Furinno Simplistic A Frame Computer Desk, Black/French Oak Grey

Nice for a small study space if you are in a cluttered environment. Much more difficult to assemble than I expected but it did come with decent instructions. Recomended to have a second person during assembly but it is possible to do with one person. I have purchased "used/ good condition" and it came with all the items necessary for assembly with a small damaged area. I've bought multiple of these and all of them seem pretty sturdy for light use. Not ideal for a serious gaming setup but great for the price and best for use with a small case or laptop. Price changes on these often too so keep that in mind.

The material is particle board, so I would not place any moisture on it like from coffee cups or water glasses without a coaster. Use a damp wet cloth for cleaning, and you’ll keep this material in good shape. It has a smooth surface for a great writing experience and it’s performance as a workplace holds up nicely.It fits a 13-inch laptop, but this will depend on your chair height and personal comfort using your computer. If you like opening your laptop lid further back, then it will hit the shelf and you’ll have to hang part of your laptop over the edge towards you. I believe it’s original purpose is more like a writing and craft area. There is plenty of space for a couple notebooks, additional space under the shelf, and wonderful shelf space for putting a lamp on.It was easy to assemble following instructions, but careful to not make any mistakes with screws as this material is unforgiving.Overall, for the price of around $30 I paid, it was worth the small investment to have a small area I could sit and work on my computer or write in my journal.

I waivered on purchasing this desk due to the negative reviews, but the price and small size of the desk (and lack of other cheap, small desks <32" wide) made this seem worth trying. After assembling and using the desk for a work week, I can say that I think the investment was worth it, in both money and time. Note that I bought this desk for less than $50, but it seems the price can fluctuate. I would not pay more than $50 for this.My first and most significant comment on whether or not one should buy this desk is this: have realistic expectations. This is a cheap desk and is built like a cheap desk. It's particle board. If you're expecting to get a desk to last you years and years, try spending a couple hundred dollars instead. I bought this specifically for working from home in my tiny bedroom.The desk is not hard to assemble, but the instructions are also not easy to follow because they're only pictures with few words. I highly suggest getting familiar with the instructions before assembling to avoid frustration. I personally built this by myself in about 45 minutes, but 2 people would make it go much faster. Here are my assembly recommendations for each step in the instructions, based on my experience:GENERAL Recommendations:* Get wood glue or other (I used E6000) to reinforce all the joints where you attach parts. Trust me, this will improve the stability immensely. I applied glue to each non-finished edge before attaching with hardware.* Count all hardware and identify each piece by its letter (they are labeled) before you start. Don't assemble if there are missing parts.* I suggest using an electric screwdriver or drill to assemble, if you have one available, and have a flashlight on hand to make sure holes line up where pieces are attached. This is key to assembling a stable unit.Step 1 - pay attention to the finished vs unfinished edges. It is not clear which end of the bracket should be facing the unfinished edge based on the picture, but it should be the hollow side of the bracket (the large holes should be facing the finished edge).Step 2 -pretty straightforward, make sure you're using screw #4 and that the unfinished edge is facing the correct direction.Step 3 - My piece E was not labeled, but I found it after process of elimination. Make sure the finished edge on K/J is up when you assemble this piece.Step 4 - This was not easy to do alone, but if you push the end of the legs against a wall to balance, it's not that hard. Use a flashlight to ensure the holes on the legs line up with the holes on the table top and heavily glue the joints.Step 5 - Definitely make sure you apply a lot of glue to these joints, and make sure the holes on the pieces line up when driving in hardware.Step 6 - This is very unclear the way it's drawn. Basically, attach the legs with screw #1 on the outside connections, and use screw #2 on the inside connection points. Screw #2 should face inward towards the unfinished edges. Again, apply a lot of glue to these joints. It was hard to line up the holes on the legs with the holes on the connection points, so a second person would come in handy here to hold the pieces together.Step 7 - same advice: glue and lining up the holesStep 8 - check to make sure the black square is straight compared to the edge of the table top. They move pretty easy with some force if minor adjustment is needed after attachmentStep 9 - same advice: glue and lining up the holesStep 10 - I used all the tacks they provided and glued the entire panel to the back of the desk.Here's my Step 11 - stand the desk up and check the stability. If it wobbles at certain points, drive in extra wood screws at the joint, taking care not to puncture the particle board (I missed a couple times). I did this at the point where the front legs meet the table top, for extra side-to-side stability. I definitely could have added more.After assembly, the desk still unfortunately has a little side-to-side wobble in it, but only when you physically try to make it wobble. I think this is from the cheap particle board materials having some flex, because I heavily reinforced all the joints. In the end this is acceptable to me, because with regular use the desk is stable and does not move while typing, writing, etc unless you run into it. I find the top shelf and nooks underneath especially useful as I like to have everything in reach on my desk. I was able to fit a 23" monitor and a Surface on the top shelf without much of a problem, though the back of my monitor stand hangs off by about 2 inches, but it's up against a wall.So far I'm satisfied with the desk and it meets my functional needs.

I ordered two of these. I was so excited by the dimensions and the price, it was perfect for my classroom space and I could buy multiples and stay in budget.I couldn't be more disappointed. Heartbroken. I had such high hopes, this piece was so perfect I am totally devastated. DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT.First, one came without hardware. I contacted Furinno customer support, no response. Not even an automated response that they're working on it.I figure I can go ahead and assemble the one that had hardware. I quickly discover that every single pilot hole is a little bit off. Nothing lines up, there are gaps. Screws bubbled out the plywood in several places despite being installed according to assembly instructions because the pilot holes don't properly guide the screws. You can see some bubbling/fracturing as well as a gap between the front leg and the desktop in my image.Some pieces came damaged, you can see in my pictures the back leg just under the desktop not near any joints is crushed. It is not the only piece that came compromised in such a way.The back is unfinished. Lazy, but not unexpected. There were no pictures showing the back in the product description or in the reviews so I took one so people can see it. I intended to float the desks and was willing to live with this, maybe painting or covering the backs somehow. I'm not going to live with it if it's not the ONLY issue, though, and it is FAR from the only issue.I was totally shocked when I went to pull away an assembly labeling sticker that was on the outside of the product, visible, when I pulled away not only the sticker, but a sticker sized chunk of laminate. Is it okay to have your laminate for a furniture product be so thin and papery so as to come away and leave a permanent blemish where the manufacturer's labels are? You can also see this peeled-off spot in my photograph on the angled, front leg.I'm disgusted, offended and heartbroken with this product. I am normally not one to return things I purchase - I do my research before I buy and I generally can find the best in things and make them work as well as I am able. It has to be really, truly irredeemable for me to disassemble something I've already assembled, box it back up and return it. I will 100% disassemble and return this product and I will not regret doing so for a single second. The final product was beat up, uneven, not level and honestly unstable-looking. Almost hazardous, on top of looking like I'd had it and let my grade-school children use it for two years straight out of the box. I don't know how this company lives with themselves selling such cheap, unfinished product and passing it off as usable furniture.