Desk Frames

Dual-Motor Desk Frame with Cable Tray - Grey

Name: Dual-Motor Desk Frame with Cable Tray - Grey
Brand: ErGear
Price: 189.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (610 reviews)

A self-built desk where the cabling shows

$189.99★★★★★ 4.7 (610)Low stock

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What it is for

A frame bought on its own always leaves one job unfinished: the cables. Every other frame in the range expects a tray to be sourced separately, and on a self-built desk that is the part that gets skipped and then regretted. This one arrives with the tray, the clips and a pair of hooks in the box, on a dual-motor base that spans 44 to 90 inches and lifts 264 lbs.

Check before you order. The depth limit is the figure usually missed on this frame. It takes tops from 24 to 31.5 inches deep, so a 36 inch worktop slab, which is a common off-the-shelf size, is outside the mounting range.

What assembly actually means

Build the frame and fit the tray before the top goes on, not after. With the frame upside down the tray screws into reachable holes in a couple of minutes; once a 90 inch worktop is bolted on, the same job is done lying on the floor. Run the controller extension lead along the crossbar at the same time.

What it changes

An inch per second is noticeably quicker than the rest of the range, which is what decides whether a desk gets raised several times a day or once.
The tray, clips and hooks are included, so the cable routing is finished the day the desk is built rather than left for later.
Grey sits between the black and white frames and is the easier match for a concrete, oak or light grey worktop.

In one line each

Dual-motor lifting frame, no top supplied
Fits tops 44 to 90 inches wide and 24 to 31.5 inches deep
Height range 28 to 47 inches, travel at 1 inch per second
Four memory presets, rated to 264 lbs
Cable tray, clips, two hooks and a controller extension lead included
Grey finish, tested to 80,000 lift cycles

Published figures

Fits desktops	44 to 90 in wide, 24 to 31.5 in deep
Height range	28 to 47 in
Lift	Dual motor
Travel speed	1 in/sec
Memory presets	4
Load capacity	264 lb
Tested	80,000 lift cycles
Included	Cable tray, clips, 2 hooks, controller extension lead
Colour	Grey
Top included	No
Colour	Grey

Figures as published for this model. Anything that has never been published is left out rather than estimated.

Where this one sits among the 6

The same figures as every other page in this section, lined up against the section itself. Being the biggest at something is not the same as being the best at it, so the last column says where a number puts this model and leaves the judgement to you.

Figure	This model	All 6 frames	Where that puts it
Load rating	264 lb	176 to 264 lb	The strongest of the 6
Lowest height	28 in	28 to 28.3 in	The highest of the 6
Highest height	47 in	46.5 to 47 in	The tallest of the 6
Widest span	90 in	63.3 to 90 in	The widest of the 6

Ranges cover only the frames that publish the figure at all; a model that has never published one is left out of that row rather than counted as a zero.

What the extra money actually buys

Figures on which this model beats every cheaper frame in the section, rather than beating a convenient one.

Highest height 47 in. Taller than every one of the 4 cheaper models that publish this figure, the best of which is 46.5 in.

Where it sits in the range

Of the 6 frames in this section this is the most expensive, against $99.98 at the bottom of the section.

Against everything cheaper in the section it is ahead on one figure: highest height at 47 in. That is the useful comparison, because it is the part of the price you can point at.

It carries 610 customer reviews at 4.7 out of five, which is the highest rating in the section. Those numbers come from the retail listing and are reproduced rather than curated, including when they are unflattering.