Sauder Harbor View Computer Desk, Salt Oak finish

Purchased along with Sauder Harbor View Hutch in Salt Oak and a couple other matching pieces and love the whole set. Looks fabulous in my new space. It was easy to assemble by myself with the exception of needing an extra person to help flip the desk back over and push it against the wall. The instructions were easy to follow and everything assembled as directed. The color is exactly as pictured, a lovely rustic driftwood color that I adore. One complaint is that it really needs at least one more decorative base piece (part X) to cover the open gap on the bottom of the backside of the drawers or cabinet, since the backside is viewable. Only two arched base pieces are included for the chair-side of the desk, but not the backside that everyone else sees. I was at least able to place an order for extra parts on the manufacturer's website and am waiting to see how much that will cost for parts and shipping.

So I bought this with no idea if I could put it together myself. Just to set the tone - I am a 42-yr-old woman who is 5'3 and 115 pounds. If I can put this desk together, then anyone can. It did take me longer than many of the reviews I read. It was just under 4.5 hours for me. That's with the time spent verifying I had all the parts and separating out the screws, etc (some of them are similar, but you can differentiate). That also includes roughly 2.5 glasses of wine lol. For the price the material is very sturdy. I love the color and it blends perfectly with other items I currently have. FYI - I put most of it together one night after work (including door and keyboard tray for 3.5 hours) and left the drawers for the next night after work (roughly 45 minutes). The toughest part for me was attaching the two sections (creating the L-shape). Both sections are mostly put together at that point so you have to balance while having the strength to screw it together. This took some weird yoga poses from me but it was possible ;) It gives instructions on how to adjust the door and the drawers which I found helpful. You will probably have to tweak them to make sure everything is even. All-in-all great purchase and I am glad I made the effort to do it myself, nice sense of accomplishment to go along with my new desk! Attaching photos of all the pieces straight out of box, with just the frame together, and final product.

I am so happy with this desk. For a desk made of MDF with veneer there are some great small details. The drawers have finger jointing to add a nice front detail (see photo). The pre-drilled holes are counter sunk (see photo). I love that the desk can be assembled as you like it. I put the drawers on the left and the keyboard tray on the left, but they can be moved. The instructions are 26 pages long, but they are very well written. I like that there are large images and written instructions. Also, the images of the screws needed for that step are in actual size (see photo), this is helpful because there are several that are very similar. I assembled the desk my self, though there were some steps were a second person would have been helpful. The desk top hangs over the back edge enough to attach a clamp on monitor stand. And there are small notches for wires to thread through (see image). My only complaint is of the drawers. They are only 13.5" deep though the desk is 20.5" deep, there is a gap of at least 4 inches between the back of the drawer and cabinet back. Another 2 inches and I could fit a normal sized drawer organizer. Also, the drawers don't pull out all the way, about 1/3 of the drawer is still inside and hard to utilize (see photo). Overall I love this desk and would highly recommend it.

I bought this desk because I have owned Sauder furniture in the past that really help up well through several moves. The price was right, it looked like it would hold multiple monitors, the desk gave me a choice of layout (which side was drawers and which side is the PC cabinet, or one of three places to mount the keyboard tray). and it looked nice. When it arrived (in two heavy boxes) I was excited to see it in person. It looks beautiful, the pictures don't do it justice. However the "veneer" seems about as thick as wallpaper, so we will see how well it holds up. After six weeks of full time use (8-10 hrs/day) it seems fine. The desk was easy to put together and the instruction were well written. If you take your time and make sure you study the pieces and how they fit closely before actually attaching them, you will be fine. It took about 3.25 hours to assemble by myself. This thing is SOLID and well-engineered. As others have mentioned, the drawer guides don't allow the drawers to extend completely so there is about 1/3 of the back of the drawer that remains under the desktop after opened all the way, but I have not found it to be too big of an issue. I have a couple 23" monitors, a 17" laptop in dock with an extra 27" monitor that I use daily and they all fit nicely. The keyboard drawer is sturdy. The only issue I have is that my PC is too large for the Cabinet and the cabinet door hits the front of the PC. This is obviously my fault as the dimensions are clearly stated in the listing. Only disappointment was with how the keyboard is attached, they use some weird connectors that take a little bit of finesse to get to work properly when they could have just thrown in a few more cam locks and screws.

Easy to assemble. Did t myself. No issues, but it does take a while. I think it took about 3.5 hours. Nice look for a home office. Only gripe is the drawers don’t come out far enough, especially the file drawer so you can only have your files facing forward. The bar they provide so you can have your files facing the side of the drawer is useless because the drawer todesnt pull out far enough to put the files in that way. Poor design. For this reason only, I am giving this 3 stars.