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.
Who this desk fits
estimated, not measured
Reaching 25″ at the bottom and 50″ at the top, this desk can hit both a sitting and a standing elbow height for people roughly 5′3″ to 6′9″ tall.
How the height is quoted: Work-surface height with the top, as MotionGrey lists it ("Height range (with top) 25" - 50""); the bare frame is 23.6–49 in.
Enter your height — 5'11", 71 or 180cm all work.
What ~$1,315 buys: Complete desk with the 55×28 laminate top as MotionGrey prices it for US buyers, $1,315; its Canadian store sells the same desk for C$612.49.
Specifications
At a glance
Features
- Three-stage legs, 25–50 in at the work surface
- 220 lb rated lift
- Four memory presets
- 1.5 in/s, 45 dB
- Three sizes: 47×24, 55×28 and 65×24
- 8-year warranty on frame, electronics and top
In its favour
- Three-stage legs reach 25 inches at the work surface
- Four presets and a published 1.5 inches per second
- A 65×24 size gives a long, shallow surface for a narrow room
- Real Canadian distribution, which several US brands lack
Against it
- US buyers pay $1,315 for the 55×28 desk, more than double the C$612.49 asked in Canada
- The warranty page's FAQ summary still says five years for Motion Series desks, against eight in its own product table, so check the term shown on the order
- 220 lb rated lift is modest for the US price
- No size wider than 65 inches
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 MotionGrey Motion Series 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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