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Summary: I’m liking the Lotus desk! I initially was using a tall desk for a standup desk, with a adjustable height bar stool. I realized I wasn’t a fan of the high chairs and wanted something that I could use with a normal comfy office chair with my feet on the ground.

Unboxing: It’s pretty straightforward as it’s all one-piece. You just need to get it out of the foam blocks, plastic wrap, and a few pieces of cardboard that are protecting the handles.

Size: Weight-wise, you’ll probably want to heed the warnings on the box about having two people to unbox and move it. It’s just heavy and big enough that’s it can be unwieldy for one person. It is fairly deep, so you’ll need at least 25 inches of depth. I think the directions ask for a about 28, which is probably better to allow for easy access to the cord management on the back. I feel like the desk is the right size for what I need. With the 12” chromebook and monitor on top, and the standard keyboard and mouse/mousepad on bottom, it fits perfect and will probably be all I put on here for the time being. Sorry, the coffee might need to go elsewhere (which is recommended anyways). Also, it seems like the lower part of the desk is deep enough that it would fit ergonomic keyboards as well. I’m guessing you could also fit a ten-key on too.

First use: Just out of the box, of course I just wanted to try it out without reading any directions. I ran into an issue where the right handle wouldn’t work, so I couldn’t lower or raise the desk. It turns out, it’s weight sensitive and requires a minimum of ten pounds in order to release. Push down a little and voila, the right handle works as well.

Height adjustments: The lotus raises plenty high and has more than enough adjustments than I’ll need. I’m 5’9, so I had no issues with the heights available. Depending on your setup, there is also a tension knob that you can change to match the weight. In a chromebook only scenario, or using my chromebook plus beefy 12lb old 22” monitor, the lowest setting worked fine. When using a laptop only, you might need to push down a little to hit that 10 lb release limit when adjusting the desk.

When using a monitor without the arm, they’ve supplied five velcro pads for attaching to the desk and monitor. I’m not testing this part out, as I’m in the middle of switching monitors and to the arm (will update the review later), but I would recommend using them if that’s the route you’re going. If you start adjusting very quickly without velcro, the monitor may get a little tippy. I think the general rule would be, be gentle when adjusting and you’ll be fine.

The Lotus does what it advertises, and I can go on with my workday, adjusting the desk throughout. Generally, phone calls or light emails I like to do while standing, but during heavy coding, it might be more a sit-down activity. During standing and typing, the front of the desk might have a little play in it since the arm holding the desk is in the back. However, I didn’t have any issues with this since I’m only typing on the keyboard, I’m not leaning on it.

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