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Review on Furinno 10016GYW/BK Home Laptop Notebook Computer Desk in French Oak Grey/Black by Crystal Garrett

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Value for what you pay for

Before purchasing this unit I read a lot of reviews where people thought the table was a little wobbly and that's mostly true. However, you must understand that it is incredibly impressive that a manufacturer was able to produce this item and sell it for less than $27. Because what do you expect for this price? I'm a cabinet builder and the reason I bought this was because I didn't have time to assemble it and couldn't do it at this price point. I really love the table and it goes well with my application for my 9 year old granddaughter. It was also mentioned that this table doesn't take a lot of abuse and I think that's true. So keep your expectations realistic for the price. If you don't abuse this thing and tape it to the wall to keep it from wobbling, you'll probably last it for years. However, if you were expecting to pay $27 for an on-trend piece of furniture that could be passed down from generation to generation as a family heirloom, then this is not for you and you will be disappointed. One last recommendation. The instructions should be corrected. They tell you to attach the drawer stops as a final step before inserting the drawer into the slides. It's clear that the person who wrote the instructions never assembled them, and by the way, the drawer stops aren't shown in the photo on Revain. I wonder if they were an afterthought. Either way you will want to fit the drawer stops and place the drawer on the rails in step 3 before screwing on the front E. If you wait for the device to be fully assembled, the drawer stops will prevent you from inserting the drawer. into the rails. I followed the instructions and had to disassemble the table again and do it as I described. If you do it your way, you'll quickly spot the problem. Do not try to slide the drawer into place, otherwise you will most likely break something. Also, do not overtighten any of the screws. You screw the press board in and if you overtighten the bolts they will actually damage the press board and stop holding it. You just want to push them in a little. Hoses should only be tightened by hand. Do not use pliers or anything similar to tighten them as you will most likely damage them. They are made of very thin plastic and are hand tightened only. Finally, I found the assembly instructions for the drawer slides a bit confusing as the drawings are very small and don't show much detail. I found it helpful to log into Revain and look at the desktop in 360 to see what it should look like. They do not include actual photos with instructions. Just line art which is quite small and not that detailed. If you know how it all works, then assembly takes 10 minutes. If you need to find out how I did it, you can set aside an hour. That's all. I recommend buying if your exclusions match what you are paying.

Pros
  • The best
Cons
  • is embarrassing