The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and has actually been demolished by millennials in excellent volumes. While it carries a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a trustworthy indication of the expected helpful life of the lifting columns. But for the cost, the StandDesk is a fantastic 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 can ever wish to be, and a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying consumers from both its less costly and costlier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Arrangement, as well as Gadgets

Constructing the desk is rather direct if you follow the detailed guidelines. Every one of the screws, screws, washers, and springtime washers been available in different bags that are noted with their destination: table top, structure, as well as spares. There’s an included hex tool for securing every one 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 an excellent quality finish to them with rounded edges to prevent 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 likewise consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to stabilize the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was extremely useful for the carpeted office flooring. I’m also using a floor mat to shield the rug from chair wheel damages at resting height, and push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the investment. The switches are all variable stress set, indicating the up and down arrows will certainly readjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually adjust the elevation by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for two seconds. The memory switches are comparable in layout: press to remember the elevation setting, or hold the button down for five secs to keep a new elevation value. I’m making use of button 1 for my resting position and also button 4 for my standing position, which gives me 2 as well as 3 for anything I may need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the brand-new desk for a couple of weeks and have documented my preliminary impacts:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the next space over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to totally shift from resting 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 hindsight, I need to have bought the crossbar upgrade for my desk after establishing the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a twin monitor configuration, obtain the bar.

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

An anti-fatigue floor covering is definitely crucial for long duration standing. I purchased an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, using rubber “cells” that are imagined listed below.

Efficiency

Regardless of any type of issues I may have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter design, pretty much all of those problems gotten rid of when I actually came down to using this point.

I really did not believe it was even feasible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be also extra steady than the Jarvis, both at resting and also standing elevations. Many days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall; not necessarily since it’s that unsteady, yet just because I desire as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, verifying to be just as stable on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar enhancement, which they assert adds a lot more stability when purchased as a part of the bundle deal.When it involves weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 pounds of weight capability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for about three weeks now for daily job (and also following standing workdesk best methods), whether it’s typing out reviews such as this one from our desktop or a laptop computer once in a while. The desk stands up well against non-coastered beverages, as well as the surface in addition to the desk still really feels just as smooth and also 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 dustcloth.

Though I never deliberately try to damage any desks too hard, throughout some lighter examinations (throwing a set of tricks onto it from a distance, for instance), it still held up without too many noticeable signs of damage.

Lastly, when I gauged the noise result of the desk while it rose from a sitting placement to standing as well as back once more, it was by far the quietest we’ve examined yet. I might barely get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your greatest concern is the whirr of your motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer care

Now, typically I don’t include much about the customer care assistance of any given firm, just due to the fact that I really feel that as a whole if an item functions the method its meant to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them in the first place. And while I wish I might say that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not finish this testimonial without stating the numerous, seemingly unlimited issues I encountered attempting to get my workdesk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent really did not have any type of memory mobile phone consisted of initially, which suggested I had no chance of really controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I called StandDesk concerning this problem, who got back to me around a day later on with an apology as well as a pledge that a new one would certainly be shipped out soon.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our issues …
About 4 days later a mobile phone arrived in the mail. The mobile phone originally activated, but it wasn’t long before I noticed that none of the programmable buttons functioned, nor did the down switch, but for some factor the “memory” button took care of the down function just fine. I got in touch with the firm once more, and they apologized for the mixup and claimed they would have a brand-new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel and control box got here. As soon as I mounted them both the desk lastly began functioning the method it was expected to, however not after nearly a month of waiting as well as backward and forward with a business that couldn’t bear in mind to deliver a core component of their item inside the very same box from the outset.

Points to Take into consideration

Despite its bankable functions, this stand up desk likewise has its own downsides. Because no single stand workdesk might capture all of the features that you might need, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a maintaining crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, particularly considering a few of our other preferred workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis likewise don’t have one. This desk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (much more on this later also).

The bar is seen by some as a barrier, making it tougher to place your legs comfortably below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they offer added stability, usually important when workdesks are totally expanded.

We have not read any issues of the stability of this desk, so we don’t think its something to truly be concerned regarding, although if you truly wanted a desk with a bar then we advise you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Conversely, StandDesk does supply a separate add-on bar that you can include in the desk on your own, just for an added $49.95.

Security

The security of a standing workdesk is one of the most essential facets of these desks. Without a stable desk you’ll locate it difficult to concentrate, which can bring about you ending up being less curious about using the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the most effective return on your investment, you’ll wish to more than happy when utilizing the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the initial desk that I have evaluated with an optional cross assistance, I will certainly break down my stability tests right into 2 sections. Both examinations will include the normal front to back shaking examination as well as an entrusted to right wobble. The very first will be without the cross assistance as well as the secondly will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross assistance can increase security by as much as 15%. I have no concept just how they created that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I evaluated that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking movement was bad. Yet point it would affect your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk boosted the wobble activity for reduced elevations. With the cross support the wobble activity didn’t start up until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion ended up being poor.

Keep in mind: It’s extremely important with adjustable standing workdesks to totally tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the motion experienced when reached standing elevation will certainly be overemphasized. This is particularly true with a workdesk framework that consists of 32 screws, there are much a lot of factors at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve examined in our labs, we have to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the security simply isn’t there for a big mass boosted high off the ground. American-made desks will be better suited to these applications, as well as for a rather apparent factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that developed this sector, as well as their ordinary citizens are a lot taller than the ordinary Asian customer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time earlier. And they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting devices, and also sheer experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

If you’re not too tall, don’t have an excessive amount of heavy devices on your desktop computer, and don’t need too broad of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you good bang for your buck.

All that could alter with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to release sometime in the future. Originally we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to materialize, as well as Yu states he’s had trouble getting the product high quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s attempted dealing with. The new layout is apparently mosting likely to be much easier to put together as well as have a heftier crossbar layout, to name a few improvements. He states the new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” configuration, alleviating our worry about side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever before comes to market we’ll upgrade you below. But we’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as one of the most current news on the company is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles office and also has actually moved it to join with all its other staff members in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing desk with remarkable efficiency has been present via the brand-new joint venture between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing workdesk. While limited in size and also shade options, it has taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the best standing workdesk under $400.

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and also has actually been demolished by millennials in remarkable quantities. While it lugs a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a reputable sign of the anticipated valuable life of the lifting columns. But for the rate, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its stability problems this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever before wish to be, and also a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made desks that is swaying consumers from both its more affordable and also costlier peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Configuration, and also Devices

Constructing the desk is pretty direct if you follow the detailed instructions. All of the screws, bolts, washers, as well as spring washing machines come in different bags that are marked with their location: tabletop, framework, as well as spares. There’s an included hex device for fastening every one of the screws right into the framework, or, appear a hex little bit right into your power device– just take care not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a premium quality surface to them with rounded edges 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 setting up likewise includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to stabilize the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very useful for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally using a flooring mat to secure the rug from chair wheel damage at resting elevation, and press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the investment. The switches are all variable pressure set, implying the backwards and forwards arrowheads will certainly readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or constantly readjust the height by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory switches are comparable in design: press to remember the height setup, or hold the button down for 5 secs to store a brand-new elevation worth. I’m using button 1 for my resting position as well as switch 4 for my standing position, which offers me 2 and also 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been using the new desk for a couple of weeks as well as have listed my initial impacts:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be heard in the next room over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to completely transition from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (particularly this LX version), causing the desk to obtain a little rough when I shift my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I need to have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my monitors. If you intend to do a dual monitor setup, get the bar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human spinal column, I need to raise the desk higher in the morning and reduced it in the evening.

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

Performance

Despite any troubles I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter style, practically every one of those worries washed away when I really came down to using this thing.

Although I didn’t assume it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be much more stable 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 against my wall; not always because it’s that wobbly, yet just because I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, proving to be equally as steady on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s bar addition, which they assert includes a lot more security when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it comes to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for up to 350 lbs of weight capacity.

I have actually been utilizing the desk for about three weeks now for day-to-day job (as well as adhering to standing workdesk ideal techniques), whether it’s keying out reviews like this one from our desktop or a laptop periodically. The desk holds up well versus non-coastered beverages, as well as the coating in addition to the desk still really feels equally as smooth and glossy as the day I opened it despite days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and also multiple wipe downs with a dustcloth.

I never ever deliberately try to dent any workdesks too hard, during some lighter examinations (tossing a collection of keys onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without as well several noticeable signs of damages.

When I measured the sound outcome of the workdesk while it increased from a sitting setting to standing as well as back again, it was by far the quietest we’ve tested. I could barely get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant concern is the whirr of your electric motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Client service

Now, generally I do not include much about the customer support assistance of any type of given firm, just since I feel that in general if a product works the way its expected to, I shouldn’t ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. And while I desire I might state that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can’t finish this review without mentioning the various, seemingly endless issues I came across attempting to obtain my desk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any type of memory handset consisted of initially, which implied I had no chance of actually regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk regarding this concern, who returned to me around a day later on with an apology and a pledge that a new one would certainly be shipped quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our troubles …
About 4 days later on a phone got here in the mail. The mobile phone originally turned on, however it had not been long before I saw that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down button, however, for some factor the “memory” button handled the down feature just fine. I got in touch with the business once more, and they excused the mixup and said they would have a brand-new panel as well as control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel and control box arrived. When I mounted them both the desk ultimately started working the method it was supposed to, yet not after nearly a month of waiting and to and fro with a firm that could not keep in mind to ship a core part of their product inside the same box from the beginning.

Things to Think about

Despite its bankable functions, this stand up workdesk also has its very own downsides. Because no singular stand desk might capture every one of the features that you might require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as requirement

Not having a maintaining bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, particularly thinking about some of our other preferred workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis additionally don’t have one. Actually, this workdesk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later too).

The crossbar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it tougher to place your legs comfortably below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they supply added stability, typically vital when workdesks are totally extended.

We have not check out any kind of complaints of the security of this desk, so we don’t think its something to truly be worried concerning, although if you truly wanted a desk with a crossbar then we advise you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The stability of a standing desk is among the most crucial aspects of these workdesks. Without a secure desk you’ll discover it hard to concentrate, which could lead to you ending up being less curious about making use of the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the most effective return on your investment, you’ll intend to be happy when utilizing the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the very first workdesk that I have actually checked with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my stability examinations right into 2 sections. Both examinations will consist of the regular front to back shaking examination as well as a delegated right wobble. The very first will be without the cross assistance and also the second will certainly be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross assistance can raise stability by up to 15%. I have no concept just how they developed 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 tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking activity misbehaved. Yet point it would certainly influence your job.

With Cross Support

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

Left to Right: Including the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble motion for lower elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble activity really did not begin up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion became poor.

Keep in mind: It’s really crucial with flexible standing desks to totally tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the motion experienced when reached standing height will certainly be exaggerated. This is particularly true with a workdesk frame that consists of 32 screws, there are much way too many factors at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually tested in our labs, we need to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the security simply isn’t there for a large mass elevated high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better fit to these applications, and for a fairly evident factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that designed this market, and also their typical citizens are a lot taller than the average Oriental customer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time earlier. As well as they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, and large experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not as well tall, don’t have an inordinate quantity of heavy devices on your desktop computer, and do not require as well wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly 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 at some time in the future. Initially we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later it has yet to materialize, and also Yu states he’s had difficulty obtaining the item top quality he requires out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted working with. The new design is apparently mosting likely to be much easier to set up and have a heftier bar style, to name a few refinements. He claims the brand-new base will be supplied in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” arrangement, relieving our concern about side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

If this new base ever comes to market we’ll upgrade you right here. 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 workplace and has transferred it to join with all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

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