Ameriwood Home Pursuit Executive Desk, Cherry

I purchased the hutch, credenza, work table and mobile file cabinet for their obvious utility and the measurements of each piece. I am a small person (5'2") with a small office, and these pieces looked like they would fit well in my space and with my current office chair (with arms that easily fit under the desktop). What exceeded my expectations was how well-built and nice looking the pieces were!!! The color is perfect for my contemporary taste, but could be styled for most tastes. None of the pieces arrived damaged and they were easy to build. It took several hours for two of us to build all of the pieces, but it could be done with one (reasonably strong) person. I'm more than thrilled with this office furniture and would recommend them for their style and versatility.

I bought this desk for my move to NYC. I wanted a long desk where I could rest my 22" lcd monitor, laptop and notebook. This executes the job perfectly.The box the desk came in was beat pretty severely. After emptying the box, I spent about 90 or so minutes assembling the desk. The manual recommends that two people assemble the desk but I was more than capable of assembling the desk by myself. It was very easy to put together. You need only the basic tools to put this thing together.The desk is very sturdy; it will almost surely stand the test of time. I am very happy I bought it.

I spent hours researching desk options before making the decision to purchase this. My criteria was a very large work surface, that looked nice, and did not have to be real wood (the top is not, it is laminated foam core). If you have a similar criteria I'm not sure, at the time of this writing, there's a better deal out there.I have had the desk almost a year now, I use it for both work and gaming so it gets heavy use but there's zero sign it's been used. It's incredibly spacious: I have a pair of 4" speakers, 2 large monitors, a monitor stand, a Blue microphone, keyboard, 2 mice, cordless phone charger, a stack of books, Star Wars schwag... there is still so much room and it doesn't feel cluttered at all.I'm 6'4" and there's plenty of room for my legs and a small foot rest. I couldn't imagine using a keyboard tray with this desk though, the keyboard works fine on the desktop itself. The height is great enough that I can adjust my chair height almost enough to keep my feet off the floor and still be able to sit and work at the desk.The bad:1) It's made in China so you are gambling with quality. I got lucky, there were no blemishes, missing hardware, miss-drilled holes, or pre-package damage. However I ordered my wife the Natural color (from a "wall" retailer) and it had a noticeable gouge in the middle of the work surface. Just read some of the other reviews, there is a risk.2) The edges are sharp! The bottom edge that faces the seating position, and especially the bottom of the modesty panel will cut you. I have a new scar on my right shin thanks to this fine desk. Placing a foot rest below it solved my problem, as my legs won't fit between the rest and modesty panel now. However I recommend sanding or covering the edge, particularly if someone younger is going to be using or near it.If you can accept those 2 potential criticisms then you should be very satisfied with this desk. I paid $165 but now that I've used it almost a year I would have been willing to spend $200.

I think that this is probably the best desk that you can buy for the money. I purchased this desk to replace a 4 year old bargain store computer desk that barely survived a move. I simply removed the keyboard tray from the old desk and mounted it to this one. The height, 28" from floor to underside of desk surface, was less than 1 inch difference from my old computer desk, so the keyboard tray is exactly where it is supposed to be and is very comfortable for typing. Also, while this is not specifically a "computer desk" it was designed with cable management in mind and actually works better than the old computer desk in that regard.Pros: - Price: paid $120 with free shipping - Build Quality: While I suspect that no trees were harmed in the making of this desk, everything fit together well when putting it together, it feels quite sturdy, and is very heavy and planted after being set up. - Easy assembly: Did it myself in just under an hour and it would have gone much faster with an additional person as the instructions suggest. I also feel that I could easily disassemble and reassemble it if it needed to be moved. - It has a really large and usable workspace: Basically 5 1/2 ft wide by a little over 2 ft deep.Cons: - Mine came with a small crushed edge from the factory, not as a result of shipping. It is about 1/2 inch by 1/4 inch, so not worth returning or worrying about, but this did keep me from giving this desk 5 stars. - Finish: As I mentioned in build quality, there is nothing that would be mistaken as wood in this desk at all. The writing surface appears to be covered in some sort of contact paper designed to look like wood grain. I'm not sure that this will hold up to much abuse.Despite the flaws, I can easily recommend this desk to anybody with the space for it. Despite it's name, this is not a desk that you would find in an executive's office, but for a large home office, it is fantastic.