Re:Ask HN: Are height adjustable desks worth it?
by mantas on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:08AM
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Using mid-tear Ikea sit-stand desk for 5+ years. So far so good. Not wobbly even with a 24" display with some plants next to it.
Re:Ask HN: Are height adjustable desks worth it?
by joncrocks on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:13AM
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The important thing to bear in mind here is that wobble is relative, i.e. One persons `wobbly` is another persons' `stable`.
Re:Ask HN: Are height adjustable desks worth it?
by mantas on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:22AM
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Yes. But with this desk one should be really really sensitive to wobble to call it wobbly. For the record, I do consider some desks wobbly. E.g. cheapest Ikea desks.
Re:Ask HN: Are height adjustable desks worth it?
by andjd on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @11:29AM
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I have not personally used it, but Flexispot has a 4-leg adjustable base: https://www.flexispot.com/flexispot-4-leg-standing-desk-e7pl...
Re:Ask HN: Are height adjustable desks worth it?
by tasseff on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:12AM
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I have this desk from a Michigan-based company called Deskhaus (https://desk.haus/collections/sale/products/apex-pro-max-but...). It’s very stable. They also have a YouTube channel, and they test the wobbliness of desks in a few videos (e.g., https://youtu.be/dv-vjJqukn0).
Re:Ask HN: Are height adjustable desks worth it?
by xtirpation on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:21AM
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I've had a negative experience with Deskhaus's customer service. Their product is good, but if anything goes wrong during its life you may have trouble getting a response.
In my case I wanted to ask about replacement parts because it seemed like a power surge might've knocked out the box controlling the desk - didn't get a single response despite reaching out via email and their contact form, not even a "We don't sell replacement parts and you're on your own" reply.
Re:Ask HN: Are height adjustable desks worth it?
by korhojoa on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:12AM
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I gave in and found a reddit post that contains four-legged variants: https://www.reddit.com/r/StandingDesk/comments/z1wt4n/list_o...
Re:Ask HN: Are height adjustable desks worth it?
by heeton on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:13AM
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This is an XY problem in my experience. The problem is not desk wiggle, it's monitor and webcam wiggle.
I mounted my monitor to my wall with an ergotron arm, and now I haven't noticed a single desktop wiggle.
Re:Ask HN: Are height adjustable desks worth it?
by korhojoa on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:10AM
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There are ones with more legs, but they are in a different price category altogether.
Re:Ask HN: Are height adjustable desks worth it?
by SteveNuts on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:07AM
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I got an L shaped one from wayfair and it’s extremely solid at all heights
Re:Ask HN: Are height adjustable desks worth it?
by aPoCoMiLogin on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @05:21PM
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that sounds like really cheap desk. i've got adjustable desk mostly because the one that i've seen in ikea etc were the most stable desks that there were available.
Interested to hear if anyone knows of any actually stable sit-stand desks..