It is sturdy and not at all flimsy or cheap looking, so for the money I think its worth it.  It was easy to put together, I used a little black and decker drill on all the screws and it went together without any problem at all.  Nailing all of the little metal accent pieces was a bit time consuming but again, not difficult.  I ordered 2 desks that are in the same collection and it all looks nice.  The one thing that I screwed up was on shelf #5.  It has predrilled holes for attaching another piece of furniture, which I do not have and I put the unit together with those holes facing up.  Didnt realize that until I had the entire bookcase assembled, so I am just going to have to deal with it.