The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, as well as has been gobbled up by millennials in impressive volumes. While it lugs a ten-year service warranty (the lengthiest of any Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not necessarily a dependable sign of the expected helpful life of the lifting columns. But for the cost, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis as well as various other Chinese-made workdesks. Regardless of its security issues this is a much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever intend to be, as well as a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad classification of Chinese-made workdesks that is swaying clients from both its less expensive and also more expensive peers.

StandDesk Construction, Setup, and also Devices

Constructing the desk is rather simple if you comply with the in-depth guidelines. Every one of the screws, bolts, washing machines, and also spring washers been available in separate bags that are noted with their location: table top, structure, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex device for fastening every one of the bolts into the framework, or, appear a hex bit into your power device– simply beware not to over-tighten.

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

Standdesk-Leg

The foot assembly also consists of height-adjustable rotation equipments to support the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was really helpful for the carpeted office flooring. I’m likewise utilizing a floor mat to shield the rug from chair wheel damages at resting height, and press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing elevation.

Standdesk-Foot

The luxurious controller was worth the financial investment. The switches are all variable stress configured, implying the up and down arrowheads will certainly adjust the height by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continuously change the height by around 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for 2 secs. The memory buttons are similar in layout: push to remember the elevation setting, or hold the button down for 5 seconds to store a brand-new height value. I’m utilizing button 1 for my resting setting as well as switch 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 and also 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been utilizing the new workdesk for a few weeks and also have made a note of my preliminary impacts:

The electric motors are quiet yet can be listened to in the next space over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to totally shift from sitting to standing based on my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (particularly this LX version), creating the desk to obtain a little rocky when I shift my weight versus the keyboard. In knowledge, I ought to have bought the bar upgrade for my workdesk after determining the weight of my monitors. If you prepare to do a dual monitor arrangement, obtain the bar.

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

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

Performance

In spite of any kind of troubles I may have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter style, virtually all of those issues gotten rid of when I in fact came down to using this point.

I didn’t think it was also feasible, the StandDesk somehow manages to be even much more secure than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing heights. Many days I such as to run my Jarvis at max height while pressed against my wall surface; not always due to the fact that it’s that shaky, yet just because I desire as much security as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, confirming to be equally as constant by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar enhancement, which they claim adds a lot more stability when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it comes to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet much more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 pounds of weight capability.

I’ve been making use of the desk for concerning three weeks now for daily work (and adhering to standing desk finest techniques), whether it’s inputting out reviews like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer periodically. The desk stands up well against non-coastered drinks, as well as the coating on top of the desk still feels just as smooth as well as slick as the day I opened it despite days of sweaty wrists wresting on it and also multiple wipe downs with a dustcloth.

I never ever intentionally attempt to dent any kind of workdesks as well hard, throughout some lighter examinations (throwing a set of keys onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without as well many noticeable indicators of damages.

Finally, when I gauged the sound outcome of the desk while it climbed from a sitting setting to standing and back once again, it was without a doubt the quietest we’ve evaluated yet. I can hardly get it to make greater than regarding 9.5 dB of sound, so if your greatest worry is the whirr of your motor, this is absolutely the one for you.

Customer Service

Now, normally I do not consist of much concerning the customer support assistance of any offered company, only because I really feel that in general if an item works the way its intended to, I should not ever before have a reason to call them to begin with. And while I wish I can claim that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t finish this testimonial without mentioning the many, seemingly unlimited troubles I came across attempting to get my desk put together.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out really did not have any type of memory mobile included initially, which meant I had no chance of really controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I spoke to StandDesk concerning this concern, that got back to me around a day later on with an apology as well as an assurance that a new one would be shipped shortly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The source of all our issues …
About 4 days later a handset showed up in the mail. The handset originally switched on, yet it wasn’t long before I noticed that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down button, but also for some reason the “memory” switch took care of the down feature simply great. I spoke to the business once again, as well as they apologized for the mixup and said they would certainly have a brand-new panel and also control box out to me within the week.

Over two weeks later on my brand-new panel and control box got here. As soon as I installed them both the desk ultimately began working the means it was supposed to, yet not after practically a month of waiting and also back and forth with a company that couldn’t bear in mind to ship a core component of their item inside the very same box from the start.

Points to Take into consideration

Regardless of its bankable attributes, this stand up workdesk additionally has its own downsides. Since no single stand workdesk might record all of the attributes that you might require, you may consider these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Bar as requirement

Not having a stabilizing bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, particularly taking into consideration a few of our various other favorite workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis also do not have one. This desk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (a lot more on this later as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as a hindrance, making it more difficult to place your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, locate that they offer added stability, typically critical when desks are fully expanded.

We have not read any kind of problems of the stability of this desk, so we do not think its something to truly be worried concerning, although if you really wanted a desk with a bar then we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

Alternatively, StandDesk does offer a separate add-on crossbar that you can contribute to the desk on your own, just for an extra $49.95.

Security

The security of a standing workdesk is among one of the most essential facets of these desks. Without a secure desk you’ll find it tough to focus, which could lead to you ending up being less interested in making use of the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the best return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to be happy when making use of the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the first desk that I have examined with an optional cross support, I will certainly break down my security examinations into two sections. Both examinations will include the normal front to back shaking examination as well as a left to ideal wobble. The first will certainly be without the cross support as well as the second will be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co states that the addition of the cross support can enhance stability by approximately 15%. I have no concept just how they developed that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different situation. StandDesk Simple was the second workdesk that I tested that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking movement was bad. Yet point it would impact your job.

With Cross Support

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

Left to Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk boosted the wobble activity for lower elevations. With the cross support the wobble motion really did not start up until you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion became poor.

Keep in mind: It’s extremely vital with adjustable standing desks to completely tighten up all equipment. If there is equipment that is not totally limited, the motion experienced when reached standing elevation will certainly be exaggerated. This is specifically true with a workdesk framework that includes 32 bolts, there are far too many factors at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve examined in our laboratories, we need to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter users with narrower desktops, as the stability simply isn’t there for a big mass elevated high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be much better fit to these applications, and also for a relatively apparent reason. Virtually all American-made bases are made in United States manufacturing facilities that are owned by Swedish, Danish or German firms that invented this market, and also their average citizens are a lot taller than the average Oriental consumer, so they started making longer-stroke training legs a long time ago. And they have far more robot automation, laser-cutting equipment, as well as sheer experience making standing workdesk bases, needless to say.

If you’re not as well tall, don’t have an excessive amount of hefty tools on your desktop computer, as well as don’t require too broad of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will provide you good bang for your dollar.

All that could transform with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 layout that he anticipates to launch at some point in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to emerge, as well as Yu states he’s had trouble obtaining the product top quality he requires out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s attempted working with. The new layout is supposedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to assemble as well as have a heftier bar style, to name a few improvements. He says the new base will certainly be offered in both a “T-Leg” and “C-Leg” configuration, reducing our problem about side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this new base ever concerns market we’ll upgrade you right here. But we’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most current information on the company is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles workplace as well as has actually relocated it to join with all its other workers in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing desk with remarkable performance has been introduce through the brand-new joint venture between US-based iMovR as well as China-based Eureka, the i1 electric standing desk. While restricted in size as well as color options, it has actually taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the best standing workdesk under $400.

The StandDesk was produced by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, as well as has actually been gobbled up by millennials in outstanding volumes. While it carries a ten-year guarantee (the lengthiest of any Chinese-made base), in this case it’s not necessarily a reputable indication of the expected beneficial life of the lifting columns. But for the rate, the StandDesk is a fantastic lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and other Chinese-made desks. In spite of its security concerns this is a far much better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever wish 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 gaining customers from both its cheaper and also more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building, Setup, and also Devices

Developing the desk is pretty simple if you follow the comprehensive guidelines. All of the screws, screws, washing machines, as well as springtime washing machines been available in different bags that are noted with their destination: table top, structure, and spares. There’s a consisted of hex tool for attaching every one of the bolts into the framework, or, appear a hex bit right into your power tool– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a high quality finish to them with rounded corners to avoid cut hands. Below is a shot of all the bolts that are attached to the leg assembly– it’s not going anywhere!

Standdesk-Leg

The foot setting up likewise consists of height-adjustable rotation gears to maintain the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was extremely handy for the carpeted home office floor. I’m additionally utilizing a flooring mat to protect the carpet from chair wheel damage at resting elevation, as well as press the chair back when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the investment. The switches are all variable pressure configured, suggesting the backwards and forwards arrowheads will certainly readjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or constantly change the height by about 0.7 inches per second if you hold the switch for 2 seconds. The memory switches are similar in style: press to remember the height setting, or hold the button down for 5 secs to store a new height value. I’m using button 1 for my resting position and also button 4 for my standing placement, which offers me 2 and also 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the new workdesk for a few weeks and have actually written down my initial impacts:

The electric motors are quiet but can be heard in the next space over. It takes probably 25 secs for the desk to completely change from sitting to standing based upon my presets.
I use an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (particularly this LX version), creating the desk to obtain a little rocky when I shift my weight against the keyboard. In hindsight, I must have bought the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after identifying the weight of my screens. If you intend to do a double display arrangement, obtain the bar.

Because gravity presses the discs in a human spine, I require to increase the desk higher in the early morning and also reduced it in the evening.

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

Efficiency

Despite any type of issues I may have had with the phone or the cookie-cutter layout, pretty much all of those worries washed away when I actually came down to utilizing this point.

I really did not think it was also feasible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be even extra stable than the Jarvis, both at resting as well as standing heights. Most days I such as to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pressed versus my wall surface; not always due to the fact that it’s that shaky, but even if I desire as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, verifying to be equally as constant on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the company’s bar enhancement, which they declare adds even more stability when bought as a part of the plan deal.When it comes to weight tolerance, the StandDesk shares yet even more statistics with the Jarvis, being rated for approximately 350 lbs of weight capability.

I’ve been using the desk for regarding 3 weeks now for daily work (and also complying with standing desk best practices), whether it’s typing out reviews like this one from our desktop computer or a laptop computer from time to time. The desk holds up well against non-coastered beverages, and also the coating in addition to the desk still really feels just as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and also several wipe downs with a dustcloth.

I never intentionally attempt to damage any type of desks too hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a collection of keys onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without as well lots of noticeable indicators of damage.

When I measured the sound result of the desk while it climbed from a sitting setting to standing as well as back once again, it was by much the quietest we have actually examined. I could hardly get it to make greater than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your largest worry is the whirr of your electric motor, this is certainly the one for you.

Customer care

Currently, typically I do not consist of much concerning the customer service support of any kind of provided firm, only because I really feel that in general if a product functions the way its supposed to, I should not ever have a reason to call them to begin with. And while I want I could state that held true during my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t complete this evaluation without stating the many, seemingly endless problems I ran into trying to obtain my desk created.

For beginners, the desk I was sent really did not have any kind of memory mobile phone consisted of originally, which meant I had no chance of really controlling the up/down function on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk about this concern, who returned to me around a day later on with an apology and a promise that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped shortly.

Standdesk testimonial handset

The resource of all our problems …
Regarding four days later a handset showed up in the mail. The mobile initially activated, however it had not been long before I observed that none of the programmable buttons functioned, neither did the down switch, but also for some factor the “memory” switch dealt with the down function just great. I contacted the company once more, and also they apologized for the mixup as well as said they would certainly have a brand-new panel as well as control box out to me within the week.

Over 2 weeks later on my brand-new panel as well as control box arrived. When I mounted them both the desk finally began working the means it was supposed to, but not after practically a month of waiting and also back and forth with a firm that could not keep in mind to deliver a core component of their item inside the same box from the beginning.

Points to Consider

Regardless of its bankable functions, this stand up desk likewise has its own disadvantages. Considering that no particular stand workdesk can catch all of the features that you may need, you might think about these in your decision-making.

Absence of a Crossbar as requirement

Not having a supporting bar is definitely not a deal-breaker, particularly considering some of our various other favored desks such as the Fully Jarvis also do not have one. This workdesk does have one if you want, yet it is a paid add-on (more on this later also).

The bar is seen by some as a barrier, making it more challenging to position your legs conveniently below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they provide added security, usually vital when desks are totally expanded.

We have not check out any kind of complaints of the stability of this desk, so we don’t assume its something to actually be concerned concerning, although if you actually wanted a workdesk with a bar after that we suggest you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

StandDesk does supply a different add-on crossbar that you can add to the desk yourself, simply for an extra $49.95.

Stability

The stability of a standing desk is just one of the most essential aspects of these workdesks. Without a steady desk you’ll locate it difficult to focus, which might lead to you ending up being less curious about utilizing the desk at standing elevation. To obtain the very best return on your financial investment, you’ll intend to more than happy when utilizing the desk.

Because the StandDesk Simple is the initial desk that I have actually examined with an optional cross support, I will break down my security tests into two sections. Both tests will certainly consist of the normal front to back rocking examination as well as a delegated appropriate wobble. The initial will be without the cross assistance and also the secondly will certainly be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co says that the addition of the cross support can increase stability by as much as 15%. I have no idea how they came up with that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different circumstance. StandDesk Simple was the second desk that I tested that tottered at the bottom with weight on the desktop computer. The initial was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it got to 36″ the shaking motion was bad. Yet factor it would certainly affect your work.

With Cross Support

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

Delegated Right: Including the cross assistance to the StandDesk enhanced the wobble movement for reduced heights. With the cross assistance the wobble activity didn’t begin till you got to 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion became negative.

Note: It’s really vital with flexible standing desks to totally tighten all equipment. If there is hardware that is not completely limited, the movement experienced when encompassed standing elevation will be overemphasized. This is particularly real with a workdesk framework that consists of 32 screws, there are much too many points at which the desk has a possibility to relocate.

Final thought

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve checked in our labs, we need to narrow our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter individuals with narrower desktops, as the security just isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will certainly be better fit to these applications, and for a fairly obvious reason. Practically all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that developed this industry, and also their ordinary citizens are a great deal taller than the ordinary Asian customer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a long period of time ago. And they have much more robotic automation, laser-cutting equipment, and also large experience making standing desk bases, it goes without saying.

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

All that may transform with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 style that he expects to launch at some time in the future. Initially we were told we ‘d see it by June 2018. Greater than a year later it has yet to materialize, and Yu states he’s had difficulty getting the product high quality he requires out of several Chinese factories he’s tried dealing with. The new design is supposedly going to be a lot easier to put together and have a heftier crossbar style, to name a few refinements. He says the brand-new base will be offered in both a “T-Leg” and also “C-Leg” configuration, reducing our concern about side-load worrying on the training columns.

If this new base ever before involves market we’ll update you here. Yet we’re not holding our breath any longer as the most current information on the business is that Yu closed the tiny Los Angeles workplace and also has actually relocated it to join with all its various other workers in southeast Asia.

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