Pros
Assembly was straight-forward and relatively quick, and as long as you have enough space to maneuver the console around is a single person job
Spare parts!
Looks great, and feels pretty sturdy
Fifth leg in the center will prevent the sag that particle board tends to get when loaded
The clips you install after putting the top make the back inserts feel a lot sturdier
Well packed - a lot of the contents were foam and padding to protect the contents
Cons
- None of the screw holes were piloted - if you don't have hefty enough screw driver to start them, you're going to have a bad time.
- The instructions should be treated as a guide rather than the explicit order you should follow - as is, you're going to be fighting some tight spaces.
Tips:
Attach the door before mounting the walls. There's not really enough room if you do it after the walls and top are attached
Put the feet on after attaching the walls - four of the six bolts you need to drive in are close to the feet and it'd have been much simpler to attach them without having to reseat the wrench constantly
If you are gentle, it'd significantly speed up assembly of this to use a low-speed power driver - it'd have certainly made the 20 something screws easier to install, and if you have a long enough hex key for the bolts, it'd make this a breeze.
I went slow and it took about 90 minutes to assemble, most of which was me cursing the screws while installing the hinges. I ended up needing three screwdrivers - one larger phillips for the hinge screws, a smaller phillips to start the clip screws, and a slotted driver to finish them because my particular phillips was skipping and might have stripped the screws. Your mileage may vary - this was an issue with the tools available to me.
Lovely, but frustrating to assemble
Pros Assembly was straight-forward and relatively quick, and as long as you have enough space to maneuver the console around is a single person job Spare parts! Looks great, and feels pretty sturdy Fifth leg in the center will prevent the sag that particle board tends to get when loaded The clips you install after putting the top make the back inserts feel a lot sturdier Well packed - a lot of the contents were foam and padding to protect the contents Cons - None of the screw holes were piloted - if you don't have hefty enough screw driver to start them, you're going to have a bad time. - The instructions should be treated as a guide rather than the explicit order you should follow - as is, you're going to be fighting some tight spaces. Tips: Attach the door before mounting the walls. There's not really enough room if you do it after the walls and top are attached Put the feet on after attaching the walls - four of the six bolts you need to drive in are close to the feet and it'd have been much simpler to attach them without having to reseat the wrench constantly If you are gentle, it'd significantly speed up assembly of this to use a low-speed power driver - it'd have certainly made the 20 something screws easier to install, and if you have a long enough hex key for the bolts, it'd make this a breeze. I went slow and it took about 90 minutes to assemble, most of which was me cursing the screws while installing the hinges. I ended up needing three screwdrivers - one larger phillips for the hinge screws, a smaller phillips to start the clip screws, and a slotted driver to finish them because my particular phillips was skipping and might have stripped the screws. Your mileage may vary - this was an issue with the tools available to me.