Although the Secretlab Magnus is quite easily the best gaming desk with all of its magnetic gadgets and gizmos, it’s missing a key feature in 2022: a standing function. Fear not, though, as the company has heard your cries and is ushering in height adjustable versions of the surface called the Secretlab Magnus Pro and Magnus Pro XL.
This isn’t a hack job, though. Secretlab hasn’t just chucked a pair of motorised legs and a collision detection sensor on its already impressive table, no siree. Both revisions come packed with new features I’ve personally never seen before, aiming to claim the title of best standing desk, too.
Firstly, you’ll notice that the control panel isn’t a poorly placed hanging appendage you can whack your leg against as you roll your gaming chair around. It’s carefully built into the side of the desk itself and includes all the usual suspects: backlit up and down buttons, three customisable presets, and a screen that displays your current height – which ranges between 65cm to 125cm.
While the original Magnus is a dab hand at helping you manage cables with a desk-length tray at the rear – which makes a return here – Secretlab goes a step further in helping you hide your wires. The left leg doubles up as a power supply column that delivers power into an outlet tucked into the tray itself, meaning you can plug in your own extension cord and completely conceal your spaghetti monster. It gives you all the tools to make this the neatest desk out there.
Both the Magnus Pro and Pro XL have the same magnetic DNA as the static counterpart, which means they support the same accessories. It’ll come with the newer, brighter Nanoleaf-powered MagRGB light strip by default and a Magpad desk mat in a design of your
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