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Electric Desk Frame, Single Motor - White
Desk Frames

Electric Desk Frame, Single Motor - White

A self-built desk with a light top

$104.39$159.99 4.7 (1,360)

What it is for

A black frame under a white or birch top is a visual choice, not a neutral one: it draws a heavy line at knee height across the room. The white version of this frame is the answer when the top is pale and the desk should read as one object. Mechanically it is identical to the black frame, taking tops from 39.4 to 63.3 inches and lifting 176 lbs.

Check before you order. Cable management is more visible on a white frame than a black one. If the desk will stand away from a wall, plan a cable tray or sleeve at the same time, because dark cables against white steel are the first thing anyone sees.

What assembly actually means

Identical assembly to the black frame, with one caution specific to the finish. White powder coat marks from tool slip, so use a hex key rather than a driver bit for the last turn on the visible bolts, and keep the frame on its packaging until the top is attached.

What it changes

  • Matching the frame to a pale top makes a self-built desk look designed rather than assembled, at no cost in function.
  • A white base reflects rather than absorbs light under the desk, which makes the floor area beneath it feel less like a cave in a small room.
  • The telescoping crossbar keeps the frame usable if the top is replaced later with a different width.

In one line each

  • Frame supplied without a top
  • Adjustable crossbar for tops 39.4 to 63.3 inches
  • Electric lift covering 28.3 to 46.5 inches
  • Load capacity 176 lbs
  • White finish on steel

Published figures

Fits desktops39.4 to 63.3 in wide
Height range28.3 to 46.5 in
LiftSingle motor
Load capacity176 lb
MaterialSPCC steel
ColourWhite
Top includedNo
ColourWhite
Model referenceB0CYZWYH82

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

Where this one sits among the 5

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.

FigureThis modelAll 5 framesWhere that puts it
Load rating176 lb176 to 264 lbThe lightest-duty of the 5
Widest span63.3 in63.3 to 90 inThe narrowest of the 5

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.

Where it sits in the range

Of the 5 frames in this section this is the second cheapest: 1 costs less, 3 cost more, and the section runs from $99.98 to $199.99. It carries a published list price of $159.99, so the figure above is below that rather than the usual asking price.

There is no figure here on which it beats everything cheaper in the section, so if none of the 1 below it is missing something you need, the difference is colour, top size or finish rather than capability.

It carries 1,360 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.