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and they look awesome. But that's not why anyone's going to read ...
I currently have two of these desks (black legs, clear tops) assembled side-by-side, and they look awesome. But that's not why anyone's going to read this review. Here's the good, bad, and the asinine. Good: *Looks modern, sleek, and very professional *Sturdy design despite streamlined (very thin) limbs and supports *Plenty of clearance for my legs and shins (I'm 5' 11"). I kick the wall behind the desk before I come near the cross beams *Supports multiple monitors and desktop computers without concern of collapsing. *Provides a surprisingly large amount of work area. *Glass edges are angled to prevent scraping of limbs and chipping of the glass. *Extra of each screw in case of defects. *Superb packing. I ordered from walmart and my girlfriend from amazon. Both boxes looked like they had been dragged behind the truck upon delivery. No damage was found when we opened what remained of the box. *Assembly is pretty speedy. Took an hour without a drill and 20 minutes with one. Keep in mind I had already assembled one when I busted out the drill. I'd expect around a half hour for anyone with a drill reading the directions the first time through. *Phone number and website are provided on front of assembly instructions in case anything is lost, broken, or flat out missing. Bad: *No built in options for cable management. Invest in some zip ties if that's a must. *Limbs are all hollow. Saves on weight (and your back during assembly) but allows you to punch bolts through if you aren't careful. *No options to install drawers, a hutch, or a small cupboard. It is what it is. *You will have styrofoam everywhere when you're done, but at least your glass won't be broken. *The keyboard tray is TINY. It fits a large wired keyboard with number pad and has about an inch of glass to spare. Your mouse and keyboard will be living separate lives from now on. *You will at the very least need a philips head screw driver. I'm sincerely hoping that's not a deal breaker for anyone. *Every part is conveniently labeled with a sticker. The sticker cannot be conveniently removed, especially the large square one on the keyboard glass. You may need a razor blade to remove the stickers on the glass, or cover it up with your keyboard. Asinine: *Glass tops are all held in place by suction cups *Directions don't indicate you can decide which side has the keyboard. Simply swap parts 2 and 4 for part 6 during assembly. *Directions have you build keyboard tray AFTER attaching keyboard support to desk. This means you assemble it from BENEATH the desk. Do the keyboard assembly part of step 5 and 6 immediately after step 2. You'll be glad you did. *A drill speeds assembly up tremendously, but keep in mind the hollow limbs. I recommend drilling 95% of the way, and manually tightening with included allen wrench the remaining 5%. *The provided PC tower holder is supposed to go under the desk. That's fine if you don't mind it sucking up all the dust, hair, and debris on your floor (yay clean floors!). The corner piece of glass can easily support a 15 lb PC tower. We bought these desks to provide enough space on each for multiple monitors, a desktop PC, and an xbox. They delivered with a bit of space to spare. As you can see from the picture I uploaded, you probably will want some zip ties if you're putting electronics on these desks.
December 2014 · Home and Kitchen
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