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My boss just purchased this for me after she noticed I was stacking books on my desk to "raise" my computer and stand at my desk. I did a lot of research before coming across this model. I was looking at the varidesk which was twice the price of this model. I read reviews that other people had posted about this model and I am telling you that this is an amazing product for the price range. It arrived today and I was able to put it on my desk by myself (I am a 31 year old male with no previous back issues), but you may need someone to help you put it on your desk. I quickly setup everything as shown in this picture. With everything on the desk I was able to easily lift and lower the desk within 2 seconds. I personally did not experience any wobbling while raising / lowering the desk. There is a little bit of noise which is the sliding mechanism when you raise or lower it but it takes 2 seconds to raise or lower it so I doubt I will have any complaints from my fellow co workers. I know it certainly does not bother me. I was worried my full keyboard with 10-key wouldn't fit but as you can see in the picture it fit with still space on each side. I was also able to fit my gel wrist pad for both my keyboard and mousepad. I currently have one large monitor but my boss informed me she is ordering another for some new software we are getting that will require dual monitors. There is more than plenty of space for both large monitors which makes me happy that I won't have a problem when our new software comes out requiring dual monitors. I read before making this purchase that some purchasers were experiencing problems raising and lowering the desk. I have not experienced any of these issues. Maybe I was lucky or maybe they were unlucky and got a defective but I am personally extremely satisfied with this purchase and if you are reading reviews like I did before you make your purchase please let this influence your decision. It is super easy and required no strength at all to lower or raise the desk. At half the price of the varidesk this in my book was a complete win because my boss was not willing to shell out the extra money for the varidesk and I would have had to pay for the difference myself. Ain't nobody got time for that! Hope this helps and hope this positive review gets back to the manufacturer as they did a great job in my eyes. Now I will say that I am 5'6 and this is perfect height for me fully raised. If you are 6'2 or taller, I could potentially see where this may not be tall enough for you. That would be my only warning. But if you are under that height this should be good enough for the price. If you are wondering no I was not paid and no I did not get a discount for this review. This is a real Amazon customer just sharing their feedback to hopefully help other potential buyers who are on the fence between this model and more expensive models such as the varidesk. **update**6/30/2016 - so I have now had this standing desk for two full weeks and still love it. Everyone at my work now stops by to ask where I got it and how much it was. They are all jealous and want one too! =) I will say that I work at an office where they have concrete floor with an extremely thin layer of carpet on top. Standing all day was fatiguing my legs so I did some research and got the Topo standing desk mat. Now I am able to stand all day long without my legs hurting one bit by the end of the day and I walk at lunch at a track across the street from my job. All I am trying to add is that if you are going to invest in a standing desk make sure you have a nice standing anti-fatigue mat to help you get through the day unless you want to be going up and down. This is no way a slam on the Halter standing desk as they have no control over the type of floor at my office. They made an amazing product but due to my work environment I did need to add an anti-fatigue mat. Now I feel I have the ultimate work set up. Also, when I first got the halter standing desk I only had one large monitor as you can see in the first two pictures. I have since been upgraded by my manager to dual monitors for some new software we are about to start using. Both monitors fit on the standing desk like a champ. When I go to lower and raise the desk (now that I have my topo mat it stays up) the monitors stay on top and do not fall over. Wrapping this review up as I am now rambling, this is an awesome product for half the price of most standing desks. If you are serious then you should definitely give this product a try. **** 3 Month update Review ***** It is now September 15, 2016 and I have officially had this product for 3 full months now. I can honestly say I still love it just as much as the day I got it. Also with the Topo mat, I am still able to stand all day, every day. To be honest I only lower my desk now when co-workers stop by to ask me about my desk. I am now known as the guy with the cool desk setup. I have converted a few other co-workers and they are now on board with this product and just as satisfied. The only thing I will say is that as I looked this product up now, I see that there are two other versions of this same product just different color versions. One in white and one in all black. I definitely would have gone for one of those since they are all 3 the same price. However, the color of the desk clearly does not affect the performance of the desk and is only a preference. I am still completely satisfied with this product.