Can you explain why the need for the desk to be electric type? There are much cheaper standing desk that's manually adjustable, like this MultiTable one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006269Y4E

They've been around for several years and always been cheap for less than 600$, I've seen 300-500$ that works as well.

I have this table for more than 2 years now and it has never failed for me. It's also very quiet, no motor running the desk.

Ikea even have a manual one for less than £200 http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S49084965/

This is still $600! I can't believe why standing desks should be that expensive! Abusing the hype maybe?

I actually answer that on the blog post - I'm LAZYYYY - I would never have the patience to crank the desk up and down multiple times a day. That's why I actually intend to automate the movement.

You don't crank it up and down all day. You put it up and get a tall chair. Problem solved. ;)

Then you don't even need a crank - you just get a tall desk. I want something where I can sit comfortably and stand comfortably :)

I've had the Bekant desk since March and have been really pleased with it. It's quite stable with a 27" monitor and all my office stuff. The only thing I wish it had is presets for the potion.

I don't stand at it for the whole day, usually just for the morning.

I've tried Bekant and Galant in Ikea and by try I meant I added my laptop bag, extension cord and a 15" MacBook Pro on the table. I also put a full glass of water on it. Essentially I tried to simulate real world use.

Kinda disappointed. The ones I got try were wobbly. Not sure if there is a setting to do but I couldn't type without shaking my screen. Didn't have that experience with the more expensive electronic stand up desks in other offices. Just a heads up. Might just be some config issue or something.

I was looking for another table-as-desk at IKEA a few months ago. I was surprised to find the electric height-adjusting Bekant, and even more surprised to find it on sale for circa $400-420 (about $80 off, IIRC).

Anyway, my father and I (his van, for transportation) spent some time talking with the area's sales associate, who was older and knowledgeable and had been with IKEA for six or seven years as a supplementary career/job.

They explained, particularly with reference to the electric unit, that families let their kids climb all over the floor models. Invariably, they become stressed/loosened up and less stable.

I was actually looking for a Galant table with the four individual angled, height-adjustable metal legs that mount rather sturdily to an underside metal frame. But... they no longer carry that item. (The sales associate agreed to the foolishness of this, asserting, 'If only they would ask us out on the floor what the customers want.')

I ended up instead with a (fixed height) Bekant (for approximately 50% more than the Galant I was seeking). It is not "wobbly" but it is a bit less stable than the Galant, to the point where it shakes a bit if/when I type aggressively. On the upside, its less stable pillar-to-large-feet two-leg design mean that the legs are more out of the way than with the Galant's angled legs, making it more comfortable when two are put together in an L configuration.

Anyway, I was told by a sales person so take with a grain of salt, but apparently particularly customers with kids subject the floor display units to a lot of abuse.

I was looking into the Jarvis legs (similar price point, $490 that has programmable heights) and using a cheap Ikea top. Don't know about sturdiness...but the reviews look good.

http://www.ergodepot.com/Jarvis_Frame_p/jrv-fr.htm

We bought these for our coders at my previous company and I still own one at home. Works great still after 3 years. I bought an IKEA bekant tabletop for it http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40253236/ which was plenty of space.

I find a monitor riser is required as well for actually standing up and not craning my neck.

I actually find this one to be quite sturdy, even at full height it doesn't wobble. Maybe more to do with the way they have them setup at IKEA stores? As you can see on my setup I have a monitor, and 2 laptops on top of the table.

That's really reassuring to hear as that's pretty much all I can afford. I got a refurbished used desk and it wobbles but not as bad as the ones I tried at IKEA. Will give it another go! Thanks!

Not sure why you'd go with ikea. You can get one that has presets for not much more/less (depending on the size you want.

http://www.geekdesk.com/

This might come as a surprise but not everyone lives in the same country, and as stated on the blogpost alternatives where I live are more than double the price.

This might come as a surprise, but most companies are willing to ship internationally. Including the one I linked.

Just updated the post with a video of the table going up and down (exciting ! :P )