The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and also has actually been gobbled up by millennials in impressive volumes. While it brings a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a trustworthy sign of the anticipated beneficial life of the lifting columns. For the cost, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made desks. Regardless of its security issues this is a far better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever want to be, and a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is winning over customers from both its cheaper as well as pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, and Devices

Building the desk is quite easy if you comply with the detailed directions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, and spring washers can be found in different bags that are marked with their destination: tabletop, framework, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for securing every one of the screws into the framework, or, pop in a hex bit into your power tool– simply take care not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a top quality finish to them with rounded edges to stay clear of 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 assembly also consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to stabilize the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was extremely practical for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m additionally using a flooring mat to protect the rug from chair wheel damage at sitting height, and also push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the financial investment. The buttons are all variable stress set, suggesting the up and down arrows will certainly readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually change the height by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for 2 secs. The memory switches are similar in design: press to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for five secs to keep a new height value. I’m utilizing button 1 for my resting placement and button 4 for my standing setting, which gives me 2 and 3 for anything I might require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been utilizing the brand-new workdesk for a couple of weeks and also have documented my preliminary impressions:

The electric motors are quiet however can be listened to in the next room over. It takes probably 25 seconds for the desk to completely shift from resting to standing based on my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (specifically this LX version), causing the desk to obtain a little rocky when I change my weight versus the key-board. In knowledge, I should have bought the bar upgrade for my workdesk after figuring out the weight of my monitors. If you prepare to do a double display configuration, get the crossbar.

Because gravity compresses the discs in a human spine, I need to raise the desk greater in the morning and also reduced it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue mat is definitely necessary for long period of time standing. I bought an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, utilizing rubber “cells” that are envisioned below.

Efficiency

In spite of any type of problems I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter design, basically all of those concerns removed when I in fact came down to using this point.

Although I really did not believe it was even possible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be a lot more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting and standing heights. Most days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pushed against my wall; not always since it’s that unsteady, but even if I desire as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, showing to be equally as steady by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s bar enhancement, which they declare adds much more stability when acquired as a part of the plan deal.When it pertains to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more statistics with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 lbs of weight capability.

I have actually been using the desk for about three weeks currently for daily work (and following standing workdesk finest practices), whether it’s typing out reviews similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer periodically. The desk holds up well versus non-coastered beverages, and also the surface in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and also numerous wipe downs with a cloth.

I never deliberately attempt to damage any workdesks as well hard, during some lighter examinations (throwing a set of secrets onto it from a range, for instance), it still held up without also numerous visible indicators of damages.

When I determined the noise outcome of the workdesk while it climbed from a resting placement to standing and back again, it was by far the quietest we’ve evaluated. I might hardly get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your biggest concern is the whirr of your motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer support

Currently, usually I don’t consist of much concerning the customer support support of any type of provided firm, just since I feel that in general if a product functions the way its intended to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them to begin with. And also while I wish I can say that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can’t complete this review without mentioning the numerous, relatively endless problems I ran into attempting to obtain my desk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent really did not have any type of memory phone consisted of originally, which implied I had no chance of actually controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk about this concern, who got back to me around a day later with an apology and also a promise that a new one would be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The source of all our troubles …
Concerning four days later on a mobile phone got here in the mail. The handset originally switched on, yet it had not been long prior to I noticed that none of the programmable switches worked, neither did the down switch, but also for some reason the “memory” switch took care of the down function just great. I called the company once more, and also they apologized for the mixup as well as claimed they would have a brand-new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later on my brand-new panel and control box got here. As soon as I mounted them both the desk finally started working the way it was meant to, however not after practically a month of waiting and back and forth with a firm that could not remember to ship a core component of their item inside the very same box from the start.

Points to Consider

Despite its bankable functions, this stand workdesk also has its very own drawbacks. Given that no singular stand desk can catch all of the features that you may need, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as standard

Not having a supporting crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, especially taking into consideration several of our various other preferred workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis likewise don’t have one. This workdesk does have one if you want, however it is a paid add-on (extra on this later on also).

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

We have not check out any kind of grievances of the security of this workdesk, so we don’t believe its something to actually be concerned about, although if you truly wanted a workdesk with a bar after that we suggest you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The security of a standing workdesk is one of one of the most crucial aspects of these desks. Without a steady desk you’ll find it hard to concentrate, which can bring about you ending up being much less thinking about utilizing the desk at standing elevation. To get the very best return on your financial investment, you’ll wish to be happy when making use of the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the very first workdesk that I have actually tested with an optional cross support, I will break down my security examinations into 2 sections. Both tests will consist of the common front to back shaking examination and a delegated best wobble. The very first will certainly lack the cross support as well as the second will certainly be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co claims that the addition of the cross assistance can increase stability by up to 15%. I have no idea exactly how they developed that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I tested that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking activity misbehaved. Beyond this point it would certainly affect your work.

With Cross Support

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

Entrusted to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble activity for lower elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble movement really did not begin until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion came to be bad.

Note: It’s extremely essential with flexible standing workdesks to totally tighten all equipment. If there is equipment that is not totally tight, the motion experienced when reached standing elevation will certainly be overemphasized. This is specifically real with a workdesk frame that consists of 32 screws, there are much a lot of factors at which the desk has a chance 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 customers with narrower desktop computers, as the security just isn’t there for a huge mass elevated high off the ground. American-made desks will be better suited to these applications, as well as for a fairly evident reason. Essentially all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German companies that created this industry, and their typical people are a lot taller than the ordinary Asian customer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time earlier. And also they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting devices, as well as large experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

However if you’re not too tall, do not have an extreme amount of hefty tools on your desktop, and also don’t need too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will provide you great bang for your buck.

All that may change with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to release at some time 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 also Yu states he’s had trouble getting the product high quality he needs out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted working with. The brand-new layout is apparently going to be a lot easier to construct and have a heftier crossbar design, to name a few refinements. He states the brand-new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” configuration, relieving our problem concerning side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever pertains to market we’ll upgrade you below. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current news on the company is that Yu shut the small Los Angeles office as well as has actually transferred it to join with all its various other employees in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing workdesk with outstanding efficiency has been present with the brand-new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR as well as China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing workdesk. While limited in dimension and shade options, it has taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the most effective standing workdesk under $400.

The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, as well as has actually been gobbled up by millennials in impressive volumes. While it carries a ten-year warranty (the longest of any Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a reliable indicator of the expected beneficial life of the training columns. But for the rate, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made desks. Regardless of its stability problems this is a far much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever before want to be, as well as a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying customers from both its cheaper and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Configuration, as well as Gizmos

Constructing the desk is rather easy if you adhere to the thorough instructions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and spring washers come in separate bags that are marked with their location: tabletop, structure, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for fastening every one of the bolts right into the frame, or, appear a hex little bit into your power tool– just beware not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly also consists of height-adjustable turning equipments to maintain the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was very practical for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally utilizing a flooring mat to protect the carpet from chair wheel damages at sitting 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 stress set, implying the backwards and forwards arrowheads will readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continuously change the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two secs. The memory buttons are similar in layout: press to recall the elevation setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to save a new height value. I’m utilizing button 1 for my sitting position and also switch 4 for my standing position, which provides me 2 and also 3 for anything I might need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Utilizing my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the new workdesk for a couple of weeks and also have actually listed my preliminary impressions:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the following room over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to fully shift from resting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (especially this LX version), triggering the desk to obtain a little rocky when I shift my weight versus the key-board. In knowledge, I need to have acquired the bar upgrade for my workdesk after determining the weight of my monitors. If you plan to do a dual screen setup, obtain the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human spinal column, I require to increase the desk greater in the morning and lower it in the evening.

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

Performance

Regardless of any kind of troubles I might have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter design, basically every one of those concerns gotten rid of when I actually came 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 and standing heights. Most days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed against my wall; not necessarily since it’s that unsteady, yet even if I desire as much stability 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 business’s bar addition, which they declare adds even more security when bought as a part of the plan deal.When it pertains to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for up to 350 pounds of weight ability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for concerning 3 weeks now for everyday job (as well as adhering to standing desk finest practices), whether it’s inputting out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop periodically. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, as well as the coating on top of the desk still feels just as smooth and also glossy as the day I opened it despite days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and multiple clean downs with a rag.

Though I never intentionally try to dent any kind of workdesks also hard, throughout some lighter examinations (throwing a collection of keys onto it from a distance, for instance), it still stood up without a lot of noticeable indications of damages.

Lastly, when I gauged the noise result of the desk while it increased from a resting position to standing as well as back once again, it was by far the quietest we have actually evaluated yet. I can hardly get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant problem is the whirr of your electric motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Client service

Currently, usually I don’t consist of much about the customer service assistance of any given business, only because I really feel that in general if an item works the way its meant to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them in the first place. And while I desire I can claim that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not complete this review without pointing out the various, apparently countless problems I experienced attempting to get my desk created.

For beginners, the desk I was sent didn’t have any type of memory mobile phone included initially, which meant I had no other way of really managing the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk regarding this issue, that got back to me around a day later on with an apology as well as an assurance that a new one would certainly be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our troubles …
Regarding four days later a phone showed up in the mail. The handset at first activated, however it had not been long prior to I observed that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down button, however, for some factor the “memory” button handled the down feature simply fine. I got in touch with the firm once again, as well as they apologized for the mixup and also said they would have a new panel as well as control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later on my new panel and control box arrived. Once I installed them both the desk ultimately began working the means it was intended to, however not after almost a month of waiting and also back and forth with a company that couldn’t remember to ship a core part of their item inside the same box from the start.

Things to Think about

Regardless of its bankable functions, this stand workdesk additionally has its own disadvantages. Considering that no singular stand desk can capture every one of the attributes that you may require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as criterion

Not having a supporting crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, especially thinking about some of our various other favored workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis also don’t have one. This desk does have one if you desire, but it is a paid add-on (much more on this later also).

The crossbar is seen by some as a limitation, making it tougher to position your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they provide included security, often important when desks are totally prolonged.

We have not read any kind of issues of the stability of this desk, so we do not assume its something to actually be worried about, although if you truly desired a desk with a bar after that we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The security of a standing workdesk is just one of the most essential aspects of these desks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll find it tough to focus, which can bring about you coming to be much less interested in making use of the desk at standing height. To get the best return on your investment, you’ll want to more than happy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have tested with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability tests right into two areas. Both examinations will certainly consist of the typical front to back rocking test and an entrusted to best wobble. The first will be without the cross support as well as the second will certainly be with it. Simply to note, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross support can raise security by up to 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I tested that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking movement was bad. Beyond this point it would impact your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk boosted the wobble activity for reduced elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble activity really did not start until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement ended up being bad.

Keep in mind: It’s very essential with adjustable standing desks to completely tighten up all equipment. If there is hardware that is not totally limited, the movement experienced when extended to standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is especially true with a workdesk structure that includes 32 screws, there are much way too many factors at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve evaluated in our labs, we have to tighten our referral on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better fit to these applications, as well as for a rather noticeable factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German firms that developed this market, as well as their typical people are a lot taller than the ordinary 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 tools, and also sheer experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

But if you’re not too high, do not have an inordinate quantity of hefty equipment on your desktop, as well as don’t require too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you great value.

All that might transform with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he expects to release at some time in the future. Originally we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to appear, as well as Yu states he’s had difficulty obtaining the product quality he requires out of numerous Chinese factories he’s attempted collaborating with. The brand-new layout is supposedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to put together as well as have a heftier crossbar style, among other refinements. He claims the new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” setup, reducing our worry about side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever before concerns market we’ll upgrade you right here. But we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most recent information on the business is that Yu closed the tiny Los Angeles office and has relocated it to join with all its various other employees in southeast Asia.

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