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Reddit Reviews
NohillsideIkea has several. I have the electrical Utmaning model which is very stable, has four height presets and works well overall.
timonixI have an Ikea utmaning. Have had it for 2 years now, still works fine
4linosaI use a Kinnarps desk at work. They are pretty stout and rather large. I don’t recommend the powered ikea desks. My wife has one at home and it’s meh. I have a left hand corner desk at home that I think is also a Kinnarps desk and love it. Mostly because it’s sturdy. It’s rather old though so it doesn’t have and features beyond moving up and down. My son’s computer desk has a base we got from Amazon on a top we already had. It t has memory features so you can set preselected heights which is nice.
BhrunhildaI honestly hardly use mine but it’s still worth it because it’s a great desk. I got the IKEA powered one.
bicycleroad+1 sample size from me, mine is about to have it's 6th birthday, second top (moved from left corner to right corner) and has moved houses four times. I love it!
germansnowmanI got an electric IKEA one years ago and love it. It makes switching between sitting and standing so easy. I do that probably every one or two hours. Also important: Get a gel mat for standing.
GloriaasGet one of the electric IKEA standing desks. You can test them in store and they have the best return policy.
i-lick-eyeballsImagine having a desk you can adjust to the perfect sitting or standing height for you at any given moment for any given task. It's awesome! I work at a microscope and we have sit to stand desks (which are juuust too short for me to actually do standing work, -shakes fist-). At home, I have a large powered sit-to-stand for my sewing room, which I use almost entirely for sitting, but it's fantastic that I can adjust it up high if I need to do close-viewed tasks on the desk. Mine is from Ikea, had it for 5+ years, never had a problem. My husband has a manual hand-crank sit-to-stand desk and it is great! Adjusting it is easy and smooth and the handle tucks away nicely. Another two cents: do you exercise? stretch? do you notice where your back pain is and google what might cause it and how to fix it? there's a lot you can achieve with a good and regular exercise routine, and if that fails, a good PT can help you out! Like others have said, changing positions is really really helpful, too! I have also found that sitting on the floor while playing video games or watching TV (for as long as I can tolerate it) has helped my hip mobility and back strength.
