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Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by Terr_ »

2np wrote: post #80
Avshalom wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I spend entirely more time than I should being semi-baffled at the way the internet has largely forgotten that you can just buy tall chairs and never have to worry about motors or adjustment speed or weight limits (to say nothing of cost).

I just had a genius revelation: I, like another poster here, don't like resting my feet on a bar all day. I like to have them planted firmly. What if we had tall desks and tall office chairs with a flat, elevated platform? Then you could easily plant both feet on the platform and it would feel just like a regular chair, but then you could easily stand up and have a standing desk? Something like this: http://www.lkgoo…

That's what I did with the "shelf" my Ikea Jerker.

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by sly010 »

callmeed wrote: post #53
sly010 wrote: post #40

Giraffe[1] is starting to lease good quality, motorized standing desks in February for $1/day. Disclamer: I know the founders and currently working on Slack integration for the desks :) [1] http://standupgiraffe.com

Desks need Slack integration?

This may not be an issue for everyone, but I tend to stay the same position for too long so I need reminders to switch position. The desk electronics knows the current height and a Slack bot is a nice way to remind me. Being able to lift the desk through the bot is just a side effect of the reverse engineering process (and a pretty good gimmick).

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by bhauer »

garyrichardson wrote: post #55

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…

As someone who uses a fixed standing desk without a chair, aside from a desire to do periodic squats, I don't see the appeal of a transforming desk. But I know I am coming at this with a totally different point of view, and everyone's tastes are different. So I'm obviously not saying you're wrong.

The following bit piqued my curiosity:

> Regarding the above items, you'll probably want to move it up and down every 45 minutes to 1.5 hours.

You transform your desk several times a day? I am surprised. I really didn't think transforming desks saw that much transformation in practice. Sounds like you are getting great value out of it!

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by MetalMASK »

I bought the autonomous desk from kickstarter for $500 (basic model): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/403524037/autonomous-de..., so far quite happy with it. Really stable, and the table top is of good quality. I can see the author's point where the motor is not necessary but when it's cheap enough (at the low end of the $500-$3000 price range), it's certainly a nice to have feature.

Wobbly desk really bugs me and I would rather have a fixed height desk rather than a wobbly one. Testing the stability (or confirm from other's review) before you buy.

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by garyrichardson »

zodPod wrote: post #58
garyrichardson wrote: post #55

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!"

Yeah, it's easy to say that, but you're assumptions are wrong. Spending time and breaking flow waiting for a desk to go up/down is a waste. I can keep typing and focusing while the desk goes up and down.

Also, I don't stand because it burns calories and I wouldn't expect to burn significant calories cranking a desk or holding a button.

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by AndyMcConachie »

pkaler wrote: post #78

I've had the Bekant desk for about a year now. I haven't had problems with the motor or controller. My experience is about the same as the reviewer of the Skarsta. The Bekant isn't super stable at higher heights, but works well. I recommend it. I'd consider the hand crank next time or if I were filling an office with desks. Motorized isn't really that much of a bonus for me.

Agree. I also have the Bekant, and it's been fine. The motor is nice if I do need to adjust the height.

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by 2np »

Terr_ wrote: post #81
2np wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just had a genius revelation: I, like another poster here, don't like resting my feet on a bar all day. I like to have them planted firmly. What if we had tall desks and tall office chairs with a flat, elevated platform? Then you could easily plant both feet on the platform and it would feel just like a regular chair, but then you could easily stand up and have a standing desk? Something like this: http://www.lkgoo…

That's what I did with the "shelf" my Ikea Jerker.

Explain. What did you modify?

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by unexpand »

I have used this rack as my standing and sitting desk. One rack adjusted for sitting position and one for standing. I used to stand most of the time. Not as conveniently adjustable as standing desk but it worked for me at $100. http://www.staples.com/Hirsh-Heavy-Duty-Riveted-Boltless-Ste...

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by garyrichardson »

bhauer wrote: post #83
garyrichardson wrote: post #55

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…

As someone who uses a fixed standing desk without a chair, aside from a desire to do periodic squats, I don't see the appeal of a transforming desk. But I know I am coming at this with a totally different point of view, and everyone's tastes are different. So I'm obviously not saying you're wrong. The following bit piqued my curiosity: > Regarding the above items, you'll probably want to move it up and down every 45…

The desk is constantly going up and down. Depends on what I'm working on, how my back is feeling (dealing with a herniated disc). I actually spend a lot of time pacing on the phone right now, so I may have it up for an hour phone call and then down for some writing.

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by lotyrin »

chrismartin wrote: post #79
tdicola wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it's just a static blog why even run a full on database engine, etc? A static site generator + CDN would handle huge amounts of loads without breaking a sweat.

Only because it's my first blog and I'm new at high-traffic web stuff. I picked what appears to be a very lightweight and easy-to-tweak blogging engine (Anchor). Which stack do you recommend?

Any static generator (e.g. Jekyll) + any HTTP object store (e.g. Amazon S3) + any CDN (e.g. Cloudflare)
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