is the black version of the desk actually black or is it brownish black cause on the website it is described as "black-brown" but in the pics it doesnt seem to show any hint of brown... 
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is the black version of the desk actually black or is it brownish black cause on the website it is described as "black-brown" but in the pics it doesnt seem to show any hint of brown...
It is blackish brown. I had one for 3 years, no problems. Now I took my parents old desk which basically looks the exact same except slightly bigger. The black/brown colour is nice
Looks expensive IMO.Also someone was asking if it could hold a Mac Pro. The desk is rated for 66lbs I think? I put my G5 on it which was about 55, plus my monitor, printer etc. It was perfectly fine when I had it on. Although when I first put it on I was so scared that the desk might collapse!
I wish Ikea made a cheaper L-Shape desk like this one. I would buy that right away!
is the black version of the desk actually black or is it brownish black cause on the website it is described as "black-brown" but in the pics it doesnt seem to show any hint of brown...
Yeeahhh.... the black brown is just a dark dark brown. I was close to buying a Mikael desk yesterday until I bought this desk instead. The wood colour is identical on both desks. In fact, I'm pretty sure the black-brown is the same colour with all Ikea products in black-brown... my 'Lack' shelves are black brown and they are the same colour as my desk.
It does look like it's black on the website, but in real life it's just a dark dark brown.
That would work fine. I've drilled a hole in mine for a monitor mount. (That isn't something I'd advise to anyone else though!)
Mine picks up some vibrations, but so will any desk.
I know!! Its almost beckoning me to watch Fight Club ...
'You are NOT your furniture".
Surely there are other furniture shops that provide such crisp, and better quality stylish desks, chairs, etc for your offices? Does all these Mac purchases leave you all broke?
I was looking at getting a few of these desks and making a nice, big L shaped desk for my two machines and printers.
Then I saw the weight limit.
My main PC would make that desk break alone, not to mention my 4 CRT monitors.
Then I saw the weight limit.
My main PC would make that desk break alone, not to mention my 4 CRT monitors.
Hi here is my Ikea Mikael desk with the glass on top of it. I bought it in Ikea Store in Oslo, Norway.
HAHA, its a clock the time is 00:35:14 hour:minutes:secounds
you can buy it on http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/99fc/ its really great! i found it myself on macrumors, the only problem was that by the time i got it working here in Norway i had used 177 $ but its really great
I got the desk on Saturday, didnt go for the glass top as we're heading into winter here.. and it would freeze my arms lol
Love your setup!
I'm planning on buying Mikael too with the filing cabinet addon for my dorm in college.
I don't know if I should go for the glass top or not though. How are you liking it with the glass?
Like I said, I sold the desk a while back. Depending on the size of your dorm room, it's a pretty large sized desk.
The glass top was fine although it would slide around from time to time. It could also get scratched fairly easily. I think one of my textbooks scratched it simply from sliding it!
I'll have to take a picture of my new setup one of these days.
The glass top was fine although it would slide around from time to time. It could also get scratched fairly easily. I think one of my textbooks scratched it simply from sliding it!
I'll have to take a picture of my new setup one of these days.
