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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BBNROI/ref=oh_aui_detai...
It doesn't have a huge table surface, but the height is adjustable and it has rollers if I want to move it around (a feature I use every day).
Honestly, I think spending this much money is a little strange. I have a $20 adjustable piano keyboard stand that does fine. It takes all of 30 seconds to adjust the height by loosening a knob and moving the leg props to a different notch.
The adjustable frame/movable base for the geekdesk can be found on alibaba for less than $200/shipped. I bought the frame, then went to Lowe's and had a semi-custom countertop made for my frame, and my end cost was around $350.00. Custom geekdesk max, minus the $1000+ price tag.
Could you share a link to alibaba for the product you bought? How's the quality of the one you got?
Jiecang and Linak are popular suppliers to a number of US companies who use the bases, add their own desktops, and distribute to US customers for $500-$1000
Is anyone else having a problem getting to the product site? Clicking the link in the article takes me to http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/wor... , and it doesn't seem to be listed under the "Bekant" line. Maybe it isn't available in the US yet?
According to http://www.fastcoexist.com/3037899/we-took-ikeas-new-automat... , it isn't being released just yet due to a production problem. It was on the IKEA website a few days ago, so they probably just took it off for now.
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Could you share a link to alibaba for the product you bought? How's the quality of the one you got?
Here's a good start: http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_... Jiecang and Linak are popular suppliers to a number of US companies who use the bases, add their own desktops, and distribute to US customers for $500-$1000
I use an $85 stool with my standing desk (the bare-bones kind you'd see in high school science classrooms), and I prefer it over any of the $300+ office chairs my employers have provided in the past.
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Honestly, I think spending this much money is a little strange. I have a $20 adjustable piano keyboard stand that does fine. It takes all of 30 seconds to adjust the height by loosening a knob and moving the leg props to a different notch.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Here's a good start: http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_... Jiecang and Linak are popular suppliers to a number of US companies who use the bases, add their own desktops, and distribute to US customers for $500-$1000
Thanks a lot for the link, time for me to do some research on this since I'm very tempted to do this at home.
I don't have this particular brand but a feature I appreciate on my adjustable desk is the ability to save height presets.
Honestly, I think spending this much money is a little strange. I have a $20 adjustable piano keyboard stand that does fine. It takes all of 30 seconds to adjust the height by loosening a knob and moving the leg props to a different notch.
It "does fine" ... for you . Based on your description, it sounds like you probably live in your laptop. Other folks don't, and a hand-adjustable keyboard stand may not work very well for them. Imagine, for example, trying to raise something like that — even assuming it could take the weight — while using multiple monitors.
One would hope... 88-key keyboards are 45lbs (about twice a normal 27" monitor) and the older ones are significantly heavier... a non-POS stand should take >120lbs without a hitch.
That being said, there's certainly nothing wrong with a product better tailored for its purpose.
Cool, but why not buy a tall stool or drafting chair that matches the height of the desk instead of figuring out all these convoluted ways to lower the entire desk? The whole idea is to sit less, so it shouldn't matter very much how comfortable your chair is. I use an $85 stool with my standing desk (the bare-bones kind you'd see in high school science classrooms), and I prefer it over any of the $300+ office chairs…
That said, I've been sitting at desks for decades. I'm a little reluctant to buy or build a high desk with the assumption that I will be able to stand at it all day and be productive. The adjustable desks give you a "way out" even if it's just for a few hours a day while you get used to it. I think that's why they are popular. Few people want to commit to a change like that and all the ways to "Try" a standing desk are nearly as much effort as the ~$500 is worth. especially if you are counting it as business or office expenses as I would.
In my case it would be $85 for the stool, plus a few hours labor and materials to build a little stand on top of my existing desk which includes a trip to the lumber yard. Then if I like it I go out and buy a permanent standing desk for about $150 and I'm rapidly approaching the same cost as if I had just gone and bought the adjustable desk in the first place.