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I'm using a Jarvis Standing Desk Frame - http://www.ergodepot.com/Jarvis_Frame_p/jrv-fr.htm

With a 72x36 Maple butcher block top from Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Relius-Solutions-Butcher-Block-Maple/d...

The top easily weighs 200 pounds, and that's not including the 2 Thunderbolt displays that sit on my desk.

It's been a great platform. At my standing height of 45", it needs to be up against the wall or it would likely vibrate a bit. As it stands, it's great.

The pushbutton memory allows for fast adjustment between sitting and standing. I probably transition a couple of times a day. If I'm going to be on the phone a while, I might sit if I'm not pacing.

Even if you simply used it as a regular desk, one of the things that have become most apparent to me is the difference tenths of an inch make in getting your workspace dialed in. Maybe you're wearing different shoes - or no shoes - you can dial in your desk appropriately.

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I can also vouch for the Jarvis, I'm tall and often use it at or near max height without issues. I'm not sure how common this is but one of the best features is that it is smart enough to smoothly come to a stop rather than just jerk to a stop when you release the up/down buttons or use the memory settings. Sound like a tiny feature but my desk at work doesn't have this and it jerks enough to move the monitor arms around enough to be annoying.

I built the top myself from strips of oak, maple and cherry, pretty easy to do if you can access the tooling and massively cheaper than commercial tops. It's a bit thinner than the linked top but weighs over 100lbs I would guess.

I have both a Jarvis and a Herman Miller Envelop at my office: http://www.hermanmiller.com/products/workspaces/desks/envelo...

The Envelop is truly fantastic when paired along with an Embody (or less optimally with an Aeron). IMHO sitting slightly reclined with relaxed arms is a great ergonomics setup.

But the price is really high for a low-quality blocktop (the legs are fine though).

Anyone knows similar desks that are better quality and/or cheaper? This kind of desk deserves to be more popular.

I just got the jarvis with the rocket mission top:

http://rocketmission.com/collections/desks/products/evolve-d...

Best, most thoughtfully designed desk I've ever seen, let alone owned. My kids will fight over it.

I noticed after a couple weeks of using my adjustable desk that I needed to raise the height by ~1" which I think may have been because I started using better posture in standing position. I then had to adjust my sitting table-height as well to compensate.

A mat of some sort is pretty important for me as well since the floor at the office is thin carpet over cement.

It's kind of weird once you start using it, that you'll notice the difference in the shoes you're wearing. If I come back from the gym in a pair of running shoes, there's just enough difference where I'll notice it and change the height by a couple of tenths.

Any advantages you've come across to a butcher block top than going with maybe an Ikea table top or something more ordinary?

No real advantage per se. I've used them in the shop, and was impressed with the quality. And, it seems like when I got it, it may have been on sale.

I kind of figured that for the amount of time I spend at the desk, ~$600 wasn't too much to spend. I had gotten by for years on an old Office Depot-esque desk propped up on cinder blocks and 2x4s.

So often furniture these days can only really be moved about twice due to the structural integrity of the fake wood they're constructed out of. I was able to mount solid anchors into the bottom of the desk, have mounted a drawer and a cable management tray. It's pretty solid.

Great idea! I actually did a similar thing for my kitchen remodel: I bought a premade Boos Block countertop from http://www.johnboos.com/ for my island and saved a ton of money in the process. Wish I had thought of doing the same for my desk, though - next time!

No one has mentioned http://www.evodesk.com/ I wish I could physically compare the EvoDesk to the Jarvis but they're likely both very similar.

I kinda need one of these. That video sold me. My config came out to about 1k (I had to have the space grey finish for 60 bucks)

Almost same setup, except Amazon top, I went for their maple desk version. It is really rock solid. Has no problems with 2 large 4K monitors on it.

I get tired of standing or sitting too long, so memory buttons are a nice feature.

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