The StandDesk was developed by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has been demolished by millennials in excellent volumes. While it brings a ten-year service warranty (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not always a trustworthy sign of the anticipated valuable life of the lifting columns. For the rate, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made desks. Despite its security concerns this is a much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant might ever before wish to be, and also a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide category of Chinese-made workdesks that is winning over customers from both its less costly and also costlier peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, as well as Devices

Constructing the desk is quite straight forward if you follow the detailed instructions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, and springtime washing machines been available in different bags that are marked with their location: table top, structure, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for securing every one of the screws into the structure, or, appear a hex bit into your power device– simply take care not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a high quality surface to them with rounded edges to prevent 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 setting up likewise includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to maintain the front-to-back movement of the desk, which was extremely practical for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally making use of a flooring mat to safeguard the rug from chair wheel damage at sitting height, and push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the investment. The switches are all variable pressure configured, implying the up and down arrowheads will readjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or constantly adjust the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory buttons are similar in style: press to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to store a new height worth. I’m making use of button 1 for my resting position and also switch 4 for my standing position, which gives me 2 and 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been using the brand-new workdesk for a few weeks and also have listed my initial impacts:

The electric motors are quiet however can be listened to in the next room over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to fully change from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (specifically this LX design), creating the desk to obtain a little rough when I change my weight versus the keyboard. In hindsight, I ought to have bought the crossbar upgrade for my desk after identifying the weight of my displays. If you prepare to do a twin display configuration, get the bar.

Because gravity presses the discs in a human spine, I require to raise the desk greater in the early morning as well as lower it at night.

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.

Efficiency

In spite of any type of issues I may have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter design, practically every one of those concerns removed as soon as I really came down to utilizing this point.

Although I didn’t believe it was also feasible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be a lot more steady than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing heights. A lot of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed against my wall surface; not necessarily since it’s that wobbly, but just because I want as much stability as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, confirming to be equally as consistent by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s crossbar enhancement, which they claim adds much more security when acquired as a part of the package deal.When it pertains to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 pounds of weight capability.

I’ve been utilizing the desk for about three weeks now for day-to-day work (and also adhering to standing workdesk best practices), whether it’s keying out evaluations such as this one from our desktop or a laptop computer every so often. The desk holds up well against non-coastered beverages, and also the surface on top of the desk still really feels just as smooth as well as glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and multiple clean downs with a cloth.

I never ever intentionally attempt to dent any workdesks too hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a collection of keys onto it from a distance, for example), it still held up without also several visible signs of damages.

Lastly, when I determined the noise output of the desk while it increased from a sitting placement to standing as well as back again, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve checked yet. I might barely get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your greatest worry is the whirr of your electric motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Client service

Currently, normally I do not consist of much regarding the customer service support of any kind of provided company, just since I really feel that as a whole 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 also while I desire I might state that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not finish this evaluation without stating the many, seemingly endless problems I experienced attempting to get my desk created.

For beginners, the desk I was sent really did not have any kind of memory phone consisted of originally, which suggested I had no chance of actually regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk concerning this issue, who got back to me around a day later with an apology and an assurance that a brand-new one would be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our issues …
About four days later on a phone showed up in the mail. The mobile initially switched on, yet it had not been long prior to I observed that none of the programmable buttons worked, nor did the down switch, but also for some factor the “memory” button managed the down feature just great. I spoke to the company again, and also they apologized for the mixup as well as stated they would have a brand-new panel as well as control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later on my new panel as well as control box showed up. Once I installed them both the desk lastly started functioning the method it was expected to, however not after virtually a month of waiting and back and forth with a business that could not remember to deliver a core part of their item inside the same box from the outset.

Things to Take into consideration

In spite of its bankable attributes, this stand up desk also has its own disadvantages. Since no single stand workdesk could capture every one of the functions that you might need, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as standard

Not having a supporting crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about several of our other favored desks such as the Totally Jarvis additionally do not have one. This workdesk does have one if you desire, but it is a paid add-on (extra on this later too).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it tougher to position your legs comfortably below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they supply included stability, typically crucial when workdesks are completely prolonged.

We have not review any type of problems of the stability of this workdesk, so we don’t think its something to actually 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.

StandDesk does offer a separate add-on bar that you can include to the desk on your own, just for an added $49.95.

Security

The security of a standing workdesk is just one of one of the most essential elements of these desks. Without a steady desk you’ll discover it difficult to focus, which could lead to you ending up being much less interested in using the desk at standing elevation. To get the most effective return on your investment, you’ll wish to more than happy when using the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have actually examined with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my security examinations into 2 areas. Both tests will include the common front to back rocking test and also a delegated right wobble. The first will certainly be without the cross support and the second will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross assistance can enhance stability by up to 15%. I have no suggestion exactly how they created that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a different situation. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I evaluated that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking activity was bad. Beyond this factor it would certainly affect your work.

With Cross Support

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

Left to 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 begin up until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion came to be poor.

Keep in mind: It’s very vital with adjustable standing workdesks to totally tighten all equipment. If there is equipment that is not entirely tight, the motion experienced when included standing height will be overemphasized. This is specifically real with a workdesk frame that consists of 32 screws, there are far way too many factors at which the desk has a chance to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve examined in our labs, we have to tighten our suggestion on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktops, as the stability just isn’t there for a big mass boosted high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be better suited to these applications, as well as for a rather noticeable factor. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German firms that created this sector, and also their typical citizens are a great deal taller than the average Oriental consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time ago. And they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting devices, and also sheer experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

If you’re not as well high, don’t have an excessive amount of heavy equipment on your desktop, as well as do not require too broad of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you good bang for your dollar.

All that may transform with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to launch at some time in the future. Originally we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later it has yet to materialize, and also Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the item quality he requires out of several Chinese factories he’s attempted dealing with. The new design is apparently going to be much easier to construct and also have a heftier bar layout, to name a few improvements. He states the brand-new base will be offered in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” setup, minimizing our problem concerning side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever involves market we’ll upgrade you right here. We’re not holding our breath any longer as the most recent information on the business is that Yu closed the little Los Angeles workplace and also has actually moved it to join with all its other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing desk with impressive performance has actually been introduce with the brand-new joint venture between US-based iMovR and China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing workdesk. 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 developed by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and has actually been demolished by millennials in impressive quantities. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the longest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not always a reliable sign of the anticipated valuable life of the lifting columns. However, for the price, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made workdesks. Regardless of its security problems this is a far better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever intend to be, as well as a good value overall. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad group of Chinese-made desks that is winning over customers from both its less expensive and pricier peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Configuration, and Gizmos

Constructing the desk is rather direct if you adhere to the in-depth guidelines. All of the screws, screws, washers, and also springtime washers been available in separate bags that are noted with their destination: tabletop, frame, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for attaching all of the screws right into the framework, or, appear a hex bit right into your power device– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a high 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 assembly additionally consists of height-adjustable rotation gears to stabilize the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very handy for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise making use of a flooring mat to shield the rug from chair wheel damage at resting elevation, as well as push the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller deserved the investment. The switches are all variable pressure set, implying the backwards and forwards arrows will readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continually change the elevation by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for 2 seconds. The memory buttons are comparable in design: push to recall the height setup, or hold the button down for 5 secs to keep a new elevation worth. I’m utilizing switch 1 for my sitting placement and also button 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 and also 3 for anything I might require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been making use of the new workdesk for a few weeks and have actually listed my preliminary impressions:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be heard in the next area over. It takes maybe 25 seconds for the desk to totally transition from resting to standing based on my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side monitor arm (specifically this LX model), creating the desk to obtain a little rocky when I change my weight against the key-board. In knowledge, I ought to have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after determining the weight of my displays. If you plan to do a dual screen setup, obtain the bar.

Because gravity presses the discs in a human back, I require to raise the desk greater in the morning and lower it in the evening.

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

Performance

Despite any kind of issues I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter design, basically all of those worries washed away when I actually came down to utilizing this thing.

I didn’t believe it was also feasible, the StandDesk in some way manages to be also much more steady than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing heights. A lot of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall surface; not always since it’s that wobbly, yet even if I desire as much security as I can get.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, proving to be equally as consistent by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s bar enhancement, which they assert adds a lot more stability when acquired as a part of the package deal.When it comes to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for up to 350 pounds of weight capability.

I have actually been utilizing the desk for regarding 3 weeks now for daily work (and also complying with standing workdesk finest practices), whether it’s keying out testimonials such as this one from our desktop or a laptop every now and then. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, and also the finish in addition to the desk still feels just as smooth and slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also multiple wipe downs with a dustcloth.

I never intentionally try to dent any type of workdesks also hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a set of keys onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without too several visible indications of damage.

Finally, when I determined the sound result of the desk while it climbed from a resting position to standing and back once again, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve evaluated yet. I could hardly get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of sound, so if your greatest worry is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, normally I don’t include much regarding the client service assistance of any kind of provided company, only since I really feel that in general if an item functions the method its meant to, I shouldn’t ever have a factor to call them to begin with. As well as while I want I might claim that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I merely can not finish this review without mentioning the various, seemingly limitless issues I came across trying to get my desk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory mobile consisted of initially, which suggested I had no chance of in fact regulating the up/down function on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk regarding this issue, who returned to me around a day later on with an apology and also an assurance that a brand-new one would be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our issues …
Concerning 4 days later a mobile phone got here in the mail. The phone initially switched on, but it wasn’t long prior to I saw that none of the programmable buttons functioned, neither did the down button, but also for some factor the “memory” button dealt with the down feature just fine. I spoke to the business once again, and also they excused the mixup and claimed they would certainly have a brand-new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my brand-new panel and also control box showed up. As soon as I mounted them both the desk finally started working the method it was expected to, but not after practically a month of waiting and to and fro with a firm that could not keep in mind to deliver a core element of their product inside the exact same box from the start.

Things to Consider

In spite of its bankable functions, this stand up workdesk also has its own disadvantages. Given that no singular stand workdesk might record every one of the functions that you might require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as standard

Not having a stabilizing bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, specifically considering some of our other favorite workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis also do not have one. In fact, this workdesk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (much more on this later on also).

The bar is seen by some as a barrier, making it tougher to place your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they give added stability, typically crucial when desks are totally expanded.

We have not read any kind of issues of the stability of this desk, so we do not believe its something to really be worried about, although if you really desired a workdesk with a bar then we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Security

The stability of a standing desk is one of one of the most important elements of these desks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll locate it tough to focus, which can result in you ending up being less interested in making use of the desk at standing height. To get the very 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 initial desk that I have tested with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my stability tests right into 2 sections. Both examinations will certainly include the regular front to back shaking test and an entrusted to right wobble. The very first will lack the cross assistance and also the secondly will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross assistance can enhance stability by up to 15%. I have no concept exactly how they developed that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I examined that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking motion misbehaved. Beyond this point it would certainly influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Entrusted to Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk boosted the wobble activity for lower elevations. With the cross assistance the wobble movement didn’t start till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity ended up being negative.

Note: It’s very crucial with adjustable standing workdesks to fully tighten all equipment. If there is hardware that is not completely tight, the activity experienced when reached standing elevation will certainly be exaggerated. This is especially true with a workdesk structure that includes 32 bolts, there are far way too many points at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Verdict

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve examined in our labs, we need to tighten our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktops, as the security just isn’t there for a big mass elevated high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better suited to these applications, and for a rather noticeable reason. Essentially all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are had by Swedish, Danish or German business that invented this sector, as well as their typical citizens are a great deal taller than the typical Oriental consumer, so they began making longer-stroke lifting legs a long time earlier. As well as they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting equipment, and large experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

But if you’re not too tall, don’t have an inordinate quantity of heavy equipment on your desktop computer, and don’t require as well wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly give you great value.

All that could transform with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to launch at some time in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later on it has yet to emerge, as well as Yu states he’s had trouble getting the product high quality he needs out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted dealing with. The new design is apparently going to be a lot easier to construct and also have a heftier bar style, among other improvements. He states the brand-new base will certainly be offered in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” setup, easing our concern concerning side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever comes to market we’ll update you right here. But we’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most recent information on the company is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles office and has actually relocated it to accompany all its various other employees in southeast Asia.

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