As I’m a programmer who spends all day at my desk, this is a deal-breaker for me, but depending upon the height of your chair, this might not be a problem for you. This means that this desk is not appropriate for working at for long periods of time.
When I reviewed the Kana Pro, I found that 25.6 inches is my ideal height the lowest height of the Pro Series 55 is 27.5 inches. When I compare it to the Kana Pro and to the IDASEN, I found that it’s about two inches taller at its lowest setting. The Pro Series 55 is too tall to achieve that. When I read articles about the ideal, ergonomic posture when sitting, I find that my arms need to be horizontal to the floor. I repeated this again with a standing height using the “2” button.įor me, the lowest height of the Maidesite Pro Series 55 Standing Desk is not low enough. When I found the ideal setting for sitting, I pressed the “M” and then “1” button, which saves this height. The “+” button raises it, and the “-“ button lowers it. The desk is raised and lowered using a simple handset, which is attached to the underside of the desk, either on the left or right side. So long as I don’t put anything heavy on it, and so long as I don’t do anything where the two-part desktop would get in the way (e.g., if I were using the desk for large drawings), then it will work just fine. It is both wide and deep and has a lot of surface area. The Maidesite Pro Series 55 Standing Desk works just fine as a computer desk.
They share a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, and there’s plenty of room for everything.
This desk has both my work computer, a MacBookPro, and my personal computer, a Mac mini. I hope that Maidesite abandons this design in favor of one-piece desktops in the future.Īfter this testing, I swapped out my old desk for this one, putting everything on it that I normally use. I don’t like this two-piece desktop, and it’s easily my least desirable feature of this desk. It’s simply not as strong as the other standing desks that I have. As you would expect, when I pressed down on the top, there was a noticeable bending downward where the two halves join together. PerformanceĪfter assembling the Maidesite Pro Series 55 Standing Desk, the first thing that I tested was the strength of the desktop. The feet on the bottom of the legs are threaded and can be raised or lowered to help balance the desk. As this desk is heavy, I got my wife to help me flip it over onto its legs. Here’s the end result of the assembly process. Thankfully, Maidesite has a final metal piece that holds everything in place, keeping the mess to a bare minimum. It looks like it’s going to be a disaster under the desk with wires running everywhere. The final step in assembling the Maidesite Pro Series 55 Standing Desk is to attach the controller to the motors and the handset. The instructions are pretty good everything is well laid out, and the pictures have good detail. I cleared out a section of the floor in my office, as assembly does take a fair amount of space. The various parts were well-protected with custom inserts I didn’t find scratches or dings anywhere. The Maidesite Pro Series 55 Standing Desk arrived in a single, heavy box. The desk has clean and simple lines that will look good in any home office. The desk is very heavy, requiring two people to lift and move it, and is quite sturdy. The edge of the top is slightly rounded, but not enough that I would call it ergonomic. There are two legs attached to the frame, each with a motor inside.
It has an MDF top that is mounted on a steel frame. The design of the Maidesite Pro Series 55 Standing Desk follows a very typical pattern for standing desks. Color choices: Black on black, oak on white, and walnut on black.Vertical desk height: 27.5 to 46.9 inches.Desktop dimensions: 55.25 x 27.5 inches.Maidesite Pro Series 55 Standing Desk (unassembled).
Maidesite is a Chinese marketing company that “aims to create a comfortable and healthy work style.” Their website says that they don’t use any distributors, wholesalers, or retailers in order to offer their desks directly to US customers at a great price, but they also sell desks on Amazon and WalMart. It has a handset that controls the desk height and includes three programmable heights. The desktop is made of MDF and is 55 inches wide by 27 deep. The Pro Series 55 desk is a powered, adjustable standing desk that ranges from 27 to 46 inches in height.