The Lüften is a unique manual standing desk that features a pneumatic lift system with two columns at the center of the desk to give it a floating look. It may be a bit more expensive than the ...

As the Vari Standing Desk is available for just under $600 and isn’t electric, we’ll be looking at other manual standing desks that offer similar features and come in at under $1000.

The Flexispot E7 Pro Standing Desk lifts and lowers quite smoothly. The desk rose from 25 inches to 50.6 inches in 17.5 seconds, which is about 2 inches per second.

That said the Kronos is a nicely appointed and easy-to-use desk. There are four pre-set positions as well as a manual control that lets you go down to 29 inches and up to 54 inches.

Several members of our staff own standing desks from Flexispot, but the Q8 takes the crown as ruler of them all. Unlike other standing desks, this one has a built-in drawer and an under-desk cable ...