Im no doctor, but the consensus appears to be clear: sitting for long periods of time isnt healthy. There are lots of jobs where prolonged sitting can be a problem, and writing about and reviewing PC hardware is certainly one of them.
Our knowledge of the dangers of prolonged sitting or, more positively, the benefits of standing while working, isnt new. Indeed, several years ago when I first started my career focused on online writing I purchased what was then a relatively novel motorized sit-to-stand desk from Steelcase.
That Steelcase desk, which I continue to use to this day, is solid and well built, but it was insanely expensive at the time I bought it. Since then lots of companies have entered the market to offer cheaper sit-to-stand solutions, but few are high quality or feature-rich enough to justify their price points.
In my time looking at options ranging from Ikea to boutique companies specializing only in the standing desk product category, Ive found that desks either lack features such as height memory, feel cheap with loud jerky motor movement, or involve a complicated and time consuming assembly process. There are good options out there, of course, and while theyre far cheaper than my original Steelcase desk, theyre still quite expensive.