New desk

Nevakonaza · 21 Dec 2013 at 11:46

Looking at the Ikea Besta desk.

Can anyone tell me what the hell these are on the top of the desk surface..are they 2 handles? :confused:

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70116653/#/70116653

I would just go and look,but my nearest one is about 20 miles away.

R.C.Anderson · 21 Dec 2013 at 11:48

Probably cable routing holes.

torN · 21 Dec 2013 at 11:49

Its the cable slots.

It’s easy to keep sockets and cables out of sight but close at hand with the cable outlet at the back

Nevakonaza · 21 Dec 2013 at 11:53

torN said:
Its the cable slots.

Ah tis all good then.

dneill2006 · 21 Dec 2013 at 12:33

I have this desk. They're just for routing the cables.

Nevakonaza · 21 Dec 2013 at 13:02

dneill2006 said:
I have this desk. They're just for routing the cables.

Is it a good desk in terms of build quality?

antran · 21 Dec 2013 at 13:11

Quality should be okay, the desk should last for few years. I've been looking at the cheap desk for £17 and the computer holder from Ikea, Christmas's present for myself.

I bought a £40 desk from Argos and it lasted me for 3 years.

Unicorn · 21 Dec 2013 at 15:17

Looks a decent desk, I wish my nearest ikea was 20 miles away.. try 70 or so

TallPaul_S · 21 Dec 2013 at 15:23

You could look at the galant range instead, much better built and fully expandable

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S89806740/#/S29836976

I had a cheap £20 desk top from Ikea and they look nice but they're not the best made things in the world.

Ragnahex · 21 Dec 2013 at 15:32

i have 3 galant desks in my pc room they are nice big flat work surfaces for pc or anything else you need surface space for (though i have a lot of space so have the huge ones)