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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by kasey_junk on Thursday January 28, 2016 @04:38PM (#10991581)
If all you are trying to accomplish is to move from sitting/standing while working at a computer, they solve the same problem in a way that has been solved for at least a hundred years and is generally cheaper.

There are some merits to adjustable desks above and beyond that though.

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by hepta on Thursday January 28, 2016 @06:13PM (#10992281)
What are they?
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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by jacobolus on Thursday January 28, 2016 @06:39PM (#10992419)
My motorized adjustable desk and highly adjustable Capisco chair work for both me (6'2") and my wife (5'3") at standard-office-chair height, tall saddle-stool height, or standing. It can easily be slightly tweaked for typing or writing with a pen.

If we wanted to do the same thing with a fixed desk, we would need some kind of platform for her to stand on, plus at least two adjustable-height seats with adjustable foot rests.

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by kasey_junk on Friday January 29, 2016 @04:59PM (#10998833)
Standing work on a computer is different than standing work for a soldering is different for drafting is different for drawing. A moving desk can support all those use cases but a adjustable chair and static desk can't.
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