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Ameriwood Expert Plum Work Center with Hutch |  | Brand: Ameriwood
Category: Kitchen
Department: Racks/Futons
Buy New: $199.99
as of 7/29/2010 17:59 EDT details
New (3) from $199.99
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 53499
Color: Plum
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 147
Dimensions (in): 64.9 x 24.1 x 5.5
MPN: 9112083ST
Model: 9112083ST
UPC: 029986911230
EAN: 0029986911230
ASIN: B00200K9N6
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 days
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| Features:
| • | Computer desk and hutch from contemporary Expert Plum office collection | | • | Made of composite wood with rich brown wood-grain finish | | • | Features include pull-out keyboard tray, CPU cabinet, letter-size file drawer, adjustable open shelves, and top rack for 45 CDs | | • | Easy to assemble with household tools | | • | Measures 58 inches wide by 24 inches deep by 59 inches high |
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Product Description
9112083ST Large slide - out keyboard. File drawer holds letter size hanging files. Large CD rack on hutch holds up to 45 CDs. Easy to assemble with household tools. Features: -Work Center with Hutch. -Expert Plum finish. -Holds letter size hanging files. -Large CD rack on hutch holds up to 45 CDs. -Easy to assemble. -1 Year limited warranty. -Dimensions: 58.5'' H x 58.31'' W x 23.5'' D.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent value May 7, 2009
Jules R
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This desk is very handsome and durable. It takes a decent while to put together but it's worth it! Excellent value for the price.
Inexpensive and Average March 14, 2010
Roboboy24 (San Jose, CA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This was a good purchase. Like I always do, I shopped online for a week, read all the reviews and, completely confused (a joke) I take a look at my budget. What I can spend is usually the over-riding factor in my decision to buy. Compared to the other desks I was looking at, this one was a very good price.
What I knew going in?
1. It's a do-it-yourself project.
2. The quality would be decent - not great, but not terrible.
3. It would get damaged in some way during transit. (I've done a lot of "put'em togethers" and it happens more often than not.)
4.The actual assembly would be a crap-shoot.
I was reluctant to buy at first because many, many, many, reviews focused on the difficulty of getting the darn thing together. They said the pieces weren't labeled, there was only an occasional note on the instructions, but it was all drawings. That it took anywhere from 12 hours to "the better part of a day" and you needed a 2nd person and a huge space to do it all. Since I couldn't afford to spend one more penny, I ordered it.
It arrived just 4 days later, and like the description said it weighed 147lbs. I unpacked it and yes, there were some scratches, mostly hidden after assembly, and one odd 'crease' on the face of the desktop.
I'm not bragging here, I just want people to know you can put this together fairly easily and I need to say the warnings in the reviews were actually a big help. Knowing what to expect made it much easier.
What I did?
1. It only took one person (unfortunately it was me).
2. I put it together in a furnished home office, in an 8' x 6' area.
3. It took a lot of patience. I didn't rush the preparation.
4. Out of 44 pieces of wood and larger hardware, ONLY 2 WERE NOT LABELED.
5. Yes, the instructions had almost no words, but the illustrations were easy to follow.
6. Did I mention it took a lot of patience?
The photos and color on the website are accurate, the adjustable shelves are spaced well. The only thing I'm very displeased with is the fact I didn't realize there was only 1 drawer in this desk! There is a lot of unusable/wasted space.
After all is said and done, it IS a $200 desk.
P.S. Within the 1st week, the latch on the computer cabinet broke.
Good, solid desk. June 2, 2009
A. Power
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this product about a month ago. It came to my door in less than a week. If you lay out all the pieces and have a lot of space to work with, this desk is very fun to put together. I found it pretty easy to put together. Very sturdy desk, elegant and well worth the price. The only thing I don't care for is that there is no real drawer space. The file is great, but no insert for drawers. That would be my only real complaint, other than that it's a beautiful, solid good looking piece of furniture.
 Decent value but DIFFICULT to assemble July 27, 2009
Z. Luke (san diego)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying that I could not find a desk of this size anywhere else for anywhere near this low price. So, for $199.99, if you need a large computer desk, this is worth the money.
However, assembly is a major pain. The instructions, all 35 steps, are simply diagrams with minimal writing. There are tons of boards that are not marked by any corresponding letter sticker, however the instructions name them all by letter. We spent about 12 man-hours on this assembly, and we consider ourselves experienced at putting furniture together.
Quality is another issue. Many pieces arrived chipped and scratched. The whole set is particle board, although heavy and sturdy. Some other pieces crumbled while inserting the screws. The instructions offer free replacement parts if they arrive damaged but we didn't bother.
The box arrived marked 149 pounds.
In conclusion, this desk is a decent value for the price. However, don't expect to get a lifetime-quality piece of furniture here.
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