This was the most straightforward and easy to follow assembly for any piece of furniture I've ever seen. My mom and I had the desk up and placed in the room in under 45 minutes; and we're both people that read, and re read directions repeatedly to be super careful.
Be aware, the carbon fiber style top is sort of like those old magic eye visual puzzle books so if you're someone who's sensitive to that, you may want to be prepared to cover it with contact paper or something. It definitely isn't as bad once you've go a PC and other stuff on it though!