The lift top hinges work well and feel sturdy.  You can move it with glasses of liquid on top.  I like that it has a bottom shelf.  It's one of the reasons I picked this particular table.  A lot of the lift tops don't have bottom shelves, and a lot of them are wider than this one (we needed a petite table).  So, functionally it does the job.
However, the gray top looks more like a cheap linoleum kitchen countertop and the corners are VERY pointy and sharp.  You definitely don't want to brush up against one by mistake.  And one of the brown panels came with dings on it.  Good for now, but will need to replace.  Not a long-term solution.