Any recommendations for folks?
Do you prefer any style, automated vs manual, anybody use table-top folding desk?
Any recommendations for folks?
Do you prefer any style, automated vs manual, anybody use table-top folding desk?
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Go automated if possible. It's easy to push a button and get out of your chair but if I had to crank I might just suffer through sitting too long. Make sure the motor is powerful enough.
I can recommend the Vivo electric standing desk: amazon.com/VIVO-Workstation-Ergono.... It goes on sale periodically for 250 or less. I've had mine about 3 years (I was remote pre-COVID).
I purchased it without a top because I had grand plans for making something beautiful. I got a cheap, plain door from my local home improvement center as a temporary solution and, uh, well, I'm still using it. It's functional and doesn't look bad, just not beautiful. One day I'll get around to it!
The desk is electric, with three memory settings and fine adjustments. The manual adjustment is precise. The motor is quiet and powerful. It raises and lowers my setup with multiple monitors and stands, a UPS and additional shelving underneath for holding laptops, USB/Thunderbolt hubs, a network switch, etc. The desk adjusts to different widths and includes a cable tray. It is SOLID, sturdy and well built.
Assembly is via Allen keys (included as I recall), wrenches and screwdrivers and is similar to building Ikea furniture. Be warned—this is a HEAVY item.
I added a pair of VIVO dual-arm monitor mounts to my setup. I'm very pleased with their products and their customer service is great—one of the monitor arms shipped without some accessory pieces. They overnighted replacements and followed up with an email to confirm I had everything I needed.
I used one of these multitable.com/product/multitable-... for almost two years onsite at last startup and it was IMO perfect: smooth and easy crank action, rock solid, everything (including top) excellent quality.
Once I had my best standing height dialed in I just left it there, occasionally perching on a high stool.
Highly recommend!
Not a traditional standing "desk", but just picked up this one a few days ago and it works great!
homedepot.com/p/Husky-46-in-Adjust...
Manual crank, sturdy, cheap although hard to find in stock.
Jus ordered monitor arms and a power strip with a clamp. I set it up with the wheels it came with, will be mobile with a simple unplug 😁🚗
I have a Jaswig. It's simple and has every thing you can ask for. Very good for a laptop setup, it's not meant for crazy three screens setups though…
I have the manually operated Ikea adjustable one.
I recently came to learn that Husky (the Home Depot brand) has an adjustable solid work top table with or without full length drawers for about the same.
We’ve got two sit/stand desks in our home. A Jarvis with a bamboo, contoured table top, and an IKEA Bekant with the Bekant table top.
We love them both, however there are a few differences that stand out.
The Jarvis tabletop is definitely higher quality (not to say that the Bekant is low quality by any means), available in a wider width 180cm vs the Bekant’s 160cm which really helps with a dual monitor set up) and it has a programmable memory for height selections.
The price difference is another thing to note. For all of the features above, the Jarvis costs almost twice as much as the Bekant.
If I didn’t have a two monitor setup, I’d probably save my money and get a Bekant if I had to buy again.
Been looking at getting a sit/stand desk for a bit now and some of these suggestions sound pretty interesting. I'm pretty looking for just the base as the top of my current desk works fine and I could just switch it over.
A little curious if anyone has or heard anything about the Workstream by Monoprice series? Or does it just seem to be more of a generic version of something like the Autonomous, etc. Thanks!
I have this one here from IKEA, It is manual so it's not crazy expensive like the automatic ones:
Standing desk with wheels
I have done so much research on this and ended up getting the frame and table top separate. The frame has a dual motor, is super sturdy and goes up to 47 inches in height. The tabletop is very thick and sturdy as well. I have been using this setup for about 6 months now and couldnt be happier. Also to note I am 6'3 inches tall and some of the desks dont go up high enough but this one is plenty high. Built very solid
top -
amazon.com/gp/product/B08D6254XP/r...
stand -
amazon.com/gp/product/B07QCNL73Y/r...
I've had both the Autonomous standing desk at my office. Mounted two large monitor arms and gives a ton of useable space.
Just got this other one (costco.com/tresanti-47%22-adjustab...) home (the now-office). It's smaller and can't handle the monitor arms but it has built-in USB power and the top works great with dry-erase markers 😁.
I went with this standing desk that has a mechanical crank arm on the side and I love it!
I definitely recommend it to anyone in the market.
I also just received a dual monitor arm from Jarvis today! I've not fully set it up yet, but I think I'm gonna like it.
Hey Michael, how’s the monitor arm working out for you? I’ve been thinking about getting that for myself but haven’t come across any detailed reviews online?
Hey Suneet,
It's such a game-changer! I'm seriously loving it. It's so convenient and I find I'm straining my neck much less.
I have Acer monitors so had to get a converter to connect the displays to the Jarvis dual arm. Other brands of arms may have more connection options, but I'm unsure... so one thing to keep in mind when buying an arm is if it'll connect to your laptop without issues or if you need an adapter.
Anywho, best of luck in choosing a monitor arm and if you get one let me know what ya think!
Nice one, thanks buddy! I’ve got a pair of LG displays so I’ll take a look at the mounting plates like you suggest before buying 👍🏽
I went with an automated one, the MotionGrey Adjustable Dual Motors Electric Sit to Stand Computer Office Standing Desk. I snagged it for a really good deal at Best Buy in Canada.
Here's my office setup for anyone interested.
Full disclosure I added a new camera and took away a monitor @nicktaylor
I have the Autonomous SmarkDesk2. autonomous.ai/standing-desks/smart...
I like it a lot. It supports a lot of weight while also being quiet and sturdy when going up and down. Plus it has programmable presets.
I highly recommend it.
I just got the Vivo (frame only) with the manual crank. It is significantly cheaper than the options that include a top, and super sturdy. The best part is that you can add a top that fits the dimension of your space. I highly recommend it!