One desk that replaces a desk and a cabinet
The usual home-office compromise is a desk plus a pedestal unit underneath, which works until the desk starts moving up and down and the pedestal does not. This 47.2 by 23.7 inch model puts the drawers on the underside of the top instead, so the whole assembly travels together. It is the size and colour most people end up choosing, and it is the one to compare the others against.
Build order matters: drawers to the top, then frame, then stand the desk up. Fitting the frame first leaves no clearance to reach the drawer bolts, and the housing is not designed to be added from above once the legs are in place.
| Desktop | 47.2 x 23.7 in |
| Height range | 28.3 to 46.5 in |
| Storage | Drawer unit plus monitor shelf |
| Shelf load | 26.4 lb |
| Memory presets | 4 |
| Load capacity | 176 lb |
| Frame | Painted metal |
| Colour | Black |
| Colour | Black |
| Model reference | B0CPFJZ5JP |
Figures as published for this model. Anything that has never been published is left out rather than estimated.
The same figures as every other page in this section, lined up against the section itself. Being the biggest at something is not the same as being the best at it, so the last column says where a number puts this model and leaves the judgement to you.
| Figure | This model | All 11 desks | Where that puts it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top width | 47.2 in | 40 to 55.11 in | Wider than 3 of the other 10 |
| Top depth | 23.7 in | 23.6 to 28 in | Deeper than 3 of the other 10 |
| Lowest height | 28.3 in | 28.3 to 28.35 in | The highest of the 11 |
Ranges cover only the desks that publish the figure at all; a model that has never published one is left out of that row rather than counted as a zero.
Of the 11 desks in this section this is the second cheapest: 1 costs less, 9 cost more, and the section runs from $129.99 to $169.99.
There is no figure here on which it beats everything cheaper in the section, so if none of the 1 below it is missing something you need, the difference is colour, top size or finish rather than capability.
It carries 635 customer reviews at 4.5 out of five, which is the highest rating in the section. Those numbers come from the retail listing and are reproduced rather than curated, including when they are unflattering.
The three desks nearest this one in price, so the comparison is between real alternatives.
The smallest desk with drawers, 40 by 24 inches in white, for a working corner that is not a room.
The 48 by 24 inch drawer desk in white, which is the version that disappears into a pale room.
The 48 by 24 inch drawer desk with a vintage brown top, for an office that shares a room with a sofa.
