Branch Standing Desk
Not sold new in the US. Branch no longer sells this desk new: its product page redirects to the Tria, and only open-box units remain.
Branch has stopped selling its original two-leg desk new. The product page now redirects to its successor, the Tria, and this desk survives only as open-box stock, from $599 against a $749 list price for the 48×30. As a desk it sits awkwardly beside the Duo: the same 275 lb rating, but four presets, three-stage legs and 26 inches of travel, from 26 to 52 inches, which is a genuinely wide fit window, plus 60 and 72-inch widths the Duo does not offer. Its electronics were covered for three years where the Duo gets ten. If an open-box or secondhand unit is on the table, the range is the reason to take it. If you are buying new, the Tria is now Branch's full-size desk and the Duo its small-room one.
Who this desk fits
estimated, not measured
Reaching 26″ at the bottom and 52″ at the top, this desk can hit both a sitting and a standing elbow height for people roughly 5′5″ to 7′0″ tall.
How the height is quoted: Working-surface height with the melamine top fitted, as Branch quotes it for this desk: "26" adjustment range, from 26" to 52"".
Enter your height — 5'11", 71 or 180cm all work.
What ~$749 buys: Branch's list price for the 48×30 desk, the figure its open-box listing compares against; open-box units sell from $599.
Specifications
At a glance
Features
- Three-stage legs with 26 in of travel
- 275 lb rated lift
- Four memory presets
- 48, 60 and 72-inch widths
- 10-year frame and top warranty
In its favour
- A 26-inch minimum and a 52-inch maximum give the widest fit window in Branch's line
- Available in 60 and 72-inch widths, unlike the Duo
- 275 lb carries a normal multi-monitor setup without strain
- Ten years on frame and top
Against it
- No longer sold new by Branch as of October 2026: the page redirects to the Tria and only open-box units remain, so it is shown for comparison
- Electronics covered for three years against ten on the newer Duo
- $200 more than the Duo for the same capacity
- Melamine only — no bamboo, no solid wood
- Two legs, so the usual movement at standing height on the 72-inch top
These points come from the published specification and the desk's design, not from owner reports — this model has not yet had enough owner discussion collected to draw on.
What owners say
Not enough owner discussion of the Branch Standing Desk has been collected to write this section honestly yet. Rather than fill it with paraphrased marketing copy, it stays empty until there is something real to report. The specifications above come from the manufacturer's own documentation.
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Best for: A small room or a shared space where a 60-inch desk will not fit and the user is around average height.
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