I’ve been using this desk for a day now so time will tell if the desk has decent longevity but so far so good! I bought the black version and there are a few scratches from shipping but I can live with them, they’re not too noticeable.

The instructions were basic but clear, it’s fairly straightforward to put together. You only need an allen key which is included and all parts and screws are labelled. I ended up not using the monitor riser as I didn’t need it; it simply clips to the top of the desk so is easily removable if not required. The desk is mainly made up of hollow metal rectangular tubes that once put together offers good stability, theres no wobble whatsoever and I think it could take a fair amount of weight (I am unsure of its weight limit though). I have the 100cm width version and it has plenty of room for my 27” imac, keyboard and mouse with room to spare.

The middle shelf isn’t necessarily required so if you wanted to leave it out in order to fit a taller tower PC then that would be an option, which I may do in future. The worktop is quite thin, only about a finger’s width, but as I said combined with the metal frame there is plenty of stability there. I think given time then some scratches will show up (as I said there’s already some from shipping, despite being packaged well) but that’s to be expected with this price point.

I initially purchased as a stop gap just to work on before building a chunkier desk but I think I may just keep this one! It’s great value for money (I paid 50) and I would definitely recommend.