Standing Desks

Electric Standing Desk, 71 x 30 in - Black

Name: Electric Standing Desk, 71 x 30 in - Black
Brand: ErGear
Price: 319.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (11697 reviews)

Three screens or work plus a hobby

$319.99~~$349.99~~★★★★★ 4.5 (11,697)

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What it is for

Past a certain point a desk stops being a place to work and starts being a bench that also holds a computer. At 70.9 by 29.5 inches this is that desk: room for three monitors in a row, or for a keyboard at one end and a soldering mat, sewing machine or drawing board at the other. The load rating steps up to 220 lbs to match, which is what makes the second use realistic rather than theoretical.

Check before you order. Check the route from the front door to the room before ordering. A 71 inch top does not turn on a tight landing, and unlike the smaller sizes there is no split-top version to carry in two pieces.

What assembly actually means

This is the one build in the range that is genuinely a two-person job from start to finish. The top is close to six feet long and flexes if it is lifted from the middle, so support it at both ends when turning it over. Once the frame is on, the desk is stiff and stays that way.

What it changes

A 220 lb rating means the top can carry equipment as well as screens, which is the difference between a wide desk and a wide workbench.
Nearly 30 inches of depth allows a monitor arm to push a large screen well back, leaving a full forearm of clear surface even with a keyboard and a mousepad in place.
The full 18 inch travel is preserved at this size, so the desk still rises to a comfortable standing height rather than topping out early under a heavier top.

In one line each

Top 70.9 by 29.5 inches, the largest single surface in the line
Height range 28.35 to 46.46 inches on a single motor
Four programmable positions
Uprated to hold 220 lbs
Black finish throughout

Published figures

Desktop	70.9 x 29.5 in
Height range	28.35 to 46.46 in
Lift	Electric, memory keypad
Memory presets	4
Load capacity	220 lb
Frame	Carbon steel
Top	Laminated engineered wood
Colour	Black
Colour	Black

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

Where this one sits among the 12

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 12 desks	Where that puts it
Top width	70.9 in	31 to 70.9 in	The widest of the 12
Top depth	29.5 in	19 to 29.5 in	The deepest of the 12
Load rating	220 lb	176 to 220 lb	The strongest of the 9
Lowest height	28.35 in	18.9 to 28.35 in	The lowest of the 12
Highest height	46.46 in	28.3 to 46.8 in	Taller than 1 of the other 11

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.

What the extra money actually buys

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

Top width 70.9 in. Wider than every one of the 11 cheaper models that publish this figure, the best of which is 55.1 in.
Top depth 29.5 in. Deeper than every one of the 11 cheaper models that publish this figure, the best of which is 27.6 in.
Load rating 220 lb. Stronger than every one of the 8 cheaper models that publish this figure, the best of which is 176 lb.

Where it sits in the range

Of the 12 desks in this section this is the most expensive, against $89.99 at the bottom of the section. It carries a published list price of $349.99, so the figure above is below that rather than the usual asking price.

Against everything cheaper in the section it is ahead on three figures: top width at 70.9 in, top depth at 29.5 in and load rating at 220 lb. That is the useful comparison, because it is the part of the price you can point at.

It carries 11,697 customer reviews at 4.5 out of five, with 2 of the other 11 rated higher. Those numbers come from the retail listing and are reproduced rather than curated, including when they are unflattering.