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by stevejalim 5270 days ago
Seems a good number people like the idea of a motorised adjustable desk, but the price is a deterrent.

I have a GeekDesk, or what near-as-dammit is one, via a UK importer who gets them from Europe and, personally, it's been the best £400-500 [edit: $600-800 USD, give or take] I've spent on hardware, ever, given that I spent most of my waking hours sat/standing/leaning at it. But I appreciate that it's not an easy price point for everyone.

So, question, with a view to a market opportunity for someone: how much would you be willing to pay for a strong, motorised, adjustable-height desk? Reply with a dollar figure, and if someone's already replied with a similar sum, upvote that instead. (Starting a whole poll seems OTT)

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I would be comfortable at a $600 USD price point.

The major issue for me is that the GeekDesk succeeds ONLY in the adjustable requirement. I want to be able to have my monitor and keyboards at different heights, and a secondary shelf was important (though not strictly necessary). When I consider paying nearly $1000 USD for a starter kit (GeekDesk large frame), then spec'ing out nearly $400 USD for additional monitor stands and a keyboard tray, it hardly seems worth it.

I agree that it's a market where a motivated individual should be able to make a killing with a well-thought-out kickstarter proj.

Ah, good point. I should have added that I also got one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/MDM11S-Single-Monitor-Bracket-Pull-O... which takes care of my screen height [Edit: pic] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44212/IMG_20120109_180019.jpg
I don't know, man, but for those prices you'd think they could come in a color other than "cubicle."
I recently bought this desk frame, that I'm really happ with:

http://www.ergo2work.co.uk/product/en/ergodesk-basic-manual-...

It has a manual hand crank, so it's a little cheaper, I get a little exercise cranking it up and down (though not much; it's surprisingly easy to do), and I get to feel that I'm not polluting the world with more electronics (I know, ridiculous we you consider what's actually sitting on it...).

It is still pretty expensive, but it's really well (and precisely) made, so I can see that it could be expensive to produce.

A motorized desk is a ridiculous waste of money. Get a draughtsman's chair; architectural offices hace always had standup desks so people can draw and build models.
For me, it's as much about about changing position over the course of the day as it is standing up. So, I don't count mine as a waste of money.