The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and has been demolished by millennials in excellent quantities. While it brings a ten-year guarantee (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a dependable indication of the anticipated valuable life of the lifting columns. However, for the rate, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its security issues this is a much much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could 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 desks that is winning over customers from both its less expensive and also costlier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Arrangement, as well as Devices

Constructing the desk is rather direct if you adhere to the in-depth instructions. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, as well as spring washers can be found in different bags that are noted with their destination: table top, frame, and also spares. There’s an included hex tool for attaching all of the bolts right into the framework, or, pop in a hex little bit right into your power device– just take care not to over-tighten.

All of the components have an excellent quality surface 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 likewise includes height-adjustable turning equipments to maintain the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was extremely helpful for the carpeted office flooring. I’m likewise utilizing a floor mat to safeguard the carpet from chair wheel damage at sitting height, as well as 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 up and down arrowheads will adjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continuously readjust the elevation by around 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for two secs. The memory switches are similar in layout: push to remember the height setup, or hold the button down for five secs to save a new elevation value. I’m making use of button 1 for my sitting position and also button 4 for my standing placement, which gives me 2 and 3 for anything I might require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been using the brand-new desk for a couple of weeks and also have jotted down my preliminary impressions:

The motors are quiet yet can be heard in the following area over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to totally shift from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (particularly this LX model), causing the desk to get a little rocky when I shift my weight against the keyboard. In hindsight, I should have acquired the bar upgrade for my desk after identifying the weight of my displays. If you prepare to do a dual screen configuration, get the bar.

Due to the fact that gravity compresses the discs in a human back, I need to elevate the desk greater in the morning and lower it at night.

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

Performance

In spite of any type of issues I may have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter style, pretty much all of those issues removed once I actually got down to utilizing this thing.

Although I didn’t believe it was also possible, the StandDesk in some way takes care of to be a lot more steady than the Jarvis, both at resting and also standing heights. Many days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pushed against my wall; not always because it’s that wobbly, however just because I want as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even further, verifying to be just as stable on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s bar addition, which they declare includes a lot more stability when purchased as a part of the bundle deal.When it pertains to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 lbs of weight capacity.

I’ve been using the desk for concerning 3 weeks now for everyday work (as well as adhering to standing desk ideal methods), whether it’s inputting out reviews similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop computer every so often. The desk holds up well against non-coastered drinks, and the finish on top of the desk still really feels just as smooth and glossy as the day I opened it in spite of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it as well as several wipe downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never purposefully try to damage any type of workdesks as well hard, during some lighter examinations (throwing a set of secrets onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without too many visible indications of damages.

Last but not least, when I determined the noise output of the desk while it rose from a sitting position to standing as well as back once again, it was by far the quietest we have actually tested yet. I might hardly get it to make more than concerning 9.5 dB of sound, so if your biggest problem is the whirr of your motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, generally I do not consist of much regarding the customer service assistance of any type of provided business, just due to the fact that I feel that generally if an item functions the way its expected to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. And while I wish I can claim that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not complete this evaluation without mentioning the numerous, seemingly unlimited problems I experienced trying to obtain my desk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory mobile phone included originally, which implied I had no chance of in fact managing the up/down function 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 a pledge that a new one would certainly be shipped out soon.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our issues …
Regarding 4 days later on a phone got here in the mail. The mobile initially activated, yet it wasn’t long prior to I noticed that none of the programmable switches functioned, nor did the down button, however, for some factor the “memory” switch took care of the down feature simply great. I contacted the firm once again, as well as they apologized for the mixup and stated they would have a new panel and also control box bent on me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel and also control box showed up. When I mounted them both the desk ultimately began working the way it was supposed to, yet not after nearly a month of waiting and also to and fro with a firm that couldn’t keep in mind to deliver a core element of their product inside the same box from the beginning.

Things to Think about

Regardless of its bankable features, this stand desk likewise has its own downsides. Given that no singular stand desk can record all of the functions that you might require, you might think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as criterion

Not having a supporting bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, especially considering some of our other favored workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis likewise do not have one. This desk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (more on this later too).

The bar is seen by some as a barrier, making it more challenging to put your legs comfortably listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they supply included security, commonly critical when desks are totally extended.

We have not review any type of grievances of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not believe its something to truly be concerned regarding, although if you actually desired a workdesk with a bar after that we advise you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Alternatively, StandDesk does provide a different add-on bar that you can include in the desk yourself, just for an extra $49.95.

Security

The security of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most vital aspects of these desks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll find it difficult to concentrate, which can cause you becoming less thinking about utilizing the desk at standing elevation. To get the most effective return on your investment, you’ll want to enjoy when making use of the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the initial workdesk that I have actually checked with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my security examinations into 2 areas. Both examinations will include the normal front to back shaking examination as well as an entrusted to right wobble. The very first will certainly lack the cross assistance as well as the second will be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross support can raise stability by approximately 15%. I have no idea how they developed that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I tested that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking motion misbehaved. Beyond this factor it would certainly influence your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Left to Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk boosted the wobble activity for reduced heights. With the cross assistance the wobble motion really did not begin until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement ended up being poor.

Keep in mind: It’s really crucial with flexible standing workdesks to totally tighten up all hardware. If there is hardware that is not totally limited, the activity experienced when reached standing elevation will certainly be exaggerated. This is particularly true with a desk frame that includes 32 screws, there are far a lot of points at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve tested in our laboratories, we need to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a big mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be better suited to these applications, and for a rather evident factor. Basically all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German business that created this industry, as well as their ordinary people are a lot taller than the average Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time ago. And they have even more robotic automation, laser-cutting equipment, as well as sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

Yet if you’re not also tall, do not have an extreme amount of hefty tools on your desktop, and also do not require also wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you excellent bang for your buck.

All that might alter with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates 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 materialize, as well as Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the item high quality he requires out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted working with. The new style is apparently going to be much easier to assemble and also have a heftier bar design, to name a few improvements. He claims the new base will certainly be supplied in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” setup, reducing our issue about side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this new base ever before concerns market we’ll update you below. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most current information on the company is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles workplace and has relocated it to join with all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

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

The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, as well as has actually been demolished by millennials in outstanding quantities. While it lugs a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a trustworthy indicator of the expected helpful life of the training columns. But also for the rate, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and also other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its stability issues this is a much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever want to be, and a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made workdesks that is winning over clients from both its more affordable as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building, Arrangement, as well as Gizmos

Developing the desk is quite direct if you adhere to the detailed directions. Every one of the screws, screws, washers, as well as springtime washers can be found in different bags that are marked with their destination: tabletop, structure, as well as spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for attaching every one of the bolts right into the structure, or, appear a hex bit right into your power device– simply beware not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a premium quality finish to them with rounded corners to prevent cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are secured to the leg setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up also consists of height-adjustable rotation gears to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was extremely valuable for the carpeted home office floor. I’m likewise utilizing a floor mat to secure the rug from chair wheel damages at resting height, as well as press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller deserved the investment. The buttons are all variable stress set, implying the up and down arrowheads will certainly change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continuously change the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory switches are similar in style: press to remember the height setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to save a new height worth. I’m using button 1 for my resting setting as well as switch 4 for my standing setting, which provides me 2 as well as 3 for anything I may need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the brand-new workdesk for a few weeks and have listed my initial perceptions:

The motors are quiet but can be heard in the next area over. It takes probably 25 seconds for the desk to fully transition from resting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (specifically this LX design), triggering the desk to get a little rocky when I shift my weight against the key-board. In hindsight, I ought to have bought the bar upgrade for my desk after determining the weight of my screens. If you intend to do a double monitor arrangement, get the crossbar.

Due to the fact that gravity compresses the discs in a human spine, I require to increase the desk greater in the early morning and lower it at night.

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

Efficiency

Despite any kind of problems I might have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter style, virtually every one of those concerns washed away when I actually came down to using this point.

Although I didn’t assume it was even feasible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be much more stable than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing elevations. A lot of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pushed versus my wall surface; not always because it’s that unsteady, however even if I desire as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, proving 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 enhancement, which they assert includes a lot more stability when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it comes to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for up to 350 lbs of weight capability.

I have actually been making use of the desk for regarding three weeks currently for everyday work (and also following standing desk ideal practices), whether it’s keying out evaluations such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer periodically. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered beverages, and also the finish in addition to the desk still feels equally as smooth and glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and also several wipe downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never ever intentionally attempt to damage any type of desks too hard, throughout some lighter examinations (throwing a set of keys onto it from a distance, as an example), it still stood up without a lot of noticeable signs of damages.

When I gauged the sound outcome of the workdesk while it rose from a sitting position to standing and back once again, it was by much the quietest we’ve checked. I could barely get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your biggest issue is the whirr of your motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer support

Currently, typically I do not consist of much about the customer support support of any provided company, only because I feel that as a whole if an item works the way its supposed to, I should not ever before have a factor to call them in the first place. As well as while I want I could state that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t complete this review without discussing the numerous, relatively countless problems I ran into attempting to obtain my desk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent didn’t have any type of memory phone consisted of initially, which indicated I had no way of really controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk about this issue, that got back to me around a day later with an apology and a promise that a new one would be shipped out shortly.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The resource of all our troubles …
Concerning four days later a mobile phone got here in the mail. The phone originally switched on, but it had not been long prior to I noticed that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down switch, however, for some reason the “memory” switch dealt with the down function simply great. I got in touch with the firm once more, and also they apologized for the mixup as well as stated they would certainly have a brand-new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later my brand-new panel as well as control box got here. When I installed them both the desk ultimately began working the way it was meant to, but not after almost a month of waiting and also back and forth with a business that couldn’t keep in mind to ship a core element of their item inside the very same box from the beginning.

Things to Take into consideration

Despite its bankable attributes, this stand desk additionally has its very own drawbacks. Since no single stand workdesk can capture all of the attributes that you might need, you might think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a stabilizing bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, especially taking into consideration several of our other favorite desks such as the Completely Jarvis likewise don’t have one. This workdesk does have one if you want, but it is a paid add-on (much more on this later on as well).

The bar is seen by some as a limitation, making it more difficult to position your legs comfortably listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they give included stability, often important when desks are completely prolonged.

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

StandDesk does provide a different add-on bar that you can include to the workdesk on your own, simply for an added $49.95.

Stability

The security of a standing workdesk is among the most crucial aspects of these desks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll find it difficult to concentrate, which could cause you ending up being much less interested in using the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the best return on your investment, you’ll wish to be happy when using the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the very first workdesk that I have checked with an optional cross support, I will break down my stability examinations right into two areas. Both tests will certainly include the normal front to back shaking examination as well as a delegated ideal wobble. The very first will lack the cross support as well as the secondly will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the enhancement of the cross assistance can boost stability by up to 15%. I have no concept exactly how they developed that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various situation. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk that I tested that wobbled near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the rocking motion was bad. Yet factor it would certainly influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Entrusted to Right: Adding the cross support to the StandDesk improved the wobble activity for reduced elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble motion didn’t start until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity ended up being bad.

Note: It’s extremely essential with adjustable standing workdesks to totally tighten all hardware. If there is hardware that is not entirely limited, the movement experienced when reached standing height will be overemphasized. This is especially real with a desk frame that includes 32 bolts, there are far a lot of factors at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve tested in our labs, we need to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a big mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better matched to these applications, and also for a fairly obvious factor. Practically all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that developed this market, as well as their average citizens are a lot taller than the ordinary Asian consumer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time ago. And also they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, and also sheer experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

If you’re not also tall, don’t have an excessive amount of heavy equipment on your desktop, as well as do not need too vast of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will give you good bang for your buck.

All that might alter with Yu’s assured StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to launch sometime in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to appear, and Yu states he’s had problem getting the product top quality he requires out of a number of Chinese factories he’s tried collaborating with. The brand-new style is allegedly going to be much easier to assemble as well as have a heftier crossbar layout, to name a few refinements. He says the new base will be offered in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” setup, alleviating our worry concerning side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever concerns market we’ll update you here. We’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most recent information on the firm is that Yu closed the little Los Angeles office as well as has actually relocated it to join with all its various other workers in southeast Asia.

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