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TL;DR: Assembly can be a bit of a pain, but amazing desk once you get it right. Just the right size to fit everything I need on it without feeling crammed. If you're looking for a large desk, you won't be disappointed.As you may have seen from other reviews, the assembly process can be a bit wonky. As people have suggested, I followed the instructions very carefully, not tightening screws until it indicated that I should. Despite my best attempts, however, I could not get the boards to align properly after three tries. I finally gave up and called my brother to hold the boards aligned while I tightened the screws. That ended up doing the trick for me.PROS:- Absolutely can't beat the price for what you get, and for a standard non-L-shaped desk, it's about the biggest size you can find on Amazon.- Really good depth, and the two grommets for cable management are great.- Very stable once you get everything set up. Doesn't shake at all, even if I try to force it. Was worried about the top not being one piece, but everything is holding up great.- The cup holder, for those that want to use it, seems a bit unstable for smaller cans at first glance, but it seems to hold a can of Red Bull just fine without it falling out based on my quick testing.- In the end I decided that I didn't need a cup holder, but the headphone holder works great and it's nice to have the option to install either of these depending on your needs.CONS:- Assembly can range from slightly difficult to impossible to get right if you're doing it alone. Not sure why it ended up being so difficult for me despite triple-checking steps and alignment from all angles. No fault to the instructions at all, just that aligning things properly while tightening screws just doesn't really work even if you're using all four limbs. Get one side right and the other side somehow goes out of alignment. Do yourself a favor and have someone help for that step.- Boards can smudge and collect fingerprints easily compared to other materials. It doesn't really bother me at all, but I figure it's worth mentioning.Let me say that I just finished putting this desk together, yesterday. I really like the overall design and construction of this desk (no shake or wobble, even after adding 3 monitors + stand to the top of this desk). With a few things that I did not like about it. The desk top is too thin. It is less than 3/4" thick, I would of preferred something in the 1"+ range at least, especially with more that 75% of people are doing 2-3 monitor setups. And the other issue I really had was the cup holder, it is too shallow to hold a tall (anything over 6" tall) cup/bottle. But did like the extra width of the cup holder for wider beverages. But overall, I would recommend this to the next person.I followed the instructions to a T and still ended with a slight gap. I believe this is a role of the dice and you can figure your chances by looking at those complaining. Those that say the gap is always a case of not following the directions correctly are misinformed, this is not my first desk and I'm quite accustomed to the process.That being said, I'll likely cover it with a large pad anyway and it doesn't really bother me......for value to cost, this desk is well worth it, imho. I added a mounted arm to it, which didn't feel solid, but I'll reinforce it by clamping a thin sheet of metal on the underside to disperse the weight slightly.All in all, I definitely recommend this for a budget desk that is large sized...best I could find (certainly within this range)This thing is MASSIVE so double check your measurements before you buy. For me it was perfect. Wasn’t sure how I felt about the sturdiness when I was putting it together but once everything was screwed in, it definitely was not going anywhere. The added adjustable footing is helpful with this as well. Speaking on the building, the instructions are not terrible to follow but they are tiny so it might confuse those who can’t see well. Just take your time and you won’t mess up. ******Make note that you might get spaces or misalignment in between the top carbon fiber pieces during the building process if you don’t pay attention when screwing things in.****Carbon fiber can get smudges (noticed when transporting the desk) so if you’re not a fan of that you can get a desk mat.They do provide these circle cable management pieces to put in the two drilled out holes. I broke them immediately because I was a bit rough. They do the trick even without all the pieces. I just put the ring (only piece I didn’t break) in the hole to make it look more seamless. But you could do without too.I wish they allowed you to put the cup holder closer to the user. In the instructions it guides you to put it on the right side of the desk. In this position it works fine. But if you wanted it closer you’re missing out because a quarter of the cup is covered by the desk itself. The headphone holder works as intended.Verdict: WORTH IT-1 star because there was a few bugs in the styrofoam protecting the package. I made sure to open it outside but be cautious of bringing it in your home before inspection.There is small scratches at the edges of the board. The board marked #10 is not aligned with the rest two boards, this is a problem, but it is ok to useBig desk for big Chingus. Get job done.I've used this thing for over a year now. Have to say it's been my best friend and I love it. I use two monitors, and there's room for three easily, so it leaves me with more clean space. I don't know how anyone can use something smaller than this! Especially in a WFH environment but just generally as a desk. If you're a person who needs some freakin' space on the desk, this is it. I've mounted some components under my desk with no issue, the metal structure still leaves plenty of room for anything else you can think of like a mountable power strip and casing to hold cords. The thing feels and IS solid. I've done rows and underhand rows off of it when exercising and it held fine - that may not be recommended, but I do anyway.
