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Fully Nolan Standing Desk Review: Fantastic Four Legged Stability | WIRED

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FULLY’S JARVIS IS my favorite standing desk, and it ranks as one of my best purchases ever. It glides up and down as smoothly as the day I assembled it, and the eye-catching curved bamboo desktop still draws admiring comments, even if it has picked up a couple of dents over the years. However, it very much looks like a standing desk. Shop around for other alternatives and they all somewhat look the same.

That’s where the Fully Nolan comes in. Where the Jarvis relied on L-shaped legs with two motors to move up and down, the Nolan has a more traditional desk design with four telescopic legs. The controls are embedded in the desktop, and a metal frame outlines the underside. The headline improvement here is superior stability thanks to four motors. But with the Nolan starting at $1,299, compared to $569 for the Jarvis, this is an expensive upgrade.

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2 inexpensive ways to turn shelf unit to a standing desk | IKEA Hackers

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Two simple and inexpensive ways to turn IKEA shelf units into a standing desk. Very useful for the current WFH situations.

#1 GERSBY standing desk

I prefer to work standing up. And I’ve spent the majority of my career working upright.

I took the jump and retrained as a software engineer at the start of 2020. My first job as a junior involves working remotely. A sit-down desk did not cut it, so I got hacking.

Luckily I had a GERSBY bookcase spare.

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The 20 Best Standing Desk Options for 2020 | Small Business Trends

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Today’s workplace environment is ever more changing. From open floor plans to exercise balls, businesses are working towards making sure the work environment is comfortable enough to encourage productivity. Among the new inclusions into the modern office are standing desks. These are basically desks, that allow you to stand up comfortably while working.

They come in all shapes and sizes, from a fixed-height desk that you can only stand at, a height-adjustable table, or a sit-stand desk. They come in many versions and are adjustable so that you can change the height of the desk and alternate between sitting and standing.

From reducing back pain to improved mood and energy levels, standing desks are touted to have several health benefits. Users also say it helps them be more productive.

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