After 3 hrs of putting this desk together, it is exactly what we wanted, but the directions are horrible. It does flip and we made the mistake of putting it together the wrong way. Took it apart and started over. It seems to be very sturdy. Would recommend using a power drill instead.It's a pretty nice desk except some of the holes don't match up. I was able to work around that problem enough to put it together but I won't be able to use the file cabinet which was one of my primary reasons for buying it. That's why the 3 star.Overall, very pleased with the size and quality of the desk. All the other reviewers where pretty right on. Instructions a little confusing. Flip your pieces around several times to make sure all holes line up on current step and the next. Some of the pictures don't really tell you which way to put some of the parts. There is 1 "locking" nut that I had to get help with. I couldn't figure out how the 2 pieces related to each other. (the instructions left out where to put the second half of the nut)The bottom drawer does not close all the way The bottom slide is misaligned. Can be fixed.Arrived with missing parts but we were in too deep to take it all apart so we had to make do with what we had!! And the holes for the tracks on the drawers were also in the wrong spots because the drawer would not close properly once we put it in so we had to drill new holes almost a half inch from where they were to get the drawer to align and close right. All in all it looks okay once we assembled it but I would save yourself the headache and look elsewhere.This was the only thing that would work for me and the size case computer I have, Lian li O-11 Dynamic.It fits just right on the back corner of the desk. Although this was my only option, it ended up being a very decent one at that.This is a great desk and holds so much. One star removed because the drawer handles and so cheap and clash with the style of the furniture. I bought matte black handles and it looks great now!I've literally never written a review but I wanted to squash the misconception that this desk isn't reversible. This desk IS in fact reversible as seen in the image. Although the directions for assembly are for the other direction just stop and think for a second when starting out.The desk also wasn't as difficult to assemble as others have said. Each piece is numbered and corresponds to the numbers in the instructions. It does however fail to mention which side of certian pieces to put screws. For reference, in the instructions there are some odd looking screws with a stopper (almost T shaped in the images) so they only go in so far. These will get screwed into the plastic pieces in for example the desktop.Very easy to assemble and very sturdy