FlexiSpot E8 vs MotionGrey Motion Series

FlexiSpot

FlexiSpot E8

Not sold new in the US. FlexiSpot's US page for the E8 reads "Off Shelf" and "SOLD OUT", and the store no longer links to it.

FlexiSpot has taken the E8 off sale — its US page reads "Off Shelf" and "SOLD OUT" — so this is a reference for anyone weighing a used one. It was the design-led one: oval columns rather than the E7's square steel, a slimmer profile and a bamboo top that looks like furniture rather than office equipment. It keeps the three-stage travel and a low 24.6-inch working minimum, which is the important number, but the rounded profile costs it capacity — 275 lb against the E7's 355 — and the frame only spans 48 to 60 inches, so a 72-inch top is out. Choose it over the E7 if the desk lives somewhere people see it and the load is a monitor, a laptop and a lamp. Choose the E7 if you are mounting a tower, a heavy slab or a multi-monitor arm, because the extra 80 lb and the wider span are the whole point of the square columns.

MotionGrey

MotionGrey Motion Series

MotionGrey is a Canadian desk brand, in the same bracket as EFFYDESK and Progressive Desk at home. The Motion Series is its mainstream desk: three-stage legs that put the top at 25 to 50 inches, 220 lb, four presets, 1.5 inches per second and a published 45 dB, in three sizes, 47×24, 55×28 and 65×24. The specification is sound and unremarkable, and the warranty covers the whole desk, top and electronics included, for eight years, or ten under a promotion. Price is the catch: MotionGrey's store charges US buyers $1,315 for the 55×28 desk, more than double the C$612.49 it asks in Canada, which turns a mid-budget desk into an expensive one for anyone ordering from the US.