I'm upgrading my home office and thinking of getting a standing desk. My top candidate at the moment is this: https://www.mightyape.co.nz/mn/buy/mighty-ape-gorilla-office…
Anyone have any experience with this desk, and in particular the depth of the drawer? (I'm wondering if my office drawers will fit under it at the lowest setting).
Any other recommendations gratefully received - my requirements are basically something sturdy (I must be an enthusiastic typist as when I work at a cheap IKEA desk it shakes when I type). Drawer not essential, but preferably it would have white legs and a pale wood top, and memory setting for the different heights. Thanks!
Ok, I'm going to have a bit of a rant, but hopefully you find something useful…
In my opinion most desks, particularly adjustable height ones, aren't low enough to sit at comfortably unless either you're a 7 foot basketballer, or you have a jacked up chair and a good foot rest. I'm over 6 foot, but prefer my desks to be around 65cm from floor to desk top. That's low.
The reason for this is simple: right angles. When sitting, the ideal position is for your feet to be flat on the floor, knees at right angles, back at right angles to your thighs, arms as close as possible to right angles and parallel to the desk top. This is easiest with your thighs right below (even touching) the under side of the desk top, and your arms directly over the top. If you try this and measure yourself, you'll find the ideal desk height is probably much lower than you expect.
So: back to your question: I've never used that desk but I notice a few things: the minimum height is 72cm, which is common but (imho) too high unless you have a good, and quite high, foot rest. The desk itself is quite thick with that extra layer under the desk top. This makes it harder to get your arms in the right place, they will always be too high I think.
Finally, it's interesting they don't show you under the desk. A good desk will have no cross pieces in the way of your legs and knees: adjustable desks are often the worst at this, because they need a linkage between the two uprights so that the motor can lift both sides at the same time. On cheaper desks this linkage goes directly between the uprights, further limiting leg space.
All in all, probably not a great design. But I don't have any other recommendations, sorry. I learnt this from experience buying the wrong adjustable desk about 4 years ago and I'm still annoyed by it daily… 😂