I bought the table along with the assembly and the assembly was very quick and easy (perhaps I could've done it myself perhaps not. The table definitely looks good, but not great and it's made of a very heavy plywood. Recently went shopping and saw a similar one, which looked nicer and was made of real wood selling for just over 500 so I think this is a good deal for what it is, but I don't plan to keep it more than 5 years. The moving in and out of the top works fairly well. One thing I will say is the height without the top being up is lower than I imagined. I'd recommend really doing the measurements ahead so you can see what it will look like. But again, for the price it is a fine piece.