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frontpage Posted by Navy-Wife | Staff • Aug 21, 2023
Aug 21, 2023 7:49 AM
FlexiSpot 55" x 28" Dual Motors 4 Legs Electric Height Adjustable Standing Desk
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Okay, I just put the frame together, and my advice is don't bother. I'll be returning it as well.
The assembly process wasn't great, simple enough, but some things I didn't like:
Cheap bolts half of which aren't machined well so an allen/hex key or bit doesn't fit properly. I ditched the cheap included tool and opted for my USA made 6mm allen key, but it's the bolts themselves that are the issue.
The frame isn't powder coated, it's either dip or spray paint. They painted the entire thing, threads and all, so that made the whole cheap bolts issue even worse because you're forcing them through a layer of paint as you drive them. I had to go very slowly and methodically to not strip any of them.
The remote and power cable are permanently affixed to the motor housing. There is no disconnect, so as you're assembling it just hangs there in the way, really weird. Also cheap feeling buttons that tend to randomly stop themselves at times. But you can press and hold for 3 seconds to initiate an auto raise/lower or program your preferred sit/stand heights. I tested it and there is definitely no collision detection, at least on the Sanodesk rebrand.
The steel is, okay I guess. My three stage two leg desk has thicker, higher quality steel throughout, especially in the feet. With my calipers I measure 1.4mm at the thinnest and 1.9mm at the thickest including the paint. So I'd say either 18 or 16 gauge steel for the majority of the frame and maybe 14 gauge only on the corner triangle brackets.
The motor is loud and slow, especially compared to your traditional in-column mounted motors, but that was expected given the use of a bridged rod system to raise all four legs with only two motors. It takes roughly 50-55 seconds to fully raise or lower.
The real killer though is the front to back stability. I would argue it's actually worse than a decent quality two leg desk. Lateral/side to side stability is actually pretty decent, the only upside of the frame. But for a desk, that's far less bothersome than front to back rocking.
I didn't even bother attaching the top so no comments there. It would rock even more with the desktop attached due to being more top heavy, so it felt moot. Just gonna disassemble the frame and box it back up for return.
To answer questions regarding frame width, it is fixed width, and I imagine the exact same for every model. The top simply has more overhang on the larger models. It is roughly 53 and 1/8 inches wide by 23 and 1/8 inches deep when assembled at the top of the frame. Recommended desktop would be at least 55x27.5" if you want the feet to be fully covered for pushing against a wall.
Maximum height of frame with no top I measure at 44.75". Minimum height 28 and 3/16 inches.
I have some shitty cell phone video that I may or may not bother to upload, it was difficult to hold my phone in one hand, and properly demonstrate the frame instability with the other. But take my word for it, you can do better. Four leg in a lower end material design does not amount to a more stable desk at any height.
Overall weight is roughly 80 to 90 pounds for the 63x30" non L model. Compare that to around 112-115 pounds for my 48x24" two leg three stage desk to get an idea of the difference in material used.
Had they braced the desk front to back like they did with the long sides, using more corner brackets and additional stringers for the lower posts, I think it would have had potential to be a solid design. The majority of the front to back wobble comes from each individual leg post swaying around freely in that direction on the feet.
Those aren't modifications I'm willing to make on my own given the quality of the frame and motors overall.
I bought this to use as a workbench rather than a standing desk, and even for my intended purposes it's not something I would consider keeping. If your use case is an actual desk that you want to raise and lower multiple times a day, at the $230 + tax I paid, I say hard pass. Maybe at $150 or less if you feel like making your own improvements.
Hold out for a deal on a traditional two leg, three stage, dual motor, which occasionally come around for a similar price.
There's definitely potential in it if you're willing to add additonal bracing and don't plan on adjusting it often. Just not at this price point relative to better options out of the box, in my opinion.
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Too bad they don't show the under side. Probably a knee killer.
Too bad they don't show the under side. Probably a knee killer.
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Sanodesk, Flexispot, VIVO, etc. are generally rebrands of the same OEM, Loctek.
I should be getting mine in a few days if anyone wants to hold out for my initial impressions.
I have a 3 stage dual motor desk with 2 columns from another brand that is very stable at the lowest height, but naturally has a bit of wobble raised.
I ordered this to see if the 4 leg design offers any stability improvements when raised. But I can already tell from the price and photos that these are probably a lower gauge steel, so just having 4 legs isn't necessarily going to mean better. We'll see.
Sanodesk, Flexispot, VIVO, etc. are generally rebrands of the same OEM, Loctek.
I should be getting mine in a few days if anyone wants to hold out for my initial impressions.
I have a 3 stage dual motor desk with 2 columns from another brand that is very stable at the lowest height, but naturally has a bit of wobble raised.
I ordered this to see if the 4 leg design offers any stability improvements when raised. But I can already tell from the price and photos that these are probably a lower gauge steel, so just having 4 legs isn't necessarily going to mean better. We'll see.
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For example, two/dual stage means one square tube sits inside of a second tube. Three stage is two tubes nested inside of a third, etc.
A two stage desk can still offer more height range than a three stage, technically, depending on the design, but for the most part three stage legs go lower and/or higher than two stage.
Too bad they don't show the under side. Probably a knee killer.
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