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4.0 out of 5 stars
Mostly solid, March 31, 2010
This review is from: Mission Oak Corner Desk - Southern Enterprises HO6041 (Kitchen)
I bought this a few days ago and it arrived today. It was well packed and despite the box looking a bit beat up, all the components emerged unscathed. It took me 90 minutes from sliding the box in the front door to having it assembled and sitting in the corner ready for my 27" iMac (which fits it beautifully, I might add). All the dowels and cam lock parts lined up reasonably well, and I took the time to add wood glue to all the dowels. I found the instructions to be adequate, and EVERY part (wood pieces and hardware) is labeled with a sticker so there is really no excuse in not being able to figure out how to put it together. Most of the parts are particle board veneer with a warm, stained-oak look, but I have to say it is actually a pretty good veneer and would pass for the real thing unless closely inspected. The assembled piece is handsome and sturdy. I am happy with the purchase except for the keyboard drawer. The look and function of it are fine, but the sliders are extremely flimsy and flexy. My keyboard is bouncing up and down slightly as I type this. They were 95% of the way there, and then they cheaped out on this one part. Too bad. I may have to replace the sliders with something better in the future.
Overall a nice piece of furniture. The same thing in solid wood would cost 3-4x as much. The downside to veneer is that if you get chips taken out or the finish gets damaged, there is no real way to refinish it. Face it, it's no heirloom. Aside from the drawer sliders, for the price, it's hard to beat. Corner desks are also very rare, so I am doubly grateful for the find.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Somewhat Satisfying, August 14, 2008
This review is from: Mission Oak Corner Desk - Southern Enterprises HO6041 (Kitchen)
The desk looks nice. However it would be better with room to store the CPU. Also the thing that makes this desk have such a low rating is that it is very very difficult to assemble. It took 2 people 4.5 hrs to assemble the whole thing. Some of the screws are also hard to use. In addition, the keyboard pull-out cabinet is not big enough to hold a keyboard with a pad at the bottom, so you have to use it with a basic keyboard that has no wrist pad. The hole in the keyboard tray is convenient though for the wires for the mouse and keyboard. Overall, it looks nice but is hard to assemble and it is not always convenient. Some reviews say that it is easy to assemble but that depends on the assembly instructions given to you by the company...the one I received was very difficult and unclear. My sister also bought the same table for her house a while after me and she got a professional carpenter to construct it and it took him 2 hrs, and he's a professional!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Good choice for our needs, December 2, 2010
This review is from: Mission Oak Corner Desk - Southern Enterprises HO6041 (Kitchen)
For a 9x12 room, this item is perfect. It does not take a lot of space. It was easy to put together and the wood has an elegant look to it, which thankfully was a good match for the other wood details in the room. The build quality is a solid B+. For the price definitely a good buy.
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