You’ve seen the studies showing that sitting for long periods could be chopping years from your life, and you’ve decided it’s time to go for one of those standing desks. But which one?
The options are endless, from beautiful, expensive bamboo-topped wonders with electronic, adjustable raising/lowering, to cheap, functional designs, to converters you stick on top of an existing desk when you want to stand. Which to choose depends on how much you want to pay and how committed you are to the idea of a standing desk.
This list of “best” standing desks offers you a variety of desks that are very good for their price points. Not every one is the luxury Mercedes of standing desks (though some are), but all should make you feel good about your purchase.

Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk – At a starting price of $395 or $475 (depending on style), this desk isn’t cheap, but there is a good reason it sits on just about every “best of” list when it comes to standing desks. It’s nice to look at, it’s adjustable (electronically, no hand crank), and it’s solid with little-to-no wobble. The adjustability of this desk means you can use it for standing or sitting as you prefer. (You’re not going to want to stand all the time.) And, in actuality, the price isn’t bad for the quality of the desk, but be careful — this company will try to upsell you on accessories and add-ons that aren’t really necessary. The standard 48″ x 30″ size is perfect for most people, but you can get it as large as 72″ x 30″.
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