Quartet 300TE Quartet Reversible Mobile Presentation Easel, Dry-Erase, 30 x 41, Neutral Frame

• Total Erase® reversible small mobile presentation easel has two dry-erase surfaces, flip chart pad holders and four casters.
• Just a simple flip doubles your writing space - double-sided easel features two Total Erase® surfaces.
• Rotate the board for additional writing space on reverse side.
• Surface is perfectly angled for comfortable writing and viewing.
• Total Erase® writing surface will not stain or ghost and has a subtle grid pattern.

I think the positive features of this dry erase board are exhaustively covered by the official description. It's big enough for my daily todo list, today's appointments, call list and some reminders. I have one next to my computer station (which is on Anthro cart, also wheeled) and this is so much better than having post-it notes around my screens. Every time I take a break, or get a cup of tea, I look at the board and it reminds me of what else I need to do today. Things just get into my eyes better and more often. That's what the reminder is about.

The strength of this product is that I can flip the board when I have a client coming to my studio (I'm a photographer). I can also roll it around in my studio, depending on where I want to sit each day.

Now negatives. There are several.

The board itself is plastic film on particle board. I don't know how durable it is in a heavily booked meeting room. The board had several deep scratches and small dents already when I opened the package. Upon single writing-erasing cycle, the scratch already turned into a dark line. The board is not magnetic.

The metal frame is of reasonable quality, but some parts were poorly machined and assembled. One of the screw didn't tighten because of the wrong hole size. Frame is painted but somehow one column had rust on it, which I couldn't wipe away. The other column had dents on it. The flip chart hooks and their counterpart holes on the board had wrong sizes I had to force them in very hard.

The caster wheels included in this product are pieces of junk. These are the worst casters I ever saw. You can pull or push the frame and they don't even point the right direction to roll. So you will have heavy friction and some noise from the floor. These casters don't have bearings or nylon parts. These are plastic junk. These casters have screw stems attached so you can buy better casters from third parties anyway.

After all, the concept and the design of the product are pretty good, but you don't have to look closely to tell the parts are made from cheap materials and without good craftsmanship. When it comes to rust, scratches, dents and other quality issues, this product it terrible. The build/strength is only slightly better than Ikea standard. At this price, I did not intend to buy a "disposable" item but I feel a bit like that's what I got. That's why I don't give it 5-stars.

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