My 16 year old son put the desk together by himself and it looks beautiful.  My son needed a small desk he could do his home work at and then put every thing away when he was done.  This desk fits our needs perfectly.  The top is large enough to hold his laptop  and a Large spiral pad or book at the same time.  When the work is done the drawer holds the laptop, key board, mouse and cords perfectly and hides them all away.
The lower shelf holds a small file box for all his subjects, papers  and spirals just fine.