Is the $900 Hexcal Studio Desk Shelf worth it?

At $900 for a desk shelf, the Hexcal Studio is one of the most over the top and unique products I have ever reviewed. Let's chat about it!
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Chapters
0:00 The Hexcal Studio is Expensive
0:31 Intro and Happy New Year!
1:33 Unboxing
2:54 First Impressions
3:45 Main Features
11:50 Use and Impressions
15:53 Outro
#HexcalStudio #DeskShelf #Review

[@TwoByteThomas]

Curious to know your thoughts on this one - good or bad. I know products like this can come with some controversy, so let me know what you think. As always, thank you for watching!

[@gregorymoore2877]

Cool! Not only is the Grovemade desk shelf still the best looking one, it's also now in the mid to lower tier price range! Thanks, Hexcal!

[@SooperFlye]

_One good thing about this thing is that gives someone an idea on how to cable manage._

[@shawwin07]

As a Hexcal Studio, after using it for more than 6 months, I think it's a good investment if you work on your desk 8+ hours everyday.

[@flitzerios]

I find it very cool looking!

[@JonathanChiriboga]

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[@NoobishIronSights]

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[@bickybickford]

I'm glad I know how to build stuff and don't have to buy a $900 shelf.

[@gregorymoore2877]

"People who by things are suckers." - Ron Swanson

[@omarcastro6320]

if you think this is a "shelf" then you're missing the point of the product. It is by no means for everyone, but is a game changer for those that spends hours at their ask, have lots of peripherals, and lack organization. It's a hefty price for sure, but it's a great product. Everyone always barks at the price, then they can't live without it once they have it.

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

​@omarcastro6320 It's only "game-changing" for lazy ppl who have piss poor organisational skills.
You can buy several top-quality under desk cable management kits that do the same thing, but without any of the high tech gimmicky nonsense.
You fail to understand that this product is ridiculously overpriced, and it only lacks competition, because other companies don't have suckers as customers.

[@AntonioGomez-dl2ip]

I do like what they are doing but I prefer de looks and feeling things made out of wood

[@AFGixxeR88]

RUclipsrs promote this bc they get it free. The average person isn’t spending $900 on a riser lol same with grove made. It’s being used everywhere and it’s expensive. 250 for a cork riser and like $100+ for a tray. I don’t get how companies make money from sending people thousands of free products

[@shawwin07]

I think Hexcal Studio still is better than Grovemade. At least there are more functions, and the materials are more expensive already, aluminum and stainless steel.

[@AFGixxeR88]

@@shawwin07 I agree on that functionality and appearance but $900 for a riser is insane. That’s almost the cost of a secret lab mangas pro desk

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

@@shawwin07 How do gullible ppl like you make it anywhere in life?

[@mattropolis7857]

Is he paid by the minute? You can watch it at 1.5x and still not lose any words.

[@Warlock_UK]

At 1.75 he's talking at a normal rate instead of Shatner.

[@dipankarpanda8414]

Looks like it overkills

[@unvknwn]

idg what's special you can just add a light strip to a 100$ shelf for 30$ lmao

[@gregorymoore2877]

That day when a combination of the Grovemade desk shelf and BenQ monitor light bar became one of the "inexpensive" options. 😲

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

​@@gregorymoore2877Ikr lol, and ppl call those products "overpriced". 🤣

[@rivarolajaques6324]

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