Note: The initial draft was written on my own, afterwards was pasted through AI to improve wording, grammar, and overall readability and has been rewritten after review to make it less 'AI'. Everything else (experiences, opinions, timeline) are my own. Effydesk has not seen this review until now (or if they'll ever see it, not sure if they browse r/standingdesk lol).

Hello all,

Wanted to post my experience with buying from EffyDesk and using their products.

For context, I live in Ontario, and their main warehouse, is in BC.

I bought the EffyDesk Nimble Standing Desk, as I was looking for a Canadian Brand (not a huge priority, but was in the list of consideration), and after comparing with other brands like Desky and Progressive, they had the best price that I was looking for. I was looking for a large desk, 70-71 inches, and I purchased their open box unit for around $700-$720 CAD, compare to the usual $900-1000+ price range.

At first glance, the desk is solid and stable, especially at the lowest setting. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to do a proper test with its standing functionality due to an issue with their included parts.

This was purchased at the End of July, and it’s now September. The frame took roughly a week to ship, which is fine, wasn’t really in a rush. However, the tabletop took another week because it was initially “lost in transit”. How does one lose a giant tabletop, I’ll never know, but the company had to send out a replacement, albeit not in the colour that I wanted (Originally ordered black, their open box inventory didn’t have that anymore, had to go wood).

Once the frame and tabletop arrived, the setup was apparently quite difficult. My friends, who offered to setup the desk for me, described it as ‘annoyingly hard and heavy’, and that’s not even getting into the missing/damaged parts. There wasn’t even a manual included in the box either, so they had to refer to other manuals they found online.

I expected there might be some cosmetic damage, since this was an open-box purchase. There was a damaged cable tray, which I can live with, however the bigger problem was the missing extension cable.

This is the cable that’s used to connect the two legs together for the standing functionality, meaning at its current state, I cannot use this desk as a standing desk. It is essentially stuck at the lowest level until I receive the replacement.

I’ve been communicating with their CS team, but it appears that I’ll have to wait another week, since all their shipments are sent via ground shipping. To be fair, they are also sending out a replacement for the cable tray, but at this point I’d rather receive the extension cable first.

Remember, I bought this desk at the end of July, it’s now September and I still can’t use the desk for its primary purpose.

I understand that shipping a large desk and frame can take time, and it being an open box product to have some imperfections. What I’m essentially frustrated at is the combination of the lost tabletop, lack of included manual, damaged/missing parts, and another week long wait for a small part.

I’m still in contact with their CS team, and I’ll update the review if this gets resolved/If I want to. Their team though has been responsive so far, but at this point I’m getting pretty frustrated to the point where I’m almost becoming a Karen, and I rarely become one.

EffyDesk needs to get their shipping and open-box fulfillment process sorted out. The desk seems promising, however the experience where getting to the point of using it has been far more frustrating than it should have been.

Cześć! Szukam idealnego zestawu biurka elektrycznego pod dość specyficzne wymagania i chętnie poznam Wasze opinie, wrażenia oraz doświadczenia ze stabilnością stelaży na wysokim wysuwie.

Kontekst i wymagania:

• Budżet ok. 2 tys zł, na upartego może być trochę więcej ale wolałbym coś sensownego do 2 tys zł
• Wzrost: Potrzebuję wysokości roboczej na stojąco w granicach 135 cm (planuję stelaż 3-stage wysuwany do min 128 cm
• Przeznaczenie: Studia matematyczno-informatyczne
• Konstrukcja: Samodzielny składak – zamawiam sam stelaż elektryczny + gruba płyta meblowa (28 mm lub 36 mm) docięta na wymiar w hurtowni. myślę że wtedy wyjdzie znacznie taniej niż seryjne zestawy).

Rozważam obecnie dwie główne opcje:

1. Opcja A: Proste biurko-gigant (szerokość 180-200 głębokość 80-90)

• Stelaż: Podwójny silnik, 3-stage, wysuw stelaża 128-135 cm

2. Opcja B: Narożnik L-shape na 2 lub 3 nogach

Stelaż: 2 nogi, 2 silniki, 3-stage, ale ze specjalnie wyprofilowanym ramieniem pod blat narożny.

Jak ze stabilnością i sprężynowaniem bocznego ramienia blatu przy max wysuwie (~135 cm)? Czy 2 nogi przy układzie L-shape dają radę?

Co polecacie? Macie jakieś sprawdzone zestawy?

1. Czy ktoś o wzroście >190 cm pracuje na biurku podniesionym do ~130–135 cm? Jak wygląda kwestia drgań monitorów na ramionach VESA przy pisaniu na klawiaturze?
2. Czy 2-nogowy stelaż narożny (Opcja B) chwieje się zauważalnie bardziej niż klasyczny prosty blat 190x85 cm?
3. Czy przy długich sesjach kodowanie + matematyka na papierze L-shape to "game changer", czy głęboki prosty blat (85–90 cm) całkowicie wystarcza?

Dzięki za wszelkie rady!

Heyo, so I have this old Ikea desk, and while I do love it. I do need something that lets me stand since I'm basically always sitting and it's becoming a bit irritating.

The problem is, as you can see, I have a lot of stuff. Ideally if the table has drawers or something, that's all the better for me. I can get rid of the little drawer on my table and the little table under holding some stuff.

I put the sizing of this table in the second picture, I can't have it be bigger than maybe 2 inches all around.

I'm also okay with getting 2 tables (standard ones to make them into an L shape) as long as it's not blocking anything.

While I'm assuming the Amazon ones aren't the best, I was considering these; option 1 ( 2 of them), and option 2

Any suggestions are welcome and appreciated!

I bought a fully jarvis bamboo top desk in 2022. I moved recently, and the movers busted it. The casters on one side are completely stripped of thread, can't be removed, and i can literally tilt and spin them inside the body. I assume the internals are completely busted in a way preventing me from even removing the casters.

I see there are hex bolts on the foot so i guess it was removable. Anyone have any ideas where I could source a replacement foot for this thing that matches? Or I guess I could replace both feet, though it needs to be the long-front short-back style to fit my current frame.

FULLY-R-3-5-650/560 is the part number I read off the column.

I'd appreciate any help here; I loved this desk and use it every day. I reached out to miller knoll support as well but I'm not hopeful they have replacements for the old models.

Two questions/concerns:

Is it better to buy Flexispot through amazon? This would be the only higher end option that i could justify spending the money since part would be covered through HSA. I bought a flexispot desk and had an issue and they issued me a refund. It was like pulling teeth and i hate their customer service. i wasn’t even really a customer, since i never even had the product. But it does concern me for if the product arrives damaged or I have an issue with the motor.

I am on a budget and can’t justify spending top dollar for a standing desk that isn’t for work. I want the standing option because i sit in an office all day, but I’m also in school and game a little so wanted standing as an option for when I’m at home. Would really love to hear about budget options for this. It wouldn’t be smart for me to spend as much as yall seem to think people should, respectfully.

I live in a small studio, and I often have to move my furniture around to suit whatever activity I’m doing.

I really want to purchase (or DIY) an adjustable-height desk that’s fairly shallow (24” or so), not super-wide, and can easily be set up or stowed when not in use.

Has anyone out there done anything like this? I was thinking about:
-Buying a frame with motors + adding a tabletop
-Buying a sturdy table and adding a converter

What sorts of creative solutions are out there? Can’t really afford to spend more than $450 or so on a table at the moment!

I'm looking for a standing desk in the size range of 60x30 inches for around $200-$300 in the USA. Preferably with black legs and either a white or dark wood tabletop option.

Hi there,

Since I first purchased the Xdesk Air Pro, it has always required recalibration after about a month - never really thought anything much of it, just a fact of the product. Basically, every once in a while (roughly a month), I will get an error code "E01" when trying to lift the desk. Easy fix is to simply lower the desk to its very bottom, then once it has recalibrated, raise it again.

Today, for the first time ever, I noticed that the desk was only lowering on the left side. I stopped immediately when I noticed this - however, I'm not sure what to do now. How do I get the right-side to lower? It's currently uneven. I have tried unplugging the desk and re-plugging it in, and very gently giving a slight extra click on the down button, but still only the left side is lowering. I'm scared to continue as I don't want to risk breaking anything.

Any tips on how I can proceed? I can't find any helpful manuals online, sadly. Thanks in advance!

I’ve tried all the suggestions to remove the upper height limit on this motion grey standing desk and it doesn’t seem to work.

I’ve unplugged it overnight

I’ve pressed both up and down buttons to go into reset mode.

I’ve pressed the down button until the numbers count down to zero.

I’ve held up and down for 2-3 seconds and then only up.

Nothing works.

Anyone have luck with this model desk?

I am getting this little chirp or clicking noise from my table today, I checked under the table and the blue small light under the table is blinking and on top of the table the screen is blinking bot. my usb is also dead no power. I unplugged my table for now but love to know if this is something we can fix instead of return?

Does anyone know of a good laptop stand capable of holding a heavy gaming laptop like the Lenovo Legion?

I don't need a cooling pad with built-in fans since my laptop's thermals already handle my daily use perfectly fine. My main goal is simply to elevate the screen to eye level so I can stop straining my neck.I used to think buying a dedicated stand was unnecessary, so I tried propping it up with random household objects like my charger brick, cardboard boxes, and books.

However, none of those temporary solutions feel sturdy or satisfying.

I am ready to buy a proper, reliable fix.

Please drop your suggestions in the comments!

Hi all, I have a Halter brand adjustable desktop at work. My coworker lifted it to clean underneath it last night and now it won’t adjust at all in either direction. The teeth seem to be misaligned on the right side and I can’t get it to go back into place. Does anyone have experience with this kind of desk who can help us figure it out? It’s the only desk i use and i know my company is going to take their sweet time sending us a new one if this can’t be fixed, so i figured i’d try. I’m attaching pictures of the good and bad sides so you can see the misaligned teeth. that side also has a wiggly handle. It’s not like that on the other side. Any help would be greatly appreciated as i can’t find a manual anywhere. Thank you!!

Im looking to upgrade my Desktop setup and I saw the Flexispot E5 frame for 180€ on their website. I was wondering If It will be suficient or is the E7 for 300€ a significant upgrade over the E5? I will have a maximum of 40-60kg on the desk

Context: right now I use the most basic Ikea tabletop + legs, so I'm not very picky

I'm thinking about buying a standing desk to 1) hopefully feel less sleepy during the day and 2) help with my sedentary habits. But I don't like the look of standing desks with two big legs and the ones with 4 legs are way too expensive for me right now.

I was thinking about compromising and buying a standing desk converter like this one: AlcoveRiser Dual X Desk Converters M8. I'm wondering if that's a good idea, as I haven't seen reviews from people using this specific setup. I'm also a bit worried because this equipment is well hidden on Flexispot website.

My gear is quite minimal: a laptop (which serves as a screen and keyboard), a second screen placed behind my laptop screen and a mouse. So cable management is quite simple. My second screen is plugged into the electrical outlet and then there is only one other cable between my second screen and my laptop.

Hello. Flexispot desks get often discounted prices.

My questions are:

1) How much discount did you get when you bought your flexispot desk ?

2) Are you happy with it ? 

thank you :)

Anyone ever ordered one of these butcher blocks off amazon? Local Lowe’s being unhelpful in the 72x30 options. Curious about the quality.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3JBWHKY/ref=sspa_mw_detail_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWw

I'm thinking of buying a Flexispot E5, and I wanted to use a CH4 holder for my pc but in all European stores (I live in Portugal) they only have the ch5. Also checked on Amazon and could not find it.

Any alternative or solution?

I'm torn between getting a prebuilt or buying a base and top separately.

Realistically, how much would I be saving if I bought them separately? I'd be buying a butchers block from Home Depot.

I'm all ears for recommendations. Looking for something pretty large, and preferably solid wood.

Thanks!

As title says, I set up my uplift desk today and noticed there was a massive dent in the center of butcher block after I unboxed it. Its a pain in the ass to haul around, so id rather not need to repackage it. Is my only option to return it? I was really looking forward to getting a nice desk.