The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and also has been demolished by millennials in remarkable volumes. While it carries a ten-year service warranty (the lengthiest of any Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not necessarily a reliable indicator of the expected valuable life of the lifting columns. However, for the price, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made workdesks. Regardless of its security problems this is a much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever wish to be, as well as a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad group of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying customers from both its less costly as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, as well as Gizmos

Constructing the desk is rather straight forward if you comply with the detailed directions. All of the screws, screws, washing machines, as well as springtime washing machines come in separate bags that are noted with their destination: tabletop, framework, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for attaching every one of the screws into the frame, or, appear a hex bit right into your power tool– just beware not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly also includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to maintain the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was extremely practical for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally utilizing a floor mat to protect the rug from chair wheel damages at sitting height, and push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the investment. The switches are all variable stress programmed, meaning the backwards and forwards arrows will adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually readjust the height by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for 2 secs. The memory buttons are similar in layout: press to remember the height setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to keep a brand-new height worth. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my resting position as well as button 4 for my standing placement, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I may need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the new workdesk for a few weeks and have actually documented my initial impressions:

The motors are quiet but can be listened to in the next space over. It takes possibly 25 secs for the desk to fully shift from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (particularly this LX model), triggering the desk to get a little rough when I move my weight against the keyboard. In knowledge, I need to have purchased the bar upgrade for my desk after establishing the weight of my screens. If you plan to do a dual display setup, obtain the crossbar.

Since gravity compresses the discs in a human spinal column, I need to elevate the desk higher in the morning as well as lower it in the evening.

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

Performance

In spite of any kind of problems I may have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter layout, practically every one of those problems washed away when I actually got down to utilizing this point.

Although I didn’t think it was even feasible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be a lot more steady than the Jarvis, both at resting and also standing elevations. Most days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall; not necessarily due to the fact that it’s that shaky, however just because I desire as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, verifying to be equally as constant on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s crossbar enhancement, which they declare adds even more stability when purchased as a part of the bundle deal.When it concerns weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet even more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 pounds of weight ability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for about 3 weeks now for everyday job (and following standing workdesk finest practices), whether it’s inputting out testimonials like this one from our desktop or a laptop computer from time to time. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, and also the finish in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth as well as glossy as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also multiple clean downs with a dustcloth.

I never intentionally try to dent any type of desks too hard, during some lighter tests (throwing a set of tricks onto it from a distance, for instance), it still held up without also lots of visible indications of damage.

Finally, when I determined the noise output of the desk while it climbed from a resting setting to standing and also back again, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve examined yet. I can barely get it to make greater than concerning 9.5 dB of noise, so if your greatest worry is the whirr of your motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer support

Currently, usually I don’t include much regarding the customer care support of any type of offered firm, just since I really feel that in general if a product works the way its meant to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them to begin with. As well as while I wish I might say that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can not complete this testimonial without discussing the many, relatively endless problems I ran into trying to get my desk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory phone included initially, which suggested I had no other way of actually regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk regarding this concern, who returned to me around a day later with an apology and also an assurance that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out soon.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The source of all our troubles …
About 4 days later on a phone showed up in the mail. The handset at first activated, but it wasn’t long before I noticed that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down button, however, for some factor the “memory” switch dealt with the down feature just fine. I spoke to the company once again, and they apologized for the mixup and also stated they would have a new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel and control box got here. As soon as I installed them both the desk ultimately began working the means it was intended to, however not after virtually a month of waiting and also to and fro with a firm that could not keep in mind to ship a core element of their item inside the exact same box from the beginning.

Things to Consider

In spite of its bankable functions, this stand up desk additionally has its very own downsides. Since no singular stand desk can record all of the functions that you might require, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as standard

Not having a maintaining bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, particularly thinking about several of our various other favored workdesks such as the Totally Jarvis also do not have one. Actually, this desk does have one if you desire, however it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later on as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as a limitation, making it tougher to put your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they offer added stability, frequently critical when desks are completely extended.

We have not read any complaints of the security of this workdesk, so we do not think its something to actually be worried regarding, although if you really wanted a desk with a bar then we suggest you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does provide a separate add-on bar that you can add to the desk on your own, just for an added $49.95.

Stability

The security of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most crucial aspects of these desks. Without a secure desk you’ll discover it hard to concentrate, which could lead to you coming to be much less thinking about making use of the desk at standing height. To get the best return on your investment, you’ll wish to enjoy when utilizing the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have checked with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my security examinations into 2 sections. Both tests will include the regular front to back shaking examination and a left to appropriate wobble. The very first will certainly be without the cross support and the secondly will be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross support can enhance stability by up to 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they generated that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I examined that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking motion misbehaved. Yet factor it would certainly affect your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

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

Note: It’s extremely essential with adjustable standing desks to fully tighten up all hardware. If there is hardware that is not entirely tight, the motion experienced when reached standing height will certainly be overemphasized. This is particularly real with a workdesk frame that consists of 32 bolts, there are much way too many factors at which the desk has an opportunity to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually checked in our laboratories, we need to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktops, as the stability just isn’t there for a huge mass elevated high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be better fit to these applications, as well as for a rather apparent factor. Practically all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German companies that designed this sector, and also their average residents are a lot taller than the typical Asian customer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time earlier. As well as they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, and large experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

Yet if you’re not as well high, do not have an extreme quantity of heavy devices on your desktop, and also do not need also wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you great bang for your buck.

All that could alter with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he anticipates to launch at some time 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, and Yu states he’s had trouble obtaining the product high quality he needs out of a number of Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted dealing with. The new layout is allegedly mosting likely to be much easier to set up as well as have a heftier crossbar style, to name a few refinements. He states the brand-new base will be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” configuration, relieving our issue regarding side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever concerns market we’ll update you right here. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most recent news on the business is that Yu closed the little Los Angeles office and has actually relocated it to join with all its other staff members in southeast Asia.

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

The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and has actually been gobbled up by millennials in excellent volumes. While it brings a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a reputable indicator of the expected valuable life of the training columns. For the rate, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its stability issues this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever before want to be, as well as a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made desks that is swaying customers from both its cheaper and also more expensive peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, and also Gizmos

Constructing the desk is quite easy if you adhere to the in-depth instructions. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, as well as springtime washers come in separate bags that are marked with their location: tabletop, framework, and also spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for securing all of the screws right into the structure, or, pop in a hex bit right into your power device– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a premium quality coating to them with rounded edges to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are secured to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up additionally consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to stabilize the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was very useful for the carpeted home office floor. I’m also utilizing a floor mat to safeguard the rug from chair wheel damage at resting height, and push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the investment. The buttons are all variable stress programmed, indicating the up and down arrows will adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly readjust the height by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for two secs. The memory buttons are comparable in design: push to remember the elevation setting, or hold the button down for five secs to keep a brand-new height value. I’m utilizing button 1 for my resting setting as well as button 4 for my standing position, which offers me 2 as well as 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the brand-new workdesk for a couple of weeks and also have actually documented my preliminary impacts:

The motors are quiet however can be heard in the next area over. It takes perhaps 25 seconds for the desk to completely change from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side monitor 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 ought to have purchased the bar upgrade for my desk after determining the weight of my monitors. If you prepare to do a twin monitor arrangement, get the bar.

Because gravity presses the discs in a human back, I need to increase the desk greater in the morning as well as reduced it in the evening.

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

Performance

Despite any issues I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter layout, virtually all of those issues removed once I really came down to using this point.

I didn’t think it was even possible, the StandDesk in some way takes care of to be even much more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting as well as standing elevations. Most days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed against my wall surface; not necessarily due to the fact that it’s that unsteady, however even if I want as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, showing to be just as constant on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s crossbar enhancement, which they claim includes even more stability when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it concerns weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet much more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 pounds of weight capacity.

I’ve been making use of the desk for concerning three weeks currently for daily job (as well as complying with standing desk finest techniques), whether it’s keying out testimonials such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer from time to time. The desk holds up well against non-coastered beverages, and the finish in addition to the desk still feels just as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as multiple wipe downs with a cloth.

Though I never purposefully try to dent any kind of workdesks as well hard, during some lighter examinations (throwing a set of tricks onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without way too many noticeable signs of damage.

When I determined the noise output of the desk while it climbed from a resting placement to standing as well as back once more, it was by far the quietest we have actually checked. I can barely get it to make greater than concerning 9.5 dB of sound, so if your largest issue is the whirr of your electric motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer care

Now, usually I don’t include much regarding the customer care support of any type of provided company, just due to the fact that I feel that in general if an item functions the method its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them to begin with. And also while I want I might say that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not complete this evaluation without stating the various, relatively countless issues I came across attempting to obtain my desk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any type of memory mobile phone included initially, which suggested I had no way of really regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk concerning this issue, that got back to me around a day later with an apology and also an assurance that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our issues …
Regarding 4 days later on a handset got here in the mail. The phone initially turned on, however it wasn’t long before I observed that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down switch, however, for some factor the “memory” button dealt with the down function simply great. I called the firm once again, as well as they excused the mixup and said they would certainly have a brand-new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my brand-new panel and also control box got here. As soon as I installed them both the desk finally started functioning the way it was expected to, but not after almost a month of waiting as well as to and fro with a business that could not bear in mind to deliver a core part of their product inside the very same box from the beginning.

Things to Think about

Despite its bankable features, this stand up desk likewise has its own drawbacks. Considering that no particular stand workdesk can capture every one of the functions that you may require, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a maintaining crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, particularly taking into consideration several of our other favored desks such as the Completely Jarvis additionally don’t have one. In fact, this workdesk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (much more on this later on too).

The bar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it more difficult to position your legs easily below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they provide added stability, often crucial when desks are fully expanded.

We have not review any type of problems of the security of this desk, so we don’t assume its something to really be concerned about, although if you truly desired a desk with a crossbar then we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The security of a standing desk is among one of the most vital aspects of these workdesks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll discover it tough to focus, which could lead to you coming to be less thinking about making use of the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the very best return on your investment, you’ll intend to enjoy when making use of the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have actually evaluated with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my security tests into 2 sections. Both tests will certainly include the normal front to back rocking examination and a delegated right wobble. The first will lack the cross support and also the secondly will be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross assistance can raise stability by as much as 15%. I have no concept exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I checked that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking movement misbehaved. Yet point it would certainly impact your job.

With Cross Support

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

Entrusted to Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk improved the wobble motion for lower heights. With the cross support the wobble motion really did not begin till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement came to be poor.

Keep in mind: It’s really crucial with flexible standing workdesks to fully tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not completely tight, the activity experienced when encompassed standing height will be exaggerated. This is specifically true with a workdesk structure that consists of 32 screws, there are far a lot of points at which the desk has an opportunity to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve checked in our labs, we have to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktops, as the security simply isn’t there for a big mass elevated high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better fit to these applications, and for a rather evident factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that invented this market, as well as their ordinary citizens are a whole lot taller than the typical Eastern consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time earlier. And they have even more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, as well as large experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

Yet if you’re not too tall, do not have an excessive amount of heavy tools on your desktop computer, and also do not need also wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you excellent value.

All that might change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to release sometime in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to emerge, and Yu states he’s had difficulty obtaining the item quality he needs out of a number of Chinese factories he’s attempted dealing with. The new design is supposedly going to be a lot easier to construct as well as have a heftier bar style, to name a few improvements. He says the brand-new base will be offered in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” arrangement, easing our issue concerning side-load emphasizing on the training columns.

If this new base ever comes to market we’ll upgrade you below. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current news on the firm is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles workplace and has actually moved it to join with all its various other workers in southeast Asia.

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