I at least miss when Amazon reviews were somewhat reliable. Youtube reviews at least get rid of the bots, though there's still always the suspicion that they're paid reviews.

My usual process though is, decided I might want something. Look into it a little, and then decide I probably don't need it anyway. A month later, my wife will have bought it for me, along with 4 other things I don't need, and then wonder why I'm annoyed at the clutter in the house.

I still say the best desk is an old door put on top of a couple filing cabinets, or, better yet, milk crates, so you can dispense with a need for a chair and just sit on the floor. Chairs are fiat furniture.