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I have the motorized version of this desk and agree that it's not built for tall people. I'm about 5'11" and have to use it at its maximum height to be comfortable. Otherwise love it.
That's funny - 5'11 is just about average height for Scandinavian males, so IKEA being Swedish this is a bit surprising.
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Interesting. How easy is it to switch between sitting and standing? Does it make sense with a heavy 4K monitor on it?
You adjust the chair so the seat is just slightly lower than your butt then to switch to standing you slide forward off the stool. To switch back you do a little half hop onto your butt.
How wide do they make them? I have three 27" monitors (for film and video work) and would like to add a fourth one. edit: Apparently there's also BEKANT which is motorised.
I've used an Alvin minimaster drafting table ($129) for the past 4 years: http://www.amazon.com/Alvin-MiniMaster-Adjustable-Drafting-T... I like it so much that I bought a second one for more desk space. Along with a drafting chair ($150): http://www.amazon.com/LexMod-Office-Drafting-Chair-Leatheret...
Interesting. How easy is it to switch between sitting and standing? Does it make sense with a heavy 4K monitor on it?
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I'm also too tall for it. It also seemed to be more wobbly at the fully extended height. OTOH it might work for you if you use it with a high stool (like a drafting stool). I had a co-worker that would go back and forth from a regular chair to the high stool and they said it helped their back. YMMV.
Any idea what the maximum height of a person would be to use this?
All these adjustable desks start to have perceptible sway when mostly extended. If this really bothers you, consider mounting your monitors separately.
I have a relatively expensive Uplift desk. I've had it for about 4 months now and have 0 complaints on the $1200-ish I spent. Here's my protips: * Get one with a motor in it. Hand cranking sounds awful. * Get one with presets. Having to hold a button and wait for a desk to go up and down sucks. * Get one that goes up and down -- sitting or standing all the time sucks. * Regarding the above items, you'll probably want…
lol > Get one with a motor in it. "Damn I need to get a standing desk. I sit around too much and don't move around enough. GOD I definitely need to order the motorized version!"
For example: Most of the people I know, even the health conscious, don't get annual physicals. I pressed them on why, and it came down to this: They didn't want to spend a half-day getting it done. There's just too much activation energy: scheduling, commute, checking in, waiting around, finally seeing the doc for 10 minutes, driving back to work. It's even worse when you have to return for labs because they didn't inform you that you should fast before drawing blood for labs. Simply reducing the activation energy goes a long, long way!
Here is the very cheap $25 disruptive version made from a cardboard box: http://oristand.co/