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NotThamesWater
Yeah... but hand-cranking means I'd never do it.
Electronics means the desk comes with higher fragility and I'm not ready for a desk to need a firmware upgrade, and the ability to service/maintain is reduced... so it's not just speed and noise, it's also whether I want to own and live with a desk with electrics in it.
Whereas the float is a counterbalance and spring, and it moves quickly and silently. No electrics, no motors, just a simple mechanism.
Their promo video covers the basics https://s3.amazonaws.com/humanscalemedia/float-product-video-2018.mp4 but you can just go to John Lewis and see them in action there as many of the larger stores have them.