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, but it surely would possibly provide the incentive to maneuver round a bit of extra throughout the day. Good information: Some of our favourite standing desks and laptop stands are on sale.

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Standing Desk Deals

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The Flexispot EN1 is our favorite budget standing desk. It usually sells for round $300, but it surely’s at present on sale on Amazon, and you may get a further $20 off should you clip the on-page coupon for a complete value of $210 (for the 40 X 24-inch mannequin). If you need a greater desktop, the 48-inch x 30-inch EN1 can 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 area for displays (on stands or mounted), keyboards, lamps, and no matter different desk equipment you want. Electric motors allow you to raise the desk as much as a standing top or decrease it again all the way down to a sitting place with minimal effort—it may be adjusted anyplace from 28 inches to 48 inches off the bottom. It’s not 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. 

Where the Flexispot EN1 cuts prices to hit this low value is the desktop. It’s product of 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 might have favored. You would possibly want to make use of a drill to affix some parts to the desktop, and Flexispot would not embrace one within the field.

We have not examined this one but, but it surely’s a bit of bit greater and less expensive. On Amazon, you’ll be able to clip the on-page coupon to deliver the worth down by $70. However, as soon as you’ve got added the EC1 to your cart, you’ll be able to enter promo code 17D4ZZ6S at checkout to take a further $43 off. The EC1 has a less complicated up-and-down controller that does not retailer a number of top 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 area for a big motorized standing desk, take into account Flexispot’s Adjustable Table With Wheels. Because the leg of the desk is on a aspect, you’ll be able to push it underneath a bedframe or sofa to make use of it comfortably whereas lounging about. WIRED evaluations editor Julian Chokkattu has been utilizing one for practically a yr with no points. You alter the peak manually through a pedal on the underside of the desktop, and the wheels make it simple to roll it from room to room. 

Laptop Stand Deals

For extra laptop computer stand suggestions, learn our guide. 

You need not increase your whole desk to repair your posture. You also can do that laptop computer tower that lifts your laptop larger with out shifting your desk. This is our favourite laptop tower stand for most people due to its light-weight development and the flexibility to place it simply in a wide range of heights.

Another of our favorite laptop stands, this mannequin from Moft may be adjusted to a number of heights as nicely. Better but, it is moveable so you’ll be able to take that flexibility with you to the espresso home, airplane, or your buddy’s sofa.

You can 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 can elevate an iPad to a extra appropriate angle for drawing or studying.