This desk is solid!  A word of warning though...either hire someone to put it together for yo, or make no other plans for the day and send the kids to grandma's because it took all day to put together.  The instruction manual has 22 steps, but each of those steps is made of several smaller steps.  Example: step 5 had me screw in 34 screws. But like I stated before, it's a good solid piece of furniture that's going to last a long time, which is awesome for the low price that it is.