Trying out floor sitting - managed to sit for half a day before I needed to stand again. I chopped this desk down from a “normal” desk. It’s also light enough to stack on another desk to make a standing desk. Loving the flexibility (see what I did there).
I’ve recently started working from home more often, and I’m thinking about getting an electric standing desk for my home setup. At the office, we use standing desks, but my desk at home is just a regular fixed-height desk. I’m based in Australia and have been looking at a few brands, but I’m still not sure which one is actually worth buying for long-term use.
Ideally, I’d love a solid wood tabletop if possible. Does anyone here have experience with standing desk brands in Australia, like Desky, UpDown, Omnidesk, FlexiSpot, or any others?
Hello guys, I have just recently moved into a new apartment that is relatively small in size as compared to my previous one and so I have had to make some changes and buy products that are more economical in terms of space management. I have a smaller bed, wardrobe and other house equipment that I have now in a much smaller form factor. As I continue to downscale my accessories, I have been looking to buy a standing desk that is also small in size as I plan to have an office setup within the apartment.I would like a desk that is small enough to fit within a limited space but still adequate to hold a curved monitor, mechanical keyboard and speaker.I have spent most of my money in purchasing new household items and in the process of moving and would therefore prefer a standing desk that is on the affordable side of things.Looking forward to hearing your thoughts
So after some research, I'm confused between Uplift v3 4 legs and Deskhaus peak pro 4 legs. They both come around the same price. Deskhaus didnt have 30x60 tops so I went with the 30x72 option.
Stability - they both look comparable and decent. This is just based off my research, but you guys are welcomed to educate me.
Warranty - Deskhaus offers 20 yrs and Uplift offers 15 yrs. The only thing I'm worried here is that Deskhaus is a newish company and I'm not yet confident where they'll land up in 20 years. On the other side, I dont know what will happen to uplift in the next 15 years, but since they are in the market for longer, so I feel a bit more confident.
I'm 5 foot 5 inches tall, so I'm not even sure if I need a 4 leg desk or should I just go with the 2 leg options. I value stability over paying a few hundred $$ more. I'm happy to listen to what y'all have to say about 2 leg vs 4 leg for my height.
I dont care about any accessories that uplift provides. I just want a stable standing desk that can accomodate my height.
My budget is around $1000.
I'm open to hear if you have any other stable standing desk suggestions for me.
Let's chat!!
EDIT - I plan on having two 27inch monitors without monitor arms, 2 Macbook pro 16inch, and a few small things like keyboard, trackpad, headphones etc on my desk. Stating this so that you have an idea of the weight I have on my current desk.
For size context, I just want to be able to fit the typical laptop gaming set-up on my desk. I’ll have my laptop on one side, mouse w/ mousepad on the other, and a keyboard + external monitor in the middle, with a lamp maybe.
I see that there’s many flexispot options, such as the e1, e2, e5, e7 etc…
All in all I’m getting confused on what’s most appropriate for me. What I’m really looking for is something with cable management (though, I don’t have a lot of cables so just one slot would be fine), along with a headphone rest on the side (which I saw the e1 and e2 had, but I don’t know about the rest.)
If anyone could give me some pointers, that would be great.
Hi everyone,
I don't want to waste anyones time and want to be upfront: this is promotion but also an honest request for feedback.
Long story short: I bought a standing desk a couple months back because my therapist told be that my back pain most likely comes from sitting 8-10hrs per day.
The issue was that simply having a standing desk didn't change my behavior automatically, so I wanted some help, which is why I developed the StandApp app.
Small tool living in the menu bar of my Mac reminding me in a cadence I like that I should stand up and then tracks my standing minutes. For those who have used apps like Duolingo, I wanted to gamify this a bit, so there is also a streak counter which tracks how many days in a row I achieved my own set goal.
Additionally, if you want, there are some sub-1-minute stretching exercises when standing up, just to stretch a bit here and there.
For me personally, this now started to really change my habits, which then really helps me to get the most out of my standing desk and I thought you guys would be a community potentially being interested.
You can check it out for free and of course leave some feedback if you want.
Which one of these 2 desks will last longer, or if you have any reccomendations between 300 and 500 dollars let me know please and thank you.
As the title explains, I'm an Australian consumer so support needs to be available in a timely manner from Australia.
I work from home 50-70 hours a week as a designer (graphic, web and videography), so I'm running a grunty CPU, 3 monitors, desk audio and peripherals I use regularly that I'd like within handy reach.
My last desk was bought 18 years ago for $1500.00 and is still solid and gorgeous (everyone who sees it comments on how beautiful they think it is, which is kind of weird but also kind of great). I've got a back and hip injury though, which means a sit-stand desk is now the best option for me.
I want clean cable management and a clutter-free workspace. I'm the kind of person who can't think straight with crap everywhere - props to the legends who can function in any situation, genuinely in awe of you. 😍
I canned Desky (and yes, I know this sounds ridiculous) based on their CPU holder. It looked like an afterthought bolted onto an otherwise beautiful desk and I couldn't get past it. Their price exceeded everyone else with the bare bones as well, so that realistically came into play. Their voice activation was a great feature but didn't make up for that hideous CPU holder and price. I digress...
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THE TWO OPTIONS I'M NOW COMPARING:
1800mm Pheasantwood hardwood top, premium CPU holder, integrated cable tray with 4-socket powerboard, slimline drawer, headphone hanger, drinks holder, and fatigue mat. Gas lift monitor arms (x3) are sourced separately.
SECRETLAB MAGNUS PRO XL @ $2,001.00
1800mm all-metal top and frame, 3 monitor arms, premium magnetic PC mount, headphone hanger, smart LED strip. Adding a fatigue mat ($80) and a drawer ($99) to match the UpDown inclusions brings it to $2,180 — within $15 of the UpDown total.
So they're much of a muchness in price and I'm happy to pay either.
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WHAT I ACTUALLY WOULD LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK ON:
Stability at standing height with a heavy load.
I've got roughly 35kg of monitors and monitor arms on the desk and then a CPU mounted underneath, plus a few sundry items on top. My main concern is wobble... I type aggressively (like every designer on the planet 😉) and I will absolutely lean on this desk when I'm thinking, drawing, exasperated, or about to cry. 🤣
My working heights are roughly:
Sit: 720mm
Stand: 1070mm
UpDown is a hardwood top on a heavy steel dual-motor frame. Secretlab is an all-metal integrated system with a magnetic accessory ecosystem. Both are around the same price fully loaded.
What are your experiences, particularly at standing height? Any other considerations I might have missed? I'm keen to hear your feedback!
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Also... my back really hurts today. 😭🤣 Send help, or a free sit/stand desk. I'm not fussy.
