Single Sit Stand Desk

Desky here, Although the Desky Single Sit Stand Desk fits most of your requirements, i do wonder if it will be suitable for you at your sitting height. The Single has a minimum sitting height of 28.7" which may be too tall, ensure you take measurements of your comfortable sitting height before purchasing. Let me know if you have any questions, more than happy to help \- Team Desky

Desky Here, Just to expand on other answers, its the quality of the frame and assembly that ensures it doesnt wobble, im extremely please with our Single Sit Stand Desk. Just a couple of things to be in mind is single sit stand desks have a smaller height range (28.7"-48.4" Vs 23.6" - 49.2" for a Dual) So just ensure your comfortable Desk height is appropriate before purchase. If you have any questions, please reach out. \-Team Desky

With that budget, I can recommend the Desky Single Sit Stand Desk for $600 AUD and if you can add $50 more, either the Desky Dual Ergo or the Desky Dual Mini Sit Stand desks. For the single motor ones, the memory buttons can get used daily and you can just tap one for sitting, standing, or walking pad height instead of holding the button down. It does get a bit wobbly at max height if you're really pushing on it, but that's pretty typical for this price range. Motor's quiet and the cable tray underneath keeps things clean. If you can wait for tax time and want something like an Omni or UpDown, those are bulletproof. But the Retail Display Direct one you mentioned sounds fine too since they supply offices. Either way, getting off that desktop riser is going to be a massive upgrade with two screens.

Most of the Desky feedback, including the Single, is that once it’s assembled, stability isn’t really the issue people complain about. Haven’t heard about any wobble issues either. The only difference is that the Single has a lower lift capacity, so it’s meant for normal setups, not heavy gear or a bunch of arms. The Desky Single is also one of their more affordable or entry level standing desks.

Single motor desks can be just as stable as dual motor ones. Wobble comes down to frame quality and assembly, not how many motors you've got. The differences are height range, weight capacity, and warranty period. Just don't get some random cheap brand and you'll be fine. I've actually tried it myself. Takes about 18 seconds to go from sitting to standing, which isn't bad at all. Desky's single motor handles 176 lbs and the frame design keeps everything stable. As long as your setup isn't super heavy, it'll do the job.

Look into 4 legged frames. 2 leg desks use telescoping tubes that slide within each other and there's always going to be some gap, and the higher you go, the less overlap you have. 4 leg designs distribute weight better. Dual motors help with consistent lifting. But with that budget since you mentioned you would go around $400, I can recommend the Desky Single. It's around $460. The preset buttons make switching heights pretty smooth.

For that budget, the Desky Single runs $459 and comes as a complete desk at 47.2 x 29.5 inches. A bit smaller than your 140x70 cm target but you mentioned that smaller works. The frame handles 176lbs and the height range is 28.7" to 48.4" with memory presets. It does have cable management built in as well. Also, if you think you'll want more depth later for a bigger monitor setup, you could look at frame only options and source your own desktop. Gives you more control on size. What's your monitor situation looking like?