I selected this desk because it was the only one small enough for my tight space. I'm very pleased with the quality in this price range, and would recommend it for anyone else.I needed help moving the box to my second floor apartment. It's very heavy. I appreciate Amazon drivers so much! But the box did not look promising. It showed a lot of wear and had several gauges in it, but I was very pleased to find that there was no damage to the desk inside. It is well-packed.It took me about 3 hours to assemble by myself, and for the most part the instructions were quite clear.It would have taken about 1/3 less time had I assembled step 7 correctly and not had to disassemble the desk later to fix it in step 14.Just FYI, part 7 in step 7 is symmetrical, so it can be put together in two different ways, without an apparent problem. Be sure that the finished edge faces away from part number 8. Then you will have a much better time than I had. It's difficult, at that stage of the instructions, to visualize exactly what you're assembling, and the diagrams are not detailed enough to tell which way it's supposed to go.With other furniture I've purchased on Amazon, I've had experience with cam bolts not locking tightly and pieces falling apart. This was not the case here. These worked very nicely.While the finished item is quite sturdy sitting on the floor of my bedroom, I think a good amount of care should be taken not to put any kind of twisting stress on the joints when moving the desk. I'd recommend team lifting rather than dragging or pushing.I think this desk is an exceptional value, having just recently spent almost $100 more for a 14 x 24.5 inch end table at a local furniture store, just because I wanted a matching set.The only thing I wish were different is the depth of the drawers. There's only 11 and 1/4 in of depth inside of the drawer, even though the desk itself is 20 and a half inches deep. So, there's about 6 1/4 in of wasted space behind the drawers that can't be used for storage.Nevertheless, I highly recommend this desk!