Secretlab is one of the biggest names in premium gaming office hardware, and now the company is back with a new iteration of its popular sit-stand desk, the Magnus.

If you’re at all familiar with Secretlab’s product lineup, you might recall that back in the day, it had the fantastic 2020 Omega gaming chair and a heftier Titan that was larger and more premium. The company combined the two to create its excellent Titan Evo, my current absolute favorite gaming chair. Now, it has followed the same successful formula to create a brand new gaming desk, the Secretlab Magnus Evo.

Like its popular Magnus Pro, the new Secretlab Magnus Evo is a sit-stand desk with a rugged gaming aesthetic, fantastic cable management, and extremely durable build quality. It sits squarely between the cheaper Magnus (an all-sitting desk) and the more expensive Magnus Pro as a slightly more palatable option for those who want many of the Pro’s excellent features (and crucially sit-stand) without all of the cost. The Secretlab Magnus Evo is available in two sizes, 1.5 m and 1.77 m, and prices start at $749. For reference, the Magnus Pro starts at $988 before you add any bells and whistles.

Not only does the new Evo boast many of the features that made the Pro excellent, but it also has some new tweaks and even a couple of changes that make it more enjoyable to use than the Pro I’ve had for the last two years. That being said, it is a compromise in some regards. So let me tell you about my experience so far.

One of the biggest changes over the Magnus Pro is evident right out of the box. The Magnus Evo comes with a slightly more intensive setup process, owing to some of the changes the company has made. The variable size of the desk is now facilitated by the addition of two extension panels on either side of the main panel. I’m sure this is easier to manufacture and more flexible than the old system (just a giant metal slab), but it comes with a much more fiddly assembly process. Once put together, the desk has two noticeable joins where the panels meet the main body of the desk, and I have to say I’m not a huge fan.

One fantastic new addition is the fact that you can now swap which side of the desk the power supply sits on. In the Pro, this is set to the left leg, which is no good if your wall outlet for the desk is on the right, like mine. Now you can customize which side you want the wall plug to enter the desk, which is fantastic. This requires even more assembly, but it is a price worth paying in my opinion.

Once you’ve attached the legs and flipped the desk over, a few changes become immediately apparent. Secretlab has ditched the magnetic desk mat setup of the previous option for a smooth surface. It’s not magnetic like the Pro’s mats are, so this will limit your cable tidying and customization to the rear strip of reinforced steel at the back of the desk. It’s an interesting change, and while the surface is smooth and enticing, I’m a little worried about wear and tear compared to the previous one.

The cable tray is completely different. Secretlab has jettisoned the Pro’s full-length tray and hinged lid in favor of a more traditional bottom-access tray. It’s a lot smaller than the Pro in terms of volume, so you won’t get as much in, but it is a lot handier for making adjustments to your setup, unlike the Pro’s tray, which can only really be accessed from the rear of the desk, requiring you to move it away from the wall every time.

Other familiar features include the integrated power supply column and the flush sit-stand controls, a standout on the Magnus sit-stand lineup.

There is much to be said for the excellent build quality and overall aesthetic of the Magnus Evo. While I’d need more time with it to give it a score, I have to say I’m impressed so far, and it serves a vital need for Secretlab purveyors who want a sit-stand desk without the frankly exorbitant cost of the Pro. Many of Secretlab’s existing accessories, notably its under-desk PC mount, monitor arms, and headphone stand, all work with this desk too.

The Magnus Evo would be a great desk option for anyone who looked at the Magnus Pro but couldn't stomach its hefty price tag. It's still expensive, but it would make a great sit-stand solution for anyone looking to give their office a hardcore gamer aesthetic and who wants a premium, rugged desk with excellent build quality and brilliant cable management.

For more than two-and-a-half years, I've been blessed to call the inimitable Secretlab Magnus Pro my main workspace. A colossal sit-stand desk, the hulking slab of metal comes with a nifty integrated sit-stand controller, two gargantuan legs, extensive cable management, and an eye-wateringly expensive magnetic ecosystem — the entire surface is magnetic, and can be used with a range of metal cable management devices, headphone stands, and cable sleeves. It is truly the Rolls-Royce of office furniture, vast and expensive, the purview of only the most hardcore work surface connoisseurs.

Yet on reflection of my time behind Secretlab's (probably) bombproof behemoth, I've come to the awful realization that I might have played myself. Somewhere along the way these last two years, I simply stopped standing up to use this desk, a full 50% of this desk's potential left on the table, if you'll pardon the pun. More specifically, I've realized that I own one of the world's most luxurious standing desks for gaming, yet I never stand up to game.

The benefits of using a standing desk are well-documented and numerous. Did you know that standing up at your desk after lunch can reduce blood sugar spikes by up to 43%? Reducing your time spent sitting can lower blood pressure in older adults, reduce pain and fatigue, and, of course, help your posture. There's even some evidence to suggest that moving between sitting and standing makes you more productive at work.

But it's not productivity I'm after. While I've historically been happy to stand up at my desk for work, it's for play where I've generally neglected standing up altogether, leading to my realisation that I've stopped standing up completely while at my desk and probably need to take a long, hard look at myself. But it got me thinking: Is there any market at all for a desk that lets you stand whilst gaming? The Magnus Pro is dynamite for productivity, but would I ever want to stand up to game behind it?

A place called vertigo

There are numerous reasons why someone might choose to sit down while gaming. Notably, gaming is generally a relaxing thing you do to unwind. The bash marks on my Xbox controller and that Samsung monitor I smashed in 2017 might disagree with me, but for inexplicable reasons, I feel like anyone standing up to game would generally be untrustworthy.

I associate standing up to game with those old Xbox 360 arcade machines you'd find at GameStop (or your local equivalent), or with going to the Casino. If you dialled into an Xbox Live party or your usual Discord haunt and found out that one of your friends was standing up to play during that particular session, you'd probably ask them if everything was okay, or perhaps if there was something wrong with their chair.

Either gaming is relaxing (like a nice leisurely Rome Total War conquest), or it is quite intense (the throngs of the new Battlefield 6). For me, both call for the planted assurance of being sat in a sturdy chair (Secretlab's Titan Evo if you were wondering). I'm pretty sure doing any kind of FPS or fast-paced gaming standing up would make most people feel a bit nauseous or dizzy.

Canadian company Ergo Desk has begun marketing its signature product, which invites users to sit, stand, or recline at their desks. The big innovation of the Ergo Desk is the recline mode, in which the desk surface tilts up at the rear so mounted monitors remain in direct sight when the user is lying back in their chair.

Mitch Kahn founded and developed the Ergo Desk. As a working professional suffering from a herniated disk and chronic back pain, Kahn found that the flexibility afforded by a motorized seating/standing desk didn't cut it. So, he went to the drawing board and prototyped the Ergo Desk before settling on what we see on the product pages today.

Kahn says the Ergo Desk "allowed him to work or game comfortably while eliminating his back pain and issues." Feeling the benefits of this desk, Kahn naturally wanted to commercialize the design. However, we must be careful where wellness benefits are claimed. Adjustable sitting/standing desks aren't a better choice for desk-bound workers.

After sharing the first images of a handsome, fully realized prototype in November, Kahn has been busy refining the product for the mass market and organizing production at scale.

We have finalized specs to pore over, which will help readers evaluate the offering. The 48 x 30-inch (122 x 76cm) desk is said to be easy to adjust from sitting to standing with height adjustments between 30 and 48 inches (76 to 123cm) desk surface height. Moreover, a 32-inch (81cm) section of the top can be angled at up to 45 degrees, and its monitor mount can support up to 2 32-inch monitors weighing up to 40 lb (18 kg).

A slim batten on the front lip of this desk section should be enough to stop your input devices from sliding onto the floor. Some might prefer keeping their mouse on that side or swapping to a stuck-down touchpad or trackball. A dual-monitor arm seems to be an integral part of the product.

The tri-mode desk can now be reserved via the Ergo Desk site for $450, which is claimed to be a 40% discount on eventual retail pricing. Interested parties must only pay a dollar to secure that price. However, we don't have product availability or shipping dates right now.

Ergo Desk will launch on a crowdfunding platform in February, too. Tech site New Atlas reports that the tri-mode desk will also be offered at $449 on Kickstarter, and there will be a choice of black, white, or wood tone finishes, as well as various detachable add-ons. Hopefully, the Kickstarter will provide more details and a video of how the desk adjusts between its different forms.

Standing desks have been a popular choice for a lot of PC, gaming, and WFH (work from home) setups since the pandemic and continue to be a great choice for home office setups. The flexibility to switch from a seated to a standing posture and anything in between has been touted as a slight health benefit to combat CVD and DVT, but the official jury on that is still in session. What I do know, is that my standing desk has been a godsend, and makes my home office a much more comfortable area to work in.

Flexispot currently has a limited-time Black Friday deal going where you can grab a Flexispot E7 standing desk for just $329, saving $170 off the original $499 MSRP price. This offer is for the legs - the main component of the standing desk, and there is an extra charge for your choice of table tops. You can of course source your own desktop and combine it with the E7 desk legs to make your unique standing desk.

The Flexispot E7 standing desk has a massive weight capacity of 335 lbs, more than enough to support multiple monitors and a PC tower. The legs are constructed of carbon steel and use dual electric motors for a powerful controlled and precise movement up and down. The desk will move from as low as 22.8 inches to as high as 48.4 inches. Movement is controlled via a touchscreen control panel which can hold up to 4 memory height presets and also incorporates a USB charging port for conveniently charging your devices on your desk.

A recently published study casts serious doubt on the touted health benefits of owning a standing desk. Researchers studying the incidence of major cardiovascular disease (CVD) in 83,013 UK adults found that substituting a few standing hours into a person’s daily desk time didn’t lower CVD risk, and standing for long periods brought along some of its own potential health issues. Specifically, the 6.9-year study (h/t the Washington Post), notes that standing increases the risk of health problems like varicose veins, abnormally low blood pressure, and blood clots.

The scientists behind the new study, Matthew N Ahmadi, Pieter Coenen, Leon Straker, and Emmanuel Stamatakis hint that they began their sizable and wide-ranging study as previous research on the topic of standing desks was scarce and inconclusive. While good research was difficult to come by, product marketers haven’t held back on promoting successive generations of standing desks as healthier, more ergonomic, or even good for you.

It seems like common sense that shifting to a completely different pose, while you work at your desk, would be a good thing to do during your day. However, the researchers found that substituting sitting with standing time delivered no worthwhile health benefits in the >83,000 adults monitored.

A discussion in the paper is still useful to those who are concerned about the health impacts of their mandatory desk time, though. Considering only these two stationary alternatives (sitting / standing) is missing something important. The researchers indicate that investing in things like height-adjustable desks might be pointless, as those who are deskbound for long periods simply need to ‘move more.’

The good thing about the ‘move more’ strategy is that it is a free option to anyone, whatever kind of desk they are currently contractually chained to. All a person needs to do, to help counteract the detrimental effects of being at a desk for hours, is to move around a bit every half hour. Walk around the office a little, go up and down some nearby stairs, or even stand up and sit down a few times.

“Standing, by itself, won’t lower the risk” of circulatory and other problems or other conditions associated with sitting for extended periods, Ahmadi said. “It also won’t increase the risk, which is good." Thus, simply setting a timer to remind you to move about a bit sounds like a much better investment in your health than splurging cash on a standing or adjustable desk.

Nine months following its demonstration of the OLED-embedded prototype Lian Li DK-07 standing PC case desk, Lian Li has debuted a $1,399 OLED-free Lian Li DK07 standing desk model, with seemingly all of the same core features intact besides the screen. 

As far as basic standing desk specifications go, the Lian Li DK07 offers motor-adjustable height from a range of 676 millimeters (26.61 inches) to 1,162 millimeters (45.7 inches). The real estate of the desk surface itself is 1,480 millimeters (58.2 inches) width by 805 millimeters (31.6 inches) depth. So, there's plenty of space and adjustment range to be had here, particularly with the PC-housing components of the case hugging the rear of the desk and the actual desk space being so plentiful.

For standing desks in general, adding an entire dual system PC case to the affair is surprisingly practical; High-end standing desks without such features already breach $1,000, and lower-end standing desks may not always be ideal for heavy-duty productivity work. Paying a few hundred dollars more to get a high-end standing desk cost with a fully-featured PC case and the benefits of an extra -lean desk space, including aluminum extrusions so the most devoted can use monitor arms, may convince some enthusiasts with extra cash.

The desk includes a wireless charging pad with optional Type-C and Type-A ports on top of the desk. The "front panel," in this case desk panel I/O is also fully-featured with dual USB 3.2 Type-C ports, dual USB 3.1 Type-A ports, and a standard 3.5 mm audio jack with power and reset buttons. The addition of cable clips and a Cable Tray in the rear, as well as a spacious 10-inch deep side drawer, should make organizing cables and devices on the desk an absolute breeze.

The actual PC building experience also seems quite painless thanks to the open layout on the inside. If you don't use any 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch storage drives, you'll have all 17 fan slots available to you in a single-system setup or a minimum of 12 available to you in a dual-system setup. Using these storage drive slots won't necessarily lock you out of features like long-radiator liquid cooling, either, especially if you aren't using any more than four HDDs.

Add on the support for vertical GPU installation and the crisp tempered glass front/top panel finish, and you have an ideal standing desk for both space-saving and showing off your PC build to the best of your ability. The price practicality may never quite be there, but if you can afford a $1,399 standing PC case desk, the high-end setup possibilities are remarkable. An OLED panel probably would be overkill on this thing, huh? For more details and specs, see the full Lian Li product page. 

Presumably, the prototype OLED model was scrapped or will be seen in a higher-end version of this desk, with this DK07 serving as entry-level model. We'll have to wait and see.

Lian Li showed off a prototype of its next-generation standing desk PC case called the DK-07, sporting some serious tech. The new case features a full-blown transparent OLED display in the middle of the case. A release date was not disclosed, but we suspect this newly refreshed desk case might arrive later in the year.

This new Lian Li prototype desk is an evolution of its outgoing DK-05F and DK-04F standing desk PC cases. The new model comes in a slightly different form factor and features a slightly different layout for the PC components inside. The star of the show is the all-new OLED panel. The panel is a transparent 30' OLED display from LG that sits right below the built-in monitor desk arm and right above where your keyboard and mouse would be located. The monitor's job is to give the desk a bit of an aesthetic flair and give the case more user customizability. This is not meant to really to be used like a traditional monitor; instead, it's designed to display things like pictures and animated wallpapers. You can still use the monitor like a traditional monitor, but it won't be great in that role.

The interior supports up to 12 fans in total. Six of these fan mounts are located in the rear of the case, three are right next to the motherboard tray, and three more are installed on the side of the desk all supporting 120 mm chassis fans. 

Alternatively, the six 120 mm fan mounts at the rear can be adapted to support five 140 mm fans instead, but you do lose that sixth chassis fan (the same goes for the three side fans). All these fan mounts can accommodate radiators and AIOs too, including dual 360 mm or 280 mm radiators at the rear, and a single 360 mm radiator at the side and next to the motherboard tray.

The DK-07 supports quadruple-slot GPUs and comes with a special horizontal mount that orients the front of the graphics card toward the glass for aesthetic purposes. There's also four storage bays in the desk that can accommodate either 3.5-inch HDDs or 2.5-inch HDDs/SSDs.

Lian Li says an alternate version of the desk PC without the OLED panel is also being considered. Creating a display-less variant will inevitably drive the price down of this new PC desk, for those who might not want the extra monitor or can't afford it.

Lian Li has fitted some additional accessories into the aluminum parts of the desk as well. To the right, there's a top accessible drawer with spacers separating the drawer into six individual storage zones. To the left, there is a temperature-controlled cupholder that will keep your drinks either hot or cold, as well as a retractable USB/power hub right above the cupholder. Lastly, Lian Li has fitted the DK-07 with a cut-out at the back, designed specifically to fit monitor arms.

Of course, the new desk also has height adjustments just like its predecessors. Lian Li's new desk PC case is shaping up to be one of the most feature-rich desk cases on the market. But we still don't know how much it will cost.

The Thermaltake G700 gaming desk is ready for multi-monitor setups with the ability to lift 286 pounds, but what really drew our attention was the way you control the standing legs: with mechanical switches and keycaps boasting RGB lighting.

You can swap those keycaps out, just like a keyboard, letting you give your desk a bit of flare. Considering how often some of us change keycaps, it just seems like a natural extension of any switches within reach. We didn't get a straight answer, however, on what kind of switches are being used.

The systems is large enough for a multi-monitor setup and uses two motors to adjust the height for standing or sitting position. The G700's adjustable height has a minimum of 23.6 inches and a maximum of 49.2 inches.

Based on the images, there is a gap likely for routing cables through and maybe providing access to install desk clamps for monitor setups. There is an integrated cable management and moveable monitor side rail. Furthermore, it allows two programmable height settings for quick on-the-fly adjustment, lighting control and an anti-collision sensor.

'Gaming desks' from many companies are based in aesthetics, but they're ultimately just desks. Thermaltake's G700 looks like a purpose-built table. it also has single and dual monitor arms with RGB lighting and peg boards that can be mounted on any desk since it uses C-clamps. 

But Thermaltake isn't the first gaming peripheral maker to make these. Corsair took a shot it at a couple of months ago with its standing desk whose MSRP was $1,399 with a ten-year warranty and table measuring 72 x 30 inches. We don't have official pricing or a release date for the G700, though we expect it will arrive sometime this year.

The Platform:6 is Corsair’s first entry into the standing desk arena, which is an increasingly popular category for the work-from-home crowd. There are various cited reasons for opting for a standing desk: improved posture, the ability to burn slightly more calories than sitting, and enhanced blood circulation (among other things). And we can’t deny that they are pretty cool.

One of the benefits of modern standing desks is the ability to go from a height suitable for sitting to a height suitable for standing in just a few seconds. Throw in programmable height adjustments, and you have an ideal platform for finding the most ergonomic position to suit your productivity needs throughout the day.

Corsair’s Platform:6 is one of the pricier entries in the segment, and this price can be attributed to its high-quality design, abundance of features (including a dual monitor mount), and tidy cable management. With an as-tested price of $1,748, the Platform:6 is by no means an impulse purchase, and is designed to appeal to the most ardent enthusiasts looking for furniture made with high-quality materials. Thankfully, the desk delivers in spades.

Specs

Assembly

Our Platform:6 review unit arrived in four boxes, weighing 5, 52, 67, and 124 pounds each. My home office for testing is on my second floor, and I had no trouble carrying the first three boxes up my stairs. However, at 124 pounds, the fourth box proved too cumbersome to transport upstairs alone. I had to call for backup, and my brother-in-law came over to help me get the heavy and long package up the stairs and into my office.

Once that logistics ordeal was taken care of, I assembled the Platform:6 by myself using the highly descriptive manual that includes detailed building instructions and images to guide you through every step. I also appreciated that the parts for each step in the building process are sealed in bags (labeled Step 1, Step 2, and so forth). There’s also a QR code listed in the manual, which takes you to an instructional video from Corsair that walks you through the building process from beginning to end.

Corsair also provides the tools and bits necessary for putting the desk together. I preferred to use my own ratcheting tools to assemble the desk, but it’s nice that Corsair had the foresight to include everything in the box.

Assembly Pics

Corsair uses a combination of supporting cardboard and dense, black foam to protect the components in each box. Luckily, the desktop surface and the components in each box arrived intact with nary a blemish. I first tackled the biggest and heaviest box, which contained the main desktop surface and legs.

You’ll find various other components in the other remaining boxes, such as the control panel for raising/lowering the desk, multiple power strips, the control unit for the electric motors and hardware. The Platform:6 typically arrives in three boxes, but I also received a fourth box with the optional Desk Extensions and Side Peg Boards Kit ($199 in black laminate, $249.99 in rubberwood).

It took me roughly two hours to assemble the desk, which I found reasonable. Not only is the desk massive, but many components need to be attached along with a large number of bolts to fasten. Luckily, this is just a one-time process, and the finished product is a sight to behold.

Design and Construction

"Solid" is one word that I’d used to describe the Platform:6. From the thickness of the table legs and supports, to the frame, to the desktop surface itself, it's solidly constructed. There are no squeaks or creaks and no gaps in panel fitment. The centerpiece is the desktop, constructed of one-inch thick solid rubberwood with a dark walnut finish. It makes up most of the standing desk’s weight and looks gorgeous. Some people have likened the design to a high-end workbench that you might find in a garage, but I find it attractive.

The surface is smooth with lovely graining, and there's a Corsair logo engraved in the front right corner of the desktop surface. The surface measures 72 inches wide by 30 inches deep — in other words, you’ll need ample space to accommodate this desk. You can also make the desk wider with the Desk Extensions and Side Peg Boards Kit. The two desk extensions add another 11.8 inches on either side of the desk, while maintaining the same 30-inch depth, and can each hold an additional 55 pounds. This gives you a maximum desk width of 95.6 inches. But 72 inches is plenty for my needs, so I used just one desk extension on the left and a peg board on the right.

The Platform:6 features a dual-motor mechanism and supports a maximum of 330 pounds. I weigh around 165 pounds, which is well under the weight limit. I sat on top of the desk and pressed the up button to raise the desk without issue.

Being that Platform:6 is a Corsair product, I joked to myself that the desk would come adorned with RGB lighting. But the Platform:6 actually doesn't come with any RGB lighting (unlike the Cooler Master GD160 ARGB, which has RGB built right into the tabletop). You'll need to leave the colorful goodness to your gaming rig and associated peripherals.

Adjustments and Comfort

The Platform:6 sits at just 29 inches (74 cm) in its lowest height and can be raised to a maximum of 48 inches (122 cm). I'm 5' 10", and I found the lowest setting perfect when sitting in my chair. I had plenty of leg and thigh room at this height and could easily roll my chair from one side of the desk to the other without hitting my knees on the support braces.

For standing, I found that I was most comfortable with the desk raised to 43 inches (110 cm). As this was the first standing desk I've ever used or tested, it took some time to get used to working in this position. However, I quickly noticed that, while standing, the position of my hands on my keyboard and mouse felt more comfortable.

Adjusting the height is accomplished using a small control panel, which you can mount to either the left or right side of the desk (I chose to mount it to the left). It’s a simple affair with an LCD that displays the current height in centimeters or inches, up button, down button,  and two memory buttons for storing height. I set “1” for my sitting height and “2” for my standing height. Some desks, like the Q8 Comhar Pro, have four programmable settings, but two should work fine for most people.

The Platform:6 is whisper-quiet in operation, whether the desk is moving up or down. All you hear is a slight whir of the motors as they quickly and smoothly move the desk into position. I was never worried I might spill an open cup of coffee or iced tea as I changed the desk's height throughout my workday.

My dual monitors barely flinched when the desk moved up and down, as the mounting arms attached solidly to the top rail. That, combined with the smooth movement of the motors, meant no shakiness.

Cable Management

Managing a mess of cords can be tricky, and it's especially tricky with a sit-to-stand desk. After all, you don't have to think too much about cable length with a regular desk — most cords will easily reach from your desk to a power strip sitting on your floor.

With a standing desk, however, you need to worry about how far the cables will reach when the desk is in its highest position. The Platform:6 tackles this problem on multiple fronts. For starters, a large basket in the center-rear of the desk that holds a power strip with six power outlets and two USB-A ports. Not only does it eliminate concerns about cabling length, but it helps to consolidate most of your cabling into one area. You can access the under-desk tray via a removable plastic panel, which is the same color and graining as the desk and has cutouts at the rear and sides to route cords. The recess under the plastic panel also contains a USB-A port and a USB-C port to power your accessories.

If that isn't enough, another power strip can be attached to the back of the desk or the T-Channel rails using the Platform:6's T-nut functionality (which we'll describe in detail later). This power strip features three power ports, one USB-A port and one USB-C port. I mounted this power strip on the left side of the desk, on one of the side extensions. I then plugged in my cable modem and router.

Corsair includes a couple dozen Velcro cable ties and a five-foot flexible plastic mesh channel to bundle loose cables together to keep your cables and power cords organized.

Features

The Platform:6 has a top rail with a channel supporting T-nuts (finished in black). T-nuts are inserted into the top rail and can slide along the channel. There's a screw on each T-nut which can be used to tighten it, locking it in place. You can then mount accessories to the T-nut using the included M6 screws. The aforementioned power strip that I mounted to the back of the desk can also be mounted to the top rail with T-nuts if you wish.

The side desk extensions and peg board are also attached using the T-nut system (there's a supporting rail on either side of the desk). Speaking of the peg board, two are included in the optional kit along with a dozen hooks.

Corsair also provides T-nuts (finished in silver) for attaching Elgato accessories, such as the Multi Mount and Flex Arm for your cameras, microphones, and lights.

Rounding things out are standard dual monitor arms, which mount to the top rail. The arms are fully articulating for height, tilt and swivel. Each arm can support a monitor weighing up to 18 pounds. I have two 27-inch 4K monitors, which I mounted without issue using the included VESA mounting plates and screws.

Bottom Line

This might be Corsair's first standing desk, but the company has put a lot of thought into its design and features. Most importantly, the desk is well-constructed and uses quality materials throughout. Unlike components inside your gaming rig, which are likely to be swapped out more frequently, a standing desk will likely remain in your arsenal for years to come. So, the fact that it's well-built makes a strong first impression.

The Platform:6 also has plenty of power hookups for your peripherals, including multiple USB-A ports and a USB-C port. The top rail features a nifty T-nut system for attaching Corsair- and Elgato-branded accessories. You can also 3D print your own accessories to use with the desk, and Corsair provides plenty of extra T-nuts for this purpose.

Throw in features like the dual-arm monitor mount, an attractive design, and whisper quiet motors, and you have a fully fleshed-out product that is bound to garner attention from elite gamers, or even productivity-minded individuals who need a vast workspace. On the desk, I have a laptop in a vertical stand, a Thunderbolt 3 dock, a wireless router, a cable modem, two external hard drives, a set of speakers, an Intel NUC and two sets of keyboards and mice, two 27-inch monitors, and one 14-inch monitor. And even with all those devices, there is still plenty of extra real estate to fit more junk.

However, this variety of options and the desk's quality components come at a hefty price. The base Platform:6 standing desk, which has a fixed height (i.e., no motorized movement) in black laminate starts at $997.97. Moving up to the Elevate with motorized movement costs $1,399.97 in black laminate. Our Elevate, as tested, in rubberwood with dark walnut stain, retails for $1,499. And the Desk Extensions and Side Peg Boards Kit that came with our review unit will run you another $249.99. The top-of-the-line Creator Edition, which includes the Elgato Multi Frame, costs $1,799.

Another thing to consider is the sheer size of the desk. Its default configuration is six feet wide. Add both optional side desk extensions, and you're looking at just shy of eight feet. You'll need a lot of space to fit this desk. And if I'm being picky, only two memory positions for desk height seems a little skimpy at this price point when desks costing half as much offer four or more.

But overall, the Corsair Platform:6 is a compelling entry into the standing desk market if you've got the space and can stomach the high price.

With more people than ever working from home, and the benefits of standing desks  becoming ever more popular, choosing a desk is an important decision when it comes to aesthetics and functionality. If you’re willing to splash out on one of the best gaming chairs for better back support and ergonomics, then you should seriously consider getting a motorized standing desk to help improve your posture and circulation. 

With the price of some of the best gaming monitors and peripherals, the perfect desk needs to be sturdy and not risk damaging any of your beloved tech or important work devices. Any jerky movements from cheap electric motors or imperfect construction could cause a drink to spill or cause mounting clamps to work loose over time (plus, nobody likes a wobbly desk).

The Q8 Comhar Pro Standing Desk from FlexiSpot can help you go from seated to standing and back in just a few seconds, thanks to powerful dual electric motors that extend its three-stage steel legs. With fingertip controls, a strong and stable construction, built-in wireless charging, collision detection, a storage drawer, and an attractive-yet-robust bamboo desktop, this desk is impressive. It’s an expensive investment, retailing for $799 in the US and £699 in the UK, but if you’re looking for a strong attractive standing desk then it could be worth it.

Specs

Assembly

The Q8 Comhar Pro comes in two reassuringly heavy boxes that together weigh around 128 pounds. By themselves the boxes are movable, but I would definitely recommend getting a little help (or at least something with wheels) to make moving them around easier. 

Because I had a good idea of what was contained in each of the boxes, I opted for the larger desktop-sized box first and laid it flat on the floor to open. Inside were the instructions and lavishly packed parts and accessories. Opening the smaller box revealed the heavy steel legs and motors of the desk, similarly well-packed.

For construction, FlexiSpot included a Phillips screwdriver and an Allen key, as well as the bolts and screws needed to attach the parts together. The instruction manual for the Q8 Comhar Pro was clear and concise with accurate illustrations, and with the help of a QA code in the manual, you can watch an instructional video if you need more help visualizing how the desk is put together.

Constructing the desk was very simple, and although I didn’t have any problems with putting the parts together myself, another pair of helping hands to lift the final product upright would have helped.

The bamboo desktop comes attached to a steel frame, with the drawer and electrical systems already attached as well. Having the heaviest and most awkward parts of the build already partially constructed cuts the build time significantly — you only have the legs/motors, feet, cable tray, and clip-on baffle to bolt together. Total build time was about 30 minutes, and I built the desk solo and took extra care not to scratch or damage anything.

I was incredibly impressed with the quality and condition of all the parts: nothing was dented or scratched and there were no paint defects. The holes in the frames and the pre-drilled holes in the bamboo desktop were perfectly lined up, and every bolt and screw went in effortlessly. Minus the sheer weight of the desk, this was one of the easiest furniture construction experiences I’ve had.

Design and Construction

The Q8 Comhar Pro is solidly constructed, with a beautiful minimalistic look that will fit both offices and gaming spaces. Several small design choices make this desk not only look good, but also perform well. It has curved corners, which reduces the chances of receiving a painful knock when raising or lowering the desk or from just walking past. The curved aesthetics also extend to the legs of the desk, which are made of rolled steel plate formed into an oval shape. My personal favorite touch are the controls, which are built into the frame of the desk — not protruding out underneath, where a chair arm could catch the controls and potentially cause damage.

The build quality of this desk is top-notch, with all the machined parts crafted to fit perfectly. The bamboo desktop has an attractive grain and is a very hard wood that should resist scratches well and is naturally more water-resistant than most hardwoods. Measuring 28 inches (70.5cm) deep and 55 inches (140.5cm) wide, there’s plenty of room for all your monitors and peripherals. I did, however, have some issues with some of the clamps on my microphone boom arm and a monitor stand as they didn’t open wide enough to accommodate the thickness of the combined metal frame and bamboo desktop, which measures 2.7 inches (7 cm) thick. So keep this in mind when purchasing accessories to fit the desk.

FlexiSpot states that the desk can lift up to 220 pounds (100kg), and I attempted to put this to the test — I thought I weighed just under that, so I hopped on the desk and started going up, but it soon stopped and popped up a little error message on the LED screen. After jumping on the scales, it turns out I’m still carrying a little holiday weight and 225 pounds was too much for the Q8 — time to hit the gym. But the good news was that the desk just stopped and locked in place for a few minutes, and then the error message disappeared and the controls returned to normal.

There are no fancy lights on the Q8 Comhar Pro — unlike the ARGB lighting on the Cooler Master GD160 — and I love it. The light-colored bamboo contrasts beautifully with the black metal frame, making the desk look classy and expensive. It puts my old desk to shame, and I wouldn’t feel disappointed had I purchased this desk myself. If black isn’t your style, you can also grab the Q8 Comhar Pro with a white frame.

While this desk doesn’t come with any accessories by default, it does come with a built-in drawer and integrated wireless charging. While I first thought the wireless charging spot was a gimmick that I wouldn’t use, I’m not completely sold on its inclusion and it’s something I can definitely see other standing desks copying as it’s so handy and cable-free.

Adjustments and Comfort

When fully raised the Q8 Comhar Pro stands at 49.2 inches (125cm), which should work as a standing desk height for people up to about 6’7”. At its lowest setting the desk stands 24 inches (61cm) off the ground, which is an ergonomically ideal seated desk height for someone 5’4” — while this might not seem accommodating for the shorter crowd, it is about four inches shorter than most standard desks and tables.

I’ve mentioned that the Q8 is a sturdy, well-built desk, and this is most evident when it’s extended to its maximum height — even without a lower brace on the legs, there’s virtually no wobble or excess movement when raising or lowering the desk with a full setup. The desk is stable and feels solid at its maximum height, and I had to use excessive force to cause any real motion.

The controls for the desk are fairly standard, but the actual control unit is installed into the frame and also includes two USB ports (1 x Type A, 1 x Type C). There are four preset numbered buttons, on which you can save y our favorite desk height presets. To save a preset, all you have to do is press and hold the touch-sensitive button for a few seconds until it beeps — and the setting is saved. Next to the preset buttons are two arrow buttons that raise and lower the desk. Pressing these buttons simultaneously allows you to adjust the desk’s collision detection sensitivity (low, medium, high, or off).

The collision detection on the Q8 Comhar Pro works OK, but I wouldn’t want to place anything valuable underneath the desk as the only way the collision detection works is by the desk actually impacting on something (and there seems to be varying degrees of reactions to the objects it encounters). Even on the highest sensitivity the desk would sometimes continue lowering until it physically couldn’t go any lower — I tried leaving my legs underneath the desk and, although it would stop, there was certainly enough pressure to perhaps scratch or dent something flimsy.

Cable Management

One of the hardest things to control on any computer desk is cable management, and I feel this problem is magnified with rising desks as you have to take the movement of the desk into account. How do you make sure your cabling has enough slack without having wires hanging all over the place?

The Q8 Comhar Pro includes a cable management tray mounted under the desktop near the rear of the desk. The tray is big enough to hold a surge protector and some power adapters, so you can leave just one cable from the surge protector trailing to the nearest socket. The cable tray has little notches in it to help place and hold wires, and the tray also has cutouts if you want to use cable ties or clamps to secure things in place.

Features

The main features of the Q8 Comhar Pro are its wireless charging dock and drawer, and they’ve really grown on me. I can’t remember seeing a desk with a wireless charging dock included before, and I’m finding myself using it all the time because it’s just so handy. I’m not sure of the strength of the wireless charging signal — my son’s iPhone wouldn’t charge on it while it was in its protective case, but it worked fine without it. So far the charger has worked with all of the fast-charging devices I’ve tried.

The built-in drawer is also very useful. It’s thin, but it’s more than ample for items such as stationary, a laptop, or bundles of cables. Like every other part of the desk, the drawer operates smoothly and uniformly fits the frame. It is made of metal and so placing or removing items inside can be a little noisy, but this can be easily negated with some foam or cloth lining.

Bottom Line

If you’re looking for a well-built, sturdy standing desk that isn’t flashing with RGB or excessive flair, the Q8 Comhar Pro is definitely worth a look. It’s beautiful and functional with an exceptional finish. The desktop is made of bamboo, which is reassuring as I know how much punishment a bamboo cutting board can take — I’m not worried about the desktop getting too scuffed or scratched, even with all the sharp PC bits and pieces that often litter my workspace.

I really like this desk and would heartily recommend it for its stable non-wobbly action when going from sitting to standing and back, and also its generous height range and smooth steady dual electric motors. It’s not whisper quiet when in use — it’s not loud, but it is noticeable. This didn’t bother me in the slightest, but I don’t share an office space with anyone else; if you’re sharing an office this may be something to take into consideration.

While $799 isn’t exactly cheap, it’s not wildly expensive compared to other electric sit-to-stand desks on the market (Thermaltake’s luxury smart gaming desk designed by Studio F. A. Porsche costs upwards of $2,000, for example). It’s on the higher side of average, but the easy construction, sturdy build, and stylish overall look is worth the premium price.

If you’re anything like me, then you take great pride in both your gaming battle station and also your workstation - especially if you work from home - and there is one forever-ongoing battle, and that’s the task to try and keep the area looking neat and tidy. From maximizing the space on your desk to hiding those pesky cables. 

Home offices have multiplied exponentially, and people have had to set up what was once an office workstation and replicate that at home. There are all types of combinations of laptops and desktops with varying numbers of monitors and of course many more cables. Keeping a clean and tidy workspace can often improve your productivity as decluttering and cleaning can promote a positive mental attitude and can have an energizing effect.

Everybody’s setup is different, be it the number of desks, the PC tower on or under the desk, and of course your number of gadgets and peripherals. But one thing all setups have in common is that they all have to be near a power source and there are plenty of cables and connections. 

One of the first things you can do to tidy up is cable management. Try and group all your cables together and route or hide them away tidily. There are plenty of products to help you with this task, from cable ties to cable sleeves or even little cable management trays under your desk.

Tidy Cables

Cloth cable ties are a great way to bind cables together. They are really easy to use and are reusable, which is very handy when you need to make an adjustment like adding and removing a cable from a new peripheral.

Other great cable management options include material or plastic cable sheaths. These can be cut to length, and can make a bunch of cables look neat and tidy. A third option are cable trays that you can attach to your desk via small clamps, so there is no need to drill or damage your desk. Here are some great examples of these products.

• Alex Tech Cable Sleeve: now $7 at Amazon (was $8)
• 1/2 inch Reusable Fastening Tape: now $12 at Amazon
• Under Desk Cable Management Tray: now $14 at Amazon (was $17)

Go Wireless

What about the desk itself? Start off by just storing items properly that don’t need to be on the desktop. Some shelves, a peg-board, or drawers offer great storage options and help to reduce clutter.

Choosing wireless peripherals will reduce the amount of cables that connect to your computer,giving a nice clean look to your desk. There are plenty of great deals to be had on wireless devices for your setup. Why not have a look at our best wireless mice, or best wireless keyboards for ideas and suggestions.

• Logitech MX Master 3S: now $95 at Amazon
• Logitech Lift Vertical Ergonomic Mouse: now $66 at Amazon
• Razer BlackWidow V3 Mini: now $109 at Amazon (was $179)

One Hub to Rule Them All

If you can’t escape having lots of wired devices, perhaps you might want to consider using a USB hub. If your PC tower is below the desk, having a hub connected to the PC can not only reduce clutter, but also save you from having to crawl around under the desk, especially if your computer doesn’t have that many USB ports. See our best USB hubs page for inspiration on the types of Hubs that you can get to fill your needs.

• Sabrent 60W 10-Port USB 3.0 Hub: now $41 at Amazon (was $49)
• Wenter 11-Port Powered USB 3.0 Hub Splitter: now $28 at Amazon (was $49)

Mount Up

Is your monitor placed on your desk using a stand or riser? If so, you can free up a lot of room by mounting your monitor on an arm using a Vesa bracket. A massive amount of monitors are compatible with the Vesa mounting system and there are an abundance of monitor arms to choose from. 

These mounting devices can also just clamp to your desk, which is great for people who cannot mount one to a wall in a rented property or don’t fancy drilling into their desk. You will need to check the size and weight of your monitor though, and compare that against the specifications of the monitor arm to make sure it can support the dimensions of your monitor of choice. 

Some arms even come with laptop holders to help get that work laptop off of the desk when it’s connected to a monitor - so there is a lot of flexibility in your setup options. We even have a tutorial on how to install a desk mount for your monitor.

• Huanuo Dual Monitor Stand: now $37 at Amazon (was $59)
• Wali Monitor Laptop Mount Stand: now $69 at Amazon
• Wali Quad Monitor Stand: now $58 at Amazon

All of these options can help you to keep your computer desk setup clutter free and give you more room to work with, but don’t forget that it is ok to have some extra stuff on your desk. Glasses cases, microfibre cloths, pens, notebooks, and headsets all make up part of your workstation ecosystem - just try not to let too many bits and pieces build up over time. 

Thermaltake, maker of PC cases, power suppliesand peripherals, has been producing gaming chairs for a while now and has decided to complete its takeover of every aspect of your games area by announcing the Argent P900 Smart Gaming Desk, with the help of Studio F. A. Porsche.

The ‘smart’ part of the name sadly doesn’t mean this desk is full of edge computing and neural networks that can respond to your voice commands with the dry wit you’d expect from a piece of furniture. Rather, it has an app so you can control it over Wi-Fi. It also has RGB, which the press release describes as ‘perky’.

You can adjust the height of the desk should you suddenly grow taller while using it (or, you know, you just want to sit down for a bit) and you can program four preset heights to switch between at the push of a button on the smart control unit. The control box contains a microcontroller with an Arm Cortex-M33 core running at 150MHz and 640k of flash memory, which ought to be enough for anybody. There's a safety sensor to prevent you from lowering it onto the head of anyone crawling underneath, and you get a headset hanger on the right and a cupholder on the left (there's no detail on whether southpaws can swap these over) plus a cable management system.

A Wi-Fi 4 connection maintains contact with your phone, so you can control the 16.8 million colors of the RGB lighting bar, which is rear-facing and designed to light up the wall behind your desk (bad news if you’re sitting in the middle of an open-plan environment) and you can sync the lighting effects using Thermaltake’s iTake software, so all your Thermaltake products can flash in unison.

There's a monitor riser (referred to as a ‘second space’) that’s broad enough to take two screens - or one extremely wide one - and the whole thing is covered in a material that’s a bit like (but isn’t actually) carbon fiber. The Porsche design studio’s input has, according to the press release, brought “sophisticated and ergonomic design aesthetics you can behold and appreciate every time you lay your eyes on it.” 

Should you want to lay your own eyes (and your PC) on the Argent P900, it's available at the Thermaltake store for $2,199.99.

Razer is taking on 2022 with its vision for the office. At CES 2022, the gaming company announced Project Sophia, a concept for a gaming desk. It also has a new Razer Enki Pro HyperSense chair with haptic feedback, which is also a concept despite the lack of branding.

However, Project Sophia isn't just a desk. It's a computer running 12th Gen Intel processors and the latest Nvidia graphics cards. The desk runs on a custom circuit board that snaps to the bottom of the glass desk, showing off the internals. 

A series of 13 modules plug into the desk to let you customize the surface, including capture cards, extra screens, audio mixers, system monitors, hotkeys, and more. So, in theory, you could make the surface match your needs for gaming, content creation or other tasks. And, of course, there are wireless chargers and cup warmers.

There's a built-in 65-inch OLED display, which would be a massive improvement over the clunky, old 28-incher I have on my current desk. Razer didn't mention what its resolution or speeds are, though. (Razer suggests a high refresh rate monitor could be "added," suggesting the monitor itself might be a sort of module). There's also an RGB light bar to sync with Razer Chroma lighting on your laptop, peripherals or other Razer products.

Like most Razer concepts, it's unclear when or if this will actually ship. Razer's Project Hazel took the accelerated track, turning into the Razer Zephyr mask within a year. But most other concepts haven't come to market in any recognizable form, though the company has suggested ideas from those imaginative initiatives have moved forward in other products.

These proprietary modules make for one idea of a futuristic gaming desk. In 2019, Lian Li showed off its standing desk with room for PC components inside and then updated it in 2020 with a privacy screen. Those were actual, shipping desks that you could buy. They were, however, more like regular PCs and didn't have this level of customization. 

Razer Enki Pro HyperSense

Razer's other concept is the Enki Pro HyperSense, a gaming chair with haptics to make you feel like you're sitting in the game. Razer is working with D-Box, which makes seats shake at expensive movie theaters.

The company claims that the chair will have native support for more than 2,200 games, movies, and songs. They include video games like Forza Horizon 5, F1 2021 and Assassin's Creed Valhalla. It isn't immediately clear what development work, if any, is necessary to work with the chair. For movies and TV shows, the company says those on streaming platforms like Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime and Apple TV should work, as long as they're watched on your PC. You can see D-Box's full list of supported content here.

For games that aren't supported through Razer's software, you can still get feedback through Direct Input Haptics, in which the chair will react to inputs from a keyboard and mouse or a controller.

The chair has an engine with 65,000 different "haptic variations" and can make your seat tilt up to 1.5 inches.

The chair itself has a 22-inch wide seat base and 100-degree shoulder arches, which should provide plenty of touchpoints for your back and shoulders. There's also built-in lumbar support, which means you shouldn't need a pillow to support your lower back. 

While Razer does have a working demo at CES in Las Vegas, there's no price or release date for the chair. Razer first showed a chair with this technology at CES 2019, along with concepts for a mouse, keyboard and more. But while this has far more detail, it's unclear if it's any closer to landing in your home. 

Cougar has revealed a very unique gaming desk called the Mars Pro 150. This gaming desk has all the goodies you'd expect from a 'gaming desk,' like a carbon-fiber finish and dual-sided RGB lighting. It's also a powerhouse for streaming or professional use with several USB-C ports that you can use for connecting displays, along with support for multiple monitor mounts.

The desk measures 60 x 29.5 x 30 inches, so it's not the biggest desk you can buy. However, it should be perfectly adequate for people who don't use their desks for anything except their computer gear.

Among the coolest features of this desk is its three-mode height adjustment — you can position the desk at 29.5, 31.5, or 33.5 inches high. Don't expect to use this desk as a standing desk with such low height adjustments, though. However, it's perfect for adjusting your desk height to accommodate your office or gaming chair.

The desk also comes with a good array of front I/O connectivity, with dual USB 3.0 Type-A ports, a headphone and microphone jack, and a Type-C port that works as a monitor port. This monitor extension is aimed towards laptop users, allowing you to plug your laptop's Type-C port directly into the desk instead of the monitor.

Unfortunately we don't know when Cougar will release the new desk, or pricing. Given the Cougar Pro Mars 150's expansive features, we don't expect it to be cheap.

Secretlab today announced that it’s expanding beyond gaming chairs with the Secretlab Magnus Metal Desk, which it designed specifically with PC gamers in mind. Before you ask, yes, that does mean the desk features RGB lighting. But that isn’t the only way Secretlab tried to make the Magnus Metal Desk differ from all the humdrum desks made for non-gamers. A pile of modular, magnetic features help make it stand out by making cables do the opposite. 

As its name implies, the Magnus Metal Desk is made from stainless steel, which is “finished with a textured obsidian powder coat,” according to Secretlab’s announcement. The primary exceptions are the aluminum corner blocks and, presumably, rubber stoppers that prevent the desk from destroying the floor. That all-metal construction isn’t just for show; it’s critical to the Magnus Metal Desk’s magnet-based appeal.

Magnetic Cable Management 

The most important aspects of the Magnus Metal Desk (aside from its flat plane and the four legs that support it) are its cable management features. Secretlab said it created a “specially fabricated cable management tray, hidden by an easy-access rear hinged cover,” to give people a way to keep their desks clear of all the eyesores upon which gaming setups rely.

That cable management tray is complemented by a “proprietary ecosystem of modular, magnetic accessories.” Right now that ecosystem features magnetic cable anchors, a magnetic cable sheath and cable fastening straps meant to be used in the cable management tray (surprise!), as well as a dedicated hanger that’s supposed to be attached to the front of the desk for displaying your best gaming headset. 

More Magnet Mania

The company’s obsession with magnets didn’t stop there. Of course, Secretlab made a magnetic strip of RGB LEDs designed specifically for the Magnus Metal Desk. The company said these MAGRGB Diffused RGB LED Strips feature 90 LEDs per meter that can shine with seven different colors and four pre-built lighting effects at variable brightness levels, with the help of a bundled remote control.

It also designed a magnetic desk mat, sold separately, that covers the entirety of the Magnus Metal Desk’s surface with a “plush and durable leatherette” that’s complemented by “metal sleeves.” Some of those mats will look familiar too because they’re made in collaboration with eSports organizations like Cloud9 and Team Liquid.

Secretlab said that it has “many more add-ons on the way” but didn’t specify when those add-ons will arrive. It doesn’t even seem like the headphone hanger’s been finalized; the image provided to the press is merely a render. We probably won’t know how large the Magnus Metal Desk ecosystem will be for a while after release.

On a non-magnetic topic: Secretlab said it designed the Magnus Metal Desk in tandem with its Secretlab Omega and Secretlab Titan gaming chairs. For example, the armrests line up with the edge of the desk by default, with support for angles between 90-100 degrees. This is supposed to make the desk more ergonomic than its competition; although, this seems like a bit of a stretch. We won’t know for sure unless we try the Magnus Metal Desk for ourselves. 

Secretlab is launching the Magnus Metal Desk with a 59-inch-long top, and a smaller ,47-inch-long version is “coming soon.” Both versions are 27.5 inches wide, stand 29 inches tall by default and can be manually set to about 0.8 inches higher than that. All of the legs are individually adjustable, too, which is supposed to provide greater stability on uneven flooring.

Both desk sizes can hold up to 220.5 pounds, according to Secretlab, and 55.1 pounds on the rear cover, where all the cable management happens. The company will cover both desk models with a 5-year limited warranty.

Price and Release Date

Here’s the rub: Secretlab didn’t say when exactly it plans to release the 47-inch Magnus Metal Desk or its price. The larger, 59-inch version is available now though for $449. But $449 doesn't net you the whole setup. Once you add the Magnus Cable Management Bundle, which includes the magnetic cable anchors, magnetic cable sheaths and cable fastening straps for $44 (parts of the bundle are also sold separately), and the $59 RGB strip for the 59-inch desk, you're looking at a $552 bill. 

It’s easy to laugh at the idea of a gaming desk—especially when so much of the other furniture meant for gamers is genuinely laughable (looking at you, gaming bed). And this setup gets expensive quick. But Secretlab might well end up laughing its way to the bank, as the Magnus Metal Desk seems like a compelling option for people who want a decently sized desk that can help them manage their setups -- even if many of the Magnus Metal Desk’s accessories are magnetic takes on existing products.

Thermaltake has hit the ground running at CES 2020 with a huge array of new RGB peripherals. From gaming chairs, to variable height desks, mouse bungees, mice and keyboards the company’s not holding back.

Thermaltake TK5 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

First up on the block is Thermaltake’s latest TK5 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. This full-size board comes with quite the interesting design style. With a split separated aluminum top plate on the left angling down into a separate, what seems to be plastic, sub-section for the numpad, arrow keys and dedicated media keys (which includes a stunning volume wheel). The company’s also opting for a floating key switch design as well, with a choice of either Cherry MX Blues or Cherry MX Speed Silver switches depending on your preference. Not only does this help diffuse the RGB LED lighting underneath, but it also helps keep the TK5 clean, and safe from any potential spillages.

The TK5 also comes with a full length RGB strip running around the sides of the board under an aluminum lip which again helps to throw light across your gaming setup from the keyboard without you being able to see the individual LEDs. You also get a detachable synthetic leather wrist-rest too. Is this our next favorite gaming keyboard?

Thermaltake TM5 RGB Wired/Wireless Mouse 

Next up we have Thermaltake’s latest TM5 RGB Wireless/Wired gaming mouse. This new design features what seems to be a palm-style oriented ambi-dextrous mouse, with buttons on either side of the mouse. Of course you also get the usual slew of RGB, most impressive being the ring of lights situated on the bottom of the mouse itself. Similar to the keyboard, this is designed to kick light out of the bottom of the device without you necessarily being able to see where the light is coming from. 

Thermaltake claims the TM5 has a 10 meter range, and can connect via 2.4GHz wireless (via dongle), Bluetooth 5.0, and USB cable as well. Although no word on battery life just yet, we do know that the TM5 comes with a PixArt PMW-3335 optical sensor with a 16,000 CPI, and Omron mechanical switches, so hopefully this should be quite affordable.

Thermaltake ToughDesk 300 & CyberChair E500 

Thermaltake also announced the launch of its latest ToughDesk 300. This variable height desk comes packed with some impressive features and freebies, including an advanced cable management systems to ensure even the most enthusiastic of multi-monitor setups can be catered for. TT also includes a full-size RGB mouse matt that's 4mm thick as standard. As for the height adjustment with its built-in “quiet” motors you can sit the desk anywhere between 70 and 110cm from the ground. Once you’ve found the perfect height this can then be saved onto one of the four on-board  profiles.

Then there’s the chair. The CyberChair E500 follows a more traditional design for an ergonomic office chair than that of the gaming bucket-seats we’ve seen over the last few years. It’s aluminum frame is covered in a highly-breathable permeable mesh fabric to ensure you stay cool and comfortable during even the most intense gaming sessions, and it of course comes with a multitude of ergonomic adjustments as well.

 Anything Else? 

Thermaltake also showed us its MB1 RGB Mouse bungee, MP1 RGB mouse pad, and the HS1 RGB headset stand too all of which come with rubberised non-slip bases, and full synchronization with a bevy of RGB software suites. Are we looking at kit for this year's revisit of the RGBeast? Just maybe.

No pricing on any of the above yet, however the keyboard, mouse, desk and chair should all be available in February of this year.

We've said for a while that companies would add RGB lights to anything they can, and Thermaltake proved us right with the Level 20 RGB Battlestation Gaming Desk, which is essentially an adjustable-height desk with a light strip along its top. The company announced this desk alongside several other RGB products at CES 2019, but now it finally appears to be available. Oh, and it costs a mind-boggling $1,200.

Normally we approach new products with an open mind regardless of their price tag, but the idea of spending $1,200 on the Level 20 RGB Battlestation Gaming Desk is absurd. It almost feels like something Thermaltake would announce on a lark just to see if anyone would actually buy it, and if they wouldn't, simply claim it was some kind of an elaborate prank. Still, there it sits on the TT Premium online store.

Here's what $1,200 buys: a desk that's 64.9 inches (165cm) wide, 29.5 inches (75cm) deep, and supports heights between 27.5 inches (70cm) and 43.3 inches (100cm). The desk's height is controlled with an electronic system that can be programmed with four pre-defined heights, and Thermaltake said the Level 20 RGB Battlestation Gaming Desk's aluminum frame could support up to 330 pounds (150kg).

That's all pretty standard fare. The Level 20 RGB Battlestation Gaming Desk is supposed to distinguish itself with its RGB lighting built into the top panel. It bears all the usual features of an RGB product from Thermaltake--it supports 16.8 million colors, the iTake software that syncs up TT RGB Plus -compatible devices, Razer Chroma, and voice controls via Alexa. The light strip is divided into 20 separate zones.

Aside from that, the Level 20 RGB Battlestation Gaming Desk features a full-sized mouse pad and a cable management tray system. All of which means Thermaltake essentially made a decently sized adjustable-height desk, put in an RGB light strip, and then added a mouse pad. Someone could probably recreate this desk with a few hundred bucks and an hour's worth of tinkering at most. Yet it costs $1,200.

More information about the Level 20 RGB Battlestation Gaming Desk is available on Thermaltake's website. We've reached out to the company for more details on availability--and how the price could possibly be justified based on what we know about the desk right now. In the meantime, if you too would like to be baffled by RGB's ubiquity in the industry, you can check out our list of 23 cool-slash-odd products.

If there's one thing we keep hearing about over and over again in the modern world, it's that sitting is bad for you (among other health problems, of course). For this reason, slowly, standing desks are becoming a "thing." Standing desks can be adjusted in height in a moment's notice with the help of electric motors. Today, Autonomous launched a new Kickstarter campaign, raising money for the Autonomous Desk -- an AI-powered standing desk.

Admittedly, of all the devices in which to implement artificial intelligence, a standing desk isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But the desk is a very central part of your workplace, so it's not a bad choice.

The desk is built to sense when you enter the room, and adjusts itself to your preferred height automatically. The AI helper, called Taylor, is also capable of many additional features, including reading out messages, ordering food, playing music, and managing various home automation devices, including changing the temperature on a Nest Thermostat or adjusting your Phillips Hue lights.

Autonomous is building two versions of the desk. One is a basic model, which is simply the standing desk by itself, without the AI helper or additional accessories. The Smart model comes with the AI Taylor, the home automation features, a wireless charger, a USB charger, a speaker, bag and key hangers, and support for the companion Android and iOS app. Both variants come with a memory pad that remembers four preset heights.

Naturally, you'll also be able to pick the color of the desk. Top options are oak or walnut, and the frame will be available in white, grey, and black.

Pricing for the basic version of the desk sits at $399, and the Smart Model is priced at $599. Shipping within the U.S. will cost $99; for international shipping it's $299.

At these prices, the standing desk isn't even all that expensive. Many basic office desks can easily cost just as much or more, and standing desks often cost much more, with prices approaching $1,000 or more. Heck, at $399, we'd call it a steal.

For more information, or to pledge to the campaign, you can visit the Kickstarter page here.

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Looks like a marathon benchmark session for the new Lexmark printer at Jaden Jill Joel’s place.

Outsourcing

This is Jeff’s new open-air office.

It’s Nice To Be The Boss

This is the office of Jeff’s boss. If you can’t take it with you…

Solitaire

Playing Solitaire on a 15-inch laptop? That’s so 1990s. True pros go old school and use actual cards.

Staying Fit

Bob gives it his all. Go for the mileage reimbursement and stay fit at the same time – not bad!

Reception

Tony works in a really large department. It’s his birthday today, and every colleague gets a cup of his favorite blue soda. Extra credit question: how many colleagues does Tony have?

Where’s The Cake?

This is a Russian office prank that also asks the most important question: where’s the food? Hint: the answer can be found halfway through this slideshow.

Eyefinity 6.0

You want big? How about a six-monitor workspace with AMD’s FirePro W9100?

Cheap Knockoff

You can also just get a bunch of computers. Every blue bottle has the name of a Skype partner on it. A standing bottle means the contact is online. One lying down means they're done for the night.

Kindle Paperwhite

Why use monitors when you can get so much more use out of the office with electronic ink paper?

(F)Light Simulator

Brian is actually a tank-driving enthusiast. This is why even his flight simulator only features a slim observation slit.

Nobody’s Listening…

Here's an upgrade for everyone already wearing an aluminum-foil hat: Alumina 2.0 – the full-coverage aluminum room that keeps the NSA out.

They’re Coming For You!

Here’s a more detailed view of the spy-free room. It’ll certainly be the high point of any factory tour.

Christmas

Everybody knows by now that Santa Claus was invented by Coca-Cola. This is a picture of his office, which can easily be identified by the free sodas he gets from his corporate sponsor.

Round-Trip

Gamma overload. This round-trip is guaranteed to leave anyone watching it with a truly radiant smile.

iCloset 2.0

Not everyone wants to flaunt their Mac. This shows how to stay under the radar.

Airtight

Here's the union’s recommendation about what to do with colleagues who have digestive issues: the Anti-Smell Version 1.2. Its new PET film keeps the good and bad airflows separate, and the nose happy. Includes osmosis free of charge!

Archway

This IT pro knows how to make an archway, even though the architectural style was already outdated in the Middle Ages. The Romans invented and used it first, after all.

iDrive Was Yesterday

Just make sure to keep the lid firmly in place when driving quickly around corners.

Just Too Much…

Downloading too many pictures and videos at work might have some unintended consequences.

Retro Granny

Thomas found an old picture of his grandmother in the attic. The computer might still be acceptable, but what is she wearing? It’s like a cross between a 70s couch and a plastic trash bag.

Auntie Edie

That’s better, even though the body language could be a bit more elegant and there wasn’t enough money left in the budget for a chair. Computers were a lot more expensive back then…

So Sweet!

This PC scene is about as sweet as it gets. It also gives you the answer to the question in Picture 10.

Start Them As Early As Possible

Hidden object game: this is little Johnny on his first PC in the corner trying to find SpongeBob SquarePants?

Post It! A LOT!

We still don’t know who played this prank on Billy. Then again, at least he’ll never forget anything ever again.

Cables, Cables Everywhere

This is a hidden object game for network administrators. Where’s the white cable number 16,295?

Difficult Decision

This scene shows very clearly that owning an Apple PC doesn’t guarantee good taste, or even common sense.

Advanced Steampunk

This is really nice, but we’d rather not see the rest of the live-in crypt.

Call Anderson Cooper!

We’ll need some investigative reporting to find out how the mess came to be. Could it be the owner’s two large Dobermans?

Full Speed Ahead

These two winners are engaged in another head-to-head race for the title of “Salesperson of the Month.”

That’s Not Right

Originally, this innovative designer plate was designed for alphabet soup.

Electronic Sports

Members of the rather new eSports team Xtr3M3 completely misunderstood how their peripherals are used for a first-person shooter.

Opening The Disk Drive Is Easy…

…but only a true geek can use it to open a door too. :)

Real-Life Key Combinations

Great idea, but there’s still something missing. Maybe we’ll find it on the next page…

Ctrl-C

Samantha is taking her own shortcut to get a picture of her assets into the clipboard.

Seeing It All

That's it for today? Yep, we just ran out of space.

Sitting at a desk every day isn't the best way to stay active, but Stir is hoping to change that by making a desk that moves so you don't have to sit all day. The Stir Kinetic Desk M1 is a unique piece of furniture that hopes to keep you focused and in shape while working.

The M1 is the company's latest model with dimensions of 59.5 x 29.5 x 1.125 inches (HxWxD), and it weighs 140 pounds. It also sports a curved edge towards the user, compared to the rectangular design of its predecessor, the Kinetic Desk F1. The technology behind the desk's abilities comes from the five-inch built-in LCD touchscreen featuring a resolution of 800 x 400, which is powered by a Cortex-A8 processor (1 GHz, ARMv7).

It works with a simple double tap on the touchscreen, which is what makes the M1 rise and fall according to each user's specified height setting. Users can set their own height preferences as well as set everyday goals to determine how much of their work day will be spent standing up or sitting down.

Additionally, they can also turn on Active Mode, and the desk will send reminders to change the desk height in the form of a feature called Whisperbreath, where the desk rises and falls for one inch. The data for each user is stored in the cloud, so multiple users can use the same desk and still get their personal height preferences.

The desk can also determine preferences if the user is wearing a FitBit device and syncs the data with FitBit's dashboard. (The company is looking at more devices to link to the desk, such as Android and iOS devices.) In terms of connectivity, the M1 has Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (2.4  Ghz) as well as four outlets. However, it doesn't have as many ports as the F1, which has four additional outlets and four USB ports.

Unlike the F1, which has an MSRP of $4,190, the M1 comes in slightly cheaper at $2,990. This could be because of the lack of power supply available on the M1. While it has four outlets, the F1 includes eight of them, as well as four USB ports. Additionally, the company claims that the USB ports have the ability to detect the type of device plugged in to provide adequate power for the device.

Stir's Kinetic Desk M1 seems to be an answer for those who want to have the best of both productive worlds. It starts out as sitting desk, but based on user preferences, it can rise and give you the much-needed work boost throughout the day by making you stand up. It's one of the many first steps to combine office productivity with smart technology, and Stir seems to be going in the right direction by providing a simple desk that should make any worker more productive.

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From Apple iPod Shuffle To Stir Kinetic Desk?

You're going to want this. I'm quite sure most of us can't afford it, but if you are increasingly sedentary, starting to bulge in the middle (and backside), or slowly devolving into Cro-Magnon posture, you're really going to want the Stir Kinetic Desk. 

The desk became available for pre-order on the company's website this week, arriving at your home, office, or the conference room of your private jet in February, just in time to melt away the Winter fat. That February shipment will only include the first run of 50 desks, with a second batch shipping in April.

The Stir desk looks like a simple, sleek, and elegant office desk, but embedded inside are sensors that can learn how often you like to stand, instructing the structure to rise accordingly, reversing the process when you sit again, an obedient piece of furniture whose makers promise health and productivity benefits. The desk even nudges you out of bad habits, gently reminding you to stand if necessary.

All it's missing is a special "boss-over-shoulder" sensor and foot massager. Instead, Stir CEO JP Labrosse says the desk will ultimately incorporate aspects of the so-called "quantified self" movement, for example collaboratively sharing data with Nike Fuel or Fitbit devices, presumably so that you can be made acutely aware of how your work is insidiously whittling muscle tone and youth.

You can't put a price tag on health, but someone has to: the Stir Kinetic Desk will set you back about $3890. No, we're not in Ikea anymore, Toto, but I, for one, think you're worth it.

I recently visited with Labrosse in Stir's office, a converted dance studio lined with mirrors, tucked along a row of nondescript buildings in Pasadena, CA. Labrosse is practically a caricature of Silicon Valley startup lineage: he was a mechanical engineering student at Stanford, where he got real experience in design, machining, and milling; he was on the original iPod team at Apple 11 years ago, serving as the engineering team lead for two of the early iPods, including the Shuffle.

Labrosse learned how to take ideas from concept to mass production at Apple, and he learned how to develop and build products with a craftsmanship that inspires passion. The Apple experience also informed the idea behind Stir, since Labrosse's first observation at Apple was of several employees working at elevated workstations and height-adjustable desks, and the correlated increase in focus and energy in an intense, startup-like atmosphere.

When Labrosse left Apple he turned his attention to solar energy. He was a founder of (and investor in) RayTracker, acquired in 2011 by First Solar. After that, he began to research the impact of being sedentary in earnest. Today, Stir employs 25 people, and is funded in part through angel investors, and Labrosse.

The Health And Productivity Benefits Of Standing

Labrosse points out that standing while working is nothing new (many have noted that Ernest Hemingway was known to stand at a shelf, that Winston Churchill and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld stood as they worked), and that standing desks have been around for a long time.

But Labrosse also wanted his own research to uncover the impact that standing has on health, productivity, creativity, and innovation. He observed work environments, attended ergonomics conferences (yes, there's such a thing), and evaluated existing products. The data was compelling, frightening even.

I've always felt the urge to stand while working, and I've considered purchasing a stand-up desk. We've got one makeshift solution in Tom's Hardware's Culver City office, but it's nothing fancy, and we're considering purchasing some reasonably-priced models to share in a central area of the work space. The more I read some of the data on the risks of being sedentary, the more I'm driven to encourage this, and to do so at home, Stir or no Stir.

If you want a sobering visual to scare you straight up onto your feet, take a look at the widely viewed infographic called "Sitting Is Killing You." And you don't have to go far to see that medical experts agree.

Let me overwhelm you with more, from Diabetologia's studies of almost 800,000 people, as articulated in a recent New York Times article: those who sit the most have a 112% higher chance of developing diabetes, a 147% higher chance for heart disease, and an almost 50% chance of dying early, no matter if they already exercised with regularity. This study measured all sedentary behavior, including sitting at work, not just watching TV.

Not enough? The BBC did its own study, and one of the findings was that standing three hours a day is the equivalent of running 10 marathons a year in terms of burning fat. The blood glucose levels observed in participants who stood while they worked fell to normal levels after meals.

There's also evidence that the lack of activity induced by sitting at a workstation all day causes muscle fatigue, according to the center for ergonomic research (yes, there is such a thing). This fatigue, the study argues, leads to more work breaks (47% more in the study, and a 288% increase in actual break time) and thus lower output.

And none of this even touches on the idea of attracting the best employees with creative and comfortable work environments.

One particularly telling finding of Labrosse's research: many organizations that have standing desks report that users don't necessarily use that feature. For one thing, power cables and other peripheral attachments are often compromised when the desk is raised. For another, worker habits often find them in a zone where immersion in a task means employees ignore opportunities to use the desk's features (or to eat, for that matter, or feel any sort of physical comfort at all).

Ultimately these observations fueled the Stir Kinetic Desk design, and the ideas behind the desk's responsive and adaptive capabilities.

Is Stir Your Next Desk?

The Stir Kinetic Desk has a hard wood core, and comes with different finishes, like maple or white lacquer, each with a polymer hard coat. Underneath is a steel subframe, with a steel internal cross-linked frame structure holding everything in place so that the entire structure remains rigid, whether it is lowered or raised. The legs and feet are also steel, and the desk uses screw-jack actuation for smooth vertical movement. 

The desk weighs about 150 pounds, and has a 75-pound dynamic load capacity. It's 58.5 inches across, 29.5 inches deep, and 3.5 inches thick.

Hidden cavities in the back part of the desk house AC (eight plugs) and USB (four ports), all powered through a single cord, color matched to the underside of the desk. Labrosse may have learned a trick or two at Apple.

On the desk's lower left-hand surface sits a 4.3-inch capacitive touch screen display. Double tap its surface and the desk moves to its next highest position. You can make minor adjustments: its range of motion is 25 to 51 inches, and the desk will ultimately stand to serve someone 6'10" (I'm sure if you're taller than that, you can get creative...and I need you for my Monday night basketball league team).

Powering all of this is an 800 MHz ARM9 processor complemented by 256 MB of RAM. It's packing Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11n Wi-Fi, a thermal presence sensor, and a three-axis accelerometer. The Bluetooth capability could, theoretically, let you go for a run at lunch and sync your Jawbone or Fitbit data with the desk app for a more complete health picture. The underlying control system is based on Linux, and includes movement algorithms and the ability to learn and adjust to your habits.

The thermal sensor knows when you arrive and tracks how much time you're sitting and standing. Labrosse says one of the goals is to learn the best times to remind you to stand, and it sends those reminders with what he calls a "whisper breath." As creepy as that might sound, it's actually an apt description. If you've been sitting too long, the desk rises and falls (just once) an inch at the general interval of a human breath at rest (about six seconds). In my own experience, it felt like the desk was making a gentle sigh. 

The idea, of course, is that workers may forget that it's time to change working position, and while you could set an alarm on your phone to remind you, that could also be an unwelcome distraction, especially if you're "in the zone." The whisper breath is unlikely to break your concentration, at least in my brief experience with it. Whether or not you decide to acknowledge the reminder, Stir learns, and then tries to fit more seamlessly into your work habits and desires. Fittingly, it sends all of your bad behavior to the NSA (just wanted to see if you were paying attention).

You can set preferences instead of using the pre-set defaults (essentially presets for when you want to sit and stand). For instance, you can set the percentage of time you want to stand, or the maximum length of time.

If you turn on learning mode, it will refine things from there. Labrosse says that many people like to stand more in the afternoon, for example. He adds that the company is testing concepts for rampup modes, since standing for long periods is more difficult in the beginning. The idea is that the desk should provide encouragement, rather than dictating a habit, so that the user is in control.

Through all of this, it is also tracking how many calories you're burning while standing.

Labrosse says that the company is in the final stages of getting ready for mass production. Stir is working with a manufacturer in Nashville, TN on the structural pieces and electronics. The outer shell is being hand crafted and hand finished in Brooklyn, NY. Labrosse says it's a classic furniture process, and the build-out partner is a family-owned business that has been around for decades. Right now, all of the software development work is going through final testing.

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For $599 or the price of two game consoles or an entry-level gaming PC, Japanese manufacturer will sell you the Roccaforte gaming desk that fits “all of your computer-related peripheral devices and keeps them within reach” and is built from MDF, PVC film and steel legs

Although the desk features three distinct desk tiers and offers plenty of flexibility for peripherals, there doesn’t seem to be much room for anything else. Those on a tighter budget will probably be better off with an Ikea catalog and some DIY lessons.

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Looking to go extreme with a new PC? Look no further than this monster up for bidding on eBay, costing the lucky winner a whopping $30,000. Called "Pipe Dreams," this is actually a PC integrated into an interesting desk constructed with pipes and neon lights. The setup looks impressive enough just in appearance alone, however the winning bidder may need to dedicate a room specifically for this wacky pipe dream.

According to the specs listed on eBay, the PC uses an i7 Intel Quad Core Extreme processor running at 3.2 GHz, 6 GB of RAM, a 1.6 TB HDD, a Blu-ray/DVD/CD writer, WiFi card and router, and more. But wait... that's not all. Like one of those annoying infomercials, the company has thrown in another PC into the mix for the same price. This one offers Intel's Pentium Dual-Core processor, 2 GB of RAM, a 1 TB HDD, an additional 300 GB HDD (serving as the master drive), and more.

"The second computer also functions as added security to the main computer because all the downloading can be accomplished with # 2 computer as the primary source for downloading," said Out of the Box Technologies. "Once the download is verified to be safe you can transfer download to main computer stress free."

The eBay page also says that the entire Pipe Dreams rig is 9-feet wide and 4-feet deep, and is constructed of aircraft-type aluminum squares, plates, and round structural tubes, non-structural aluminum tubes, hand-milled oak wood, and more hand crafted material. Both computers come packed with Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Norton 2009 Internet Security, and whatever else the customer requests.

The company has a booth at Computex just to showcase its portfolio of LED-powered desk lamps. Using LEDs has a number of advantages. First of all these require less energy than conventional bulbs, halogen lamps or even energy-saving fluorescent lamps. Secondly, LEDs potentially have a much longer life expectancy than other light sources, making them ideally suitable for all applications where you don’t want lighting to fail.

epro/Prodisc offers its LumenPrime series, which consists of several full-size LED desktop lamps. The miniLumen series consists of six different LED lamps, much smaller in size than the LumenPrime. Both are equipped with LED arrays that provide a blue-ish bright light. A color controlled temperature system allows to adjust the color temperature between 5000 Kelvin (warm white) and 7000 Kelvin (cold white), and it automatically adjust the light intensity between 200 Lux and 1400 Lux as well. This feature, however, is only available for some models.

The manufacturer says that LED light provides better visibility for reading and working.