Aesthetics: Simple, utilitarian, efficient. It looks like it belongs in a warehouse more than in an elegant office. Material: High-quality metal, with thick, high-quality wooden panels that are actually wood. Roller wheels are also very high-quality. Craftsmanship: Built well, no creaks and things feeling out of place when moving it around. Once you assemble everything together, it feels like a tank. Size/Weight: The description states the weight of the total components at 45 pounds, but with the quality rollers, moving it around once it is assembled is very easy. Functionality: As a standing desk, it functions perfectly. It is high-quality that will last you a long time. However, I must focus on the couple of negatives that will undoubtedly come up if this was used in a business office for multiple employees. For me, it is not an issue at a fixed height because only I use it, and it is at the perfect height for me. However, if you want to to adjust the height, then it would be a huge pain, as there is no crank mechanism, and to adjust the height you would have to remove the 4 screws which controls the height mechanism. That means you would have to remove everything on the desk first, which would be a pain if you have a monitor and heavy equipment on there. And finally, once assembled, it will not fit through standard-size bedroom doors. You will have to remove the lower wooden panel to reduce the width for it to fit though the door. Overall, I rated this 4 stars for me because it is optimal for the function I need it to be. For others who need to adjust the height on a regular basis, it would be 3 stars at best. I always rate the item with the price in mind, because nowadays that is a key factor in deciding what you buy and whether you buy that one, or something else. At $160 at which I bought it, I think it is at the higher end of what I would pay for it. I bought a beautiful high-quality L-shaped glass desk for $230, so $160 for a simple desk like this is a bit overpriced. I would give it 5 stars if it was around $125. So at its price, with its cons, I give this 4 stars and recommend it with caveats. Read more
My son-in-law gave me the book, Eat Move Sleep by Tom Rath a while back and I finally got around to reading it. Now I am a nutritional vegans so eat no meat, fish, dairy or eggs so that is in line with the book's recommendations. I try to walk daily with my wife Nancy, but we often are too busy so just don't do it as often as we should. While Nancy is up and about most of the time I tend to sit in front of my workstations writing, blogging and doing remote IT support work. After reading this book I got inspired and excited about acquiring a walking desk/workstation for my office. I have limited space so didn't want something huge. Checking around I found that the prices for these were out of sight, from $900 to over $2,000. Way too expensive. I started doing some research and found that several folks had built their own setups. Some were very elaborate and I like simple. I found that if I combined two different systems to make my own personalized Walking Workstation I could save a bundle. I ordered the Confidence Power Plus Motorized Electric Treadmill Black ($199) and a 40" Black Shelves Mobile Ergonomic Stand Up Desk Computer Workstation from the stand Up Desk Store ($239). I was taking a gamble on being able to merge these two into a workable solution but thought I'd give it a try. The Stand Up Desk was pretty easy to put together and very sturdy/solid in construction. It is height adjustable which is a requirement for this! The Treadmill was a bit of a bigger challenge. It comes with a (really nice) safety bar and decent control panel. The safety bar is connected with two large bolts that allow you to detach it easily (have to take it off to fit under the standing desk). The control panel and wire was a bit more complex. I checked several reviews and saw how some others had done it. Not bad. I took off the motor cover on the front of the treadmill (4 screws) and the motor and control circuit board are easily accessible. There is a small 3-pronged connector on the motherboard that you need to GENTLY pull off. A pair of needle nose pliers is helpful. The plug is a female over the three board mounted pins with a male insert connected to the cable. If you pull off the assembly, no worries, just be careful to gently replace the male-to-pin connector. The treadmill comes with a control panel mounted on top of the safety bar, just unscrew the four screws holding it on and it removes easily. Leave the wire attached and set the unit back on the bar or on your standing desk. Next carefully thread the control wire back through the metal bars up to the top and pull it out. It is easy to re-plug the control wife back onto the base motherboard and replace the cover. I screwed in the rounded piece that would normally go around the safety bar and it sits on my desk like it belongs there. Now you can remove the metal safety bar and stick it in the garage; hoping that you might have use of it for something! I just place the treadmill up to the desk and mount my computer gear on the desk and you are off and walking while you work! It DOES take some getting used to so make sure the desk is adjusted. I had to extend it to almost the full height adjustment but it is stable and solid (I'm 5' 10”) If your are much over 6 foot, this desk may not work for you. Read more
I really like this desk. When we got the order to work from home I started sitting my butt on the couch because I didn’t have a desk. I have a stand up desk at work I’m used to. Three weeks into working from home and I finally broke down and bought this one. I chose this one because it had wheels in case I wanted to move it and because it was the cheapest one that went high enough that was also two-tiered for two screens. Cons: the base tier that my lap top sits on is a tad narrow making it a tight squeeze for my wrists to rest comfortably. I can’t fit my wrist jelly rest on the desk with my laptop. I put the desk up one notch too high but it’s a pain in the butt to put it back down flat on the ground to lower it so I’ll deal. So generally speaking, make sure you don’t want to move positions because it’s not simple. Pros: this desk is sturdy! I think it’s going to last a really long time. It was easy to put together. I did it alone. It rolls super easy as well. Those little casters were a bit difficult to get on because you have to only turn the nut! The materials seem to be high quality. Read more
