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I'm also too tall for it. It also seemed to be more wobbly at the fully extended height.

OTOH it might work for you if you use it with a high stool (like a drafting stool). I had a co-worker that would go back and forth from a regular chair to the high stool and they said it helped their back. YMMV.

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Any idea what the maximum height of a person would be to use this?

For the Ikea Bekant desk, I'm 6'2" and usually have it near its maximum height. I like things a bit higher (relative to my own height) than most, but I still wouldn't expect it to work for someone over say 6'5".

All these adjustable desks start to have perceptible sway when mostly extended. If this really bothers you, consider mounting your monitors separately.

The Bekant's EU version goes 3cm higher than the US version. I'm 6'1" and it's nowhere near maximum. A colleague of mine is 6'4" and doesn't max it out either. Height is between 65 and 125cm for the EU version, versus 56 to 122cm for the US version.

Interesting, I thought Ikea products were the same worldwide. I guess the American version is made to standard/typical American office furniture dimensions.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S49061191/

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S49022524/

http://www.ikea.com/se/sv/catalog/products/S69022537/

http://www.ikea.com/dk/da/catalog/products/S69022523/

The Swedish and Danish versions have the same product code, but the British one is different, yet I don't see any difference in the description. Maybe it's just the different plug.

Americans also benefit from a warning not to be crushed by their furniture.

I'm 6'5" and have my UpDesk set to 49" which is just a hair taller than the BEKANT can handle. If I had my iMac mounted and able to be adjusted to eye-level, I could probably work at 47.5" table height but I go a little higher so I'm not looking downward as much.

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