Most standing desks are more about function, less about form. Yet FlexiSpot’s Comhar EG8 Standing Desk takes a road less traveled in an attempt to look just as good as it performs. Those efforts seem to have paid off. This isn’t just a great standing desk that works smoothly, but it also looks smart and elegant doing it. That’s without mentioning its extra features – three charging ports and a built-in drawer – and its incredibly uncomplicated setup.
There’s a lot to love here, even if it isn’t exactly for everyone. For gamers who prefer a more elegant and minimalist aesthetic, the FlexiSpot Comhar EG8 Standing Desk is an appealing proposition.
FlexiSpot Comhar EG8 Standing Desk – Design and Features
If you’re looking for a desk to fit right in with your gaming setup, you might have an entirely different computer desk in mind. There isn’t any funky RGB lighting here, nor are there any sort of gaming-inspired trimmings.
With its modern yet elegant design, the EG8 Standing Desk fits better in an office or a home office setup with its 0.2-inch tempered glass top, rounded edges, and solid black (or white) look. Even its controls and charging ports look smart, with the control panel they sit in seamlessly integrated onto the tabletop itself, as opposed to attached to it.
These are touch controls consisting of up and down arrows, as well as four programmable preset buttons labeled one through four. To program each numbered button, you simply set the desk to the height you want, then hold down the number for three seconds. To make it even easier for you, there is an LED on the left-hand side of this control panel which displays the actual current height as well as an indicator for when the desk is at its lowest or highest height.
Also on the control panel are three ports meant for charging devices. There are two USB Type-A ports here and a USB-C one, giving you charging flexibility. FlexiSpot doesn’t outright specify whether these ports offer fast-charging capabilities, unfortunately. In case you find yourself constantly pressing those height buttons accidentally, there’s a lock button to the right of the ports to avoid that.
To the left of the control panel, right smack in the middle of the desk, is a drawer that’s also seamlessly integrated. It’s only 1.5 inches in height so you sadly won’t be able to fill it up with thicker devices like a pair of headphones. However, it does go in deep, so you can fill it up with regular office accessories as well as smaller, thinner devices like a Nintendo Switch.
If you are looking for a massive tabletop that’s 50 or more inches in length, you might be disappointed to know that the FlexiSpot Comhar EG8 is only 48-inches long. However, there’s still plenty of space here, thanks to its 24-inch width. You should be able to set up a computer monitor, a couple of laptops on each side, a set of computer speakers and still have enough space for all your peripherals.
Just be careful with that glass top when you are organizing your devices and accessories, as it doesn’t really take a lot to scratch it.
FlexiSpot Comhar EG8 Standing Desk – Assembly
The FlexiSpot Comhar EG8 Standing Desk is surprisingly easy to set up. Unlike other standing desks, whose assembly can be a bit involved, this one doesn’t take much effort. It’s so easy, in fact, that even those who haven’t assembled a standing desk before should be able to do so within minutes.
That’s largely thanks to the control panel that’s already built into the tabletop and the motor already attached to the lifting columns (or legs), which are also already put together. Essentially, there are only four parts here to screw together – the two feet, the lifting columns, and the tabletop.
All you need to do is set the tabletop right-side down, screw the lifting columns/motor unit to it, then attach the legs. After that, you only need to connect the motor to the control panel with the included power plug, and connect the table to an outlet once it’s right-side up.
Really, the only thing that’s tricky in this whole setup is flipping the table back up. The tabletop is not only heavy, but it also has that glass top, which means you have to be very careful. I was able to flip it myself, but it wasn’t easy nor particularly safe. I recommend setting the tabletop down on a thick blanket to avoid scratches, and have someone assist you with the flip.
FlexiSpot Comhar EG8 Standing Desk – Performance and Gaming
Smooth and fairly quiet, the FlexiSpot Comhar EG8 Standing Desk certainly fits in an office setting where you don’t want a loud desk disturbing your colleagues every time you make a height adjustment. The controls or buttons are responsive as well – a light press is really all it takes to set it to a pre-set height, and a light yet longer hold to make manual height adjustments.
The desk can be adjusted from a minimum of 28.3 inches or around 2.425 feet up to a maximum of 47.6 inches or almost 4 feet. Other desks can go lower and higher, but the FlexiSpot Comhar EG8’s range should be good enough for most people – that includes those over six feet tall.
Since there are no incremental stops to the height, you can pretty much adjust it to the exact height you want, which is incredible. I recommend a preset for sitting and another for a standing position so you can alternate throughout the day quickly and with ease.
If you want to take that further, or maybe get your workout in while also working, FlexiSpot even offers under desk bikes that you can bundle in with the Comhar EG8.
Back on the desk, there might not be a whole lot of gaming-focused features here – in fact, there’s none at all – but it also makes for a great gaming desk. In fact, that glass top is perfect for reflecting any RGB lighting you might have, doubling it and making your rig light up even more.
To avoid accidents and broken devices, the FlexiSpot Comhar EG8 Standing Desk does come with an anti-collision function, which you can set to three levels of sensitivity, or turn off if you have no need for it. This feature works perfectly, and it’s saved me from a handful of small disasters.
The only thing I don’t like about the anti-collision function is that in order to set the sensitivity, you have to press and hold the up and down buttons at the same time for about 5 seconds. Although that sounds simple enough, you cannot just hold down the buttons and have it cycle through the sensitivity settings. Instead, you have to press and hold over and over until you get to the setting you want. It’s not a big deal, obviously, just something that might annoy some people.
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