Sauder 424811 Palladia L-Desk, Split Oak Finish

Desk isn't hard to build but it takes a lot of time. We spent a couple hours across multiple days. It even has in the instructions book that "it's not Rome. It won't be built in a day" The instructions are clear and easy to follow. They have detailed pictures on every page. There was a few parts that had damage. None of the parts are visible once it was all put together. It has the slots for your cables and hooks placed under the top of the desk to hold your cables as well. There is a cabinet that locks. You recieve 2 keys for it. The keyboard tray can go on either side of the desk. It feels pretty sturdy. We are still working on getting it all setup for how I want everything placed on the desk. Desk was way cheaper on Amazon than at Office Depo. It was over $600 from Office Depo. Working with the delivery company was easy. It came about a week ahead of schedule. Amazon support wasn't too helpful with the delivery. But the carrier support was amazing and they delivered it right into the room needed.

I wish I could give NEGATIVE Stars! I have NEVER been more disappointed in a purchase in my life! I implore you to leave this page right now and shop elsewhere for a desk. It doesn't make sense that it should be this difficult or time consuming to build a desk. NOTHING is pre-assembled. Let me be very clear. We purchased the Assembly Service, because so many people warned in the reviews that it was a 'bear to build'. Talk about understatement! The Assembler, who by the way was extremely professional, courteous, hardworking and forthright, warned us it was going to be more than the 4 hours we paid for. IF they go over 4 hours which he will, it is $25 an hour. My son assisted him every step of the way and after TWO Visits - 7 hours the first time and 2 the second - it is STILL NOT FINISHED! We have just discovered that some parts are missing. Let me try to emphasize - we have over $450 for the desk and $250 for assembly into it (so far) and still NO finished product. This simply isn't worth money, time and aggravation it has cost us!! In hindsight I wish I had gone someplace and purchased an already assembled desk and had it delivered.

Very Nice. Only reason I am not giving this 5 starts is because. 1). Screws(for the knobs) are a little short for the 2 bigger draws. Counter sink will fix. 2). Draw holes did not line up for the 2 bigger draws. I would suggest wait until you put the desk together, Put in the Knob, then once everything is in line, put in the screws that hold on the drawer fronts. Person that said 6 hrs. is what I would go with, taking your time. Instructions are good, but make sure you look at pictures also. Very Sturdy, and nice. We purchased two of these. Although it's not real wood, the house is full of a wood smell. Also it looks and feels like real wood,. It comes in two boxes. One of the boxes I had to turn sideways, it was too wide to fit through the door. Very happy with these. Also purchased the bookcase, matches perfectly. the 2 drawer cabinet is on the way. Shipping was around a week. Took more time clearing our room then putting everything together. The drawers have ball bearings and are very smooth.Added 3/16/2018: Adjusting drawers, To those of you that are not use to putting on drawers and doors along with putting things together.1). If part also requires "screws" loosen the "T" fittings, align the screw holes (flashlight will help), After screws are in lined up and threaded a little; THEN tighten the "T" fittings.2). Draws: More then likely the drawers are NOT going to fit perfect / line up perfectly. You have 4 screws to adjust the settings.If they are really out of alignment, you have 8.a. The 2 screws next to the drawer front panel. You can loosen, and move both sides up/down. This will give you about an 1" using more then one drawer.b. If drawer is still out of alignment, you can adjust the 2 screws that are connected to the drawer fronts for the smaller drawers, 4 for the bigger drawers.c. On the 2 larger drawers you can also slightly adjust the screws that are attached to the "front" drawer, that attach to the drawer Fronts.3). Door/Doors:The manual shows how you can adjust the door. "IF" lets say the horizontal does not seem to be working, You can do what I did for the 2nd desk I had trouble with. Take one of the screw out completely, See how it operates, then take out the other hinge screw and put it back in. 1st desk I did, the door lined up perfect. 2nd desk I did, it took about half an hour. The horizontal screws adjust did not seem to work until I removed them and put them back.If you follow the above steps, there is no reason why you should not be able to get all drawers aligned properly.Reminder: Again for the 2 bigger drawers, "wait" until you have the desk together, put in the center screw for the knob, and go from there.

One thing that is correct is that this will take you at least 8 hours to assemble. It's not extremely hard but, it has a LOT of parts and pieces and some are not marked. I found the manual very accurate and I actually enjoyed putting it together but, I'm sure not a lot of people will not enjoy spending one entire day putting it together.Before start the assembly, take out ALL the parts and pieces and try to put them in an order, specially with the screws. If you don't do this, you'll be putting a comment like the one above mine that is saying that the manual doesn't indicate the right screws. The manual is very clear in this aspect. You just need to start the assembly in an organized way.Make sure to assemble it on the room that it's going to be installed. After assembled, it's very heavy to move it around. The desk is VERY sturdy and nice. I actually removed one drawer so I could fit well with my office chair.I paid 399 plus shipping, which was great compared to other places where I found this same desk (i.e. Sears and Wayfair). It's the same desk they have, with the same assembly required but much more expensive on those other websites.For the price I paid, I would definitely recommend this product to anybody looking for a big and sturdy desk.

Nice desk however it came in a million different pieces. Drawers are also really sticky. Not sure I would order again as it’s cheaply made.