The reviews here are spot on. But I took a chance because I needed a narrow desk for my narrow office space and this, with it's 16" depth, long length, and nice look, fit the bill. It took 5 minutes to assemble. Yes it's slightly wobbly, but if you have it up against a wall, you don't notice. And I work on it 10 hours a day as a desk and never notice the wobbling. 

Yes, it can be splintery. in the two weeks I had it, there was one instance when a sliver of wood got on my arm. Again, I am dragging my arm on it 10 hours a day. I am not using this as a decorative table.

It did come with a slight chip in it. And I wasn't thinking and let my 8 year old son play on my computer and he put another chip in it. So it can chip/scratch the more you use it.

Price: yes, I think $250+ is a lot for this table and $150 would have been much better for what you get. But a 5-min assembly, perfect dimensions, and pretty look outweighed the cost for me.