Standing desks like the Uplift V2 (from $599) are all the rage among people looking to improve their home offices The motorized Uplift V2 raises and lowers at the push of a button, making it convenient for people who don't want or can't sit all day

The Uplift V2 can rise from 25 inches to 509 inches, can support up to 355 pounds, and has a wide range of styles But where does it rank among the best standing desks? Our review of the Uplift V2 will help you decide if it should be part of your home office setup

The Uplift V2 standing desk starts at $599 for a 42 x 30" walnut laminate top, two basic grommet covers, and a basic keypad with two buttons

Uplift offers the desk in a variety of surface finishes, including laminate, bamboo, and solid mahogany A 175" thick solid walnut top adds $890 to the price

Choose from a variety of sizes ranging from 42 x 30 inches to 80 x 30 inches There are also several frame types and frame colors, but the choices are gray, white, and black, with a full Jarvis standing desk offering a few more colorful options

Our model came with a basic keypad with simple up and down buttons, but for an additional $29 you can add a programmable keypad with a display showing the height of the desk

The walnut laminate finish on the Uplift V2 is fine quality, but it gave me flashbacks to the wood-paneled rooms of the late 1970s Nor is it as pleasing to the eye as the reclaimed wood of the Vari Desk or the bamboo tops on the Fully Jarvis and Flexispot To be fair, there are a variety of other finishes and surfaces to choose from

Like other standing desks, the Uplift's support legs are slightly offset toward the rear of the desk, giving it a little more space toward the front However, the desk can also be configured so that the legs are centered on both sides

There are two grommet holes in the back of the desk to route wires to the cable tray below

The components of the uplift desk are nearly identical to the components of a complete Jarvis desk Therefore, assembling the uplift desk took about the same amount of time as assembling the Jarvis, about 30 minutes

Both took about twice as long as the Vari desk, which can be assembled with a few screws This is because the beams connecting the tops and legs of the Vari desk are already attached, whereas the Uplift and Jarvis require the beams to be attached themselves

The Uplift V2 worked just as well as the complete Jarvis and Vari desks Like the latter two models, the Uplift's motors raised and lowered the desk smoothly and quietly Uplift's motors raised and lowered the desk smoothly and quietly, as did the latter two models A slight hum is audible during operation, but I have heard phones that ring louder than this

At its maximum height, the Uplift was as stable as any other top pick It could support up to 355 pounds, 150 pounds more than our favorite model, the Vari desk; the Uplift's minimum and maximum heights were 253 inches and 509 inches, respectively, about the same as the Vari desk

The Uplift V2 is a perfectly functional and practical electric standing desk, but it is my least favorite of the standing desks I tested; for one thing, it is slow and somewhat complicated to assemble, and once assembled, the similarly spec'd model at nearly the same price is not as attractive as the Vari desk

For example, a 48 x 30" Vari desk costs $695, an Uplift desk of the same size with keypad costs $708, and a 48 x 30" full Jarvis bamboo standing desk with programmable controls costs $640

In short, the Uplift V2 would be a great addition to any home office, but it is worth considering other options