Received the desk 5 days earlier than projected which was nice.  The desk was packaged in one box which was pretty heavy....would be better if they packaged the desk into two boxes to make it easier to handle and less prone to shipping damage.  Everything was in good order and all parts were there.  The assembly process was pretty straight forward and took about 4-5 hours to assemble.  The desk's top is okay, but it would be better if the back surface was finished.  We bought the black color for the desk and it was as nice as the photos suggested. 
 Overall, we are very pleased with the desk.