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4.5
I bought the Victor DC300 because I sit way too much at my computer and we all know this can be extremely detrimental to your health.Three days into using my new standing desk. Here are my thoughts.It is extremely well made and easy to use. Nothing cheap or cheesy about the manufactured construction of this product. No electric components. It has pistons in the neck that allow everything to glide easily up and down. I am a woman over 65 and I put it together myself in about a half an hour or so. Completely assembled it weighs 40 lbs, plus whatever the monitor weighs, so if you are small you probably should ask someone to help you lift it. Then I had to move my tower and peripherals around a bit so that the cables for the tower, monitor, webcam, keyboard, separate sound system, etc. would not be constricted at all in the up and down movement. That took a while but my office got tidier.Very simple to operate and it functions really well. The surface that the keyboard and mouse sit on is 1" above my actual desk surface when in the full down position. This does not cause any discomfort when operating my keyboard or mouse in this position, plus I have several inches of actual desk surface in front of it for elbow leaning etc. It is neither attractive or unattractive, I guess, but it does have that high quality look and fits into the décor of my office nicely. It is black like my computer parts and my furniture is oak. Looks good.The list price on this item is $449.00 but I have seen it as high as $550.00 before tax! Why would someone pay more than list? Of course I did not pay list. On Amazon (Prime) I paid a lot less.Total Before Tax: $274.99Tax Collected: $19.25Shipment Total: $294.24There are other models that are less expensive for folks who don't need to mount a monitor, like laptop users, but if I was using a laptop and wanted to stand, I would probably just set it on a kitchen bar or on a box. I don't think I would buy a standing desk. Watching the comparison video convinced me that I wanted to be able to adjust the height of my monitor as well as the desk surface. Also, having a loose monitor just standing on a flat surface didn't seem so safe, so I chose this one. The monitor is secure and can't fall.There is the slightest flexing of the desktop surface in the up position which I do not find to be a problem as it is very minor, but for those who want a rock-steady surface there is an adjustable stabilizer bar included that is similar to a mini shower curtain bar, that you can easily add and remove to prop up the desk surface. I don't know that I will feel the need for that, but if I do it is there.I am happy with this purchase and don't regret the expenditure. There are videos available on YouTube to help you decide what is right for you.
