My back tells me to buy one. Nice Project! Wonder if they ship to the EU.
Affordable, automatic sit-to-stand desk
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#12Like the idea, pricing is interesting and wholly out of line with common desks. Still I would lean towards a glass top (black bordered glass is what I have now) instead of laminate or bamboo. L-shape would be fun, but I guess you could put two together, perhaps slave the controls?
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#13My god, it's practically funded already. And for those saying it's expensive, I paid $1000 for my GeekDesk.
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#14Looks nice but not really revolutionary, I've had one of these for a year http://www.heightadjustabledesking.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewPr... which looks basically identical and is quite comparably priced.
> looks basically identical and is quite comparably priced.
I disagree. That desk is priced at £407, whereas this one goes for £240. All else equal, that's significant.
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#15At $399, that's still pretty expensive for a desk.
Doesn't seem that bad to me. I paid $200 for a similar desk (without the standing feature) from IKEA. Most desks, standing or not, that are designed for office environments, are at least that expensive.
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#16$500!? Plus shipping!? You can make a standing desk with $100 worth of Ikea parts then buy a tall stool/chair for $75 on Amazon. Bam, just beat your "most affordable" sit/stand desk by $325+. Oh, and you can have it next week instead of next year (or later).
I guess I'll start my Kickstarter campaign tonight.
P.S. 45" is not enough height for many of us tall folk, especially in dress shoes with a thick heel.
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#18I backed this project as an early-bird. I'm not sure why you need 4 memory buttons for the deluxe frame. All I need is one more button (maybe two)! Just let me set the height I want it to be at when I'm standing and sitting. If I'm standing pick the other one, and vice versa. I have a feeling it will get really annoying to use the two buttons on the regular frame over and over again if you're changing the height of t…
If you live with someone who also uses the desk, it makes a lot of sense to have more options.
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#19Why not just get an ikea galant?
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#20I talk with a lot of people about getting started with standing desks, and I usually recommend throwing a small cheap table (ikea) on top of your existing desk and getting a drafting chair (tall). This way you don't have to pay for a variable height desk, and you keep it on the cheap side to see if you actually like it. Also, be sure to start slow and stand for maybe an hour or two a day for a few weeks. Then gradually stand more and more.
I've gone into more detail here: http://reustle.io/blog/cant-stand-sitting