Bought this towering shelf unit to match the glass motif of my two desks that we purchased previously. I was pleasantly surprised right off the box as it was not only easy to assemble (7 minutes flat!) but it looks fantastic where I needed it and it is sturdier than anticipated. It is holding a heavy speaker from my compact stereo on one shelf and the others are carrying a laser printer, a heavy battery backup unit and a stack of all of my computer paper, which were removed for the picture. I am fixing to get another one of these for the other end of my setup as I would hate it to be gone off the market and have to get another that doesn't match the set. A great buy, indeed...