Calico Designs Adapta Desk - Height Adjustable Desk - 23"-33.5" - All-Purpose Standing Table for Home Office, Art, and More - Spatter Gray/Black

I've been searching for an adjustable height desk that is short enough for me to sit at comfortably and be ergonomically correct for working from home. This is perfect. It will go down a little further, but I have it at about 24" in height. It's very sturdy (and pretty heavy), like I wanted. It's pretty large for my small office, but after rearranging, it fits well. It was easy to put together with only 6 pieces plus the bolts. I leaned it up against the wall and assembled it, then tipped it up and was able to get it into place all within 30 minutes. The only thing that would be better is if it was electric adjustable.

i guess this review was a long time coming. I used this as a desk (full-time work from home) for just under 4 years. The height adjustability was great, I had it at about 28" high. Sturdy for 2 monitors, laptop, keyboard, mouse and network equipment. I recently needed to expand my work area so I disassembled this table and reassembled it upstairs to use as a sewing table adjusted down around 25 inch height and I have used it for a few months for sewing and quilting and even after reassembling it is very sturdy with a 35 lb sewing machine running at full speed.

I bought this desk because it is one of the few desks that adjusts to fit my height. (The recommended desk height for me is 25 inches, but somehow most online are 28+ inches). Unfortunately, that is the only positive of this desk. When I initially opened the desk, I was disappointed to find a sticky, gluey residue on one edge. This residue had collected styrofoam from the packaging, thus leaving a styrofoam edge that is seemingly impossible to get off. Assembling the desk turned out to be a disaster as well. My screw was at a slight tilt when I attempted to screw it into the desk leg, which resulted in the washer suddenly breaking off. Without the washer, there is no way to insert the screw, so I had to go and buy a new screw to brute force the desk together. Now that it is finally finished, it is a bit wobbly and not as sturdy as I would have liked. I don't know if that is due to the fact that the washer broke off mid-construction, but it speaks to its poor quality nonetheless. If you're looking for a short desk, this one isn't worth it.

Its heights are good for kids up to average sized people. It's cheaper than other desks that are 26in high. It's extremely easy to out together, a few minutes if you're fast. Came with no build imperfections. Top of the table mostly perfect there was a minor imperfection, doesn't affect my keyboard. It feels sturdy and stable, I have a heavy monitor clamp, dac, amp, heavy glass mouse pad, keyboard, and switch all putting weight on the desk but it doesn't wobble or feel shakey, feels sturdy. The cons are as follows, the back end of the table leg mount makes it so you cannot attach a monitor mount in 2 separate places, the legs are a bit close together on the bottom making it a tight fit for chair wheels. The table is lightweight due to its size, and the wheels of your chair will push it as you move in, also you will hit the edge and it will easily move. Unless it is flush against the wall. I used the corner styrofoam to bridge the desk with the wall due to my monitor arm not allowing it to be flush. This keeps the table from moving forward on any side. A block of wood or other hard material would be better. Installing lizard skins to the feet prior to assembling your workstation would undoubtedly help. Regardless this is what causes it to lose a star.

I have nerve compression problems in my arms (carpal tunnel + thoracic outlet) and typing/writing position is a real problem. The average desk is much, much too high for me to use for any length of time before I start feeling the effects of bad posture, but this desk can adjust to very low heights. Most adjustable desks I've seen have a minimum height that is still too high for me, but this one has a more versatile range. It's easy to put together. The top of the desk is very sturdy; the surface of the desk, laying flat on the floor, could support my body weight with no problems. To adjust the desk, you have to loosen the knobs on the legs of it, move the writing surface to the height you want, and tighten the knobs again. This may be difficult for people who cannot physically lift the top of the desk and hold it steady while simultaneously messing with the knobs underneath it. I set my feet on the horizontal part of the legs and hold the surface where I want it with my thighs to do this to keep it steady when adjusting it, so I can adjust it multiple times without much effort. It may be difficult to make the top of it perfectly level, but you can eyeball it pretty well. The bottom of the writing surface is a little rough around the edges, but that's a superficial complaint and I only noticed it when putting it together. Overall, I'm very happy with this desk. It's the only table I've found that adjusts to such a low height and is small enough to fit the space of my old desk. This table is a real improvement for people who find the average desk too high for comfortable typing and writing.

Slightly overpriced for the import quality of it. Overall the table is ok and will serve you well. Some issues with quality however. The chrome upright attached to the horizontal leg on one side is welded at an angle leaving a gap at one end so the table could wobble. The hand knobs that secure the height were fused onto the bolt kinda haphazardly so mine are crooked which you notice when tightening the height. There is no styrofoam to protect the ends of the table and as a result, one particle board corner is blown out from being dropped. Im willing to live with this at this time but normally id have already returned it for a replacement.

This table is excellent and well worth the price. It's very solid and stable. I use it as a work station for doing drawings and work on my laptop without missing any desk space because it's a perfect size. Very happy with it. It doesn't tilt but has plenty of adjustment vertically.

Manufacturing fit & finish: 8/10 Sturdiness once assembled: 10/10 Looks: 9/10 Value: 10/10 Nice, quiet industrial design that doesn't disturb whether in the home or in the office.

Not worth buying. While screwing the final leg, the metal which the screw was suppose to hold just broke off. Be careful. Do not purchase

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I love it!