FlexiSpot E5 vs IKEA BEKANT Desk
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- Here we're comparing two affordable motorised standing desks. This kind of thing used to cost £1000+ 10 years ago, but these days good ones can be picked up for under £500. The question is, which of these sub £500 standing desks is worth getting? Join me to find out!
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Timestamps:
E5 ASSEMBLY
01:08 - Unboxing
01:49 - Build
COMPARISON
04:15 - Functions
05:26 - Cable Management
07:23 - Looks
09:18 - Acoustics / Noise Level
10:21 - Price, Sizes, Finishes, Warranty, and Delivery/Shipping
CONCLUSION
11:46 - Recommendations between the two
13:38 - Continued conclusion and wrap-up
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Thanks for the high quality video, but there is no focus on the most important part of a desk: stability. No testing this at all (shaking on max. heigh etc.).
Great review, thanks for the side by side shots. The one thing missing was a stability (rocking / wobbling) test at maximum extension - the main downfall of many cheaper standing desks.
Thanks for you solid content.
Came to your channel for the "Neo Mini V2" review and stayed ever since
Fantastic review good sir, very professional. I'm looking into the Flexispot desks and you're the first review that I've come across that even suggests using a different desktop with the frame. Personally am looking to purchase a bespoke, solid wood top to put on...just need to be sure of weight and will hopefully come out with a really nice desk! Thanks for taking the time for the review :)
Thanks for your review. So cool. I’m just looking between the 2 desk and all this information are very precious.
Thanks for the comparison, this video really needed to exist.
Very good and informative job! Congrats. You doing so well in your reviews.
Thanks for the very informative video, but I also think that the most important part of the desk is stability and you completely missed this. I can easily see specs of both by going to the respective sellers web sites but I think you should concentrate on the elements that are not shown by the sellers. Cheers
A key detail on the E5 you didn’t mention (and important to mention as you cited desk size as the biggest issue) that the under frame has an adjustable width, which the Bekant doesn’t. Also the 10 year guarantee for ikea doesn’t include electrical motor and legs.
Soo a review on a motorized desk can be interesting and entertaining 🤔
Good job, great explanations on the details of these desks... yes desks. Who would of thought 😁
Thanks for the review! Looking to get one of those. For all the short peeps like me it's hard to find a desk that starts at around 60cm , unfortunately cheaper frames from flexi spot are quite tall starting at 71cm + So those 2 desks are really the only option :)
Thanks for checking out the video! :)
They're both very solid contenders with different benefits to each. Always good to have some varying competition around. Gives us all some options :)
The E5 starts at 62 cm.
Agreed! I just ordered a cheaper flexispot (a C model) which starts at 71cm - my current desk is 70cm. Ideally a desk for my height would be around 68cm, so I figured I would use something elevated to rest my feet on rather than spend a lot more money on a desk that fits.
@@LaLaFeatRoxana after all I got Ikeas Idasen, gets as short as 60cm. But usually I end up using 65, which realle makes a difference
Hi :) i would like to know the bekant desk top only not the frame it can fit on another frame ?
What about stability of the two desks?
That why i came to the video, lateral stability I heard the Flexispot's is horrible and makes noise, idk about the Ikea.
Hello , do you know what is the original height of the bekant before changing it?
IKEA makes some of the best compromises for price but still edges out in quality IMHO.
That control box is supposed to go beneath the cable cover so you don't need to screw in the control box I'm pretty sure
You don't mention anything about stability really in this. I'm considering getting either the E5 or the Bekant, but saw a review of the E5 that shows that the E5 was quite wavy when pushed horizontally. This could be a problem for me as I have monitors on arms and if the desk wobbles when moving my mouse around, i start to get a little infuriated. Which of the two would you say is the most stable?
The bekant
Excellent video as usual. Thanks. What is the PC case. Intrigued with the look
The one on the right is the Metalic Gear Neo Air White. He did a review on it as well ua-cam.com/video/uy0pLHpyw2E/v-deo.html
The case in the background is a ThermalTake Core P3, which he did this video on ua-cam.com/video/gr8jVUBYqAU/v-deo.html
@@TotoGeenen Thanks... I am a long time sub so would have seen that video. I guess I tuned it out as it had a Window (I do NOT want a Window). I liked the look of this (if only I could get it with solid panel but it seems not). Stupid MetallicGear/Phanteks. Not everyone wants a Window
That fabric cable management system on the Ikea seems like a potential dust magnet.
I see what you mean. I haven't noticed a big dust problem with it, and I think it's because it's so tight against the underside of the desk there's not much room for air to flow through to carry dust.
And the stability?
Thinking about buying a desk-mounted monitor stand. And i know The IKEA LINNMON is very fragile and breaks where the monitor arm attaches to the Table top. I on the other hand have a IKEA BEKANT and just wondering if you have any experience with it breaking or giving in with the monitor arm? 🤔
I've had a couple of desk clamp monitor stand setups with the IKEA desk. I previously had a dual monitor arm with two 23" monitors. And I currently have a single monitor arm with a 32" monitor.
I've not experienced any issues yet and it's been at least 5 years.
Keep wanting to get the Bekant but feel that the top may be a little too thin... I have 2 32inch widescreen monitors, a mic with an arm and a lighting with an arm. I have previously had desktop tops which have cracked due to the weight, each monitor is 18kg. The current desk i have is 0.5 inch which really does not like much weight being added.
then just get the frame and get an appropriate top
My local ikea is sold out of all the desks I like.
I was really not sure between the two. But then chose the flexispot E5 over the bekant because after watching other reviews who pointed out the instability of the bekant top. This you unfortunately left out completely.
I think I left it out because it's not something I noticed in either. If I notice something, I say so. You only need to look at my case reviews to get a grasp of how I do reviews.
@@AVTechy okay sorry didn’t mean it as an offense. I was just very surprised. Because all the videos about bekant I’ve watched complained about this fact. This aspect is one of the most important to me and some other aspects as well.
not really interested in this because being the badass that i am, i keep my "desktop" pc on the floor. that said, it is the only desk review i have ever watched. thanks for that.
actually u can buy a frame for the tower to put it right underneath the plate.
Yeah, you got the one that looks easy to build. My E5 came in different pieces and once put together, looks completely different than yours. The directions are different too… They probably sent you something other than what they said they sent you. That kinda sucks for us who are looking how to build this damn thing. It’s definitely not fool-proof, lol.
Out of experience I would personally never go with a motorized desk. I would go straight for a frame with a hand crank.
Have to put up with repairs on such motorized desks at work all the time (other vendors and models, but hundreds of desks in my company). They are repairable, but getting the parts is a proverbial pita...
you can get third party motors now no?
@@verygoodbrother The Motors aren't the issue. It's mostly the control box, specifically the relays inside. They can be changed (requires soldering), but only to the same cheapo chinese ones and nobody knows how long that will last, so it is a two edged sword to do that to our customers (even though it's all company internal, they are still our customers). Sometimes exchanging the relays doesn't help either and then you have put work into something, that you can't really demand payment for, as the customer still doesn't get a working device back.
@@wiedapp I've seen some open source 3rd party controllers so hopefully we see more in the future or a manufacturer adopting this route
@@verygoodbrother Problem is, you do not only steer the motors up or down, you have to know where the height is, in order to know when to slow down the movement, so you don't bang the motor against the end of the rail, potentially damaging the motor or the desk. Furthermore these desks don't always have only one motor, there can be as many as there are legs. These habe to be synchronized in movement, so the table stays level.
These motors are not just positive and negative for power, but you have a unknown signal, that provides the control box with the needed information, be it position, being level, resistance of movement (too much weight or an obstacle).
It's not as simple, as it sounds.
E5 can hold upto 100kgs but all IKEA desks including Idasen , Bekant, Rudolf can hold upto 70kg only
Take that with a pinch of salt. I have stood on my IKEA desk when it's fully loaded with a Desktop, monitors, and the rest. That's roughly 85kg and it's never had an issue. Although I wouldn't try raising the desk with that much load (I wouldn't try that with either to be honest - it's not worth the hassle if something does go wrong).
More importantly, IKEA desks tend to come with a very long warranty period. Mine's got 10 years, and I think it's the same for most. Take that with a pinch of salt too, but I've heard they're generally very good about replacements.
Anyone that puts a gaming PC on their desk - not gonna take their advice on anything.
The thing is: you get warranty by Ikea. Flexispot is illegal.
Illegal?
@@AVTechy read the comments on Facebook, than you know what i mean. They are still to slow to delete every comment.
Why?
@@sofiaschumacher4155 customer Service is really really bad. And in Facebook, a lot of people were reviewing it really bad.
Be careful with this brand! I'm not talking about the quality of the products, but about the brand itself. Specifically, I ask all clients to be very careful with the brand's promotions since I and several clients have had some very unpleasant experiences. They carry out promotions without any kind of guarantees, commercial hooks that border on misleading advertising. When they are asked for the legal bases of the promotions that you have the right to access as a consumer, they do not provide them to you and despite admitting failures in the web shopping platform during the promotions, the solution they offer is to return the product . Sorry @flexispot but not everything is allowed in online sales, consumers also have rights, respect them. Ikea 1000% best