No assembly required really. Only downside is if you want to move the desk don't pick it up by the top/desk surface as it will disassemble it. Otherwise it is a great simple desk. We purchased it for the back of our family room to use when I work at home for a laptop & a monitor. Quality seems to be good for the price & the USB chargers is a great feature. The desk has 4 USB charging ports: 2 fast charging for phones & 2 fast charging for tablets. There is power switch for the USB ports & a blue LED light is on when you have them on.