Secretlab MAGNUS Professional XL Sit-to-Stand Gaming Desk Assessment

Your desk is a sacred house. Upon it rests your complete religion that every one these PC elements that you just painstakingly selected, bought, and, maybe, pieced collectively can have a protected and stable basis. Each time you pull as much as your monitor(s), keyboard, and mouse, you entrust it to carry every thing collectively throughout intense boss encounters and late-night raids. At your desk, it’s possible you’ll work, play, create, entertain, work together with others, and even replenish your self with a bevy of drinks and snacks. No matter you utilize your desktop for, your desk is hallowed floor.

Secretlab has captured the essence of this idea with the MAGNUS Professional Sit-to-Stand Metallic Desk. Its sturdy design and stylish accents give the suitable reverence to the function that it performs. 

Inside this assessment, we’re going to be taking a more in-depth take a look at the MAGNUS Professional XL by Secretlab, the choices out there to its ecosystem, speaking concerning the general design, our experiences, and weighing the worth of such an funding.

Earlier than we dive in, let’s break down the small print of what we’re taking a look at right this moment.

Specs

• MSRP: $799 USD (MAGNUS Professional), $949 (MAGNUS Professional XL)
• Dimensions
• MAGNUS Professional: 59.1” (L) x 27.6” (W)
• MAGNUS Professional XL: 70.0” (L) x 31.5” (W)
• Top Vary: 25.6 – 49.2”
• Motor Pace: 30mm/s
• Noise Degree: <50dB
• Supplies: 
• Body: Metal development
• Desktop: MDF with Metal (SPCC)
• Hinged Rear Cowl: MDF with Metal (SPCC)
• Management Module Mounting: Constructed-in
• Customized Presets: 3
• Load Capability: As much as 265 lbs. 
• Accessible Equipment:
• MAGPAD Desktop mat – beginning at $49 USD
• MAGRGB Sensible Lighting Strip – $79 USD
• Secretlab Cable Administration Bundle – $49 USD
• MAGNUS Monitor Arm – $149 USD (Single), $249 (Twin)
• PC Mount – $89 USD
• Magnetic Headphone Hanger – $29
• Guarantee: As much as 5 Years

Based by semi-professional Starcraft II gamers Ian Ang and Alaric Choo in 2014, Secretlab has since develop into a ubiquitous identify throughout the premium gaming chair market. And, rightly so! Their obsession with high quality has earned the model recognition and partnerships inside esports, leisure, charities, and past. 

This similar obsession with high quality migrated past the seatback with the 2021 launch of the MAGNUS Metallic Desk. With a concentrate on good cable administration and modern design, the MAGNUS Metallic Desk supplied a floor with out muddle… however that wasn’t sufficient. August 2022 introduced on that subsequent evolution with the discharge of the MAGNUS Professional Sit-to-Stand Metallic Desk. 

(In case you are involved in extra of the historical past of Secretlab, try the corporate’s About Us web page)

Constructed with the identical consideration to element and high quality, the MAGNUS Professional maintains a variety of the core options of the MAGNUS reminiscent of a considerable cable administration tray, steel framed desktop, full desktop MAGPAD assist, and elective equipment to help with cable administration in addition to the MAGRBG Subtle LED Strip powered by Nanoleaf. So, with all of those options, the place do you go from right here? Up.

That includes motorized legs with precision changes with a most top of 49.2 inches, the MAGNUS Professional take’s Secretlab’s desktop expertise to new heights. Whereas it may need been straightforward to easily take the identical desktop because the MAGNUS, match it with motorized legs, and fasten a management panel to the underside, that’s not what Secretlab did. 

The desktop was redesigned to combine the management panel throughout the desktop itself together with offering a particular cable channel for the leg management module and energy connectors. However why cease there? If energy is supplied by means of the desktop itself, why not construct an outlet into the desk as nicely? That’s precisely what Secretlab did; they included an outlet contained in the cable administration tray. 

I might hold gushing concerning the design, however there may be extra to share, starting with the constructing course of!

From Field to Construct

For this assessment, Secretlab despatched the MAGNUS Professional XL, the Stealth MAGPAD, a cable administration equipment, MAGRGB lighting strip, and the Twin Monitor mount. Evidently, it arrived in a pair containers! The motorized legs and MAGPAD had been bundled collectively into one field, the equipment in one other, and the desktop by itself. Secretlab does advocate that you’ve assist shifting the desktop… and I’ve to agree: it’s HEAVY! The desktop was additionally nicely filled with a number of kilos of additional protecting foam and rubber, too. Whereas semi-manageable (with a Herculean effort) by one particular person, merchandise like this advise crew lifting and help in your personal good.

As soon as every thing was unboxed and I took stock of all of the components, we started to construct! The steps for constructing had been well-documented throughout the supplies given and specifically branded instruments had been included to assist the method alongside. 

Having appreciable expertise with flat-pack furnishings, I used to be anticipating a number of low-cost Allen wrenches, however these instruments felt like they had been a significantly greater high quality than what I’ve been used to. That is often the half the place I scrap the included instruments in favor of my very own, however that was not the case on this construct! Secretlab supplied two lengthy dealt with Allen wrenches alongside a driver deal with with a detachable, two-sided bit. 

After assembling the desk, I put in the MAGPAD… which took a few makes an attempt to get proper. This, nevertheless, was my very own fault; I ought to have learn and adopted the directions nearer. If I had, I might have seen that the MAGPAD comes with steel guides that must be put in earlier than the magnetic mat is unrolled. It was a rookie mistake, however not a catastrophic one.

As soon as the MAGPAD was in place, I measured out the place I needed to put in the twin monitor mount and did so accordingly. With a 32” monitor and a 27” one, I needed to make sure that there was sufficient room on both facet of the screens for my PC tower and different content material creation units. The bottom for the monitor mount was secured to the desk by way of clamp and tightened down in place by a hex bolt. Just like the desk, the monitor mount got here with its personal set of instruments. And, sure, their high quality was in line with the MAGNUS Professional’s instrument equipment.

Whereas I did a lot of the construct solo, I did should name in some assist to flip the desktop over and to connect the hinged cable administration tray cowl to the desktop. Total, the unboxing and meeting took me round two hours plus a number of extra for obsessive cable administration and visualizing the place I needed every thing earlier than it went on the desktop. With that in thoughts, your mileage might differ. Throughout meeting, I additionally took my time taking footage, analyzing components, and to motive with my canine that it was not cuddle time… though I used to be the one on his flooring!

(Cable Administration Tray, NZXT Perform Keyboard for scale…)

Observations from Day by day Use

I’ve had a standing desk for a number of years now and the variety of occasions I’ve really used it within the standing place is shockingly low. Why? Merely put: cable size. I’m a tall man, so the distinction between my sitting top and standing top is drastic – particularly if we’re going for ergonomics. With the quantity of units I must energy on my desktop and the awkward dance to verify nothing was going to unplug or be pulled off the desk, it by no means made sense to make use of the standing function if I used to be going to hazard the gear on prime of it. The Secretlab MAGNUS Professional eliminated that worry with the built-in outlet; it’s a game-changer for me. 

With this newfound freedom, I used to be in a position to simply dial the correct settings for me. The controls for the MAGNUS Professional are tremendous easy, permitting for easy, exact changes and the storage of three totally different top presets. For me, that is the proper quantity: one setting for sitting, one setting for utilizing my PC in a standing place, and one setting at simply the correct top for PC constructing. No extra hunching over PC components!

Whereas my expertise with the MAGNUS Professional XL has been overwhelmingly optimistic, I did discover a number of issues which can be a bit irksome. Most of these issues fall right into a singular camp: mounting units to the desktop. 

We are going to begin with the MAGPAD as a result of it was the a part of the set up that gave me probably the most matches. It stays, largely, the place it’s speculated to, however after putting in the monitor mount and a microphone growth arm, it doesn’t lay fairly as flush to the floor as I would really like. Sadly, I didn’t discover this till after I had every thing put in. Fixing this could require a full teardown… and I’m unsure it bothers me that a lot.

What bothers me a bit extra is that there are usually not many mounting choices for units that aren’t particularly designed by Secretlab for this desk. As an example, the desktop mounting {hardware} for the Elgato Key Gentle matches throughout the house between the again of the desk and the hinged tray cowl, however the handles used for tightening them to the desk don’t have sufficient clearance to make their full rotation. In consequence, they can’t be securely mounted onto the again of the desk. There may be sufficient of a lip to (largely) mount them on the edges, however I’m unsure how a lot I belief this long-term. This isn’t essentially a criticism in opposition to the general design of the MAGNUS Professional, however it’s one thing to pay attention to in case you have current {hardware}. Maybe, mild and digital camera mounts are equipment that Secretlab will launch sooner or later. 

Then, there may be the MAGRGB… which was designed for this desk.

This lighting strip is phenomenal in its personal proper. The mixing with the Nanoleaf ecosystem, the management by means of Apple’s Homekit and Google’s Dwelling apps, the construct high quality, and the final aesthetics are implausible, but when you’ll use a monitor mount, putting in the MAGRGB is lower than seamless. Whereas the magnetic strip nonetheless works, the pathing is much less sleek. I can’t assist however really feel that there could be a greater place to mount it apart from the place Secretlab recommends. 

Closing Ideas

Your desktop is a sacred house and there are lots of worthy choices to select from. What Secretlab delivers with the MAGNUS Professional Sit-to-Stand Metallic Desk is a premium and, dare I say, elevated standing desk expertise. With its sturdy design, the graceful leatherette of the MAGPAD, built-in management mounting, and generously sized cable administration tray, the MAGNUS Professional carries on Secretlab’s obsession with excellence. 

Even the equipment we obtained carry that very same consideration to element and high quality as the primary product. The MAGRGB LED strip supplies programmable, subtle lighting with a magnetic strip for straightforward mounting and integration throughout the Nanoleaf ecosystem. The cable administration equipment (which, I might argue is extra of a should than a set of equipment) provides three choices for really managing cables as a substitute of merely hiding them. The twin monitor mount additionally stays true to the imaginative and prescient of fresh cable administration with purposeful operate and compatibility with bigger screens.

All of this does, nevertheless, come at a premium worth. Beginning at $799 USD, the MAGNUS Professional is an funding and requires a fairly vital quantity of house – particularly if you’re trying on the MAGNUS Professional XL. Nevertheless, if you’re taking a look at investing in a standing desk that delivers type and performance in addition to offering beneficiant cable administration for an uncluttered house, there are few choices available on the market that construct fairly as cleanly because the Secretlab MAGNUS Professional XL. 

The product mentioned on this article was supplied by the producer for the needs of assessment.