Now that most of my work is done on a computer, I wanted to downsize my drafting desk to something smaller. This desk is very nice, is well constructed, and everything I need. The only thing that puzzles me is why an important stress-point (where the desktop pivots) is using plastic hinges when everything else is metal. It makes no sense. And because the fit is so tight, the hinges are already stressed, so surely they won't last long. Why they'd take such a perfect desk and throw it all away on plastic hinges is something I can't figure out. I'd gladly have spent the extra dollar it costs to have a desk that's going to last. I think most people would.