I wanted something smaller.  A desk is a little like a handbag, the more room you have the more rubbish it collects. Anyhoo, i bought the desk it arrived uber quickly and packaging was undamaged....shocked!! The desk itself takes my apple, my 2TB Western external drive, the mouse and the keyboard and on the lovely shelved part i fitted my scannerfaxprinter and just a stapler. I didnt want it looking over laden as it is a small piece. Its sturdy and i found it easy to pop together. It looks great without taking over the whole room.