I’m Truthfully Shocked Each Gaming Desk Doesn’t Have This Characteristic

It’s sadly all too uncommon today for me to check a product with a characteristic that genuinely surprises me with simply how helpful it’s. Recently, although, I got here throughout one within the Boulies MagVida gaming desk. I used to be stunned not solely by how helpful it’s but in addition by the truth that I’d by no means seen it earlier than. As you might need guessed from the desk’s title, the corporate used magnets to assist maintain your desk tidy and arranged. But even other than that characteristic, the desk has quite a bit going for it.

What makes gaming desk

To be thought-about gaming desk, and even among the best standing desks, it must nail the fundamentals. The first is that it must be stable. There are few issues extra annoying on this world than a wobbly desk. I’ve ADHD, so I’m continuously readjusting and repositioning myself at my desk, and feeling it wobble each time I do is unacceptable. 

The MagVida is among the sturdiest desks I’ve used. I’ve not detected any wobble, even when my children are operating round and bumping into it. And it feels really stable beneath my arms whereas I’m working or gaming. Boulies says the desk can help over 260 kilos, and I don’t doubt it. 

It additionally must be giant sufficient to accommodate all my stuff, together with my 49-inch gaming monitor. The MagVida is actually not the most important desk round — it solely is available in one measurement of 55 by 27 inches — however I nonetheless discovered it to be greater than giant sufficient for the whole lot I want.  

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The final fundamental characteristic to search for in a standing gaming desk is how quietly and easily it raises and lowers. My earlier desk, made by Autonomous, labored simply high-quality, but it surely was a bit loud when elevating and reducing. The MagVida is way quieter. You can nonetheless hear it in a quiet setting, however with headphones on or in a communal workplace area, you’ll doubtless by no means discover it transferring. 

How the MagVida desk stands out

The MagVida provides one thing that’s amazingly easy and extremely helpful, all whereas retaining the worth at an inexpensive $699: magnets. There are some gaming desks on the market that attempt to throw in each possible characteristic and cost a complete lot of cash for it. Sure, lots of the options are genuinely helpful, just like the built-in highly effective provide within the Secret Lab Magnus Pro. But some, just like the built-in drink cooler and hotter on the LivTab CyberOne, are cool however arguably not really too helpful, particularly once they take up priceless desk area.

Magnets, nonetheless, are a type of applied sciences that actually border on magic in how easy but efficient they’re. Nearly your entire underside of the MagVida desk is magnetic, and Boulies has constructed a complete vary of equipment to make the most of it.

There’s a cable tray with a velcro strip down the center for managing energy provides and cables, hooks which can be extremely sturdy for holding headphones or no matter else you may want. And there are magnetic straps for tucking pesky cables and different dangly bits out of the way in which. 

The standalone hooks and the hooks for the cable tray maintain fairly nicely, however the straps sadly aren’t almost as sturdy. Having all this easy group constructed into the desk, with out charging tons of of additional {dollars} for it, has been a recreation changer for me. 

Assembling the MagVida desk is simple, too

As impressed as I used to be by the magnetic equipment, the largest shock was within the meeting course of. I’ve put collectively my share of standing desks over time, and all of them have been sophisticated and brought not less than 45 minutes to an hour to assemble. 

The greatest a part of the MagVida is that it is available in simply two bins, and nearly your entire factor is preassembled. The legs are fully assembled out of the field, so all you must do is slot them into the left and proper spots beneath the highest, and screw in eight quick screws on every leg. There’s an included extension cable for the facility twine, so you’ll be able to join it to the facility provide and the management board. 

Once the legs are on, connect the toes with 4 easy screws to every, screw the management panel into the predrilled holes on both facet, and join the whole lot. Boulies says it may be assembled in as little as 5 minutes, and whereas I didn’t get it down that shortly, I used to be up and operating in about 15. It was actually the best desk I’ve ever assembled.

Is the Boulies MagVida gaming desk price it?

Sure, if I had a ton of cash, I is likely to be satisfied to spend a few thousand {dollars} on a standing desk. But the reality is, I’d somewhat have one thing easy that does the job and affords a couple of genuinely helpful options and save that cash for my PC. 

Boulies will get all of the little issues proper with the MagVida. But with its simple meeting, magnetic equipment and cable administration options, it units itself other than different standing gaming desks.