The Vari Electric Standing Desk Review: Functional but Flawed
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- Опубліковано 26 лют 2021
- Overall, the Vari Electric Standing Desk is a comfortably-sized unit with a standard feature set. Its key selling points are the ease of assembly and the absolutely gorgeous finish. But high costs and questionable materials prevent the desk from being the top choice when it comes to incorporating a standing desk into your home or office setup.
While we really wanted to like the Vari Electric Standing Desk, the manufacturer is going to have to make some upgrades to both the materials and the feature set if it wants to justify Vari’s unreasonably high price.
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UPDATE: I asked Vari's customer support about this, and they got back to me the next day. They said that no surface that you can touch (like the paint or the desktop) has any lead in it. Some of the electronics inside the control box contains lead (which is fairly standard for the electronics industry - lead free solder has a lot of undesirable characteristics). And all of this is protected/isolated by rubber and plastic.
I don't know how this affects anyone else's decision, but I feel a lot better about this and will be buying the 48" version.
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Wow - thanks so much for pointing out the prop 65 issue. I was just about to buy one of these - and I still might. But first I'm messaging with Vari's customer support to ask them about the nature of the warning. If it's an issue with the electronic solder, I think I'm ok with that. If it's the paint on the legs or something in the motor or bearings that could become airborne, I'll probably pass. I'll let you know here what they say.
Thanks for the update Ted!
The update helped my decision. Thank you👍🏽
Seems pretty extreme to dock points off of a desk because of an omnipresent warning found on nearly everything in California (even Disneyland!) without them simply checking with Vari about which elements have lead/lead compounds in it.
Thanks for doing the legwork and verifying many of our hunches Ted- leaded solder is definitely still extremely common in so many modern electronics, and not worth ignoring/docking points from the product itself. I'd be more concerned about those lower price point desks they're referencing if they don't have a prop 65 warning (as they most likely still have leaded solder in the electronics but have opted to not mention it).
Also, as some others have noted, there is an anti-collision functionality built in but it has to actually collide with something without give (ie hitting a chair/leg/shelf vs extra weight added to the desktop by hand).
Overall a good quality video and detailed review, but some questionable things suggested that could have been confirmed/verified with Vari before making a detailed video about it.
6/10 video ;)
Thanks for this
Thanks for this! It really helped my desicion.
I bought the desk recently and there is anti-collision. When the table hits my chair it immediately stops going down and goes up a few inches. I don't know how you are testing this. The table holds 50-100 pounds on average and placing a hand on it while it is rising obviously it not enough to trigger the anti-collision. You should update your review.
The California lead warning is on almost every tool that I buy, a steel hammer with a wood handle might come with a label. I think that it is just in case something "could possibly" contain lead, they are covered. If your kids are digging around inside where they might contact some solder, the possibility that it might contain lead is the least of your worries. I would not want to pay anything for "anti-collision" protection for such a table. Some way to lock the controls would be much cheaper and more effective than adding anti-collision electronics to reduce the risk of damage or injury. What happened to common sense?
I thought he was exaggerating with that example
What desks do you think are comparable performance for 1/2 to 2/3 of the price?
Flexispot EC5
Do you have any recommendations for similar desks at a lower price?
Do you find it shakes when it is fully raised?
Not at all, its very sturdy
Where did u get the headphones stands man? I cant find them anywhere 😞
The big question is, after 8 months, are you still using this desk or have you moved onto something else?
Great thorough standing desk review, Matt!...Please review Uplift Standing Desks!
What’s the brand/model of the chair in this video?
I thinks it’s the 60 x 30 with reclaimed wood laminate
Nice Keychron mechanic keyboard;)
Great review!
I have vitamins with a Prop 65 warning on the label. I live in CA and just about every item on my desk - from electrical components to coffee mugs - came with Prop 65 warnings. Nanny state nonsense.
Every water valve in home depot has that warning :lol:
Prop 65 warning? That is lawyer CYA stuff. I have this exact desk. Let me tell you: it's great. This guy is off his rocker.
Where are you able to find a stable/reliable 30x60 standing desk for around $300-450? You state in the video that there are other products for half to two thirds the price with more features. I've spent the last week looking into a standing desk and for a size of 60x30 with a decent reputation I can't find much to be honest. It seems once you jump to 60x30 and above the price shoots anywhere from $750 into the thousands plus tax. Right now the Vari 60x30 is priced at $600.
We've had a good experience with Flexispot, and they're in that range for sure - here's a filtered link to models in that size: www.flexispot.com/desks/height-adjustable-desks?desktop_size=521
@@MakeUseOf Thanks so much for taking the time to point me to some!
Good review. I think I need to hang my back scratcher too.
Laminate....so its a completely smooth surface, yes? lol i dont want to be writing on a piece of paper and have my hand writing be sloppy because of the surface of the desk.
Maybe the lead was used to soldering the word in the circuits, which is pretty normal, I don't know if they use it for the painting, but if it's so, not good, but for the electric soldering, event medical equipment is still using lead.
is it dual motored?
Yes! Each leg connects to a control box underneath.
Hey, I'm aslo considering this desk for my new computer build. At first, I was really concerning about this warning sign, but than I found out my new RTX 3090 graphic card has same warning sign sticker on it. So that mean my graphic card is also causing for cancer? Specially there are so many fans blowing on my computer case. Now I'm really confused.🤔
Everything has that warning; probably best to ignore it for the sake of your sanity.
I got one of these desks, love it, the lead tastes grrrrrrrrrreaaaaat!
This review was vari good! 😆
Sorry but your 'this desk can poison me' complaint doesn't make any sense. They sent you a review unit....reach out to them and ask for explanation? That sorta shoulda been your first action. This could be a completely benign and normal thing on all standing desks and you are smearing them for it. California has ridiculous disclaimers on certain things but not others.
nvm you are actually right. And its not that the lead parts are self-contained there is exposure on every part of the desk including any desks with no lead components. The levels have certification so they are fine for company usage, but unless you know alot about lead exposure and what is fine and isnt I wouldn't feel good about having this in the home.
Simple is more. It is expensive however.
Meanwhile my two 2meter non electrical desks cost me 40$ total lol
Worts review I have ever seen.
Please use in metric too, useless to use inches on there one!
How tf do u have a quarter mil subs smh the blind leading the blind lol
You are worried about the lead warning? Really?Paranoid much?
Lead warning mask up
🤣🤣
Lotta made up concerns in this review, try buying anything with a PCB without Lead or the prop 65 warning.
too expensive, pass