Flexispot’s E7 Plus Standing Desk has changed the way I work for the better

I have pretty bad posture. Whether it’s slouching over while playing a game, sitting on the couch, watching a movie in the theatre or even doing an exercise at the gym, I’ve no doubt done wrong by my poor back over the years. The fact that I’ve largely been working from home since 2020 and like to lay back and work probably hasn’t helped.

It’s for that reason that I was excited to be offered the chance to review the Flexispot’s E7 Plus Standing Desk. I’d often heard former MobileSyrup editor Patrick O’Rourke talk about different standing desks and I occasionally had access to one in our old office, so I’d become interested in having my own in recent months. After using the E7 Plus for a few months, I have to say: I really dig it.

Admittedly, there have been some growing pains. First, my mum, who has been sharing it with me, took it upon herself to build the four-legged table while I was travelling and noted that the instructions weren’t very helpful, leading her to figure it out with online videos. She did, however, say it was otherwise fairly straightforward to do on her own, even with its 53.9lb (24.4kg) weight. On top of that, the way our living room is set up means we don’t have all that much space for this 55.2 inches (140 cm) wide table. (You might notice it’s a bit cramped in some of the pictures; I’ll likely have to do some more intensive rearranging later on.) It should be noted that Flexispot’s website says the E7 Plus has adjustable width, but outside of just straight up cutting off sides of the table, I’m not sure how that would work.

But all of that aside, I love how it’s changed my workflow. While I still enjoy being sprawled out on the couch, the ability to get up and walk over to sit at — or even stand with — a proper desk has been surprisingly helpful. I find I move around a lot anyway while writing, especially when working bigger features, and so this is quite conducive to that process. And while I’m not someone who would stand for long periods, I do appreciate having that option, most notably for shorter team meetings. It’s also been nice to do interviews from, especially those with celebrities like John Rhys-Davies and Jessica Alba. (I almost never do anything like that, so the fact that they came through shortly after I got the desk was particularly well-timed.)

Up and down maneuvering also works well, and the digital keypad you use for that even conveniently has a USB port. Meanwhile, the plug-in cord for the table is quite long, which is always handy for different outlet placements. And, of course, the benefit of having a particularly wide table means you can put a lot on it. I have a bad tendency of just dumping stuff on the closest table when I get home, so it’s admittedly messy in recent days, but I do plan to adorn it with more than my NHL ‘Mini-Me’ and Final Fantasy VII Remake Sephiroth statuettes that you see pictured above from a while back.

It should be noted that the E7 Plus is a bit pricey at $799.99 CAD (on sale at the time of writing for $599), but there are also always cheaper options if you don’t need something as big or elaborate. But ultimately, it’s easy to recommend Flexispot’s E7 Plus Standing Desk, especially if you work from home often.

You can buy the E7 Plus Standing Desk from Flexispot’s website.