A craft or study desk in a shared room
Wide plus white is the combination for work that spreads out and has to be cleared away: sewing, model making, homework for two, anything that generates small parts. The 55 by 28 inch surface gives room to lay things out, the pale finish makes small dark components findable, and the two drawers take the offcuts and tools when the table has to become a table again.
Assembly follows the pattern of the other wide models, with the drawer unit fitted to the top before the frame. Because a craft desk gets raised and lowered more often than a computer desk, run the column through its full travel once before loading it and check that nothing under the desk fouls the drawer at the lowest setting.
| Desktop | 55 x 28 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 | White |
| Colour | White |
| Model reference | B0CPFL6HPN |
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 | 55 in | 40 to 55.11 in | Wider than 7 of the other 10 |
| Top depth | 28 in | 23.6 to 28 in | The deepest of the 11 |
| 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.
Figures on which this model beats every cheaper desk in the section, rather than beating a convenient one.
Of the 11 desks in this section this is the third cheapest: 2 cost less, 8 cost more, and the section runs from $129.99 to $169.99.
Against everything cheaper in the section it is ahead on two figures: top width at 55 in and top depth at 28 in. That is the useful comparison, because it is the part of the price you can point at.
It carries 634 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 48 by 24 inch desk with a keyboard tray: standard width, keyboard one level down.
The default desk with drawers: 48 by 24 inches, black, storage that rises with the top.
The 48 by 24 inch drawer desk with a vintage brown top, for an office that shares a room with a sofa.
