I was comparing this item with products from Ikea. This looks really really sleek - the best thing about this in comparison to IKEA alternatives is the color. This is a really smooth black and not black brown like most IKEA options. It also doesn't look like you purchased it from IKEA.
However, the materials are pretty comparable -- you can see the pieces are made of particleboard. But, the material is a bit more sturdy than IKEA assembled furniture. Why? Because it takes FOREVER to assemble. The directions are pretty bad - just pictures with no step by step instructions, so we would assemble one piece, think we were making progress, and then realize we should have done one of the other steps before attaching certain pieces. We ended up assembling and reassembling for a couple steps. It was a pain, but five hours later, we have a beautiful hutch!!
Bottom line: so worth it - looks amazing, but wow. be prepared to spend a day working on this puzzle.