When setting it up, you have to manually tighten it to ensure that the desk not only can support the weight of your monitor, keyboard, and mouse but also the force and weight of your wrists while typing. This QuickStand Eco desk converter uses a robust counterbalance mechanism to keep it stable when you’re standing. It’s basically a standing desk without the commitment of getting one, since you still have the liberty to sit when you want.Īll you have to do to set it up is put the converter on top of your existing desk, set your monitor on top of it, and then raise or lower the attached platform where you’ll place your keyboard and mouse. It’s a standing desk converter, meaning that it lets you alternate between sitting and standing while working at your computer. I’ve been using the QuickStand Eco by Humanscale for just under a month now.
Some doctors even say prolonged periods of sitting may increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.īut I’m not here to tell you that sitting is the new smoking - I’m just a guy who had a poor home office setup that wasn’t the slightest bit ergonomic, and my aches and pains were clearly the results of it. We’ve all seen the news articles preaching about the dangers of sitting too much. I’ve always been intrigued by standing desks - studies have shown they boost productivity - something we all could use a little more of, especially during these times. At just 28 years old, I end my workdays with a sore lower back, neck pain, or a combination of the two. The Brief: Years of poor posture and slouching at my desk has finally caught up to me. The Tester: Brandon Carte, who spends the majority of his workday sitting On Trial: Humanscale QuickStand Eco Standing Desk Converter There are a lot of cool things out there that make us wonder - do they really work? In our I Tried It series, we set out to use them in the real world and have determined that, in fact, they really do.
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