The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed directly at millennials, and also has actually been demolished by millennials in outstanding quantities. While it lugs a ten-year warranty (the longest of any Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a reputable indication of the expected valuable life of the lifting columns. For the price, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made desks. Regardless of its security issues this is a much much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever intend to be, and a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide classification of Chinese-made desks that is swaying customers from both its less expensive as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building, Configuration, as well as Devices

Building the desk is quite easy if you comply with the thorough guidelines. Every one of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and also spring washers been available in different bags that are marked with their location: tabletop, structure, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for attaching all of the bolts right into the structure, or, pop in a hex bit into your power tool– simply take care not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up additionally includes height-adjustable rotation gears to stabilize the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was extremely handy for the carpeted office flooring. I’m also making use of a flooring mat to secure the carpeting from chair wheel damages at sitting height, and push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the financial investment. The switches are all variable stress set, suggesting the up and down arrows will adjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually adjust the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for 2 secs. The memory switches are comparable in design: push to remember the height setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to store a brand-new height value. I’m making use of switch 1 for my sitting placement as well as switch 4 for my standing placement, which provides me 2 and also 3 for anything I may 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 made a note of my first impressions:

The electric motors are quiet however can be heard in the following area over. It takes possibly 25 secs for the desk to totally change from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (especially this LX version), causing the desk to get a little rough when I move my weight versus the keyboard. In knowledge, I need to have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my desk after figuring out the weight of my displays. If you prepare to do a double screen arrangement, get the crossbar.

Since gravity compresses the discs in a human back, I need to elevate the desk higher in the early morning and also lower it in the evening.

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

Performance

Despite any kind of problems I may have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter design, basically every one of those worries gotten rid of once I in fact got down to utilizing this thing.

Although I really did not assume it was also possible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be even more stable than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing heights. Most days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed against my wall; not always because it’s that unsteady, but just because I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also additionally, confirming to be equally as constant on its own 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 bought as a part of the bundle deal.When it comes to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for as much as 350 lbs of weight capacity.

I have actually been using the desk for regarding three weeks now for day-to-day work (as well as complying with standing workdesk best techniques), whether it’s inputting out reviews such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer from time to time. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, and the finish on top of the desk still really feels just as smooth as well as glossy as the day I opened it in spite of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and several clean downs with a rag.

I never ever deliberately try to dent any desks as well hard, throughout some lighter examinations (throwing a set of tricks onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without as well many noticeable indications of damages.

When I gauged the noise result of the desk while it climbed from a sitting placement to standing as well as back again, it was by much the quietest we have actually evaluated. I can hardly get it to make more than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your most significant concern is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Now, typically I don’t include much about the customer support assistance of any type of provided business, just due to the fact that I really feel that as a whole if an item functions the method its intended to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them in the first place. As well as while I want I might state that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not complete this review without discussing the many, apparently unlimited issues I came across attempting to get my workdesk created.

For beginners, the desk I was sent didn’t have any memory phone consisted of originally, which indicated I had no other way of actually managing the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk about this concern, that returned to me around a day later with an apology and a guarantee that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our issues …
Regarding four days later a phone showed up in the mail. The mobile initially activated, however it wasn’t long prior to I saw that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down switch, but for some reason the “memory” switch managed the down feature simply fine. I called the firm once more, as well as they apologized for the mixup and also said they would certainly have a brand-new panel and control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my brand-new panel as well as control box showed up. As soon as I installed them both the desk lastly started working the method it was expected to, but not after virtually a month of waiting as well as backward and forward with a business that couldn’t remember to deliver a core component of their product inside the same box from the beginning.

Points to Consider

Despite its bankable features, this stand desk also has its own downsides. Given that no singular stand workdesk could catch every one of the features that you may need, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as standard

Not having a stabilizing bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, especially considering some of our other favorite desks such as the Totally Jarvis likewise do not have one. As a matter of fact, this desk does have one if you desire, but it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later too).

The bar is seen by some as an obstacle, making it harder to place your legs conveniently listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they provide included stability, often crucial when desks are fully extended.

We have not review any type of complaints of the stability of this desk, so we don’t assume its something to actually be worried regarding, although if you really desired a workdesk with a crossbar then we advise you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does offer a different add-on crossbar that you can include to the desk on your own, simply for an extra $49.95.

Security

The stability of a standing desk is one of the most vital facets of these workdesks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll find it tough to focus, which can result in you becoming much less interested in making use of the desk at standing height. To obtain the best return on your investment, you’ll wish to be happy when using the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have actually evaluated with an optional cross support, I will break down my security tests into 2 sections. Both examinations will consist of the normal front to back rocking test as well as a delegated appropriate wobble. The initial will certainly lack the cross assistance as well as the secondly will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross support can increase stability by up to 15%. I have no concept just how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various situation. 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 got to 36″ the rocking motion misbehaved. Yet point it would certainly influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Including the cross support to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble motion for reduced elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble movement really did not begin until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement came to be negative.

Note: It’s really important with flexible standing desks to completely tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not completely limited, the activity experienced when reached standing height will be exaggerated. This is particularly true with a workdesk structure that includes 32 bolts, there are far too many points at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually evaluated in our laboratories, we need to narrow our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktops, as the stability just isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be better matched to these applications, as well as for a relatively noticeable factor. Basically all American-made bases are made in US factories that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German firms that designed this market, and also their ordinary residents are a whole lot taller than the ordinary Oriental consumer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time earlier. And they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and large experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

However if you’re not as well high, don’t have an extreme quantity of hefty tools on your desktop computer, and also do not need also wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you great value.

All that may transform with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to release sometime in the future. Initially we were told we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later it has yet to emerge, as well as Yu states he’s had problem getting the product top quality he needs out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted working with. The brand-new style is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to assemble as well as have a heftier crossbar design, to name a few refinements. He states the new base will be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” configuration, minimizing our issue concerning side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever before concerns market we’ll update you below. Yet we’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as one of the most current information on the business is that Yu closed the little Los Angeles workplace and also has moved it to join with all its other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with outstanding efficiency has been introduce via the brand-new joint venture in between US-based iMovR as well as China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing desk. While restricted in size and also shade alternatives, it has taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the most effective standing desk under $400.

The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has actually been demolished by millennials in excellent volumes. While it lugs a ten-year warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not necessarily a reputable sign of the expected helpful life of the training columns. For the price, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its security problems this is a much much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever wish to be, and also 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 less costly as well as pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Setup, and Devices

Constructing the desk is rather simple if you comply with the comprehensive guidelines. All of the screws, screws, washers, and also springtime washers been available in separate bags that are noted with their location: table top, framework, as well as spares. There’s an included hex device for fastening every one of the bolts into the framework, or, pop in a hex little bit into your power device– simply take care not to over-tighten.

All of the components have a high quality coating to them with rounded edges 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 rotation equipments to maintain the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was really handy for the carpeted office floor. I’m also using a flooring mat to protect the carpeting from chair wheel damages at sitting elevation, as well as press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the financial investment. The buttons are all variable stress programmed, meaning the up and down arrowheads will change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually change the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory switches are comparable in layout: press to remember the elevation setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to store a new height worth. I’m using switch 1 for my sitting setting and button 4 for my standing setting, which gives me 2 and 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the brand-new workdesk for a few weeks and also have actually jotted down my first perceptions:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be heard in the following area over. It takes possibly 25 seconds for the desk to fully shift from resting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (specifically this LX design), triggering the desk to obtain a little rough when I shift my weight versus the keyboard. In knowledge, I ought to have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after establishing the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a twin display configuration, obtain the bar.

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 also lower it in the evening.

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

Efficiency

In spite of any troubles I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter layout, virtually all of those issues removed when I in fact came down to using this point.

Although I really did not think it was even feasible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be a lot more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing heights. The majority of days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed against my wall surface; not always due to the fact that it’s that unsteady, however even if I want as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also additionally, verifying to be equally as stable on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s bar enhancement, which they assert includes a lot more stability when acquired as a part of the package deal.When it concerns weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 pounds of weight capability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for regarding three weeks now for everyday job (and also following standing desk finest methods), whether it’s typing out testimonials like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop periodically. The desk holds up well versus non-coastered drinks, and also the finish on top of the desk still feels equally as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also numerous clean downs with a rag.

Though I never ever purposefully try to dent any type of workdesks too hard, throughout some lighter examinations (throwing a set of keys onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without way too many visible signs of damages.

Finally, when I gauged the sound result of the desk while it increased from a resting placement to standing and also back again, it was without a doubt the quietest we have actually checked yet. I can hardly get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your biggest worry is the whirr of your motor, this is definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, normally I do not include much about the customer service assistance of any type of given business, just due to the fact that I feel that in general if an item works the means its supposed to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them to begin with. And also while I want I could say that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I simply can’t finish this evaluation without stating the various, apparently unlimited issues I came across attempting to obtain my desk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any type of memory handset included initially, which meant I had no chance of in fact managing the up/down function on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk concerning this concern, who returned to me around a day later on with an apology and a pledge that a new one would certainly be shipped soon.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The source of all our troubles …
Regarding four days later on a handset arrived in the mail. The handset initially switched on, yet it had not been long before I observed that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down switch, but also for some factor the “memory” switch took care of the down feature simply great. I contacted the firm once again, and they apologized for the mixup and also claimed they would certainly have a brand-new panel as well as control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my brand-new panel and also control box showed up. Once I mounted them both the desk ultimately started working the method it was expected to, but not after practically a month of waiting and back and forth with a business that could not bear in mind to ship a core element of their product inside the very same box from the start.

Things to Think about

In spite of its bankable functions, this stand up desk likewise has its very own downsides. Since no particular stand desk can catch all of the features that you may require, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as criterion

Not having a maintaining crossbar is certainly not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about several of our various other preferred desks such as the Completely Jarvis also do not have one. In fact, this desk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (extra on this later on too).

The crossbar is seen by some as a barrier, making it more difficult to position your legs pleasantly below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they give added stability, commonly crucial when desks are totally expanded.

We have not review any issues of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not assume its something to truly be worried regarding, although if you truly desired a workdesk with a crossbar then we advise you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does offer a different add-on bar that you can add to the workdesk yourself, simply for an additional $49.95.

Security

The security of a standing workdesk is among the most essential facets of these workdesks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll locate it hard to focus, which can lead to you ending up being less interested in using the desk at standing elevation. To get the best return on your investment, you’ll want to be happy when using the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the very first desk that I have actually evaluated with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my security tests right into 2 sections. Both examinations will certainly consist of the regular front to back rocking test and a delegated ideal wobble. The initial will certainly lack the cross support and the secondly will be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross support can raise stability by approximately 15%. I have no concept how they generated that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I examined that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking activity misbehaved. Yet factor it would influence your work.

With Cross Support

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

Entrusted to Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble motion for reduced heights. With the cross support the wobble movement didn’t start until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity became poor.

Keep in mind: It’s very important with adjustable standing desks to completely tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not totally tight, the motion experienced when extended to standing height will be exaggerated. This is especially true with a desk frame that consists of 32 bolts, there are much a lot of points at which the desk has an opportunity to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve tested 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 big mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be much better suited to these applications, and for a rather noticeable reason. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that developed this industry, as well as their average people are a lot taller than the average Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a long time back. As well as they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting equipment, and sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not as well tall, do not have an inordinate amount of hefty equipment on your desktop, and also don’t need also large of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will provide you excellent bang for your dollar.

All that could alter with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he anticipates to launch at some point in the future. Originally we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to emerge, and Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the product high quality he requires out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried collaborating with. The new design is allegedly going to be a lot easier to put together as well as have a heftier bar design, among other refinements. He claims the brand-new base will certainly be offered in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” configuration, easing our worry regarding side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this new base ever concerns market we’ll upgrade you right here. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most recent news on the company is that Yu closed the little Los Angeles office as well as has relocated it to join with all its other employees in southeast Asia.

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