workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis additionally do not have one. This workdesk does have one if you want, however it is a paid add-on (extra on this later also).

The bar is seen by some as a barrier, making it more difficult to position your legs comfortably listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they provide included security, frequently vital when desks are totally expanded.

We have not review any type of issues of the security of this desk, so we do not assume its something to actually be worried about, although if you truly desired a workdesk with a bar then we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The security of a standing workdesk is one of the most essential elements of these desks. Without a secure desk you’ll locate it difficult to focus, which can result in you ending up being much less thinking about making use of the desk at standing height. To get the very best return on your investment, you’ll wish to enjoy when utilizing the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have actually evaluated with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my security tests into 2 sections. Both tests will include the typical front to back rocking test as well as a left to appropriate wobble. The initial will be without the cross support as well as the second will certainly be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross support can raise security by approximately 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I examined that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking activity was bad. Beyond this factor it would certainly influence your job.

With Cross Support

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

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

Note: It’s very essential with flexible standing desks to fully tighten all equipment. If there is equipment that is not totally tight, the movement experienced when reached standing height will certainly be overemphasized. This is especially real with a workdesk framework that includes 32 bolts, there are much a lot of factors at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve tested in our laboratories, we need to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktops, as the security just isn’t there for a big mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be better fit to these applications, and for a relatively noticeable reason. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German firms that invented this market, and their average citizens are a lot taller than the ordinary Eastern consumer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time ago. And also they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting equipment, and also large experience making standing workdesk bases, obviously.

Yet if you’re not as well high, don’t have an inordinate amount of hefty devices on your desktop computer, and don’t need too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you good value.

All that could transform with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to launch sometime in the future. Originally we were informed 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 problem getting the item top quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried working with. The new layout is apparently going to be much easier to put together and have a heftier crossbar design, among other refinements. He says the brand-new base will be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, reducing our worry about side-load stressing on the training columns.

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

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with remarkable performance has actually been present via the new joint endeavor between US-based iMovR as well as China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing desk. While limited in size as well as shade alternatives, it has taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago standing as the very best standing workdesk under $400.