By GearHungry Staff

Published February 7, 2018

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Want to try a standing desk without having to shell out a huge chunk of your upcoming paycheck? If — like us — you work on a laptop, Stand Stand is worth a look.

This collapsible wooden platform creates a standing desk anywhere there’s a waist-level flat surface, giving you all the benefits of standing while you work, like burning more calories, increasing circulation, and boosting productivity, without the extra cost (or need to create a precarious pile of books). And with a weight of under two pounds it’s also extremely portable and surprisingly durable, bearing over 900 pounds in stress tests and living to tell the tale.