Like any flat pack furniture, the price is good because you are doing the 2 hours of labor to assemble it. This desk is much better quality than IKEA. This desk has a number on every piece, so it makes the assembly much easier. Here is an important step that I learned - before putting the top on, double check the alignment of the cylinder locking rings on the desk. You assemble the desk pieces on their side and then the desk on it's back. The last step is put the desk right side up to put the top on. During that process, a few of the locking rings moved out of position and it was very difficult to get the top on. When I lifted the top and rechecked each of the 18 locking rings to point the right way, the top went on just fine. The only reason that I did not give this 5 stars is that one of the pieces arrived damaged and I had to wait 4 days to get a replacement piece. Great Offer Stock customer services was excellent in that they confirmed the piece needed and sent it to me right away.