The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and also has been demolished by millennials in remarkable quantities. While it brings a ten-year warranty (the longest of any Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a dependable indication of the anticipated beneficial life of the lifting columns. But also for the cost, the StandDesk is a terrific lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as other Chinese-made workdesks. In spite of its stability problems this is a far much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever hope to be, and also a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide group of Chinese-made desks that is swaying customers from both its less costly as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, and Gizmos

Constructing the desk is rather direct if you follow the in-depth directions. Every one of the screws, bolts, washers, as well as spring washers been available in different bags that are marked with their destination: tabletop, framework, as well as spares. There’s an included hex tool for securing every one of the screws right into the frame, or, appear a hex bit into your power tool– just be careful not to over-tighten.

All of the components have an excellent quality surface 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 setting up– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly likewise includes height-adjustable turning gears to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was really practical for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m likewise utilizing a floor mat to shield the carpeting from chair wheel damage at sitting elevation, and also press the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the financial investment. The switches are all variable pressure programmed, implying the up and down arrows will readjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or constantly adjust the elevation by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for two seconds. The memory switches are similar in layout: push to recall the height setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to save a new elevation value. I’m making use of switch 1 for my resting setting and also switch 4 for my standing setting, which provides me 2 and 3 for anything I might need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the brand-new desk for a couple of weeks and have jotted down my initial impressions:

The motors are quiet but can be heard in the next area over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to totally transition from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (specifically this LX design), triggering the desk to obtain a little rocky when I move my weight versus the keyboard. In knowledge, I should have acquired the bar upgrade for my desk after identifying the weight of my monitors. If you plan to do a twin screen configuration, obtain the bar.

Due to the fact that gravity presses the discs in a human back, I need to elevate the desk higher in the morning as well as lower it in the evening.

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

Efficiency

Regardless of any type of issues I might have had with the handset or the cookie-cutter layout, practically every one of those concerns gotten rid of when I in fact got down to utilizing this point.

Although I really did not assume it was even possible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be even more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting as well as standing elevations. The majority of days I like to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed versus my wall surface; not always since it’s that wobbly, however just because I desire as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also further, confirming to be equally as constant 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 even more stability when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it pertains to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet even more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 lbs of weight ability.

I’ve been making use of the desk for concerning three weeks now for day-to-day work (and following standing desk ideal techniques), whether it’s typing out evaluations such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop every now and then. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, and also the surface in addition to the desk still really feels just as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it despite days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and also several wipe downs with a rag.

I never purposefully try to damage any type of workdesks as well hard, during some lighter tests (tossing a set of tricks onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without also lots of noticeable indicators of damage.

Lastly, when I determined the sound result of the desk while it climbed from a resting placement to standing and back again, it was by far the quietest we’ve tested yet. I might barely get it to make greater than concerning 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant problem is the whirr of your motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Now, typically I do not include much regarding the customer service support of any kind of offered company, only because I feel that in general if an item functions the means its expected to, I shouldn’t ever have a reason to call them to begin with. And also while I wish I can state that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t complete this testimonial without stating the countless, apparently endless troubles I came across attempting to get my workdesk assembled.

For starters, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory handset consisted of initially, which suggested I had no other way of in fact controlling the up/down feature on the desk itself. I got in touch with StandDesk concerning this problem, that returned to me around a day later with an apology and a guarantee that a new one would certainly be shipped shortly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our issues …
Concerning four days later a phone arrived in the mail. The mobile phone initially activated, yet it had not been long before I observed that none of the programmable buttons worked, neither did the down button, however, for some reason the “memory” switch dealt with the down feature simply great. I got in touch with the firm once more, and they excused the mixup as well as stated they would have a new panel as well as control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my brand-new panel and control box showed up. Once I installed them both the desk finally began functioning the means it was supposed to, however not after virtually a month of waiting and also backward and forward with a firm that could not keep in mind to deliver a core component of their item inside the same box from the get-go.

Points to Take into consideration

Regardless of its bankable features, this stand desk additionally has its own disadvantages. Given that no single stand workdesk can record all of the attributes that you may require, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as criterion

Not having a supporting crossbar is definitely not a deal-breaker, specifically thinking about a few of our other favorite workdesks such as the Completely Jarvis likewise don’t have one. This workdesk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (extra on this later on also).

The crossbar is seen by some as a limitation, making it harder to place your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they give included security, frequently crucial when desks are fully prolonged.

We have not check out any kind of complaints of the stability of this desk, so we do not believe its something to actually be concerned about, although if you actually desired a workdesk with a crossbar after that we advise you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The security of a standing workdesk is among the most vital facets of these workdesks. Without a steady workdesk you’ll locate it difficult to concentrate, which might cause you coming to be less thinking about using the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the very best return on your investment, you’ll want to be happy when utilizing the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have tested with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my security tests right into two areas. Both tests will certainly consist of the typical front to back shaking test as well as a left to right wobble. The first will certainly lack the cross support and also the second will certainly be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross support can enhance stability by approximately 15%. I have no idea exactly how they created that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various situation. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I checked that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking movement was bad. Yet point it would influence your work.

With Cross Assistance

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

Entrusted to Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble motion for reduced heights. With the cross assistance the wobble motion really did not start till you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion ended up being bad.

Note: It’s very essential with adjustable standing desks to completely tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not completely tight, the activity experienced when included standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is particularly real with a desk framework that includes 32 screws, there are far way too many factors at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually tested in our labs, we have to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the stability just isn’t there for a huge mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be much better suited to these applications, and also for a fairly evident factor. Essentially all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that invented this market, and their average citizens are a lot taller than the average Eastern customer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time ago. As well as they have much more robot automation, laser-cutting tools, and also large experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

Yet if you’re not as well high, do not have an extreme quantity of heavy equipment on your desktop, and don’t need also wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly offer you excellent value.

All that may alter with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he anticipates to release sometime in the future. Originally we were informed we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to emerge, and also Yu states he’s had problem getting the product quality he requires out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted collaborating with. The new design is allegedly mosting likely to be much easier to assemble and have a heftier bar layout, to name a few improvements. He says the new base will be provided in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” arrangement, easing our problem about side-load emphasizing on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever before pertains to market we’ll upgrade you right here. We’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most recent news on the company is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles office and also has transferred it to join with all its various other employees in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing workdesk with excellent efficiency has been present with the new joint venture in between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing workdesk. While restricted in dimension and also shade alternatives, it has actually taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the very best standing workdesk under $400.

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and has been gobbled up by millennials in remarkable quantities. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the longest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a trustworthy indicator of the anticipated beneficial life of the lifting columns. But for the cost, the StandDesk is a wonderful lower-cost choice to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its security issues this is a much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever before hope to be, as well as a good value on the whole. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is winning over customers from both its cheaper and also pricier peers.

StandDesk Building, Setup, and Devices

Building the desk is quite straight forward if you follow the detailed guidelines. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, as well as spring washers come in different bags that are noted with their destination: tabletop, framework, as well as spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for securing all of the screws into the frame, or, appear a hex little bit right into your power device– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

All of the parts have a premium quality surface to them with rounded edges to prevent 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 assembly likewise includes height-adjustable rotation equipments to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was extremely valuable for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m also utilizing a flooring mat to shield the rug from chair wheel damages at resting height, and also push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the financial investment. The buttons are all variable pressure set, meaning the backwards and forwards arrowheads will change the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly change the elevation by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for 2 seconds. The memory switches are comparable in layout: push to remember the height setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to store a brand-new height worth. I’m making use of switch 1 for my resting position as well as switch 4 for my standing setting, which gives me 2 as well as 3 for anything I may require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been making use of the brand-new desk for a couple of weeks and have actually made a note of my initial impressions:

The motors are quiet however can be heard in the following room over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to fully change from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side check arm (specifically this LX version), causing the desk to obtain a little rocky when I move my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I need to have acquired the bar upgrade for my desk after determining the weight of my screens. If you prepare to do a twin screen setup, get the bar.

Since gravity presses the discs in a human spinal column, I require to elevate the desk greater in the morning as well as lower it at night.

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

Performance

In spite of any issues I may have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter design, practically all of those problems gotten rid of as soon as I really came down to using this point.

I didn’t assume it was also feasible, the StandDesk somehow handles to be even much more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting and also standing elevations. A lot of days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall surface; not necessarily because it’s that shaky, however just because I desire as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even additionally, confirming to be equally as stable by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s bar addition, which they claim adds even more security when purchased as a part of the package deal.When it concerns weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for as much as 350 pounds of weight capacity.

I have actually been using the desk for concerning three weeks currently for everyday work (as well as adhering to standing desk best methods), whether it’s keying out reviews such as this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer every so often. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, and the finish in addition to the desk still really feels equally as smooth as well as glossy as the day I opened it in spite of days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also several wipe downs with a cloth.

Though I never ever intentionally try to dent any type of workdesks as well hard, during some lighter tests (throwing a collection of keys onto it from a range, as an example), it still stood up without too many noticeable signs of damage.

Lastly, when I determined the noise result of the desk while it increased from a resting position to standing and also back again, it was by far the quietest we have actually examined yet. I might barely get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant concern is the whirr of your motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer care

Now, typically I don’t consist of much concerning the customer support support of any kind of offered company, only due to the fact that I really feel that generally if a product works the method its expected to, I shouldn’t ever before have a reason to call them in the first place. And also while I want I might claim that was the case during my experience with StandDesk, I simply can not finish this review without pointing out the numerous, seemingly limitless problems I experienced attempting to get my desk created.

For starters, the desk I was sent didn’t have any memory handset consisted of initially, which implied I had no other way of really regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I called StandDesk about this problem, who got back to me around a day later with an apology and a pledge that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out shortly.

Standdesk evaluation handset

The resource of all our issues …
Concerning 4 days later on a mobile phone arrived in the mail. The mobile initially switched on, but it had not been long prior to I noticed that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down button, but also for some factor the “memory” button dealt with the down function simply fine. I spoke to the firm once again, and also they excused the mixup and also stated they would have a new panel and control box bent on me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later my new panel as well as control box arrived. As soon as I mounted them both the desk lastly began working the means it was intended to, however not after nearly a month of waiting and to and fro with a firm that could not remember to deliver a core component of their item inside the very same box from the outset.

Points to Consider

In spite of its bankable features, this stand desk additionally has its own disadvantages. Since no singular stand workdesk might record all of the attributes that you might require, you might consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a supporting crossbar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, specifically taking into consideration some of our various other preferred desks such as the Fully Jarvis also do not have one. As a matter of fact, this workdesk does have one if you desire, yet it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later as well).

The bar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it harder to place your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they supply added security, commonly essential when desks are totally expanded.

We have not check out any type of problems of the security of this workdesk, so we do not assume its something to really be worried concerning, although if you truly wanted a desk with a bar then we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The security of a standing desk is just one of one of the most crucial facets of these workdesks. Without a secure workdesk you’ll discover it tough to concentrate, which could cause you becoming much less thinking about using the desk at standing elevation. To get the very best return on your investment, you’ll intend to enjoy when utilizing the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the initial workdesk that I have evaluated with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my stability examinations into 2 areas. Both examinations will certainly include the normal front to back shaking test and an entrusted to appropriate wobble. The very first will certainly be without the cross support as well as the second will be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co says that the enhancement of the cross assistance can enhance security by up to 15%. I have no idea just how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a various circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I examined that tottered near the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the shaking activity was bad. Beyond this factor it would certainly affect your job.

With Cross Support

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

Left to Right: Adding the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble movement for lower elevations. With the cross support the wobble activity really did not begin till you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble movement ended up being negative.

Keep in mind: It’s very vital with adjustable standing workdesks to fully tighten all equipment. If there is equipment that is not totally limited, the activity experienced when reached standing elevation will certainly be exaggerated. This is particularly true with a workdesk frame that consists of 32 bolts, there are far way too many points at which the desk has an opportunity to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we have actually tested in our labs, we need to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktops, as the security simply isn’t there for a large mass boosted high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be better suited to these applications, as well as for a relatively evident factor. Practically all American-made bases are made in United States factories that are had by Swedish, Danish or German companies that created this market, and their ordinary residents are a great deal taller than the ordinary Eastern customer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a long period of time back. As well as they have even more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, as well as large experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not also tall, do not have an excessive amount of hefty equipment on your desktop computer, as well as do not need as well broad of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will certainly provide you good bang for your buck.

All that could transform with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to release 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 appear, and Yu states he’s had problem getting the item quality he needs out of several Chinese factories he’s attempted collaborating with. The new design is allegedly going to be a lot easier to put together and have a heftier bar layout, to name a few refinements. He claims the brand-new base will certainly be offered in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” setup, easing our problem regarding side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever before concerns market we’ll upgrade you here. Yet we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most recent news on the business is that Yu shut the tiny Los Angeles office and also has actually transferred it to join with all its other staff members in southeast Asia.

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