This compact desk fits the purpose we had in mind for it and it is certainly worth the small price we paid for it. I took off one star because it took us an hour to put it together, not 30 minutes stated either in the description or in the instructions (I forget which). My husband and I are pretty good at assembling things, working together, and this project was not difficult but we couldn't have done it in 30 minutes if we'd been racing to beat the clock. Small complaint. Overall, the desk is great.