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Standing desk
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I bought one of these 13 months ago:
80D x 180W x 100H centimetres
The massive one basically, I kept the black worktop on it and its still great to be honest.
I use the stand up feature every day im working doors.
The only problem I've had, happened last week. The bar which connects the other leg to lift came lose and popped out. Flexispot says to take the tabletop off to repair (2 monitors and clamps, a pc, DAC, laptop and dock, absolutely not), which does look to be a sensible choice. Equally I laid under the desk, lifted the table top and leg up enough for them to interlock again.
Some plastic has broken on a clip related to it, but it doesnt stop it locking or working.
80D x 180W x 100H centimetres
The massive one basically, I kept the black worktop on it and its still great to be honest.
I use the stand up feature every day im working doors.
The only problem I've had, happened last week. The bar which connects the other leg to lift came lose and popped out. Flexispot says to take the tabletop off to repair (2 monitors and clamps, a pc, DAC, laptop and dock, absolutely not), which does look to be a sensible choice. Equally I laid under the desk, lifted the table top and leg up enough for them to interlock again.
Some plastic has broken on a clip related to it, but it doesnt stop it locking or working.
I have a Flexispot E7, just the base. Used my own top I already had.
Worked fine for couple years, then the motors started going wrong. It would audibly strain to lift. E7 is rated at something like 100Kg's. I don't think I was anywhere near that. Just mid tower pc + laptop, big monitor, couple speakers, and some peripherals. However my desktop is quite heavy. It's large, but I wouldn't say more than 50kgs. Eventually the control unit just started giving error codes.
I wrote to Flexispot and they sent me 2 new motors. I installed them in 2025 and it's been ok since.
My wife bought an E5 I think, with the top. I put it together. Hasn't had any issues with it. She doesn't raise it up and down that often, and only has 1 laptop and monitor on it.
Worked fine for couple years, then the motors started going wrong. It would audibly strain to lift. E7 is rated at something like 100Kg's. I don't think I was anywhere near that. Just mid tower pc + laptop, big monitor, couple speakers, and some peripherals. However my desktop is quite heavy. It's large, but I wouldn't say more than 50kgs. Eventually the control unit just started giving error codes.
I wrote to Flexispot and they sent me 2 new motors. I installed them in 2025 and it's been ok since.
My wife bought an E5 I think, with the top. I put it together. Hasn't had any issues with it. She doesn't raise it up and down that often, and only has 1 laptop and monitor on it.
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I am looking at the bamboo but worried it was to soft? I tend to to drop things....
Mines held up very well and that did cross my mind when I bought it.
Thank you all for the replies I will go for the E7 Just need to renovate my room first
They currently have a sale going on atm, I think they have a lot of sales apparently.
They currently have a sale going on atm, I think they have a lot of sales apparently.
I have the E7 Pro with a 180cm Rubber Wood top. Thing is very good dont regret buying it at all. One piece of advice get someone to help you build it. Its not hard but so much easier if you have an extra pair of hands.
My mrs helped me so the person doesnt need to be strong - just able to hold the legs in place while you mount them.
Enjoy it - its a great bit of kit for the money.
My mrs helped me so the person doesnt need to be strong - just able to hold the legs in place while you mount them.
Enjoy it - its a great bit of kit for the money.
I've had the E7 since 24. Just make sure you plan your cabling (in some cases 120cm extra for cable lengths for monitor cables, docks and power cables).
If you have a lot of monitor weight planned considered a deeper desktop and offsetting it from centre to counterbalance as sometimes the motor thinks theres instablilty going through 70-80cm and "backs" off if I adjust height too quickly.
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I have a flexispot dual motor desk from late covid times which I've had no issues with.
Top tip when assembling and routing cables; put desk to its highest most position, not only does this save you ducking underneath but also allows you to leave enough slack in the cables so that it doesn't strain anything.
Lots of the desks have collision assist which will detect if something is amiss. Something an IKEA desk i demo'd did not do, buckling the chair underneath and tipping over!
Standing whilst working was a novelty for a while but must admit i spend majority of its time in seating position!
Top tip when assembling and routing cables; put desk to its highest most position, not only does this save you ducking underneath but also allows you to leave enough slack in the cables so that it doesn't strain anything.
Lots of the desks have collision assist which will detect if something is amiss. Something an IKEA desk i demo'd did not do, buckling the chair underneath and tipping over!
Standing whilst working was a novelty for a while but must admit i spend majority of its time in seating position!
Maybe too late to be of use to you, but I have Flexispot, can't remember which model number, but it's a four legged one. I highly recommend getting 4 legs over two, especially if you use monitor arms (and if you don't, you should) because the arms connect to the back of the desk any wobble gets exaggerated by them.
Still need to finish decorating so I haven't ordered a desk yet, thanks for the feedback everyone
I recently bought a Secretlab Magnus XL, and it’s fantastic. Unfortunately, the experience was soured by terrible service, not from Secretlab, but from the third-party company they use for assembly. Still, it reflects poorly on them.
A word of caution: if you pay extra for on-site or at-home assembly, don’t. The delivery company that attempted to put mine together was a nightmare; they had no clue what to do and only a limited amount of time to do it. I asked them to leave because it was comical.
A word of caution: if you pay extra for on-site or at-home assembly, don’t. The delivery company that attempted to put mine together was a nightmare; they had no clue what to do and only a limited amount of time to do it. I asked them to leave because it was comical.