The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, as well as has actually been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable quantities. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a reliable indicator of the expected helpful life of the lifting columns. However, for the rate, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made workdesks. Regardless of its stability concerns this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever want 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 winning over consumers from both its more affordable and pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, as well as Devices

Building the desk is pretty simple if you adhere to the detailed instructions. All of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and also springtime washing machines been available in separate bags that are noted with their destination: tabletop, frame, as well as spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for attaching every one of the bolts into the frame, or, pop in a hex bit into your power tool– just take care not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a premium quality coating 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 additionally consists of height-adjustable rotation equipments to maintain the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was extremely helpful for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m additionally using a flooring mat to protect the rug from chair wheel damages at resting height, as well as push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the investment. The buttons are all variable pressure programmed, suggesting the backwards and forwards arrowheads will certainly 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 button for two seconds. The memory buttons are similar in style: press to recall the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five secs to save a new height value. I’m utilizing button 1 for my resting setting as well as button 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 as well as 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the brand-new desk for a couple of weeks as well as have written down my initial impressions:

The motors are quiet but can be heard in the following space over. It takes perhaps 25 seconds for the desk to fully shift from resting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (especially this LX version), triggering the desk to get a little rocky when I move my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I need to have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my monitors. If you intend to do a double monitor arrangement, obtain the bar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human spinal column, I need to increase the desk greater in the morning and also reduced it at night.

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

Performance

Despite any troubles I may have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter design, practically every one of those problems washed away once I in fact came down to utilizing this point.

Although I didn’t believe it was also feasible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be even more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing elevations. Many days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall surface; not always due to the fact that it’s that unsteady, but even if I want as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even additionally, verifying to be just as stable on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s crossbar addition, which they claim includes a lot more stability when bought as a part of the plan deal.When it involves weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 pounds of weight ability.

I have actually been using the desk for concerning 3 weeks currently for day-to-day work (and adhering to standing desk ideal methods), whether it’s typing out reviews similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop every now and then. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, and also the surface in addition to the desk still really feels just as smooth and slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and multiple wipe downs with a rag.

Though I never ever purposefully try to damage any desks also hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a set of secrets onto it from a distance, as an example), it still held up without a lot of visible indications of damage.

Lastly, when I gauged the noise outcome of the desk while it rose from a resting position to standing and back once again, it was by far the quietest we have actually evaluated yet. I can barely get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of noise, so if your largest worry is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, generally I do not include much regarding the customer care support of any type of given business, just because I feel that in general if a product works the method its intended to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. And while I desire I might claim that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not finish this testimonial without mentioning the numerous, relatively countless problems I came across attempting to obtain my desk assembled.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any type of memory handset included originally, which suggested I had no other way of actually controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I called StandDesk regarding this issue, who got back to me around a day later with an apology as well as an assurance that a new one would certainly be shipped out shortly.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our problems …
Concerning 4 days later on a phone showed up in the mail. The handset at first activated, yet it wasn’t long before I noticed that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down button, but also for some factor the “memory” button dealt with the down feature simply great. I spoke to the firm once again, as well as they apologized for the mixup and stated they would certainly have a 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. Once I mounted them both the desk ultimately began functioning the method it was meant to, yet not after virtually a month of waiting and also backward and forward with a firm that couldn’t remember to ship a core part of their item inside the very same box from the outset.

Things to Think about

Regardless of its bankable attributes, this stand desk likewise has its own drawbacks. Considering that no single stand desk might record all of the attributes that you may need, you might think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a supporting bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, especially taking into consideration several of our various other preferred desks such as the Completely Jarvis also do not have one. As a matter of fact, this workdesk does have one if you desire, however it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later on too).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it harder to place your legs conveniently listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they supply included security, commonly crucial when workdesks are fully extended.

We have not read any issues of the security of this workdesk, so we do not think its something to truly be worried about, although if you truly wanted a desk with a crossbar after that we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The stability of a standing desk is one of the most essential aspects of these workdesks. Without a stable desk you’ll discover it hard to concentrate, which could bring about you becoming less curious about utilizing the desk at standing height. To obtain the best return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to enjoy when utilizing the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have evaluated with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my security tests into 2 areas. Both tests will include the common front to back shaking examination and also a left to appropriate wobble. The very first will certainly lack the cross support and also the second will certainly be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross assistance can enhance security by as much as 15%. I have no concept just how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I tested that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking activity was bad. Yet point it would certainly affect your work.

With Cross Support

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

Delegated Right: Including the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble motion for reduced heights. With the cross support the wobble activity really did not begin till you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion became negative.

Keep in mind: It’s really essential with flexible standing workdesks to totally tighten all equipment. If there is hardware that is not completely tight, the motion experienced when extended to standing elevation will certainly be overemphasized. This is particularly true with a workdesk frame that includes 32 bolts, there are much a lot of factors at which the desk has an opportunity to move.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve evaluated in our labs, we need to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the stability just isn’t there for a huge mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better fit to these applications, and for a rather obvious reason. Basically all American-made bases are made in US factories that are had by Swedish, Danish or German firms that designed this sector, as well as their ordinary citizens are a great deal taller than the ordinary Oriental customer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time ago. And also they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting devices, and also sheer experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

But if you’re not as well tall, don’t have an inordinate quantity of hefty devices on your desktop computer, and do not need as well wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you great value.

All that might change with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he expects to release at some point in the future. Originally we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to appear, and Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the item top quality he requires out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried dealing with. The new style is supposedly mosting likely to be much easier to assemble and also have a heftier crossbar layout, among other refinements. He states the brand-new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” setup, easing our problem about side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever before comes to market we’ll update you below. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most recent information on the company is that Yu shut the small Los Angeles office as well as has relocated it to join with all its other staff members in southeast Asia.

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

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and also has actually been demolished by millennials in outstanding quantities. While it brings a ten-year warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not necessarily a trustworthy indicator of the anticipated beneficial life of the lifting columns. However, for the rate, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its security concerns this is a much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever before want to be, as well as a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad category of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying customers from both its cheaper as well as pricier peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Setup, as well as Gizmos

Constructing the desk is quite direct if you comply with the detailed instructions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and springtime washers can be found in different bags that are marked with their location: tabletop, framework, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for securing all of the screws right into the structure, or, pop in a hex little bit right into your power tool– simply take care not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a top quality coating to them with rounded corners to stay clear of cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are fastened to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly additionally includes height-adjustable turning equipments to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was extremely valuable for the carpeted office flooring. I’m also utilizing a floor mat to protect the rug from chair wheel damages at resting elevation, and press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the financial investment. The buttons are all variable stress programmed, implying the up and down arrowheads will certainly change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually readjust the height by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for 2 seconds. The memory switches are comparable in layout: push to recall the elevation setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to store a brand-new elevation value. I’m making use of button 1 for my resting placement and also button 4 for my standing position, which gives me 2 as well as 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the new workdesk for a few weeks as well as have actually listed my initial impressions:

The motors are quiet however can be heard in the following room over. It takes perhaps 25 secs for the desk to totally shift from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (specifically this LX design), creating the desk to obtain a little rough when I shift my weight versus the keyboard. In knowledge, I should have purchased the bar upgrade for my workdesk after figuring out the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a twin monitor configuration, get the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity compresses the discs in a human back, I require to raise the desk greater in the early morning and reduced it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue mat is definitely important for long duration standing. I bought an Octagonal mat from SmartCells, making use of rubber “cells” that are visualized below.

Performance

Despite any type of problems I might have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter style, virtually all of those issues removed once I actually came down to utilizing this point.

I really did not believe it was also feasible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be even much more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing elevations. A lot of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall surface; not necessarily since it’s that shaky, yet even if I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, showing to be just as steady on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s bar enhancement, which they declare includes even more security when bought as a part of the plan deal.When it pertains to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 pounds of weight capability.

I’ve been utilizing the desk for about 3 weeks now for daily job (as well as adhering to standing desk ideal practices), whether it’s keying out evaluations such as this one from our desktop or a laptop computer every so often. The desk stands up well against non-coastered beverages, as well as the surface 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 and several wipe downs with a cloth.

Though I never intentionally attempt to damage any type of workdesks as well hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a collection of secrets onto it from a distance, as an example), it still held up without a lot of visible indications of damage.

When I determined the sound result of the workdesk while it increased from a sitting placement to standing as well as back once more, it was by far the quietest we have actually evaluated. I can hardly get it to make greater than concerning 9.5 dB of sound, so if your greatest issue is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Client service

Currently, typically I don’t include much regarding the customer service support of any given business, only since I really feel that generally if a product works the way its supposed to, I should not ever have a reason to call them in the first place. As well as while I want I can say that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can’t finish this testimonial without stating the many, relatively countless issues I experienced attempting to obtain my workdesk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent didn’t have any kind of memory phone consisted of initially, which suggested I had no chance of actually regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk concerning this problem, who got back to me around a day later on with an apology and a pledge that a new one would certainly be shipped out shortly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our problems …
Regarding four days later on a handset showed up in the mail. The phone originally activated, however it had not been long prior to I observed that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down switch, however, for some factor the “memory” switch managed the down feature just fine. I got in touch with the company once again, and they apologized for the mixup and also stated they would certainly have a brand-new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel and also control box got here. When I mounted them both the desk lastly began working the way it was meant to, yet not after virtually a month of waiting and also back and forth with a firm that couldn’t keep in mind to ship a core element of their product inside the exact same box from the get-go.

Points to Take into consideration

Regardless of its bankable functions, this stand up workdesk likewise has its very own drawbacks. Because no single stand desk might capture all of the functions that you might require, you might think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a supporting bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, particularly thinking about some of our other favored workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis additionally don’t have one. Actually, this desk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (much more on this later on as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as a barrier, making it harder to put your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they give included security, often crucial when workdesks are totally extended.

We have not check out any grievances of the security of this workdesk, so we don’t think its something to really be concerned about, although if you actually wanted a workdesk with a crossbar then we advise you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The stability of a standing desk is just one of one of the most crucial facets of these workdesks. Without a secure desk you’ll locate it difficult to concentrate, which can result in you becoming much less curious about making use of the desk at standing height. To obtain the best return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to be happy when utilizing the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have checked with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my stability tests into two sections. Both examinations will certainly include the regular front to back shaking examination and a delegated right wobble. The initial will certainly be without the cross support and also the secondly will be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co says that the addition of the cross support can enhance security by up to 15%. I have no idea how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different situation. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I tested that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking movement was bad. Yet factor it would impact your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble activity for lower heights. With the cross support the wobble movement really did not start till you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement ended up being bad.

Note: It’s very vital with adjustable standing desks to fully tighten all hardware. If there is hardware that is not totally tight, the motion experienced when reached standing height will be exaggerated. This is particularly true with a workdesk structure that includes 32 bolts, there are much too many points at which the desk has a chance to move.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually evaluated in our laboratories, we have to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter individuals with narrower desktops, as the security just isn’t there for a big mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will be much better suited to these applications, and also for a relatively noticeable factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German firms that created this industry, as well as their average citizens are a whole lot taller than the average Asian customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time earlier. And also they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting devices, and also sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

But if you’re not also high, do not have an excessive amount of heavy tools on your desktop computer, and do not need too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you good value.

All that might change with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to release at some point 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 also Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the product top quality he needs out of a number of Chinese factories he’s attempted collaborating with. The new style is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to set up as well as have a heftier crossbar style, among other refinements. He claims the new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, alleviating our problem about side-load stressing on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever before involves market we’ll upgrade you right here. But we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as one of the most recent information on the firm is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles office as well as has transferred it to accompany all its other employees in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing workdesk with impressive performance has actually been introduce via the brand-new joint endeavor between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing workdesk. While restricted in dimension and also shade options, it has actually taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago standing as the best standing desk under $400.