I think it is a great piece for the price.  It is very sturdy and should serve us well for many years.  It is going in my 12 year old son's room, so I didn't want to spend a ton of money on a really good piece of furniture, knowing that it may not be treated as well as I would like.  This piece fit the bill.  Assembly was very straight forward and I put it together by myself in about an hour.  He really likes it, it provides a fair amount of storage and the price was right.