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Electric Standing Desk, 48 x 24 in - Black
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Electric Standing Desk, 48 x 24 in - Black

A first sit-stand desk in a spare room

$104.99 4.5 (11,697)

What it is for

Most people who switch to a sit-stand desk do it in a room that already has a desk in it, which means the new one has to earn its place on day one. A 47.2 by 23.6 inch top is the size that does that: wide enough for a laptop, a monitor and a notepad side by side, narrow enough that it still fits along a wall in a bedroom or a box room. Black powder coat keeps the frame visually quiet under a dark top.

Check before you order. Measure your seated elbow height before ordering. The column starts at 28.35 inches, so anyone under roughly five foot two will want a footrest to sit comfortably at the lowest setting rather than expecting the desk to come down further.

What assembly actually means

Assembly is the usual electric-desk sequence: bolt the two feet to the column, drop the top on, run the cable to the controller. The top arrives pre-drilled, so no measuring is needed, and the whole job is one person with the supplied hex key plus one helper for the moment the top goes on. Budget an hour for a first build and much less for a second.

What it changes

  • Four memory positions cover the realistic number of postures a single user actually has: seated, standing, standing in shoes with a thicker sole, and a low height for handwriting.
  • A single lifting column keeps the underside clear, so a drawer unit or a tower can live under the desk without fouling a second motor housing.
  • The 28.35 to 46.46 inch range is generous at the top end, which matters more than the bottom end because standing height is where cheap desks usually run out of travel.

In one line each

  • Top 47.2 by 23.6 inches, pre-drilled for the frame
  • Height range 28.35 to 46.46 inches, electric single-motor column
  • Four programmable height presets on the keypad
  • Rated to hold 176 lbs of load on the top
  • Black frame with a matching black top surface

Published figures

Desktop47.2 x 23.6 in
Height range28.35 to 46.46 in
LiftSingle motor, electric
Memory presets4
Load capacity176 lb
FrameCarbon steel
TopLaminated engineered wood
ShapeRectangular
ColourBlack
Model referenceB0B41YH9B6

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

Where this one sits among the 8

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 8 desksWhere that puts it
Top width47.2 in35.4 to 70.9 inWider than 1 of the other 6
Top depth23.6 in19.7 to 29.5 inDeeper than 1 of the other 6
Load rating176 lb176 to 220 lbThe lightest-duty of the 8
Lowest height28.35 in18.9 to 28.35 inThe lowest of the 8
Highest height46.46 in28.3 to 46.46 inThe tallest of the 8

Ranges cover only the desks 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. Top width and top depth are compared between straight tops only, since the second figure on an L-shaped top is the length of the return and not a depth, so those two rows count fewer desks than the 8 above.

Where it sits in the range

Of the 8 desks in this section this is the least expensive, with 7 above it up to $265.99.

It carries 11,697 customer reviews at 4.5 out of five, with 1 of the other 7 rated higher. Those numbers come from the retail listing and are reproduced rather than curated, including when they are unflattering.