Hey what’s up Sami here. You know my job here at Geekbuying is to have fun.
Actually, that’s not true. Being a videographer,
I really spend most of my time just sitting in front of a computer editing.
And for me, I have developed severe pain in my shoulders because I’m working really hard.
To alleviate that soreness my solution was to
always wear a Huawei Band to remind me to stand up every hour when I’m sitting.
I also got a massage gun to massage now and then.
But I always feel there is something missing like when I forgot to wear the
band or my massage gun got stolen.
Recently the company provided me with an electric standing desk.
You would not believe that this simple stuff has over 19 patented technologies!
Now I’ve been using it for several days, here is my review.
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I have got to be honest with you,
this is my first time to review this type of electric height adjustable desk.
So the first thing which came to my mind is: is it difficult to assemble? Luckily,
it’s not. From unboxing to fully assembled, it took me about 15 minutes.
I guess it won't be a big problem for most people as long as you follow the instructions.
To use it, of course you have to add a table top, and that’s not included in the box.
This is actually a good thing because if the table top was included the price would be ridiculously
more expensive than only the frame itself, second you can always buy a table top from
IKEA or somewhere to match your home style instead of choosing from limited choices from our site.
Anyway, to do this video I bought another table top and installed it.
Again, it’s not that big of a hassle. For the full assembly tutorial,
we made a separate video here, you can check it out if you want.
Now about my user experience with it.
On first glance I was skeptical because it was really budget friendly and free shipping.
If you do a bit of a search you will find
those big brands come at double or even triple the price.
But after merely several hours with it, I absolutely love it,
this thing is solid. The max load of the desk is 80kg, that’s a whopping 176 pounds!
What a coincidence, I happen to be …83kg, ok… plus the 5kg table over,
it’s about 10kg more than the max load capacity, a little bit over but let’s test it.
It’s perfectly fine when I lift myself up and down! The speed is ok too, not too fast or
too slow. I also didn’t feel vibration or wobbling when adjusting the desk. Just to
show you how stable it is, I put a cup of water here, the water didn’t even stir much.
But most of the time you probably won’t put that much stuff on your desk, so
let’s talk about the regular user experience. The height of the desk goes from 70cm to 115cm
and the width is between 105cm and 165cm, which means you can put a max 360cm length panel on it,
though I seriously doubt you have a such long table top.
I think the dimensions meet most people’s needs. I’m 1.75m height and found the best sitting
height is 85cm and the standing height is 105cm. Speaking of switching from sitting to standing,
the desk has one feature that I really like, it has three memory buttons. You can adjust to a
certain height, press the S button and then press the numbers that you want to save to.
Next time when you feel the need to move, all you need to do is just short tap the number,
it will get to the height automatically. Another advantage is its low noise level.
It’s quiet when lifting up or down. There is also a unique feature that I’ve not seen on
other electric desks is the obstacle sensing. If it bumps into any obstacles during ascending
or descending, it will stop and go back a bit. Good to have that especially if you have kids.
I also really like the general aesthetics about it. It’s overbuilt and rugged. The
thickness of the tube is 2.5mm, and as far as I know, thicker than most others on the market,
that explains how it has a such heavy load capacity! And if you look closer, it is a seamless
tube, so I feel also there is an elegance to it. There are three-color options you can choose from
on Geekbuying, all links down below. During the tests, I didn’t find any obvious downsides to it.
But finally let’s talk about if these kinds of electric standing desks are worth it or are they
just overrated? Sure if I don’t have a standing desk, and just use a fitness tracker to remind
me stretching or taking a water break regularly is good enough. But if I’m deep in some work,
standing at my desk lets me stretch my legs and pace around and still keep focused on my work.
Even when I’m not working, having a standing desk at home makes it a lot more convenient to
jump on and off the computer, to change a song, Google something or watch some por.. some videos.
And most importantly I always find lifting or lowering the desk is soothing for me,
I like to do that to add something fun to my work. Besides, having one of these in your
home really boosts up a sense of technology. Everyone should really try it at least once.
So considering all of this, for me at least the standing desk wasn’t a fad that I eventually got
bored with, and I still very much continue to switch between sitting and standing regularly.
Though only after several days with it, I’m definitely an electric-standing-desk guy now,
I will keep using it as my daily office routine.
To answer the question I just asked:
are electric standing desks worth it? If I had to make the decision today,
I’d still definitely spend the extra cash to get another electric standing desk all over again.
I hope you enjoyed this video. You know what to do.
I’m Sami and I will see you in the next video.