Customer Reviews

Winsome Wood Computer Desk, Honey

5 star:		(32)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

After reading the June 8, 2007 review, I was worried about the quality of packaging. When this desk arrived at my front door, I saw that my fears were justified. The package was compact, leaving little room for protective material like bubble wrap. Careless handling might have caused some damage. Fortunately, my desk arrived in perfect condition. The legs, desk top, and keyboard tray were all wrapped to protect against scratches.

This is one of the few products not made in China. It was made in Thailand.

The wrench needed to attach the legs was included, and I used my Phillips screwdriver to screw on the front knob. The magnets are too powerful, making it difficult to pull open the keyboard compartment. I solved that problem by placing four pieces of transparent packing tape over the magnets. All told, including the taping, assembly took me around 40 minutes.

The legs, tray and desk top are all made of beautifully finished solid hardwood with a reddish blonde color. The tray slides in and out smoothly. The style is a bit plain and unadorned, but the quality and functionality are excellent. I'm very pleased with this purchase, especially because the modest price of $130 included free shipping.

I bought this desk because I wanted a simple desk that matched the color of my kitchen table. It really is what it is, simple. The design is simple, the assembly is simple. That's not a hit against it because if that's not what you're looking for obviously you wouldn't be looking at this desk.

Anyway, there isn't much to say about it, it's put together well, and it's solid after it's assembled.

As far as the packaging goes, the other people that have reviewed this are spot on correct. The packaging looks like something you'd get from a table you bought at Wal-Mart. This is fine when all you have to do is run it from the store to your house, but it's really inadequate for cross country shipping. There isn't enough give in the packaging to be very forgiving of any mishandling. Luckily mine showed up just fine, but keep that in mind when you order one of these.

Love the desk! Good quality and the only assembly required was putting the legs on. Even the sliding keyboard tray had the "rolling tracks" already together. Highly recommended!

I like the desk itself, however, one of the drawer slide supports was not attached to the underside of the desk, so we have no way of attaching the keyboard drawer without that. I need to find out how to contact the company to ask how to attach that support, as it looks like it was supposed to already be attached. If I can get that resolved, I think I will really like and use the desk.

Update: Received a replacement desk and will ship the defective one back. The replacement is just perfect. Thanks so much Amazon and supplier, like this one a lot.

What I especially like is that you can either use it for desktop pc or laptop. Because the keyboard drawer has an inch or so of room to spare, a laptop can slide into the drawer and closed out of sight - can attach the power supply plug from behind the drawer which is open. This gives room above the desk for other projects. I have learned that I prefer real wood, will never buy the engineered wood or pressboard anything. This was exactly what I wanted, it has good value, and natural wood. I appreciate that.

The quality of the desk surpassed our expectations. The design is simple, with no storage, but it is a perfect match for our iMac. It is a great deal for the price and looks nice in our kitchen.

I bought this desk as a part of a small home office I set up in my living room. I am not disappointed. The solid wood is so much superior to the unattractive laminate desks in the same price range. It fit well in a small nook, and looks good in the living room. Setup was a snap. I recommend using a metric socket if you have one, as the small disposable wrenches that come with these kits are never that user-friendly. If you are looking for a small, attractive and sturdy computer desk, look no further.

Other reviewers had packing and delivery issues, but luckily I did not. As to the product, I couldn't be happier--it's nice, heavy wood--a beautiful finish, a clean design, and the hideaway keyboard tray is great. You could easily spend just as much for some pressboard crapola, so I'm extremely happy to have a "real" piece of furniture that's so solid and attractive.

I noticed many reviewers were upset because their table came broken. I received mine today, November 7, 2011, and it was in perfect condition. There were no chips, cracks, blemishes. It was very easy to put together. It's very solid and beautiful.

I wonder if they added more packaging than they had in previous orders. Mine had actual blocks of wood, combined with cardboard, to protect the corners. I thought someone might like to know that.

So I was a little weary about ordering this desk only because of the issues others have had with shipping and unfortunately they were right! The packaging is quite questionable. My desk top came with some dings and scratches. You could tell this was from the shipping because the dings and scratches were right where the packaging was dinged. The good thing is that if you send in a request to the company for a replacement they will generally ship you the new top or legs or whatever it maybe that needs replacing for free. I got the new top in a little less then a week and they don't make you ship back the damaged one which is good cause shipping would suck on that! It was super easy to put together and it looks really nice once its all together and there are no dings or scratches! Good Luck with this one.

I ordered this desk for my new desktop computer. I was very happy when it arrived a lot sooner than I expected. First, I found that the packaging was very good. It was a bit difficult to get out of the box because it was so snugly packed, but I do not see how it could have been damaged in transport. Perhaps they have changed the way it is packaged. Anyway, the desk is a beautiful honey color which matched my furniture exactly, and made of real wood. I was surprised that it was all real wood for the price. The desk was very easy to assemble. It only took about 20 minutes from box removal to complete setup (it may have taken less time had I not been on the phone.) All things considered, I am greatly pleased with this purchase.