The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and 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 instance it’s not always a reputable indicator of the anticipated valuable life of the lifting columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made workdesks. Regardless of its security concerns this is a much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever wish to be, and a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide group of Chinese-made workdesks that is gaining customers from both its less expensive as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Configuration, and Devices

Constructing the desk is quite straight forward if you follow the comprehensive guidelines. All of the screws, screws, washers, as well as spring washers can be found in separate bags that are marked with their location: tabletop, framework, and also spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for securing every one of the bolts right into the framework, or, pop in a hex little bit right into your power tool– simply beware not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have a high 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 assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly also includes height-adjustable rotation gears to maintain the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was really helpful for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally using a floor mat to safeguard the carpeting from chair wheel damages at sitting elevation, and press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the financial investment. The switches are all variable stress configured, implying the up and down arrows will adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continuously readjust the elevation by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for two seconds. The memory switches are comparable in design: press to recall the height setup, or hold the button down for five secs to store a new height value. I’m using button 1 for my resting position as well as switch 4 for my standing placement, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been using the brand-new workdesk for a few weeks and also have made a note of my preliminary impressions:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the following area over. It takes perhaps 25 seconds for the desk to totally shift from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (particularly this LX model), causing the desk to get a little rough when I change my weight against the key-board. In knowledge, I need to have purchased the bar upgrade for my desk after identifying the weight of my monitors. If you plan to do a double monitor setup, obtain the bar.

Because gravity compresses the discs in a human back, I require to raise the desk greater in the morning and reduced it at night.

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

Efficiency

Regardless of any troubles I might have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter style, virtually every one of those issues washed away as soon as I actually got down to utilizing this thing.

I really did not think it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow handles 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 height while pushed against my wall surface; not always because it’s that unsteady, but just because I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, showing to be equally as consistent by itself at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s crossbar addition, which they declare includes much more stability when bought as a part of the package deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 lbs of weight capability.

I’ve been using the desk for concerning 3 weeks currently for daily job (and also following standing desk ideal methods), whether it’s keying out reviews like this one from our desktop or a laptop computer periodically. The desk stands up well against non-coastered beverages, and also the coating in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it despite days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as several clean downs with a rag.

Though I never ever purposefully attempt to damage any desks as well hard, during some lighter tests (throwing a set of keys onto it from a distance, as an example), it still held up without a lot of visible indicators of damages.

Last but not least, when I measured the noise result of the desk while it rose from a sitting placement to standing and back once again, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve examined yet. I could hardly get it to make more than concerning 9.5 dB of noise, so if your biggest concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, normally I don’t include much about the customer care assistance of any type of provided company, just because I really feel that generally if a product functions the means its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them in the first place. And also while I desire I can state that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not complete this review without mentioning the countless, relatively countless troubles I ran into attempting to get my desk created.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out really did not have any type of memory handset consisted of originally, which indicated I had no other way of in fact controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk regarding this problem, who returned to me around a day later with an apology as well as a promise that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out soon.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our troubles …
About 4 days later a mobile phone showed up in the mail. The phone at first switched on, yet it wasn’t long before I noticed that none of the programmable buttons worked, neither did the down button, however, for some reason the “memory” button handled the down function simply fine. I called the business again, and they excused the mixup and also claimed they would certainly have a brand-new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel and also control box arrived. Once I installed them both the desk ultimately began functioning the way it was supposed to, however not after virtually a month of waiting and also to and fro with a firm that couldn’t remember to deliver a core component of their item inside the very same box from the outset.

Points to Take into consideration

Despite its bankable attributes, this stand up workdesk additionally has its very own downsides. Given that no singular stand desk could catch all of the features that you might need, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as criterion

Not having a supporting bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, particularly taking into consideration a few of our other favorite desks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise don’t have one. As a matter of fact, this workdesk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (extra on this later too).

The bar is seen by some as a limitation, making it tougher to place your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they give included security, commonly vital when desks are totally extended.

We have not read any type of issues of the security of this workdesk, so we don’t think its something to truly be concerned regarding, although if you really wanted a workdesk with a bar after that we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is among the most important facets of these workdesks. Without a secure desk you’ll find it hard to focus, which can cause you ending up being much less curious about using the desk at standing height. To get the very best return on your investment, you’ll want to be happy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the very first workdesk that I have actually checked with an optional cross support, I will break down my security tests into 2 sections. Both examinations will include the typical front to back shaking test and also a delegated right wobble. The initial will lack the cross support as well as the secondly will be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross assistance can enhance security by approximately 15%. I have no concept how they generated that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I evaluated that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking motion was bad. Beyond this factor it would certainly influence your work.

With Cross Support

Front to Back: Including the cross support does not influence the shaking activity. The StandDesk Simple began to experienced a shaking activity at 36″. By 41″ the rocking movement was bad.

Delegated Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk boosted the wobble activity for reduced elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble movement really did not begin up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement came to be poor.

Keep in mind: It’s extremely vital with adjustable standing desks to completely tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not completely limited, the movement experienced when included standing height will be exaggerated. This is particularly real with a desk framework that consists of 32 bolts, there are much way too many factors at which the desk has an opportunity to move.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve evaluated in our laboratories, we have to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter individuals with narrower desktops, as the security simply isn’t there for a huge mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be better matched to these applications, and for a fairly apparent reason. Basically all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German companies that created this market, and their average residents are a whole lot taller than the average Oriental customer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time earlier. And they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting devices, as well as sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not also high, do not have an extreme amount of hefty equipment on your desktop computer, as well as do not need too wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you good bang for your dollar.

All that might change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to launch sometime in the future. Originally we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to appear, as well as Yu states he’s had trouble obtaining the item quality he requires out of numerous Chinese factories he’s tried collaborating with. The brand-new style is supposedly going to be a lot easier to assemble and also have a heftier crossbar style, to name a few improvements. He says the new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, easing our problem concerning side-load emphasizing on the lifting columns.

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

In the meantime, a new $399 standing workdesk with impressive performance has been introduce with the new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing workdesk. While limited in dimension and color choices, it has taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the most effective standing desk under $400.

The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, as well as has been gobbled up by millennials in excellent volumes. While it lugs a ten-year warranty (the lengthiest of any Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a trusted indicator of the expected beneficial life of the training columns. For the rate, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made desks. Regardless of its stability issues this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever before intend to be, and also a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying customers from both its more affordable as well as pricier peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Configuration, and Gizmos

Building the desk is pretty simple if you follow the comprehensive guidelines. All of the screws, screws, washers, and spring washing machines come in separate bags that are marked with their location: tabletop, frame, and also spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for securing all of the screws into the frame, or, appear a hex bit into your power device– just be careful not to over-tighten.

Every one of the components have a high quality surface to them with rounded edges to avoid 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 also consists of height-adjustable rotation gears to stabilize the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was very useful for the carpeted office flooring. I’m additionally using a floor mat to protect the carpeting from chair wheel damages at resting elevation, and press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the investment. The buttons are all variable pressure programmed, suggesting the up and down arrows will readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually change the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two seconds. 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 elevation value. I’m using switch 1 for my resting placement and switch 4 for my standing placement, which gives me 2 and 3 for anything I might need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the brand-new workdesk for a couple of weeks as well as have jotted down my preliminary impacts:

The motors are quiet however can be heard in the next area over. It takes possibly 25 seconds for the desk to fully change from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (especially this LX version), causing the desk to get a little rocky when I move my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I must have bought the crossbar upgrade for my desk after figuring out the weight of my screens. If you prepare to do a double monitor configuration, obtain the crossbar.

Since gravity presses the discs in a human spinal column, I need to raise the desk greater in the morning and also reduced it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue mat is absolutely crucial for long period of time standing. I acquired an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, making use of rubber “cells” that are imagined below.

Performance

Despite any type of issues I might have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter style, basically every one of those issues gotten rid of once I in fact got down to utilizing this point.

Although I didn’t think it was even feasible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be even more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing elevations. A lot of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall surface; not always due to the fact that it’s that unsteady, yet just because I desire as much stability as I can get.

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

I have actually been using the desk for concerning three weeks currently for day-to-day work (and also complying with standing workdesk finest practices), whether it’s inputting out testimonials such as this one from our desktop or a laptop from time to time. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, and the coating on top of the desk still really feels just as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it despite days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as multiple clean downs with a cloth.

I never ever purposefully attempt to dent any workdesks also hard, throughout some lighter examinations (tossing a collection of tricks onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without also numerous visible signs of damages.

Finally, when I gauged the noise result of the desk while it increased from a sitting setting to standing and also back again, it was by far the quietest we’ve tested yet. I might barely get it to make greater than concerning 9.5 dB of sound, so if your most significant worry is the whirr of your electric motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer support

Currently, generally I do not include much about the client service assistance of any type of provided business, just because I feel that as a whole if a product works the way its supposed to, I should not ever before have a factor to call them in the first place. And while I want I might say that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can’t complete this testimonial without mentioning the numerous, seemingly countless troubles I came across trying to obtain my workdesk put together.

For beginners, the desk I was sent really did not have any type of memory handset consisted of originally, which implied I had no chance of in fact managing the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk concerning this concern, that returned to me around a day later on with an apology and also a pledge that a brand-new one would be shipped soon.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The resource of all our troubles …
Concerning four days later on a mobile arrived in the mail. The phone originally activated, but it wasn’t long before I discovered that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down button, but for some factor the “memory” button took care of the down function simply fine. I contacted the company once more, as well as they apologized for the mixup as well as claimed they would have a brand-new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my brand-new panel and control box showed up. Once I mounted them both the desk lastly started working the method it was supposed to, but not after practically a month of waiting as well as backward and forward with a company that couldn’t keep in mind to deliver a core component of their item inside the same box from the get-go.

Things to Think about

In spite of its bankable attributes, this stand up workdesk also has its own drawbacks. Considering that no single stand desk could capture every one of the features that you may require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as criterion

Not having a maintaining crossbar is certainly not a deal-breaker, particularly taking into consideration a few of our other favorite workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis additionally don’t have one. This workdesk does have one if you desire, however it is a paid add-on (extra on this later on too).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more challenging to put your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they provide included security, frequently vital when desks are completely extended.

We have not read any type of issues of the security of this workdesk, so we don’t assume its something to really be concerned concerning, although if you actually wanted a workdesk with a crossbar then we advise you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does use a different add-on bar that you can add to the desk yourself, just for an added $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing workdesk is just one of the most vital facets of these workdesks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll locate it hard to concentrate, which might bring about you becoming less interested in utilizing the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the most effective return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to more than happy when making use of the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the initial desk that I have actually tested with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my security examinations right into 2 sections. Both examinations will certainly include the normal front to back shaking test and also an entrusted to appropriate wobble. The very first will lack the cross assistance and also the second will be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross support can enhance stability by up to 15%. I have no idea exactly how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various situation. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I examined that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking motion was bad. Yet point it would impact your job.

With Cross Support

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

Entrusted to Right: Including the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble activity for reduced heights. With the cross support the wobble activity really did not start up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity came to be negative.

Note: It’s really important with flexible standing desks to fully tighten up all hardware. If there is hardware that is not completely limited, the movement experienced when reached standing elevation will certainly be overemphasized. This is particularly true with a workdesk structure that includes 32 screws, there are far a lot of factors at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually examined in our laboratories, we need to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktops, as the stability just isn’t there for a huge mass boosted high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be better matched to these applications, and for a relatively noticeable factor. Basically all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German firms that designed this market, as well as their average residents are a great deal taller than the typical Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time back. And also they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting equipment, and also large experience making standing workdesk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not also tall, do not have an inordinate amount of hefty tools on your desktop, as well as don’t need as well broad of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will give you good bang for your dollar.

All that could transform with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he expects to release sometime in the future. Originally 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 obtaining the product high quality he needs out of numerous Chinese factories he’s tried collaborating with. The brand-new design is allegedly going to be much easier to construct and have a heftier crossbar style, to name a few improvements. He states the brand-new base will be offered in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” setup, reducing our problem regarding side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-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 news on the business is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles office and has actually relocated it to join with all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

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