Not sure of the point of the post, but here's the base I bought for 500 dollars and I threw on a beautiful piece of birch finished marine plywood I scored on craigslist for $50.
http://www.thehumansolution.com/uplift-900-electric-sit-stan...
Ikea sells 500 Euro standing desk in Netherlands, not North America
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Re: Ikea sells 500 Euro standing desk in Netherlands, not North America
#12Not sure of the point of the post, but here's the base I bought for 500 dollars and I threw on a beautiful piece of birch finished marine plywood I scored on craigslist for $50. http://www.thehumansolution.com/uplift-900-electric-sit-stan...
The points were a few:
- Why doesn't Ikea make this available in more places where shipping heavy standing desks is not reasonable (ie., Canada from the US)
- As bulky as the Ikea standing desk looks, I could see it being used in a lot of offices in North America just because it was easily accessible
For me, I discovered the uplift shortly after posting too -- it looks like a great deal and great table. Glad to hear you are liking it too. I'm presently speccing one out!
Re: Ikea sells 500 Euro standing desk in Netherlands, not North America
#13Here's something equivalent for even less money. I have one, and it works great. I actually used a tabletop from Ikea for the desk surface: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NJUQVG/ref=wms_ohs_prod...
Standdesk.io has a motorized desk for the same amount too -- I'm interested in an electric desk.
Still, if Ikea sold standing desks, I wonder if they'd get mainstream quicker.
Re: Ikea sells 500 Euro standing desk in Netherlands, not North America
#14A couple of years ago IKEA NA sold a motorized sit/stand desk. No idea why they stopped carrying it, but I would assume slow sales was the reason.
I didn't know that, it's too bad :)
Re: Ikea sells 500 Euro standing desk in Netherlands, not North America
#15Typical americans, welcome to the rest of the world. Try living outside of NA for a month or so and see just how many things aren't available to you, or the insane prices you have to pay.
If you're referring to me, I'm Canadian, and pay the same insane prices to bring things here. I mentioned NA because I could at least conceive picking one up when near the US when visiting Vancouver :)
Re: Ikea sells 500 Euro standing desk in Netherlands, not North America
#16I used a cardboard box to create a standing desk. I then changed jobs & needed something portable. After not finding anything My father & I decided to build our own. We are launching on kickstarter soon, if you are interested you can find out more here http://zestdesk.com/
Re: Ikea sells 500 Euro standing desk in Netherlands, not North America
#17500 euro is insane price for a desk.
Re: Ikea sells 500 Euro standing desk in Netherlands, not North America
#18its not exactly comparable, but: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MS7106/ref=oh_aui_detai...
Re: Ikea sells 500 Euro standing desk in Netherlands, not North America
#19Not sure of the point of the post, but here's the base I bought for 500 dollars and I threw on a beautiful piece of birch finished marine plywood I scored on craigslist for $50. http://www.thehumansolution.com/uplift-900-electric-sit-stan...
The points were a few: - Why doesn't Ikea make this available in more places where shipping heavy standing desks is not reasonable (ie., Canada from the US) - As bulky as the Ikea standing desk looks, I could see it being used in a lot of offices in North America just because it was easily accessible For me, I discovered the uplift shortly after posting too -- it looks like a great deal and great table. Glad to hear…
I'm real pleased with mine. The only advice I'd say is to place the uppydowny switch as far out of the way as you can deal with. The case is a bit flimsy where it screws to the table, and I worry I'll break it off if I knock it with my knee a few more times.