I've wanted a standing desk for a long time, but the Versa Desk was so expensive and then I saw this. It came almost fully assembled so the box was enormous. The only piece that I had to assemble was the piece for the keyboard and that was 4 screws, so no big deal. I probably could have gotten away with something smaller, but after getting it in place and having used it for over 2 months, I'm good with the size. The mechanism to raise the desk is super smooth and there are infinite number of heights you can raise the desk, so I can have it one height for typing and another for taking notes during a teleconference. To lower, just squeeze the same levers and push the desk down and it lowers smoothly. As I mentioned, it's pretty big, so make sure to measure your space before ordering. I have an Ikea office desk, so it filled the entire corner of the desk with very little room to spare. Everything I had on the desk I now have on the standing desk so when I raise it, my monitor, keyboard, desk lamp, pens, pads, etc. go with it. I love, love, love this and the price was just right.