IKEA MITTZON Sit/Stand
MITTZON is IKEA's newer office range and the sit/stand version is the value pick of the two IKEA desks here. It takes the IDÅSEN's approach — dual motors, collision detection that reverses by an inch or two, a 24.4-inch minimum — adds 22 lb of capacity, includes the cable tray that IDÅSEN charges for, and offers five sizes including two shallow 23.6-inch-deep options that suit a narrow room. It gives up a little perceived solidity and the IDÅSEN's slightly higher build quality. For most people the extra sizes and the included tray matter more. As with every IKEA desk the electronics carry two years against ten on the structure, and the controller is proprietary.
Who this desk fits
estimated, not measured
Reaching 24.4″ at the bottom and 49.6″ at the top, this desk can hit both a sitting and a standing elbow height for people roughly 5′1″ to 6′8″ tall.
How the height is quoted: Working-surface height with the veneer top fitted, as IKEA quotes it for the finished desk.
Enter your height — 5'11", 71 or 180cm all work.
What ~$500 buys: Complete 47.25×23.6 desk in white ($499.99); the 47.25×31.5 is $529.99, and walnut veneer and the larger sizes cost more.
Specifications
At a glance
Features
- Five sizes including 23.6-inch-deep options
- 24.4–49.6 in at the work surface
- 176 lb rated lift
- Collision detection that reverses 1⅛–2 in
- Cable management tray included
- Two memory presets
In its favour
- Two shallow 23.6-inch-deep sizes, which almost nothing else here offers
- Cable tray in the box rather than an add-on
- 24.4 inches at the bottom, low enough for most people to sit at properly
- 22 lb more capacity than the IDÅSEN for less money
- Ten years on the frame and top
Against it
- 176 lb still rules out a tower or a heavy dual-monitor arm
- Two presets only
- Proprietary controller
- Two years on the electronics
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
Summarised from owner discussions and long-term write-ups, not from anything we tested ourselves.
MITTZON is the IKEA desk owners end up recommending to each other, and the reasons are unglamorous ones. Two of the five sizes are 23.6 inches deep, which suits a narrow room; the cable tray is in the box rather than an upsell; it carries more than the IDÅSEN for less money; and you can go and push on one at full height before spending anything.
The friction is the same one that catches every IKEA desk: two memory positions, no height readout, and a controller that only IKEA's own hardware talks to. The IDÅSEN at least has a documented Bluetooth protocol that third-party apps have built on; this does not have the same ecosystem. Given how reliably a hard-to-adjust desk ends up parked at one height, that is worth weighing more heavily than the specification suggests.
What owners like
- Two shallow 23.6-inch-deep sizes for a narrow room
- The cable tray is in the box rather than an add-on as it is on the IDÅSEN
- 24.4 inches at the bottom is low enough for most people to sit at properly
- Twenty-two pounds more capacity than the IDÅSEN for less money
- Ten years on the frame and top, and you can push on one in a store before buying
Common complaints
- 176 lb still rules out a mounted tower or a heavy dual-monitor arm
- Two presets and no height readout, the same friction that leaves IKEA desks parked at one height
- The proprietary controller means third-party keypads and automation hardware are out
- Two years on the electronics against ten on the structure
Questions owners ask
MITTZON or IDÅSEN?
Is a 23.6-inch depth usable?
Can I add more presets?
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