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Re: Affordable adjustable standing desk

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Post by stronglikedan » Mon, Nov 03, 2014, 10:00 PM UTC

zo1 wrote: post #24

Khao wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could you share a link to alibaba for the product you bought? How's the quality of the one you got?

Since I was curious, and the Jiecang link the sibling posted was for minimum 100 piece orders, I had a look. Here you go: http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/working-lifting-table-... This is the search I used, if you're curious: http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_... #Edit: Extra link

Aliexpress is where you want to go for single quantity orders. Here's just one of a few that I found there: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Electrical-Sit-and-Stand-Heig...

EDIT: Holy wow, I totally missed the shipping on that thing! Anyway, I'm sure there's more affordable options there, for those in the market.

Re: Affordable adjustable standing desk

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Post by leejoramo » Mon, Nov 03, 2014, 10:18 PM UTC

louhike wrote: post #41

Maybe it is because I'm not familiar with adjustable standing desk and the complexity needed, but I was disappointed by the price. Does it really need to be adjusted through electronics? I was hoping to see something really simple, cheaper no electronics. But as I said, I'm not familiar with this kind of product.

I have used very good standing desks that used springs or pneumatics. They were easier to use and faster to adjust position. They were also much more expensive and heavier than the ones I have seen with electric motors.

Other methods that use sliders with bolts or pegs, telescoping tubes with compression rings, and the like can be MUCH cheaper, but almost impossible to adjust if there is any thing on the desk. The are mostly used to set once an leave.

Re: Affordable adjustable standing desk

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Post by micro_cam » Mon, Nov 03, 2014, 10:23 PM UTC

DontBeADick wrote: post #16

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…

I'm doing this but I've found that having my feet suspended or only on the foot rest can lead to joint pain. I've set up a bench for my feet under the desk as a temporary solution but may spring for one of these ikea things and a nice chair in the future.

Also as a fairly active person (I run, ski, hike, bike, do yoga and climb pretty regularly) with aging joints I've found I need true rest/recovery time enough that standing the majority of the time doesn't work well for me.

Re: Affordable adjustable standing desk

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Post by kolev » Mon, Nov 03, 2014, 10:35 PM UTC

$500 is not truly "affordable". Yeah, it's a bit more than half the price of the cheapest Biomorph desk, but that's it. My IKEA desk (Jerker) was just $99 and it can be assembled as a permanent standing desk. Add a stool to it and you can have it both ways - that's the option we had at Oakley.

Re: Affordable adjustable standing desk

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Post by JoshTriplett » Mon, Nov 03, 2014, 10:40 PM UTC

jcrites wrote: post #23

Switching to a standing desk several years ago had a significant positive impact on my stamina and energy level, and probably health overall. I always used to get tired walking around a city, like on vacation. After a few months of standing, I went on vacation to Paris and immediately noticed a gigantic improvement in my standing and walking stamina. I was the last person to get tired, instead of the first. I could w…

> It is very difficult for me to achieve that posture while sitting in a chair - the keyboard and mouse need to be in your lap, basically.

I found that I could manage that posture with a sufficiently adjustable chair and height-adjustable desk. I adjust the chair until it provides the correct height off the ground (feet touching, hips at the right angle), then adjust the desk and the chair arms until the chair arms go just over the edge of the desk, allowing arms to rest on them and use the keyboard naturally.

(Also, I use a USB ThinkPad keyboard, so my mouse is on home row, not off to the side.)

Re: Affordable adjustable standing desk

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Post by dj-wonk » Mon, Nov 03, 2014, 10:53 PM UTC

untothebreach wrote: post #6

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?

I tried about a week ago, but I couldn't get past the shopping cart.

Re: Affordable adjustable standing desk

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Post by alphang » Mon, Nov 03, 2014, 10:53 PM UTC

untothebreach wrote: post #6

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?

And it's not even listed on the Ikea Canada site.

Re: Affordable adjustable standing desk

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Post by spott » Mon, Nov 03, 2014, 10:58 PM UTC

NhanH wrote: post #48

DontBeADick wrote: post #16

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…

I've always thought that standing desk need to be adjustable not because you might want to lower it all the way down to use as a normal desk, but rather because without fine-grained adjustment, it's impossible to use the desk standing: a couple centimeters too high or low will quickly make it a nightmare experience.

A desk that is adjustable is cheap... a desk which changes height VERY easily is expensive.

Re: Affordable adjustable standing desk

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Post by spott » Mon, Nov 03, 2014, 11:00 PM UTC

louhike wrote: post #41

Maybe it is because I'm not familiar with adjustable standing desk and the complexity needed, but I was disappointed by the price. Does it really need to be adjusted through electronics? I was hoping to see something really simple, cheaper no electronics. But as I said, I'm not familiar with this kind of product.

I think the problem is that it needs to be effortless to change. Either a complicated counterweight system so the desk can be raised or lowered smoothly with only a little effort, or electronically.

Honestly, electronically is probably easier.

Re: Affordable adjustable standing desk

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Post by dba7dba » Mon, Nov 03, 2014, 11:04 PM UTC

Any idea how log it takes to assemble it? Few years ago my work bought one for a star programmers. And i remember 2 people taking half a day to assemble it. It also had motors for up/down movement...

i would love to get one at work and home.