Electric Standing Desks

Electric Adjustable Standing Desks

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• Why buy an electric standing desk
• How to evaluate
• Best electric standing desks
• Shop ALL electric standing desks

Why Buy an Electric Standing Desk?

Let’s quickly get into the pros and cons of purchasing an electric standing desk, just in case you're still undecided:

Pros:

• Zero Lifting Required - we may be stating the obvious here, but it’s worth noting how much easier it is to raise and lower an electric desk vs a crank desk.
• One Touch Controls - Most electric standing desks come with the option to include a memory keypad (or already come with one standard).  We STRONGLY recommend purchasing a desk with this option to make adjustment as easy as possible.
• Lots of Options - When Compared to crank or pneumatic standing desks, electric desks simply offer more options, such as: 4-leg standing desks, corner standing desks, L-shaped standing desks, real-wood standing desks, etc.

Cons:

• Slow adjustment - Compared to a pneumatic desk.  Electric standing desks are much faster and easier to adjust than a crank desk, but nowhere near as fast as a pneumatic standing desk.
• Tethered to power - Electric standing desks are limited in mobility, because the have to be located near a power outlet.  Pneumatic and crank desks will serve much better in flexible classroom or office spaces
• Motor Failures - Most electric standing desk motors are pretty reliable (and you definitely get what you pay for), but it’s worth noting that electric motors do sometimes fail.

How to Choose the Right Electric Standing Desk:

Now that we’ve decided that an electric stand up desk is the right choice for you, let’s discuss the key features and specifications you should consider while shopping.  Some of these will be intrinsically obvious, such as: size, color, and other personal preferences.  But what about the more technical aspects of an electric stand up desk?  The lists below will help.

Key factors to consider when purchasing an electric standing desk:

• Height Adjustment Range - Specifically, it’s important that you make sure your desk lifts tall enough for your height.  To find the max height you need from a standing desk, measure the distance from the floor to your elbow (while standing).  If you plan on using a keyboard tray, add another 5 inches.
• Weight Capacity - There’s a good chance that this will never be an issue for most users, but if you feel that you have a particularly heavy set up of monitors or work items (more than 150 lbs.), then make sure the desk has the weight capacity to support it.
• Ease of Installation - This is often overlooked in the evaluation process, but keep in mind that these desks will take some time and effort to assemble.  Desks that can be assembled easily and without the need for tools offer a tremendous value!
• Warranty - If you want to understand the quality of a desk, look no further than the warranty.  Warranties vary from 1 to 10 years, and you probably don’t want to be doing this again 12 months from now, right?
• Memory controller - We strongly recommend a standing desk with a memory controller
  

Factors NOT to consider:

• Noise - You’ll find a lot of companies strongly tout how quiet their motors are - often supported by decibel ratings.  Don’t waste your brain cells on this. They all sound virtually the same, and none of them are louder than the person on the phone next to you.
• Speed - Yet another way standing desk manufacturers attempt to differentiate from the competition.  Don’t be fooled… you’re not going to notice the difference.

Best Electric Standing Desks

Now you're armed with all the basic information you need to properly evaluate and electric standing desk, so let's get into some specifics.  Below is a curation of our top recommendations base on the style, budget or features of that you might need. 

If none of these feel like the right fit for you, you can always scroll down to the bottom and view ALL of our electric standing desks.  Or when in doubt, shoot us an email atinfo@standingdesknation.com, and we’ll be happy to help further!

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