Sitting for eight hours a day is not doing your back (and physique) any favors. A standing desk is not going to unravel your issues, however it would possibly provide the incentive to maneuver round a bit extra throughout the day. Excellent news: A few of our favourite standing desks and laptop stands are on sale.
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Standing Desk Offers
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The Flexispot EN1 is our favorite budget standing desk. It usually sells for round $300, however it’s at the moment on sale on Amazon, and you may get an extra $20 off for those who clip the on-page coupon for a complete worth of $210 (for the 40 X 24-inch mannequin). If you’d like a much bigger desktop, the 48-inch x 30-inch EN1 can also be on sale for $250 after you clip the on-page coupon. The Flexispot EN1 can carry as much as 154 kilos, providing you with sufficient capability and house for displays (on stands or mounted), keyboards, lamps, and no matter different desk equipment you want. Electrical motors allow you to carry the desk as much as a standing peak or decrease it again all the way down to a sitting place with minimal effort—it may be adjusted wherever from 28 inches to 48 inches off the bottom. It isn’t too loud nor painfully sluggish when the motors are engaged. There are three presets so it can save you your most well-liked heights as a substitute of finagling with the up and down arrows on a regular basis.
The place the Flexispot EN1 cuts prices to hit this low worth is the desktop. It is fabricated from chipboard as a substitute of bamboo like on pricier standing desks. It would not really feel low-cost although, and it has held up fairly nicely after three years of use. The set up is not as breezy as we would have favored. You would possibly want to make use of a drill to affix some elements to the desktop, and Flexispot would not embody one within the field.
We have not examined this one but, however it’s a bit bit greater and less expensive. On Amazon, you may clip the on-page coupon to deliver the worth down by $70. Nevertheless, as soon as you’ve got added the EC1 to your cart, you may enter promo code 17D4ZZ6S at checkout to take an extra $43 off. The EC1 has an easier up-and-down controller that does not retailer a number of peak presets just like the EN1. It nonetheless makes use of an electrical motor to do the lifting, so so long as you do not thoughts guide adjustment, it ought to do the job.
This deal is for Prime members solely. If you do not have house for a big motorized standing desk, take into account Flexispot’s Adjustable Desk With Wheels. As a result of the leg of the desk is on a facet, you may push it beneath a bedframe or sofa to make use of it comfortably whereas lounging about. WIRED critiques editor Julian Chokkattu has been utilizing one for practically a yr with no points. You modify the peak manually by way of a pedal on the underside of the desktop, and the wheels make it straightforward to roll it from room to room.
Laptop computer Stand Offers
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You needn’t increase your complete desk to repair your posture. You can too do that laptop computer tower that lifts your pc greater with out transferring your desk. That is our favourite laptop tower stand for most people due to its light-weight building and the flexibility to place it simply in a wide range of heights.
One other of our favorite laptop stands, this mannequin from Moft will be adjusted to a number of heights as nicely. Higher but, it is moveable so you may take that flexibility with you to the espresso home, airplane, or your buddy’s sofa.
You may put your laptop computer on this stand and it elevates it by 18 levels, however that is not a lot, which is why we desire it for tablets. It will probably elevate an iPad to a extra appropriate angle for drawing or studying.
