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Arozzi Arena Gaming Desk

May 15, 2019

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This is a first impressions after assembling and using the desk for two days. See the TL;DR at the end for a quick summary. First a Warning: If there's any takeaway from this review, let it be known that the given instruction manual is clearly misleading in at least one step. If you buy this desk, use the Arozzi Arena Desk Assembly Guide video on YouTube, NOT the manual. Assembly: Simple but tedious. Doable alone if you're patient but best with someone to hold things up. Adjusting the legs is a bit difficult but with a tape measure you should be fine to get each side matching. Do this BEFORE attaching desk, trust me. Attaching the legs to the support brackets was frustrating as the parts aren't machined perfectly; they're a couple millimeters off here and there. Again, easier to handle with another person. Everything Else: This desk feels fantastic. Its strength is in its simplicity; with a slight curved face, spacious width, and thick foam mousemat it feels comfortable to sit at. The three available cable cutouts are perfect (if not a little too far forward, IMO) and support grommet-mounting monitor stands. My only real issue here is the mousemat is too big, sticking out nearly an inch on each side and up to .25" inside the curve. What gives?? If you're going for overlap, at least make it overlap evenly all the way around. Underneath, we have a cable net that can support all the cables + power strip for the setup. However, I have to say the net feels a little cheap: it stretches taut and doesn't allow cables to sink into the middle very well, so while setting up they slip off easily. If snap buttons were sewn into the net between the loops and attached to the desk underside in a 4-point square formation, I feel this would help solve the problem. As a final note here, the front-to-back wobble: it is not a terrible issue if 1) you have it against a wall and/or 2) you don't have small children or belligerent roommates to bump into it. Lifting the feet helps mitigate it slightly, but given the desk is supported by two posts instead of four, it is unavoidable. To be fair, the wobble only occurs when putting unnecessary force on the desk and is really a non-issue. PROS

Curved desk face
Adjustable height
Clean off-the-floor cable management
Thick & comfy mousemat
Sturdy, heavy design

CONS (i.e. slight annoyances)

Poorly designed assembly manual
Corner cable cutouts a liiiiiittle too far forward
Mousemat inconsistently oversized dimensions
Cheap cable management net
Slight front-to-back wobble (if it really matters to you)

TL;DR There are some points that turn off some people but don't matter to others. I have been nitpicking with the flaws as some may matter more to others than myself. Otherwise, this is a fantastic desk. Feels great, looks sleek, comfortably fits two monitors + desktop with room to spare.

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Tex-Arozzi

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Arozzi

Jul 24, 2019

m.inkHowdy M.Ink, I can give you some tips on how to get rid of that wobble. It will require you remove all the gear from the desk however as you will need to turn the desk upside down on the floor to resolve the issue. If you remember when attaching the feet to the legs there are 4 bolts. Also, on the legs their is a height adjustment bolt. Make sure you first adjust the height up a few inches to make sure the feet are not touch the external piping of the leg. Then loosen all the feet screws some. Next re-tighten them all down in an X pattern. However do it gradually, dont fully tighten each bolt all the way down. Make several X patterns on the 4 bolts and jiggle the feet back and forth a little each time you have finished this pattern until they are all fully tightened down. Lastly, if any slight wobble is left over you can adjust the little rubber round pads on the bottom of the feet to adjust for uneven surfaces. I hope this helps!

Jul 24, 2019

m.ink

Aug 1, 2019

Tex-ArozziThanks Tex! I added that note to my review only because of its consistency in the Discussion for this product. I wanted to make sure I looked at that in my setup for a well-rounded review. Thankfully I personally have no problem with it, but I'll keep your tips in mind if it happens later.

Aug 1, 2019

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