Bush® Accord Notebook Desk

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This is a very nice desk for use with laptops (can also be used with desktop computers). Beautifully finished wood, very sturdy, very attractive design. Nice gliding action on notebook shelf. Very well thought out. Storage tray and USB connector are handy. Be advised that it is heavy, and takes about 2 hours to unpack and assemble (maybe less if you're used to doing it). An electric screwdriver is handy. But everything went together with no problems. There is a detente on the sliding shelf when pushed all the way in, but none when it is pulled out--the only issue I found with the design. It is not a real problem in practice since the lid of your laptop when flipped up keeps the shelf in place. All in all, I am extremely pleased with this item! It is better than I expected and at a very good price.

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I bought this for the home office that, due to space, I have in my bedroom. I make my living as a freelance editor, and this is my personal universe. I had high hopes (but not unreasonable ones) that this desk would look attractive and function adequately as a laptop desk with a keyboard drawer. It was a replacement for a wood kitchen table I had been using for the last three years in said bedroom. This was to be a big step up.

Once assembled (with the pilot holes often not predrilled deeply enough and requiring much electric drilling), I found that the desk's hinged front would not stay screwed in (screws for the hinges wouldn't grab and hold). I finally took the front dropdown off altogether. Desk works fine without it, but the look is not as nice, eh? Not what I paid for. And it took almost seven hours to put together.

Don't be sucked in by the look of the desk like I was: skip this one. The hinge setup on the front is simply not engineered correctly somehow. Wood panel isn't deep enough and the screws aren't long enough. By the time you find this out, the wood is "frayed" around and into the screw hole, and no longer able to seat the screw (so it has nothing to screw into anymore). Upon examining it, I can see that it could not work, not matter what I did. (And I did do it correctly; I was patient and followed the directions. I really loved the way this desk was supposed to look, and wanted it to look as great as the showroom model.)

I have been using it every day since I assembled it (can't afford to get a different one), but it's a disappointment. It just ain't what it was supposed to be.

Do yourself a favor and try to save up and get real furniture (the kind that comes in the truck and it's all in one piece).

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I love this desk. I have my iMac sitting on the desktop (21.5") and all my external hard drives are hidden away. This means that I have a wide open space for work - reading, writing, drawing, whatever. Also, the USB desktop port works with my Mac which I was a little paranoid about.

As far as assembly, I was able to put it together by myself (and I have never assembled any furniture before) with only minimal help from my boyfriend where the instructions say "assistance required" (due to one person required to lift up the furniture piece while the second person screws it into place). I only needed a screwdriver (no power drill) and a hammer. It took me maybe 3 hours total to put it together.

The design is excellent. I do wish that this desk came in a larger size and there were additional color options. It doesn't match anything else in my room. But I love that I have my desk in the middle of the room, not against the wall, and the only visible cord hanging down is the power strip (desk drawer holds power strip; external hard drives are also in desk drawer and plug into the USB ports on the desktop).

I would have also given it 5 stars but I feel like the drawers were flimsy and they only have a 20 pound weight capacity which means that I'm a little hesitant to put more than two external drives in there. Although the instructions suggest you keep your keyboard in the sliding drawer, I don't type with my keyboard on it though because I feel like it'll break.

Other than those two things, I wouldn't change a thing!

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This desk was a very pleasant surprise. I thought for the price it would not be build as well as it is. It looks like a desk I might have bought at a furnature store. Has some great features in the slide out tray. It was not difficult to assemble, but it is very heavy so you might need a friend to help since it can be awkward to move. I love it !!!

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I have been trying out different laptop desks to little satisfaction. They are all awkward and not the right height or size. We finally found this one and while it takes a pretty long time to put together, once you have put it together, it's perfect. Just the right size. It's designed like a living room decor table, so fits right into our living room design and you just slide the drawer in and close and lift the drawer door and it hides everything in seconds. Easy, convenient, good looking and I don't have a bad back anymore from a bad quality desk.

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