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Product Specifications
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| Brand Name | Sauder |
| Height | 71 inches |
| Width | 41 inches |
Product Description
Heritage Hill Computer Armoire, Cherry Computer Armoire Closed: 41"W x 23"D x 71 3/8"H
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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful
I intend to describe the good features of this, but there's no way to avoid the biggest misstep with this piece of furniture: there's no place for your PC.
Did I just write that? I sure did. If you don't own an LCD monitor, you are going to end up putting your PC *on the top* of this armoire, because most PC boxes are too big for any of the designated spaces for it.
Given the wiring that's involved in keybaords, mice, printers, scanners, card readers, wireless devices, and whatever else you might connect, the best place for a PC to hide is eye-level, maybe in one of the side areas... but they aren't deep enough, so you can't close the doors. Capital-D Dumb.
What I ended up doing before I got an LCD display was to put the PC on top of the armoire, and disguised it. Everything almost reached; in some cases I needed aftermarket USB cables of three meter lengths to attach the scanner, but it worked out. With an LCD display, you can drop your PC right in front, reoriented sideways, and put the display on it. Then the armoire works as designed.
Good features? Plenty of places for your stuff. This is more of an office station with a nod towards housing a PC rig, so it has a drop folder to your left, a small desk area to the right, and lost of cubbyhole/ shelving opportunities. You should seriously consider some rolled cork for the upper doors, so you can have a corkboard of sorts on either side (thanks Evelin, for that great idea!)
The included lamp is just enough to see the keyboard, not enough for serious work but you can pay bills and type away. It has decent childproofing in the included locksets, and some clip-on cable holders that I didn't use. I find that long twist-ties stapled in the lower section work better. Also, you might need to cut away the fake wood cardboard to house a big monitor, so I suggest planning for this in advance and cutting very neatly. If you then get a flat panel, you can put the missing piece back without much fuss.
Now, a few words about construction. You get this in two very heavy flat boxes. If you are very careful, you will only have to assemble this twice, because the first time you assemble it, you will get some parts wrong. Quality control on labeling each board is lacking, so you have to visualize quite early how it needs to be built.
The build is sturdy, the connectors and screws strong, and I highly recommend a good cordless drill with a screwdriver head to get the majority of this done. Where extreme torque is required, either drill a larger pilot hole or switch to a real screwdriver. It should go without saying -- but doesn't -- that you should assemble this close to where it will be installed. And you need some space. And quiet. And tact, because you can use help in assembling it and will likely get frustrated at some point.
In all, I'm very happy with the armoire, and I like it for a home or family PC role. It is ill-suited for a serious workstation (although the shelves do come in handy) because you can't open your PC easily unless the armoire is going to remain open, thus defeating the purpose of having the doors. A good compromise for hiding a PC in a nice dining room or living room. If Sauder figures out how to get a real PC in there, a four or five star review is possible.
Fred
Did I just write that? I sure did. If you don't own an LCD monitor, you are going to end up putting your PC *on the top* of this armoire, because most PC boxes are too big for any of the designated spaces for it.
Given the wiring that's involved in keybaords, mice, printers, scanners, card readers, wireless devices, and whatever else you might connect, the best place for a PC to hide is eye-level, maybe in one of the side areas... but they aren't deep enough, so you can't close the doors. Capital-D Dumb.
What I ended up doing before I got an LCD display was to put the PC on top of the armoire, and disguised it. Everything almost reached; in some cases I needed aftermarket USB cables of three meter lengths to attach the scanner, but it worked out. With an LCD display, you can drop your PC right in front, reoriented sideways, and put the display on it. Then the armoire works as designed.
Good features? Plenty of places for your stuff. This is more of an office station with a nod towards housing a PC rig, so it has a drop folder to your left, a small desk area to the right, and lost of cubbyhole/ shelving opportunities. You should seriously consider some rolled cork for the upper doors, so you can have a corkboard of sorts on either side (thanks Evelin, for that great idea!)
The included lamp is just enough to see the keyboard, not enough for serious work but you can pay bills and type away. It has decent childproofing in the included locksets, and some clip-on cable holders that I didn't use. I find that long twist-ties stapled in the lower section work better. Also, you might need to cut away the fake wood cardboard to house a big monitor, so I suggest planning for this in advance and cutting very neatly. If you then get a flat panel, you can put the missing piece back without much fuss.
Now, a few words about construction. You get this in two very heavy flat boxes. If you are very careful, you will only have to assemble this twice, because the first time you assemble it, you will get some parts wrong. Quality control on labeling each board is lacking, so you have to visualize quite early how it needs to be built.
The build is sturdy, the connectors and screws strong, and I highly recommend a good cordless drill with a screwdriver head to get the majority of this done. Where extreme torque is required, either drill a larger pilot hole or switch to a real screwdriver. It should go without saying -- but doesn't -- that you should assemble this close to where it will be installed. And you need some space. And quiet. And tact, because you can use help in assembling it and will likely get frustrated at some point.
In all, I'm very happy with the armoire, and I like it for a home or family PC role. It is ill-suited for a serious workstation (although the shelves do come in handy) because you can't open your PC easily unless the armoire is going to remain open, thus defeating the purpose of having the doors. A good compromise for hiding a PC in a nice dining room or living room. If Sauder figures out how to get a real PC in there, a four or five star review is possible.
Fred
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
I have owned this very computer armoire for 14 years. Now after 4 moves (one of which was long distance and handled very badly, permanently damaging the armoire - I'd say cracking the left side was pretty permanent!) We are moving once again and need to replace the armoire. I have been shopping for a new armoire for days, and always come back to this one. And while it's huge, it offers things none of the others do: a writing area, a filing cabinet, lots of storage and fine details. Yep, I'm going to do it again.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
This is a great desk - compact, nice looking...but as soon as we tried to move it the whole thing cracked apart and we were unable to repair it. The plywood it is constructed out of is very weak.
