should i buy Z-Line Brisa Desk reviews

I wish I did some research before buying this desk. At the time I really needed a desk for a computer I just built so I went to staples and bought it on a whim. Now I regret it. The "wood" part seems to be made out of MDF and the edges are chipped. This desk is also way too high to use a mouse and keyboard. I measured 31" high and my shoulders hurt so much, but it's the only thing I got. My OCD is also kicking in... I placed this desk against a wall with windows and whenever the line shines it I can see all the imperfections of the glass, I see streaks, smudges, a ton of lines(scratches) and dust, even after I clean this desk I still see them and I clean it again. I wish there was a way to trade this thing for a Z line Claremont. We bought it for home office and it is perfect - classy office look that still looks "homey". Assembly instructions are clear, assembly itself was fast and easy. Desk seems very well made, good quality materials, design, construction. Worth every penny and then some. Very easy to put together, feels very sturdy and plenty of room. Looks better then pictured Product arrived on time and it was packaged securely. Depending upon the time of the day that you work on this product, it would typically take about 1 to 2 hours to put it together. The product is very sturdy and it is very easy to manage. I spent about $170 on this desk, for the price, the build quality and assembly exceeded my expectations. The keyboard tray is only large enough to hold a normal keyboard nothing else, the bottom shelf on the "side desk" will hold two PCs, the monitor stand barely holds a single monitor (the wood fiberboard shelf is garbage, the welded metal Cs are sturdy) and the instructions are detailed and well communicated. Worth the money, I would buy another.

Build:
The desk arrives broken down to its basic elements, nothing is preassembled, so if you are not looking forward to a bit of construction look elsewhere. That being said the instructions are detailed and nearly flawless (I believe the second step omits which direction two of the piece should be assembled; when I'm near the instructions I'll edit with specifics). The hardware is broken down into baggies with letters that are referenced in the instructions; I want to meet these people and thank them for the effort on their end to make this an easy assembly. The instructions claimed an exact 55 minutes for assembly, is this a bit of humor in an instruction manual? While I didn't sit down with a stop watch, it seems a reasonable estimate, though I'd leave a full 2 hours for unpacking, assembly and cleanup. I agree with a few of the other comments, the packaging is exquisite and while the exterior of the box was rather beaten up during shipment everything came through unharmed. Even the glass arrived safe, which by the way is on the bottom, assuming you open the package with the nice picture facing up, and which I was dreading getting to and finding shattered to a million pieces. There is a plethora of polystyrene foam (incorrectly referred to as Styrofoam) that stuck to everything; a few pieces had decided to detonate during shipment, which then stuck to every piece of the desk during assembly.

Side note:
There are a few danger stickers attached to the glass. I believe they report possible death and certain dismemberment, though I cannot remember exactly. You will need something on the order of a razor blade and acetone to take them off. Possibly a propane torch. I don't know who these people are, though I know they sit up all night giggling, no, cackling, to themselves over how diabolical they are sticking nearly permanent stickers to ever product I buy, but I do hate them with a vengeance.

Lifting:
2 people are required to move the entire assembled desk and it should be done with care. The desk is very sturdy on the ground, but in the air it can be twisted very easily with two people lifting at either of the short ends of the desk.

Space:
The keyboard tray is large enough for 1 full size keyboard with numpad. I was able to fit a slimline keyboard (no numpad) and a mouse w/ mouse pad. The monitor stand can hold one monitor. The "side desk" bottom shelf can hold two PCs side by side.

Monitor Stand:
If you put one monitor on it, it'll sag a wee bit, but will hold.
For me it was disappointing. Clearly a lot of thought was put into the design of the desk and quite frankly for $170 I was impressed, but clearly they had an intern (no offense interns) design the monitor stand, it just doesn't hold its weight, literally. There is a nice page in the back of the book, which I'll snap a picture of and post, that lists the weight each section will accept. The monitor stand states it holds 50lbs. The welded C brackets can indeed. The fiber board shelf shipped with the desk cannot. I built a hollow "shelf", I've posted pictures, out of oak, which does indeed prove that the welded metal is capable of its weight support claims. I have a dual monitor stand weighing in around 28lbs that sits sturdily on my modified monitor stand. The good news is that the stand can be easily removed and the desk looks perfect, however while I felt I had more than received my money's worth, I had already fallen in love with the idea of getting my 2 monitors up off the desk and out of the way of my notebooks, speakers and random assortment of junk, hence the constructing of the oak "shelf".Desk met everyone of my needs; size, look and durability. Setup was not easy but doable and instructions are not so clear, but I am sure some could argue that either way.Instructions were lacking in which direction to place several of the pieces, the must annoying thing is the screws that are included to attach the keyboard slides to the upper frame and the cross brace to the rear frame are wood screws and have too small of a wire size to grip into the the holes punched into the tubes. Either they need to supply different screws or ream out the holes slightly to allow for the use of the screws supplied. Other than that the desk is well designed and is very functional. Pretty simple desk that was easy to put together, just takes some time. Looks the way it was described and worth the price The desk is considerably easy to assemble, looks nice, comfortable to use, right height,spacious working area.
One thing that needs to be considered is that all cords that usually hidden behind the back will be open to view. I wish I did some research before buying this desk. At the time I really needed a desk for a computer I just built so I went to staples and bought it on a whim. Now I regret it. The "wood" part seems to be made out of MDF and the edges are chipped. This desk is also way too high to use a mouse and keyboard. I measured 31" high and my shoulders hurt so much, but it's the only thing I got. My OCD is also kicking in... I placed this desk against a wall with windows and whenever the line shines it I can see all the imperfections of the glass, I see streaks, smudges, a ton of lines(scratches) and dust, even after I clean this desk I still see them and I clean it again. I wish there was a way to trade this thing for a Z line Claremont. ust like it looks online. Nice-looking dark wood. If you want to get an idea how it looks, go to Staples-- they sell a different version with lighter wood but I prefer this dark wood. The Staples version doesn't have the computer monitor stand either. We're currently using the monitor stand but will be taking it down as there is a bulge in the middle due to the monitor's weight-- they table looks just fine without it anyway.
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Would have been even better if it had some file drawers, but that may have taken away from the overall open look. Would definitely buy it again.