The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed right at millennials, and has been gobbled up by millennials in impressive volumes. While it carries a ten-year service warranty (the lengthiest of any type of Chinese-made base), in this instance it’s not necessarily a trusted sign of the expected helpful life of the lifting columns. But for the rate, the StandDesk is an excellent lower-cost alternative to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made desks. Despite its stability concerns this is a much better product than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant could ever before hope to be, and a good value in general. It’s the mid-priced offering in the broad group of Chinese-made desks that is winning over clients from both its less costly as well as more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Arrangement, and Devices

Building the desk is quite direct if you adhere to the in-depth guidelines. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, as well as springtime washers can be found in different bags that are marked with their destination: tabletop, structure, and spares. There’s an included hex device for attaching all of the screws into the framework, or, pop in a hex bit into your power device– simply be careful not to over-tighten.

All of the components have a high quality finish to them with rounded corners 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 turning equipments to stabilize the front-to-back motion of the desk, which was extremely helpful for the carpeted home office flooring. I’m additionally using a floor mat to safeguard the carpet from chair wheel damage at resting height, and also push the chair when I’m transitioning to standing height.

Standdesk-Foot

The deluxe controller was worth the financial investment. The buttons are all variable stress set, meaning the up and down arrows will certainly adjust the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a solitary press, or continuously adjust the elevation by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the button for two secs. The memory buttons are comparable in design: push to remember the elevation setting, or hold the button down for five seconds to keep a brand-new elevation value. I’m utilizing button 1 for my sitting placement as well as button 4 for my standing setting, which gives me 2 and 3 for anything I could require in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I’ve been using the new desk for a couple of weeks and have made a note of my initial perceptions:

The motors are quiet yet can be heard in the following room over. It takes possibly 25 secs for the desk to fully change from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I utilize an Ergotron side-by-side keep track of arm (specifically this LX version), triggering the desk to obtain a little rough when I change my weight versus the keyboard. In knowledge, I need to have acquired the crossbar upgrade for my desk after establishing the weight of my screens. If you intend to do a dual screen arrangement, get the bar.

Because gravity presses the discs in a human spinal column, I need to raise the desk higher in the early morning and also lower it in the evening.

An anti-fatigue floor covering is absolutely essential for long duration standing. I bought an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, utilizing rubber “cells” that are visualized below.

Efficiency

Regardless of any kind of problems I may have had with the mobile phone or the cookie-cutter layout, practically all of those issues removed once I actually came down to utilizing this point.

I really did not assume it was even possible, the StandDesk in some way takes care of to be also 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 pushed against my wall; not always because it’s that shaky, yet just because I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit even better, confirming to be equally as consistent by itself at standing elevation as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the business’s crossbar addition, which they assert adds a lot more stability when purchased as a part of the plan deal.When it comes to weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being rated for up to 350 lbs of weight capability.

I’ve been utilizing the desk for regarding 3 weeks now for daily job (and complying with standing workdesk best techniques), whether it’s inputting out reviews like this one from our desktop or a laptop periodically. The desk holds up well versus non-coastered drinks, and also the coating on top of the desk still really feels equally as smooth and glossy as the day I opened it regardless of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and multiple wipe downs with a cloth.

Though I never purposefully try to dent any desks too hard, throughout some lighter tests (throwing a collection of tricks onto it from a range, for example), it still held up without a lot of visible indications of damage.

When I gauged the sound result of the workdesk while it increased from a resting position to standing and also back once again, it was by far the quietest we’ve evaluated. I might hardly get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your largest worry is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer Service

Currently, typically I don’t consist of much about the client service assistance of any type of offered company, just since I really feel that in general if a product works the means its intended to, I should not ever before have a factor to call them in the first place. And also while I want I might claim that held true throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can’t complete this testimonial without pointing out the numerous, apparently limitless troubles I experienced trying to obtain my desk put together.

For starters, the desk I was sent out didn’t have any type of memory handset included initially, which indicated I had no other way of really regulating the up/down feature on the desk itself. I contacted StandDesk concerning this problem, who returned to me around a day later with an apology and a pledge that a brand-new one would be shipped out soon.

Standdesk review handset

The resource of all our troubles …
Concerning 4 days later on a phone got here in the mail. The phone originally activated, however it had not been long prior to I observed that none of the programmable switches functioned, neither did the down button, but also for some factor the “memory” switch managed the down function simply great. I got in touch with the company again, and they apologized for the mixup and said 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 control box got here. As soon as I installed them both the desk lastly began working the way it was expected to, however not after virtually a month of waiting and also to and fro with a business that could not remember to ship a core element of their product inside the same box from the outset.

Things to Think about

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

Absence of a Crossbar as criterion

Not having a maintaining bar is absolutely not a deal-breaker, especially considering a few of our other favored workdesks such as the Fully Jarvis additionally do not have one. This desk does have one if you want, however it is a paid add-on (much more on this later also).

The crossbar is seen by some as a barrier, making it tougher to put your legs easily listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, discover that they provide added security, usually essential when workdesks are totally extended.

We have not check out any kind of problems of the security of this workdesk, so we do not assume its something to actually be worried about, although if you truly desired a desk with a crossbar then we recommend you have a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The stability of a standing workdesk is among one of the most essential elements of these workdesks. Without a stable workdesk you’ll discover it hard to focus, which can cause you coming to be less interested in utilizing the desk at standing height. To get the best return on your financial investment, you’ll wish to be happy when using the desk.

Since the StandDesk Simple is the very first workdesk that I have tested with an optional cross support, I will break down my stability tests into two sections. Both examinations will include the common front to back rocking examination as well as an entrusted to appropriate wobble. The very first will certainly lack the cross assistance as well as the secondly will be with it. Just to keep in mind, StandDesk.co claims that the enhancement of the cross assistance can increase security by approximately 15%. I have no idea how they generated that number.

Without Cross Assistance

Left to Right: The wobble test was a different scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd workdesk 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 rocking motion was bad. Beyond this factor it would influence your job.

With Cross Support

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

Entrusted to Right: Including the cross support to the StandDesk boosted the wobble movement for reduced heights. With the cross assistance the wobble activity didn’t start up until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble activity ended up being poor.

Note: It’s very vital with adjustable standing desks to fully tighten up all hardware. If there is hardware that is not totally tight, the activity experienced when included standing elevation will be exaggerated. This is specifically true with a workdesk frame that includes 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 checked in our laboratories, we have to narrow our referral on the StandDesk Pro to shorter customers with narrower desktop computers, as the security simply isn’t there for a big mass raised high off the ground. American-made desks will certainly be better fit to these applications, and for a relatively obvious factor. Practically all American-made bases are made in US manufacturing facilities that are possessed by Swedish, Danish or German business that created this sector, as well as their average citizens are a lot taller than the typical Oriental customer, so they began making longer-stroke training legs a very long time earlier. As well as they have far more robot automation, laser-cutting devices, and also sheer experience making standing desk bases, needless to say.

Yet if you’re not as well high, do not have an inordinate quantity of heavy devices on your desktop, as well as do not need too wide of a workdesk, the StandDesk Pro will give you great value.

All that could change with Yu’s promised StandDesk Pro 2.0 design that he expects to launch at some point in the future. Initially we were informed we would certainly see it by June 2018. More than a year later on it has yet to appear, and Yu states he’s had problem obtaining the item quality he needs out of several Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried dealing with. The new design is allegedly mosting likely to be a lot easier to assemble as well as have a heftier bar style, to name a few improvements. He claims the brand-new base will certainly be used in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” setup, minimizing our worry regarding side-load worrying on the lifting columns.

If this brand-new base ever pertains to market we’ll update you below. We’re not holding our breath any kind of longer as the most current news on the business is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles workplace as well as has actually relocated it to join with all its other employees in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a brand-new $399 standing workdesk with outstanding performance has been introduce 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 options, it has taken the mantle away from StandDesk’s long-ago condition as the best standing desk under $400.

The StandDesk was created by millennials, is marketed straight at millennials, and also has actually been demolished by millennials in outstanding quantities. While it lugs a ten-year guarantee (the longest of any kind of Chinese-made base), in this situation it’s not always a dependable indication of the anticipated beneficial life of the training columns. For the rate, the StandDesk is a great lower-cost option to the UpLift, Jarvis and also various other Chinese-made workdesks. Despite its security concerns this is a far better item than the Autonomous SmartDesk or IKEA Bekant can ever want to be, as well as a good value generally. It’s the mid-priced offering in the wide group of Chinese-made desks that is winning over consumers from both its more affordable and also more expensive peers.

StandDesk Building And Construction, Arrangement, as well as Gizmos

Building the desk is quite easy if you adhere to the comprehensive directions. Every one of the screws, screws, washing machines, and springtime washing machines been available in separate bags that are noted with their location: tabletop, framework, and also spares. There’s an included hex tool for securing every one of the bolts right into the framework, or, appear a hex bit into your power tool– just beware not to over-tighten.

Every one of the parts have a high quality finish to them with rounded corners to stay clear of 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 assembly likewise consists of height-adjustable rotation equipments to support the front-to-back activity of the desk, which was very practical for the carpeted office floor. I’m additionally making use of a floor mat to protect the carpeting from chair wheel damage at resting elevation, as well as push 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 up and down arrows will change the elevation by 1/10th of an inch with a single press, or continually readjust the height by about 0.7 inches per 2nd if you hold the switch for 2 secs. The memory switches are similar in style: press to remember the elevation setup, or hold the button down for five secs to store a brand-new elevation worth. I’m using switch 1 for my sitting placement and button 4 for my standing position, which offers me 2 as well as 3 for anything I could need in the future.

Standdesk-Memory-unit

Using my Standdesk

I have actually been utilizing the brand-new desk for a few weeks and have actually made a note of my initial impacts:

The motors are quiet but can be listened to in the next room over. It takes maybe 25 secs for the desk to completely change from resting to standing based upon my presets.
I make use of an Ergotron side-by-side keep an eye on arm (specifically this LX version), triggering the desk to get a little rocky when I shift my weight versus the key-board. In hindsight, I should have purchased the crossbar upgrade for my workdesk after figuring out the weight of my screens. If you plan to do a double monitor arrangement, obtain the crossbar.

Because gravity presses the discs in a human back, I need to raise the desk higher in the morning and also lower it at night.

An anti-fatigue mat is absolutely necessary for long duration standing. I bought an Octagonal floor covering from SmartCells, using rubber “cells” that are visualized listed below.

Performance

Despite any kind of issues I may have had with the mobile or the cookie-cutter design, basically all of those issues washed away as soon as I really got down to using this thing.

I really did not assume it was also feasible, the StandDesk in some way handles to be even much more steady than the Jarvis, both at sitting and also standing elevations. Most days I like to run my Jarvis at max elevation while pushed versus my wall; not always because it’s that wobbly, but just because I want as much stability as I can obtain.

The StandDesk one ups the gambit also better, proving to be just as steady on its own at standing height as the Jarvis is with wall support. This is all without the firm’s bar enhancement, which they declare adds much more stability when acquired as a part of the bundle deal.When it concerns weight resistance, the StandDesk shares yet a lot more stats with the Jarvis, being ranked for approximately 350 lbs of weight ability.

I’ve been making use of the desk for about three weeks now for everyday job (and adhering to standing desk best methods), whether it’s typing out testimonials similar to this one from our desktop or a laptop computer every so often. The desk stands up well versus non-coastered drinks, and the surface on top of the desk still really feels just as smooth and also slick as the day I opened it in spite of days of perspiring wrists wresting on it and several wipe downs with a dustcloth.

Though I never ever intentionally try to dent any workdesks as well hard, throughout some lighter tests (tossing a collection of keys onto it from a range, for instance), it still stood up without way too many noticeable indicators of damages.

When I determined the sound output of the workdesk while it increased from a resting setting to standing and also back again, it was by far the quietest we have actually evaluated. I can hardly get it to make more than about 9.5 dB of noise, so if your most significant issue is the whirr of your electric motor, this is most definitely the one for you.

Customer care

Now, normally I do not consist of much about the client service support of any offered business, only due to the fact that I really feel that in general if a product works the way its expected to, I should not ever before have a factor to call them to begin with. As well as while I want I might state that was the case throughout my experience with StandDesk, I just can not complete this evaluation without stating the various, seemingly countless problems I experienced attempting to obtain my desk created.

For beginners, the desk I was sent out really did not have any kind of memory mobile phone included initially, which meant I had no other way of in fact controlling 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 with an apology and also a promise that a brand-new one would certainly be shipped out quickly.

Standdesk review handset

The source of all our problems …
Concerning 4 days later on a mobile got here in the mail. The mobile phone originally activated, yet it had not been long prior to I discovered that none of the programmable switches worked, nor did the down switch, however, for some reason the “memory” button handled the down feature just fine. I got in touch with the firm again, as well as they excused the mixup as well as claimed 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. As soon as I mounted them both the desk ultimately started functioning the way it was meant to, but not after almost a month of waiting as well as to and fro with a business that could not bear in mind to ship a core component of their product inside the very same box from the outset.

Things to Take into consideration

In spite of its bankable features, this stand workdesk additionally has its own drawbacks. Since no single stand desk could catch all of the features that you might need, you may think about these in your decision-making.

Lack of a Bar as criterion

Not having a supporting bar is certainly not a deal-breaker, specifically taking into consideration several of our other preferred desks such as the Fully Jarvis additionally do not have one. As a matter of fact, this desk does have one if you want, however it is a paid add-on (extra on this later as well).

The crossbar is seen by some as a limitation, making it more difficult to put your legs pleasantly listed below the desk. Others, on the other hand, find that they provide added stability, commonly essential when desks are fully expanded.

We have not read any kind of issues of the stability of this workdesk, so we do not believe its something to really be concerned concerning, although if you really wanted a workdesk with a bar after that we recommend you take a look at the Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric.

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

Stability

The security of a standing desk is just one of one of the most vital elements of these desks. Without a secure desk you’ll discover it hard to focus, which might bring about you becoming less curious about utilizing the desk at standing height. To obtain the very best return on your investment, you’ll wish to be happy when utilizing the desk.

Due To The Fact That the StandDesk Simple is the first workdesk that I have tested with an optional cross assistance, I will break down my stability tests right into two sections. Both examinations will consist of the regular front to back rocking test as well as an entrusted to best wobble. The initial will certainly be without the cross support and the secondly will certainly be with it. Just to note, StandDesk.co claims that the addition of the cross assistance can increase stability by as much as 15%. I have no idea just how they thought of that number.

Without Cross Support

Left to Right: The wobble examination was a various scenario. StandDesk Simple was the 2nd desk that I examined that wobbled at the bottom with weight on the desktop. The very first was the IKEA Bekant. By the time it reached 36″ the rocking movement was bad. Yet factor it would certainly affect your job.

With Cross Assistance

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

Delegated Right: Including the cross support to the StandDesk boosted the wobble activity for lower heights. With the cross assistance the wobble motion didn’t start until you reached 35″. By 39″ the wobble motion ended up being negative.

Note: It’s very essential with flexible standing desks to fully tighten all hardware. If there is hardware that is not entirely limited, the activity experienced when extended to standing elevation will certainly be exaggerated. This is especially real with a desk frame that consists of 32 bolts, there are much too many factors at which the desk has a possibility to move.

Conclusion

Like all the Chinese bases we’ve tested in our labs, we need to tighten our recommendation on the StandDesk Pro to much shorter users with narrower desktop computers, as the stability simply isn’t there for a large mass raised high off the ground. American-made workdesks will be much better fit to these applications, and also for a relatively evident reason. Basically 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 ordinary residents are a lot taller than the average Oriental consumer, so they started making longer-stroke lifting legs a very long time earlier. And they have far more robotic automation, laser-cutting tools, as well as large experience making standing desk bases, obviously.

But if you’re not as well tall, don’t have an inordinate quantity of heavy tools on your desktop computer, and also do not require as well wide of a desk, the StandDesk Pro will give you good bang for your buck.

All that might transform with Yu’s guaranteed StandDesk Pro 2.0 style 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 it has yet to appear, as well as Yu states he’s had difficulty obtaining the item top quality he needs out of numerous Chinese manufacturing facilities he’s tried collaborating with. The new layout is apparently going to be much easier to construct and have a heftier crossbar design, to name a few improvements. He says the new base will be used in both a “T-Leg” as well as “C-Leg” configuration, alleviating our concern about side-load stressing on the training columns.

If this new base ever before pertains to market we’ll update you right here. We’re not holding our breath any type of longer as the most current news on the company is that Yu closed the small Los Angeles office as well as has relocated it to join with all its various other staff members in southeast Asia.

In the meantime, a new $399 standing desk with remarkable performance has actually been present via the brand-new joint endeavor in between US-based iMovR and also China-based Eureka, the i1 electrical standing desk. While restricted in size and shade alternatives, it has taken the mantle far from StandDesk’s long-ago status as the most effective standing workdesk under $400.