I was a little skeptical when I came upon this desk, but I loved the natural wood coloring and it had everything I needed, plus some things I didn't know I needed. I put this desk together, by myself and it really wasn't that hard at all. It took me a solid hour and a half to put it together, but working alone, I'd say that's not too terrible. The desk went together without much fuss and is very sturdy. The only thing I'd like is if the memory setting automatically engaged to bring the desk up or down vs me having to press an arrow button then the memory setting (sometimes you have to press it more than once) to get the desk to automatically move up or down dependant on the setting. However, that is such a minor thing for me, which is why I didn't deduct points from the review; but if that is a deal breaker for you, at least you know up front. Otherwise, the desk is beautiful, functional and gives me so much more space than my old desk. The bonus was having the power strip inlaid in the desk as well as the spot to hang a purse/bag/headphones. All-in-all I'd say you can't go wrong with this desk!