The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and has been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable quantities. While it carries a ten-year warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a trustworthy sign of the anticipated valuable life of the lifting columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its security concerns this is a much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever intend to be, as well as a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is gaining customers from both its more affordable and also more expensive peers.

StandDesk Construction, Configuration, and Gadgets

Building the desk is pretty simple if you comply with the comprehensive guidelines. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, and springtime washers been available in separate bags that are noted with their location: table top, frame, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for attaching all of the bolts right into the frame, or, pop in a hex little bit into your power tool– simply beware not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have an excellent 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 includes height-adjustable rotation gears to maintain the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was extremely handy for the carpeted office flooring. I’m additionally making use of a floor mat to safeguard the carpet from chair wheel damage at resting elevation, and also press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the investment. The buttons are all variable pressure programmed, indicating the backwards and forwards arrowheads will change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or constantly change the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory switches are similar in layout: push to recall the elevation setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to store a new height worth. I’m making use of switch 1 for my sitting position as well as button 4 for my standing setting, which offers me 2 and also 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the brand-new desk for a few weeks as well as have actually jotted down my initial impressions:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be heard in the following area over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to fully change from resting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (especially this LX version), causing the desk to obtain a little rough when I shift my weight versus the key-board. In knowledge, I must have bought the crossbar upgrade for my desk after determining the weight of my screens. If you intend to do a double monitor setup, obtain the crossbar.

Since gravity compresses the discs in a human back, I need to increase the desk higher in the early morning and reduced it at night.

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

Performance

Despite any problems I might have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter layout, pretty much every one of those issues removed as soon as I in fact got down to utilizing this point.

I really did not think it was also feasible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be even more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting and also standing heights. Many days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall; not always due to the fact that it’s that shaky, yet even if I desire as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, showing to be just as steady on its own at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar addition, which they assert adds even more stability when bought as a part of the plan deal.When it concerns weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 lbs of weight ability.

I have actually been utilizing the desk for concerning three weeks now for everyday work (as well as following standing workdesk ideal practices), whether it’s typing out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop periodically. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, as well as the coating on top of the desk still really feels just as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and also numerous clean downs with a rag.

Though I never purposefully attempt to dent any kind of desks as well hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a collection of keys onto it from a distance, for example), it still stood up without way too many visible indications of damages.

Last but not least, when I gauged the sound output of the desk while it rose from a resting placement to standing and back again, it was by far the quietest we’ve examined yet. I can hardly get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant problem is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, usually I don’t include much regarding the customer care assistance of any kind of offered business, just due to the fact that I really feel that as a whole if an item functions the way its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever before have a reason to call them to begin with. And also while I want I could claim that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I merely can’t finish this evaluation without pointing out the various, relatively endless troubles I ran into attempting to obtain my desk put together.

For beginners, the desk I was sent really did not have any kind of memory phone consisted of initially, which suggested I had no chance of in fact managing the up/down feature on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk regarding this problem, that returned to me around a day later on with an apology and also a promise that a new one would be shipped quickly.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The source of all our problems …
Concerning four days later a handset showed up in the mail. The mobile initially activated, however it wasn’t long before I noticed that none of the programmable switches functioned, nor did the down button, but for some factor the “memory” switch took care of the down feature just great. I got in touch with the business again, and they excused the mixup as well as said they would have a brand-new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel as well as control box showed up. When I installed them both the desk lastly started working the way it was intended to, however not after almost a month of waiting and also to and fro with a business that could not bear in mind to ship a core component of their product inside the very same box from the outset.

Things to Take into consideration

In spite of its bankable features, this stand workdesk additionally has its very own downsides. Since no particular stand desk might capture every one of the attributes that you might need, you might take into consideration these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as requirement

Not having a maintaining crossbar is definitely not a deal-breaker, particularly thinking about a few of our various other favored workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise don’t have one. In fact, this workdesk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (extra on this later as well).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it harder to put your legs conveniently listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they provide included security, often crucial when workdesks are fully expanded.

We have not check out any kind of issues of the security of this workdesk, so we don’t think its something to truly be worried about, although if you truly desired a workdesk with a crossbar then we suggest you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The security of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most crucial elements of these desks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll find it hard to focus, which could result in you ending up being less curious about utilizing the desk at standing height. To obtain the best return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to be happy when making use of the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the initial desk that I have actually examined with an optional cross support, I will break down my security tests into two areas. Both examinations will certainly include the typical front to back rocking test as well as a delegated appropriate wobble. The initial will lack the cross support and also the secondly will be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co claims that the addition of the cross assistance can increase stability by as much as 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I examined that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking motion was bad. Beyond this point it would certainly influence your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble motion for lower elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble activity really did not start until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement became poor.

Note: It’s extremely vital with flexible standing desks to fully tighten all hardware. If there is equipment that is not totally limited, the activity experienced when included standing elevation will be overemphasized. This is especially real with a desk framework that consists of 32 screws, there are far 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 need to tighten our referral on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter individuals with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a big mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be better matched to these applications, and for a fairly apparent reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German firms that created this industry, and their average residents are a great deal taller than the ordinary Asian customer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a very long time ago. As well as they have far more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, and also sheer experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

If you’re not as well high, do not have an extreme amount of hefty equipment on your desktop, and also do not require too large of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will offer you great bang for your dollar.

All that may alter with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to release at some time in the future. Initially we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later it has yet to materialize, as well as Yu states he’s had trouble obtaining the item top quality he requires out of numerous Chinese factories he’s attempted working with. The brand-new layout is apparently mosting likely to be much easier to construct as well as have a heftier bar style, among other refinements. He says the brand-new base will be provided in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” configuration, alleviating our worry regarding side-load stressing on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever pertains to market we’ll upgrade you below. We’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most recent news on the business is that Yu shut the little Los Angeles office and also has moved it to join with all its other staff members in southeast Asia.

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

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, as well as has been gobbled up by millennials in outstanding volumes. While it lugs a ten-year warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not necessarily a reputable sign of the expected helpful life of the training columns. But also for the price, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its stability problems this is a much much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever before intend to be, as well as a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide group of Chinese-made workdesks that is winning over consumers from both its more affordable as well as costlier peers.

StandDesk Building, Arrangement, and Gizmos

Constructing the desk is pretty easy if you comply with the in-depth directions. Every one of the screws, screws, washers, and springtime washing machines been available in different bags that are noted with their location: tabletop, frame, and also spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for attaching all of the bolts into the structure, or, pop in a hex bit into your power tool– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a top quality finish to them with rounded edges to prevent cut hands. Below is a shot of all the screws that are fastened to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up also includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was very helpful for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m also utilizing a flooring mat to safeguard the carpet from chair wheel damages at resting height, as well as push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the financial investment. The buttons are all variable pressure configured, meaning the backwards and forwards arrowheads will change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually change the elevation by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for 2 seconds. The memory switches are comparable in style: push to remember the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five seconds to store a brand-new height worth. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my resting setting and switch 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 and also 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been using the brand-new desk for a couple of weeks as well as have jotted down my initial perceptions:

The electric motors are quiet however can be listened to in the following room over. It takes perhaps 25 secs for the desk to fully transition from resting to standing based on my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (especially this LX model), causing the desk to obtain a little rocky when I move my weight against the keyboard. In knowledge, I must have acquired the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my displays. If you intend to do a double screen setup, get the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity compresses the discs in a human spinal column, I need to elevate the desk greater in the morning as well as lower it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue mat is definitely necessary for long duration standing. I acquired an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, utilizing rubber “cells” that are visualized below.

Efficiency

Despite any kind of troubles I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter design, practically every one of those problems removed as soon as I in fact got down to using this thing.

Although I really did not assume it was even feasible, the StandDesk in some way takes care of to be even more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting and standing heights. Many days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pushed versus my wall; not always since it’s that unsteady, but just because I want as much security as I can obtain.

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

I have actually been utilizing the desk for regarding three weeks now for day-to-day job (as well as complying with standing desk best practices), whether it’s inputting out evaluations similar to this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer periodically. The desk holds up well versus non-coastered drinks, as well as the coating in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth and slick as the day I opened it despite days of perspiring wrists wresting on it as well as multiple wipe downs with a cloth.

Though I never purposefully try to dent any type of desks as well hard, throughout some lighter examinations (tossing a collection of secrets onto it from a distance, as an example), it still held up without too many visible indicators of damage.

Lastly, when I gauged the sound result of the desk while it increased from a sitting setting to standing and also back again, it was without a doubt the quietest we have actually checked yet. I might barely get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your most significant worry is the whirr of your motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, generally I don’t include much regarding the customer service support of any given business, only due to the fact that I really feel that in general if a product works the method its supposed to, I should not ever before have a factor to call them in the first place. And while I wish I might say that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can not complete this review without discussing the countless, relatively limitless issues I encountered attempting to get my desk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory handset consisted of originally, which implied I had no way of in fact controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk about this issue, who returned to me around a day later on with an apology as well as a guarantee that a new one would be shipped out shortly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our troubles …
About 4 days later on a mobile got here in the mail. The phone at first activated, yet it had not been long before I noticed that none of the programmable switches functioned, nor did the down button, however, for some factor the “memory” switch managed the down feature simply great. I got in touch with the business once again, as well as they apologized for the mixup and also claimed they would certainly have a new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my new panel and control box arrived. As soon as I mounted them both the desk ultimately started functioning the way it was expected to, however not after practically a month of waiting and to and fro with a company that couldn’t bear in mind to ship a core component of their item inside the exact same box from the get-go.

Points to Take into consideration

Despite its bankable functions, this stand up desk additionally has its own downsides. Because no singular stand desk might capture every one of the attributes that you may need, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a stabilizing crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, particularly considering several of our other favored workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise do not have one. This desk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (much more on this later too).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it harder to put your legs pleasantly below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they provide added stability, usually crucial when workdesks are fully extended.

We have not review any type of problems of the stability of this desk, so we don’t think its something to really be concerned about, although if you really desired a desk with a crossbar after that we suggest you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The security of a standing desk is among one of the most vital facets of these desks. Without a steady desk you’ll locate it hard to concentrate, which can cause you ending up being less interested in making use of the desk at standing elevation. To get the very best return on your investment, you’ll want to enjoy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have tested with an optional cross support, I will break down my security tests into two areas. Both tests will include the regular front to back rocking test and also an entrusted to appropriate wobble. The initial will certainly lack the cross support and the second will certainly be with it. Simply to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross support can raise stability by up to 15%. I have no idea how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I examined that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking motion was bad. Yet factor it would impact your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

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

Note: It’s very vital with adjustable standing workdesks to completely tighten up all hardware. If there is hardware that is not totally limited, the activity experienced when extended to standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is especially true with a desk framework that consists of 32 screws, there are much too many points at which the desk has an opportunity 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 shorter individuals with narrower desktop computers, as the security simply isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better suited to these applications, and for a relatively apparent factor. Virtually all American-made bases are made in US factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German companies that designed this sector, and also their typical residents are a whole lot taller than the average Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long time ago. And they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not also tall, don’t have an extreme amount of heavy tools on your desktop, and do not need as well broad of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you great bang for your buck.

All that could transform with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to launch at some point in the future. Initially we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later 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 working with. The brand-new style is supposedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to set up as well as have a heftier crossbar layout, to name a few improvements. He claims the new base will be provided in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, easing our issue regarding side-load stressing on the training columns.

If this brand-new base ever before comes to market we’ll upgrade you below. Yet we’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most current news on the business is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles workplace and 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 actually been introduce with the brand-new joint venture between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing workdesk. While limited in size as well as shade options, it has taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago standing as the best standing desk under $400.