REVIEW OVERVIEW: This desk has all the functionality of a sophisticated standing workstation for the price of a regular desk at Office Depot. Backed by VIVO’s excellent customer service, there is no competition. REVIEW SUMMARY: The desk arrived in one box, timely, and with clear instructions on how to assemble. Some drilling was required, but nothing difficult a person with no handyman skills can’t handle (if I can do it, an untrained monkey can, too). VIVO Accessory installation was also a breeze. It took around 4 hours to assemble it by myself; someone handier might do it in 2. The photos show the result after the basic assembly plus around another 4 hours for the accessory additions (all VIVO to avoid compatibility issues). It feels strong and stable, and though it is slightly wobbly (I did add 4 screens...), it is nothing that really concerns me and the weight support rating can more than handle 4 screens and the monitor mount. PROS: Beautiful desk, easy assembly, strong, size just right, straight non-L desks are lame, excellent value CONS: Somewhat wabbly (not a personal concern), would have like pre-drilled holes but that’s just gravy, wish it came with a monkey tl;dr PURCHASE THOUGHT-PATTERN: This is my personal "mental-processing" part of the purchase... I took a risk and purchased this L-Desk that had 0 reviews, fresh off the new product line shelf. What took me over the fence was VIVO’s customer service and patience in answering my super annoying questions regarding the dimensions and accessory compatibility. I felt comfortable walking into this purchase and having VIVO back me up if anything arrived defective (which it didn’t). I went from wanting to buy a huge $2k fancy-shmancy desk to getting this just-right-sized one, and have zero regrets. Read more
So far I really like this desk. Have had it for a quite a while. Bought it to fit a small corner location in my bedroom where I work and it’s perfect. It’s not very big but it fits my space and works well for me. I don’t use the the standup feature very often but it moves smoothly and quietly, also allows me to set the height so my chair can easily slide underneath with the arms up all the way. My old desk did not allow for my chair to be pushed all the way in. Even though I don’t use the standup function often, it’s great for servicing the cabling underneath. Kind of like working on a car on a lift. Very useful to me since I’m always messing around with the wires and keeps me off my knees. The buttons to raise and lower are not in a great location, the arms of my office chair sometimes bump into them causing the desk to move when I don’t expect it to. But it could be moved easily to a different location if it bothers you enough. Big cable management tray underneath is ok, not great but good. Another nice little touch is the headset hook which I find useful. I highly recommend this desk. Read more
Pros - Good desk. - Decent amount of space - Motor is quiet. The motor to raise and lower the desk is audible, but not loud and pretty quiet. It's more like a whirr than a loud drone that I have heard with some other, more expensive motorized desks. There are presets for sitting and standing, and it's pretty easy to use. - Not too difficult to put together. (But see Cons) Cons - Doesn't work with some Vivo branded accessories. I got the keyboard tray and corner connector, and I cannot mount the KB tray because the track is too long to fit under the desk before it hits the center support bar and the drive rod for the motor. The corner connector helps move it out, but it's not enough. The free space remaining near the front of the desk precludes being able to mount a retractable keyboard tray. - Directions could be a bit more clear and precise. However, it's still acceptable. - Not all holes required are pre-drilled. Only 4 of the bottom screws securing the frame to the desktop are pre-drilled. I had to drill pilot holes for the other 4 myself. No, it wasn't a manufacturing defect. The directions say you must drill the remaining holes yourself. It's not a difficult task if you've done it before, which I have, so it went pretty quickly and easily. However, if one hasn't done stuff like this, then it's not easy. You could screw in the screws without pre-drilling, but that can crack the wood, and is harder than it needs to be. - Control panel mounting position is also not pre-drilled. I guess this is more to allow for freedom to choose where to mount the controls that raise/lower the desk, depending if one is right or left handed. It's not hard, just annoying. Neutral - All screws are metric, and require metric holes. Allen keys are provided, but they make things tedious. If you own a drill or electric screwdriver, you can approximate with imperial drivers or drill bits. It's much faster with power tools. Even though I couldn't get the config that I had planned on, it still does the job and I'm happy with this desk. This desk is a little cheaper than some of the others I have seen that are the same size. Read more
