Secretlab MAGNUS Pro
The MAGNUS Pro is a cable-management system that happens to raise and lower. The entire top is magnetic steel, so accessories, cable channels and a headphone hanger clip on anywhere without adhesive; a full-length tray runs under the surface and is reachable from above; and mains power is routed up through one leg to a socket built into the desk, so a single cord leaves the desk. Nothing else here does that. The engineering underneath is less remarkable — two-stage legs, 265 lb, 23.6 inches of travel — and the control panel and control box are covered for two years against up to five on the rest. Stability is the thing to check: a few owners and video reviewers showed earlier production, with cutouts in the legs, rocking visibly on a hard floor, and Secretlab revised the legs to a solid reinforced design without announcing it or changing the product name. If you buy secondhand, that is the thing to inspect.
Who this desk fits
estimated, not measured
Reaching 25.6″ at the bottom and 49.2″ at the top, this desk can hit both a sitting and a standing elbow height for people roughly 5′4″ to 6′7″ tall.
How the height is quoted: Working-surface height with the fixed steel top, which is the only configuration sold.
Enter your height — 5'11", 71 or 180cm all work.
What ~$899 buys: Complete 59×27.5 desk with the magnetic steel top and the integrated power column.
Specifications
At a glance
Features
- Fully magnetic steel work surface
- Mains power routed through the leg to a built-in socket
- Full-length top-access cable tray
- Two-stage legs, 25.6–49.2 in
- 265 lb rated lift
- Fixed 59×27.5 in top
In its favour
- The magnetic top and in-leg power routing are genuinely unmatched in this catalog
- One mains lead leaves the desk no matter how much is plugged in
- Packaging and documentation draw consistent praise from owners
- The steel surface will not dent, chip or swell like laminate or bamboo
Against it
- A few owners showed earlier units rocking at standing height; Secretlab revised the leg design without announcing it or renaming the product
- The control panel and control box get two years, against up to five on the frame and top
- One size, one shape, and the steel top is heavy enough that owners describe carrying it upstairs as a two-person job
- 265 lb is modest for the price
- Two-stage legs give under 24 inches of travel
These points draw on the published specification and on what owners of this desk consistently report.
What owners say
Summarised from owner discussions and long-term write-ups, not from anything we tested ourselves.
Buy this for the cable engineering, because nothing else here does it. The entire surface is magnetic steel, so accessories and cable channels attach anywhere; a full-length tray runs underneath and opens from above; and mains power routes up inside a leg to a socket built into the desk, so one cord leaves the setup no matter how much is plugged in. Owners are also consistently impressed by the packaging and documentation.
The stability story is the problem. One owner bought a unit in 2025, noticed it had the older legs with cutouts, and documented it on video visibly rocking on a hard floor with nothing on it. Secretlab had quietly revised the legs to a solid reinforced design without announcing the change or renaming the product, and initially denied to that owner that any difference existed. If you buy secondhand, the leg profile is the thing to inspect before anything else.
What owners like
- The magnetic steel surface and the cable tray underneath draw consistent praise — accessories and channels attach anywhere with no adhesive
- Packaging and documentation are repeatedly described as exceptional, with everything labelled and no hunting for hardware
- Running mains power up through the leg to a socket in the desk means one cord leaves the whole setup
- The steel top will not chip, swell or dent the way laminate and particle board do
Common complaints
- Stability on earlier units is the complaint: one owner documented an older unit visibly rocking on a hard floor with no load at all, on video
- Secretlab revised the leg design from cutouts to solid reinforced columns without announcing it or changing the product name, and initially denied any difference existed
- The steel top is heavy enough that owners describe carrying it upstairs alone as a genuine struggle
- Two years on the control panel and control box, against up to five on the rest
- Fixed size and shape, so there is no adjusting it to the room
Questions owners ask
Does the MAGNUS Pro wobble?
Is the magnetic top worth it?
Can one person set it up?
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