A few years ago, Dennis and I checked out the Secret Lab Magnus Pro, and we
liked it a lot. However, the price can be a little bit of a sticking point. So,
Secret Lab sponsored this video today for us to check out the Secret Lab
Magnus Evo, which is a more affordable option. Let's get into it. Oh man, I
forgot how heavy these desks are. The Magnus Pro is all steel, while this one
is a mixture of MDF steel with laminate on the top. It's supposed to be soft
touch, so we'll be checking that out in a minute. Let's get organized first.
What we got here? What we got? We got a quick start guide. We're going to be
following this to the tea. I'm not going to mess this up like I do every other
desk and chair. One thing that I really like about the Magnus series in general
is all of the different attachments. So, we'll be getting into that a little bit
later. And probably my favorite feature of this series of desks is the
integrated power in the leg. So you can feed all of your cables in and have
[music] like one cable coming out, which is really nice for cable management when
you're setting everything up. Another difference between the Pro and the Evo
is that the desktop itself comes in a few pieces and slots together. So, we'll
be testing and seeing how that holds up when we're done here. Like the Magnus
Pro, it comes with quite a bit of packaging, but I do like how clearly everything's laid out. And if I recall,
I remember the instructions being pretty easy to follow as well. Oh, okay. This
the heavy piece. THERE'S THE HEAVY PIECE.
WOO! DID I ALMOST JUST DAMAGE THE TV? I almost hit the TV with that. Don't throw
your pieces, kids. This thing feels premium and almost knocked me over.
Oh, hold on. There's tips in the bottom of the box. Tip: Use this for easier
assembly. Remove this T-shaped board from the box. Place the desktop on top
of this T-shaped board. Perceive [music] assembly. Let's try to take this out.
That's pretty neat. That's a good idea. I find sometimes building desks on a
flat surface like a floor is actually really difficult. So, they are smart for
using the packaging for you to build on. So, you can get up off the floor and
kind of maneuver it a little bit easier, especially when it's so heavy. Now, it's
time to start building. We have four steps for assembly. And it says it's
going to take about 30 minutes here. And it says it's easier on co-op mode. So,
uh, I might need somebody to come help me. [music] Maybe I can solo it. I don't
know. We've also got all of our parts listed here from A to I, which was
marked on the bag for each one. I probably shouldn't have taken everything out of the bag, but it's a it's pretty
easy to understand what goes to what. So, let's let's do it. Are you tired of
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What's this? [snorts]
Nah, I don't need that. Step one, place the desktop on top of the T-shaped board
provided for easier assembly. And then we're going to install the desk
extensions on both sides and start with that.
What is this? Oh, silica gel. Do I eat that? Just kidding.
No, I don't think I'm supposed to take that out yet.
>> I should I should probably just follow the instructions. Tools. There should be
tools somewhere, too. It's a lot of packaging, but I do like how nicely labeled things are. You know, little
dummies like me can figure it out. Anybody can figure it out, right? Oh,
cable ties. These aren't LTT Store cable ties, but that's something. Oh, dude.
That's so sick. Sick, dude. Never thought I'd get so excited about screws.
Is this real or is this cuz I'm 34. I'm like, wow, these screws are labeled.
That's so exciting, kids. So then, right,
right. Is that right? Literally labeled on the bottom. Whoops.
You just slide them in. This plastic doesn't really help. I should move the
plastic entire way. Yep. No, just let me suffer. I'm just going to put these
extensions in. Just line up the holes. It's okay that we got this.
Baby ain't going nowhere. [laughter]
Give it a little
[laughter] >> You just kick it. Yeah, sure.
>> There's a manual over here. >> Yeah. Is this like more detailed [music] or what? Assembly guide, quick start
guide. The screws on the desk extensions are already installed. You just need to
tighten them. That's pretty easy. And then just put the screw covers on and
we'll be good to go. Very important when installing screws. Righty tighty,
[music] lefty loosey. Okay.
Next up, we're going to install the side frame screws onto the side frames
themselves. And then we can move on to step two. This actually is pretty straightforward. [music] I'm just a
silly boy. Next, screw all fasteners
into main frame. Also, all these side screws got to go in next. Okay, main
frame screws nicely labeled. We'll install these next. I'd like to
celebrate moving from step one to step two. Good job, guys. We did it. Now, for
the leg column and cable tray assembly, install the leg columns by connecting
the cables and inserting into the desk [music] frame. Fully tighten the fasteners. Fully tighten. Not loosely
tighten. Fully tighten. Look at these
chunguses. Look at these things. I say chungus is a endearing term because all
the cable management is in this which is awesome. I think we have to like move
this stuff.
Back when we unboxed the Secret Lab Magnus Pro, you weren't able to swap the
legs to have your power delivery go to whatever side that you want. Secret Lab
has updated that desk. And also with this desk, they allow you to swap your
legs so you can feed power to whichever side makes the most sense for you, which
is really cool. With that said, we're going to keep everything as is for now.
So, just wanted to check to make sure that was a thing. These go into these.
Oh, I should probably What the Take that off. Oh, that's that's your problem
right there. All right. Yeah. I like how that just slots in so
you know that you're not going to get it in the wrong spot. No, these things are [laughter] heavy, man.
Ta. [laughter] Crap them in there. This is what I do
with cable management in my PC. I just shove all of the mess of cables in there
and they don't even exist. All right, as long as everything works, we're good.
Okay, that's done. Probably have to tighten these. What am I doing with my
life? Step 2.2. Install the mounting bracket. Pull this stuff out. Finishing
caps. Extra packaging.
Nice. I almost hit the camera. Almost hit you. Tag it. Cringe. Mounting
brackets. So, I got to install these first before I can install
everything else. That's a lot of packaging for just like just the one
thing. But sure.
Oh, it's magnetic. That's so sick. Actually, that's not sick. Stop. It's
like pulling it. Stop. Don't move. The magnets are pulling it away from where I
need to screw it in. Man, sponsor videos are tough cuz I really like how
straightforward all this stuff is, but I can't like pipe it up too hard cuz then
you guys are going to be like, "Well, you're saying that cuz it's sponsored." But I'm not. It's actually like very
straightforward so far building this thing, which I like. I have PTSD from
spending 4 hours on camera, which gets cut down to 10 minutes or whatever,
building just atrocious things and the wrong instructions. No instructions.
Magnetically snap on the cable tray. What do you mean? Just like you just you
just Oh, wrong way. Dumb. [laughter]
Yo, like that? No, that's not right. Hold on. That was loud, guys. I'm
confused. This way. Oh, this way probably. What the Whoa, that magnet is
crazy. Hello. Oh, I see. I see. There's two
little screw holes back here that I got to line up. But it is It is on there.
The magnet is very much engaged on the front.
Cool. Cable tray screws. That'll be these.
You know what I realized so far? I don't need any friends to build this. Can do
it all by my lonesome self. So, we
[singing and music] are called
>> cable trays installed. I just screwed in the back here cuz you can actually kind
of open it a little bit to install and route your cables, which is really nice.
It's magnetically attached. It's a strong magnet, too. So, we're on to step
three out of four. Now, we need to install the desk feet. >> My favorite part of the desk. Add our
blur the feet. >> Am I doing this? >> I've been saying that it doesn't fit.
You need the feet facing out. Yeah. >> No, I know. But this look at the screws.
[sighs]
I've installed everything wrong. Just kidding. >> I got to start again.
>> I got start again. >> That's the website. >> This is
>> That's my bad. User, you can delete all that.
>> Yep. That's the problem right there. I just got my directions mixed up. Don't
[music] mind me. They hired the best person for the job. We're basically
done. We just got to install these finishing caps onto each side. Ah, that
looks right. Final touches. With at least two people, gently tilt the desk
rotating at 90 degrees until the co control panel is facing downwards. I'll
do it myself. [singing and music]
>> I wouldn't recommend that. You can kind of feel the thing kind of bend a little
bit, but it's good,
you know, [laughter] fits the uh the butt drop test.
>> You left two cheek marks on No, I didn't.
Feels good even when it's on a desk. So, what you're looking at here is the
two-tone desktop that we were talking about a little bit earlier. So, this
portion here is metal, and then this portion here is MDF with a laminate top.
The laminate top is soft touch, which I do like, but if you've got really gross
gamer hands, you don't have a desk mat, it might get a little dirty over time.
store. >> That's okay. We're plugged in now. We just need to calibrate it. So, I'm just
following the directions here. Turn the control panel on and press and hold the
down button. Do not release until a beep is heard. I think it might have already
beeped. When I first plugged it in, it beeped immediately. I think it might
already be calibrated. So, it goes from 72 cm up to We're going, baby. 117.
That's pretty tall. What's up? One thing I really like about
the Evo is that the motor is pretty quiet. There's a little bit of wobble,
but I really wouldn't worry about it given the metal construction of everything. It feels secure. Wow, this
thing goes I I'm really high up, guys. Be careful, buddy.
>> Hey, help me. >> If you're afraid you're going to hit one of these controls and adjust your desk,
you can turn this off. Don't worry, it's not going to turn off the power to your
legs. Those will still work totally fine. You've got three profiles here that you can save to and go to at any
point. And that's pretty much it for the control panel here. I'm using my work
laptop for demonstration purposes, but imagine you have a whole desktop system
here. Okay, grab your cords, route it through here, plug it right into there,
and boom, you have power. One thing I really like about the Secret Lab Magnus
series is that they have a full suite of accessories that you can choose from. So, they've got PC mounts that go under
your desk, headphone holders, they've got monitor mounts, cable management,
but if you don't have their cable management, you can use MCM from ltstore.com and you can manage your own
cables. One of the ways that Secret Lab is able to sell the EVO for a cheaper
price than the Pro is instead of having the entire desktop being completely
magnetic. They have magnetic zones. So, we've already talked through the one on
the back. They also have some in different areas as well, like the front
here. Again, you could have a magnetic headphone stand or something there.
Another really cool feature that Secret Lab has is it will detect if it's going
to crush something. Let's try it. 3 2 1 go.
It did it. It stopped. is a little sketchy looking, but confirmed works.
That was good. That was good. It stopped. So, that
about does it for the EVO. We've got the XL variant here, which you can pick up
online for about $849, or you can get
the standard size for $749. My overall honest thoughts, I really like the build
quality. I think personally, if I was going to buy this desk, I'd probably spend a little bit more for the Magnus
Pro itself. But overall, the build quality, the power delivery, being able
to switch it from side to side, and pretty much everything, I would say this
is the go-to gaming desk that I would pick up. And I know that's weird when
it's a sponsored video, but genuinely, I do believe that. So, what are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments
down below. Make sure to like it if you liked it. And thanks to Secret Lab again for sponsoring this. I'll see you on the
next desk or chair video.
Peace. Bye.