Home Office - 5 Things to Consider Before Purchasing a Desk

You're in the market for a great standing/adjustable desk for your home office, and every review points at slapping a kitchen counter on top of 2 Ikea Drawer Units. Or, maybe you know you want a real standing desk so you plan on rummaging through Amazon reviews.

While the Ikea desks are beautiful and going through Amazon reviews is usually the way to go, those desks may not be right for you.

In this video I address 5 MAJOR Things that most YouTube Desk Reviews never touch on.

–Chapter Info–
0:00 Intro
1:20 History: The "desks" that I have gone through over the last 15 Years
4:02 Height: Is that standing desk going to go low enough for you?
7:44 Frame: Listen to this and save your shins!
9:34 Size: What's the right desk size to accommodate your monitor, computers, etc?
12:44 Controls: Control placement matters
14:33 Value: Going cheap now may cost you more in the end

–Products Covered in Video–
Standing Desk (purchased from Costco):
• 47.75 inches long
• 23.5 inches deep
• 29 inches at it's lowest
• 47 inches at its highest.
Monitor (Apple Thunderbolt Display)
• 27 inches

–Intro Music–

–The Other Platforms–

–Say Hi! I'll go first–

Hi there. My name is Romy Macasieb and I'm a 🇵🇭🇺🇸 Filipino American living in the Bay Area. I'm a Dad to a little girl who keeps me young. When I'm not laughing by her side, I'm a Product Manager at Teladoc where I lead Personalization.

I like playing video games, tinkering with tech, and dropping dad jokes.

Drop questions and comments and I'll get back to you. Hi's are great, too!

[shawnchen]

Great video! Exactly what I had to look for in my own purchases. Key points in this video are necessary for people who stand AND sit. Keep it up

[adamoldaker]

I usually don't comment on videos, but wow. This was extremely informative. Reviews are never this in depth! You seem so genuine. Feels like you're actually talking to me, not a camera. Subscribed!

[mycommentuserid]

Thanks for taking the time to make this! I'm deep in the agony of deciding to buy a standing desk or not. This was super-helpful!

[nerfcrazy]

Great points, I had the Tresanti standing desk as well. The all-black version with a rounded front. They put a wireless charging pad in front of the controls at the top like yours. Lost a lot of space. Went with a MotionWise manager desk, from Costco. Decent price, great sized desk. Felt like buying from Costco was the best spot.

[shannondavis]

The most helpful video I’ve found on these standing desks! Thank you, Romy!

[iStorm-myfp]

I don't think most ppl think about the detail. I was looking for z stand up desk and they talk zbout the inches, but the person modeling the desk, you never know how tall they are. And even when your in the store trying a desk/chair out, it being comfortable for 2 mins is different for something being comfortable for 8+ hours of use

[jamesderousselle]

I just purchased the 55" none glass top variant of the Tresanti standing desk from Costco on an impulse buy as I wanted a standing desk and it has a good rating and was on sale. I am dealing with the issues everyone else is describing such as the placement of the height controls and the placement of the changing pad which neither are ideal but the issue that is causing major concern is the thickness of the desk itself. Previously I was using a folding table while researching different desks and had begun to mount things on the sides of my desk such as my monitor, speakers, and boom arm. Because of how thick the desk is, I can't use any of the mounts because the C-clamp won't fit over the lip of the very thick desk. I wasn't thinking about this and will probably require that I return the desk for something thinner.

[mrdpwr]

This is the position I am in. I am also short at 5 ft 8. I have been looking at the uplift desk. However to get it to go lower than the usual desks, you need to go with the commercial frame. So I was looking at the C commercial frame, and the crossbar is annoying in that you can't really slide a short file cabinet underneath without it sticking out. That is extremely annoying. I asked uplift why they did this, the employee said their manager doesn't use the crossbar on theirs. I asked if that was a supportive configuration. He came back and said we always recommend you use the crossbar. So I said to him why would you even recommend me not using it if you recommend it. It's very frustrating because I want a desk without the crossbar that can go as low as 24in with the top on

[theedgeofoblivious]

Thanks. I appreciate that you covered a lot of the aspects that I had found missing in other videos on standing desks.

[emmettd]

Romy!!!! I was looking for a review on the costco standing desk and you came up! nice setup! Hope all is well!!!

[ic]

This video was so helpful! Thanks for sharing.

[cmh]

This has been really useful. I am making my work space more useful and comfortable.

[colorsu]

This was excellent information. Been looking for the right desk. Thank you!

[mystere]

Thank you for the video! Very detailed and all valid points.

[jinjiashi]

would u mind to have a video how to install the monitor arm for this desk?

[theresaelkins]

Glad I found your video . I have been looking for a standing desk.

[johnbenicy]

That was a very informative video with real-world information that we can all relate to - THANK YOU, that was VERY helpful in putting all these desks, ads, videos into perspective.

[stevengraham]

Very thoughtful review, glad I came across this

[iStorm-myfp]

Great review, you are very much a deep thinker

[NDakota]

My hight is 170cm and my standing desk is at a astonishing low 61cm when sitting (plus 2, 6cm desk top). That's 94cm when standing. So glad I went with a standing desk that supports the correct hight range for me.