This is a very sturdy cart. The hardware all feels a size bigger than needed and that's awesome. It's what I wanted for spending the extra money compared to the cheap ones and I feel this will last for many many years with no issue. The instructions were okay. The power strip part could use some work. You have to slide the shiny metal tabs into the back of the power strip and then screw them in to the cart. Not hard, just not explained. I think it's a 13mm and 8mm wrench or socket needed, and an adjustable worked to tighten the wheels (it was a bit tight, so the correct size wouldn't hurt.. not sure what it was.. but a larger metric)

Very solid well made AV cart. Excellent value for the money. I am pretty good at putting things together...I have weathered Christmas Eve & putting together a Barbie Dream House that said 'some assembly required'. The directions aren't the best & it is easy to think you are doing things right, then you realize no you aren't. You have to take apart what you put together and flip it . That might be what is earning it bad reviews... as it isn't on quality and strength - this thing is built rock solid. I am a teacher and have seen plenty of AV carts in my 25+ years. This is a good buy - spread all your items out. Read the directions - read them again. Have a glass of wine or a beer to bolster you...you CAN do this.....

I have everything I need on this cart. Love it. I got things to attach to it at a cheap tool store.

I have two of these, and might even get a third if they go back down in price (currently expensive due to the pandemic i assume). They are very nice. They look great and feel pretty much indestructible.

I had absolutely no difficulties assembling them. I got my two carts several months apart, so it wasn't even fresh on my mind the second time. It was definitely time-consuming, but there was no point where i was confused or frustrated by it. Anyone saying they had to drill holes or whatever, i can only assume that either they got one of the parts backwards or there was a manufacturing error where one part got mislabelled as another. I had no issues like that at all. Nor were there any tolerance problems, sizing inconsistencies, crooked welds, or anything like that.

I also had no missing parts, but the fact that so many people have complained about it must not be a coincidence. If i ordered one of these and found it to be missing something, i would immediately return it. It's too expensive to mess with all that, just send it back for a replacement.

The anti-slip mat on the top shelf is really nice, it's very thick and grippy, it fits perfectly, and it has little to no odour. The power strip on the side is nice too, though it does seem like they could have easily fit two more sockets on it. The keyboard tray works well, but i do wish it had some kind of locking mechanism; it doesn't pull out *super* easily, but it is possible to work itself out if you're moving things around. The casters are huge, which i assume makes the cart more stable and gives it a higher weight limit... but i personally wouldn't have minded if they were smaller, as they do get in the way sometimes. The casters have a fair amount of resistance to them, so even without the locking mechanism engaged the cart tends to stay put.

Other than that, i only have two small complaints:

- There were some very minor scratches in the paint (apparently from the factory, didn't seem like shipping damage). Not a big deal, barely noticeable... but it did bother me enough that i made sure to orient the parts so that the more visible scratches faced the back of the cart.

- I think the company logo and safety sticker on the top shelf look tacky. The sticker was easy enough (albeit time-consuming) to remove with Goo Gone, but i haven't tackled the plastic logo badge yet. Anyway, like with the scratches, i made sure to orient the top shelf so that the logo was facing the back of the cart, so even if i can't remove it, it'll at least be out of sight most of the time.

Very sturdy and easy to assemble. However make sure you have a super thin wrench for tightening the casters as they don't include one.