We own several computers in our home. One is for the children, one is for myself for pleasure, one is for my wife for pleasure, and we have three others we use for our businesses that we run from our home. We have a few different kinds of computer desks for all of them. Some of the desks are metal and others are wood. Our last one was bought at a used furniture store. We were shocked at how cheap we paid for it. We always like to find one, when needed, that will last for a long time. There are so many kinds of computer desks in many shapes, sizes and material they are made with.