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More and more people take ergonomics into account while considering about their office or home office decor. Apparently, it is a good sign, meaning that the majority of people do admit the significance of ergonomic at work. Still, the first step is the most difficult one. In our case, people are wondering about whether to buy a standing desk or a desk converter. And that is why i write this blog so as to compare these two and hopefully it might work on you.

General Feature

Both standing desks and desk converters are ergonomic pieces and while you have a look at these two, first thing you will notice is the size difference.

Apart from that, both of them can help you sit less and will improve your health - Standing desks help alleviate common health problems like heart disease, diabetes, muscle strain, blood pressure problems, etc.

Also, once you start to switch from sitting to standing, your productivity increase: ergonomic pieces make you more active and your heart rate tends to increase. This means you can work faster and get the same amount of work done in less time.

The Benefit of a Electric Standing Desk

Ergonomic all the time: no matter you are sitting or standing, it is easy to achieve the ergonomic feature. That is because the electric handset can rise or go down to the height that suits you best.

Smooth and fast: compared to another lifting method with crank handle, definitely, using electric handsets are much more convenient. Within 5s, the standing desk starts to adjust smoothly, saving your time and effort.

Large workstation: as you know, Loctek standing desks have ample space. Just take our bamboo series as an example, we have a variety of desktop sizes that are available. Among them the minimum size is 1.0*0.6m and is enough for an adult to work with.

Easy to adjust the height: if the handset of standing desk has a LED screen, then you can see the height of one decimal place. Also, you can save the proper height into the handset, easily and convenient for next time.

 Disadvantage of a Electric Standing Desk

If you already have an ordinary desk or table, then it would cost you a lot to switch to a electric standing desk. Therefore, whether you would like to buy it or not, largely depends on your budget and the frequency you use it, also, how important ergonomics is in your mind.

The Benefit of a Desk Converter

Portable: here we compare the desk converter to the standing desk, and we find out the desk converter is more portable, mainly because of the size. It is nearly impossible to take your standing desk to your office, but it is much easier to bring your desk converter to the office.

Easy to use, even without electricity: in Loctek, we provide desk converters with electric handset or crank. We’ ve already mention the convenient of handset. As for the hand crank, you can use the desk converter wherever you like cause there’s no electricity limitation.

The Disadvantage of a Desk Converter

Less ergonomic: Desktop converters are less ergonomic when sitting down; desktop converters never lean on your desktop.

Therefore, they are always slightly taller than the average height of a desk, and consequently, they can put pressure on your neck.

Bulky: because desktop converters come with multiple shelves and holders to carry your office supplies like a laptop, keyboard, etc., they take up a lot of space on your desk.

Conclusion

A standing desk or a desk converter, it is always a troubling question. If you are an employer, i would recommend you to buy standing desks to take the place of ordinary desks. If you are an employee and want to achieve ergonomic goal in your office, a desk converter might be a perfect choice.