A small desk that has to look like furniture
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With the tray pushed in, this 43.3 by 23.6 inch desk shows a plain brown top and nothing else, which is the point of choosing it over the black version. In a bedroom or a guest room the desk can stand closed and read as a side table, then pull out into a proper typing position when it is needed. The warm finish does the disguising and the tray does the ergonomics.
Same underside assembly as the black compact model, with the tray and the frame going on together. On the brown finish it is worth checking the tray runner screws are seated flush, because a proud screw head catches light against a mid-tone top in a way it does not on black.
| Desktop | 43.31 x 23.62 in |
| Height range | 28.35 to 46.46 in |
| Storage | Slide-out keyboard tray |
| Memory presets | 4 |
| Load capacity | 176 lb |
| Frame | Alloy steel |
| Top | Wood |
| Colour | Vintage Brown |
| Colour | Vintage Brown |
| Model reference | B0DBQH9LDB |
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 | 43.31 in | 40 to 55.11 in | Wider than 1 of the other 10 |
| Top depth | 23.62 in | 23.6 to 28 in | Deeper than 1 of the other 10 |
| Lowest height | 28.35 in | 28.3 to 28.35 in | The lowest 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 eighth cheapest: 7 cost less, 3 cost more, and the section runs from $129.99 to $169.99. It carries a published list price of $162.99, so the figure above is below that rather than the usual asking price.
There is no figure here on which it beats everything cheaper in the section, so if none of the 7 below it is missing something you need, the difference is colour, top size or finish rather than capability.
It carries 1,024 customer reviews at 4.4 out of five, with 6 of the other 10 rated higher. Those numbers come from the retail listing and are reproduced rather than curated, including when they are unflattering.
The product description exactly as it ships with the listing, unedited, so everything written above can be checked against it.
The three desks nearest this one in price, so the comparison is between real alternatives.
The wide 55 by 28 inch drawer desk in black, where storage stops competing with the monitors.
The wide 55 by 28 inch tray desk in black, where the keyboard drops and the monitors keep the top.
The 48 by 24 inch desk with a keyboard tray: standard width, keyboard one level down.
