Dual Softwood Sit Stand Desk

I own a Desky and have never tried any other brands, so can offer no direct comparison. I can tell you that my Desky is bloody fantastic. No wobbles at all, sturdy as a rock, and apparently can take 150kg (if I'm remembering the stats correctly). I use it with a walking pad; I stand and will often lean on it just with my chin in hands (long meetings, sigh); I also use it to help stretch my back. Does not move a millimetre. Very good quality and easy to build by myself, just needed a hand to flip it over once assembled. Motors run smoothly and I have six presets depending upon whether I'm sitting, standing in bare feet, with shoes on, or up on my walking pad! Love it to bits. Discovered yesterday that a workmate also got a Desky recently for his home office and loves his one too. Oh and it has an app that you can use to finetune things and also set up voice-activated control. [Desky Dual Softwood Sit Stand Desk](https://desky.com.au/products/desky-dual-softwood-sit-stand-desk?variant=39979544707228) ETA: I'm sure many standing desks have similar options, but the cable management and power system with Desky is fantastic. I got the eight-plug extension boards and it's bloody brilliant sitting down in the armchair in my home study and not seeing a ratking of cables under the desk! There's another magnetic cover as well that you can clamp to the legs to hide the main power cable so that that's out of sight too. I have the main cable plus router line going down that cover.

If you’re getting one, go electric. I tried a crank manual one, and maybe for one session cranking it up and down is okay, but doing it multiple times a day is just annoying. Electric ones are much better. Just don’t try to stand all day thinking it’ll fix everything. Your feet and lower back will just replace your butt as the problem area. I alternate every hour or so now, and that’s made the biggest difference. I used a timer on my phone for the first couple of weeks until it became a habit. The dual motor ones are a lot more stable, especially if you’re running multiple monitors. The single motor cheaper ones tend to wobble more. I mean, there is a quality single motor one out there, but probably from an expensive brand. Just go dual motor in your case. I can recommend the Desky Dual Softwood Sit Stand Desk. It comes around $669, and it’s on sale. Flexispot or Uplift would probably serve you just as well if you find a better deal. Just make sure whatever you get has a good warranty, ideally somewhere around 5 or 10 years.

Being at the extreme end of the height range is pretty much the default when you're tall. One thing to check is whether you can stand upright with your lower arms resting on the desk. If it only hits that mark barefoot, it'll feel off with shoes or a mat added in. Some headroom past your minimum helps. You can try the Desky Dual Ergo Edge that you mentioned. I checked the specs and the height range goes pretty high. It also has a curved cutout on the front instead of a flat straight edge, which helps if you want to lean closer to the desk. If it still ends up a touch short, risers under the legs can buy extra lift.

I'd definitely look at the Desky Dual Softwood if you want something in that exact size range. This one has a 60x30 version. It has the cable management built in and stays under your budget at around $770 base. The dual motor setup is great and in theory the adjustments should be a lot smoother. That said, the FlexiSpot E7 Pro that the other person mentioned is another strong alternative in that price range. This really just depends on whether you want the softwood aesthetic or prefer a laminate top. Either way you're not gonna go wrong with cable management since both handle it decently out of the box.

Most dual-motor desks in that $700-900 range perform about the same now. Real difference is how the cable management works day to day and whether the desktop holds up. Try to find 1-2 year reviews for whatever you pick. That's when wobble or motor issues usually show up. Now for recommendations, you might want to check out the Desky Dual Softwood. It has Dual motor, height range covers sitting/standing/treadmill use. Just double-check how their cable tray sits with monitor arm clamps. Some cable setups can interfere with certain mounts. The Acacia butcher block is nice if you want something better than laminate. Comes with a 10-year warranty too.

Whatever you're choosing make sure the frame is stiff and won’t wobble at full height, because that’s the part that's a deal breaker. The more weight, the higher the desk, the more the wobble, so a sturdier dual-motor frame is usually the fix. You’ll never get zero movement if you push it, it’s kind of inevitable, but a good frame shouldn’t feel sketchy during normal use. If you’re replacing it anyway, Desky’s dual motor sit stand desks are one of the options that tend to stay planted at standing height.

Autonomous Desks have good build qualities, I think. They also have heavier frames. Magnus Pros are also good. Motors are quiet. This one has a 5 year warranty, which is shorter, but it holds up. Just know the desktop is not very deep. Desky's Alpha Dual goes down to 23.6" so you would actually get your feet flat. Runs $679 with their current discount code. Dual motor setup, same kind of stability you would get from the others. What's great about a lot of these Desky Desks is that they have a 10 year warranty. I think all of them have good cable management too, but you would have to look at video reviews or pictures if you like the look of the cable management.

I have a Desky 1500x750 which is plenty for me even with a 42" monitor and cat beds on the desk. While there's nothing wrong with it (it's a beautiful resin river one with tiny imperfections where the post must have dropped it on a corner) I'd buy elsewhere if you can unless you must have a particular style. They have really poor customer service, no edits to orders after placing, and very short return windows. The control panel for the desk was also outdated compared to competitors at the time I got it. And I also bought a camera mounting plate which wasn't great and didn't fit my mount. The product itself is okay though. It raises and lowers and the cable tray is critically important. However it's not as silent as they make out. It's great that it supports a lot of weight but it's also not as stable as they make out, your cameras will shake. I just feel like most companies stand behind their products more while Desky is too big or popular to care. I use an Ergotron HX for the mount. Now that is well worth dumping money into.