This desk is great - very easy to assemble, you just attach the legs, the bulk of it was pre-assembled. Took about 10 minutes working alone. It is heavy, substantial feeling. The wood is a veneer but looks very nice. The drawer works as a drawer, but the front of it can fold down and be used as a keyboard drawer as well. I like that the front of the drawer has clips on it so that it works primarily as a drawer - I've had other desks where the front of the drawer would always fold down when pulled on. Also the legs have leveling feet so you can adjust as needed - my desk has two legs on a rug and two on the floor, with the leveling legs the desktop is level without having to use anything under the legs.