Prepac 2 Column Display Cabinet Media Storage, 38.75" Wide, Black

I very rarely write reviews, but based on a few negative posts, I wanted to share my positive experience. The shelves came in a well-packaged box. This is not fine furniture, but is very well made from medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and sturdy. The laminate surface is very nice. The directions were clear and everything fit together nicely. I am fairly handy around the house, but not a professional. Still, it seems like this would be easy for almost anyone to assemble in less than an hour. For the quality, I thought the price is very reasonable. Plus, it's made in Canada (soon to be the 51st state), not China. I set it up a few days ago and put my CD collection in it, and last night my wife commented on how great it looked!

I believe this Company is new to Amazon. A couple years ago I purchased a large DVD case as well as a CD case through Ebay. I noticed when looking for another case that they are now on Amazon. The product is excellent and very sturdy. With very easy to follow instructions installation was a breeze. I am in my 60s and it took me about 45 minutes. I believe product is built in Canada. It arrived within 4 days through UPS very well packaged with no damage. All the shelves are adjustable and the finish on shelving is very nice. If you are looking for a high quality product at an excellent price check this Company out. I could not be happier with purchase.

At this point, I've bought and assembled 4 Double Width, 1 Triple Width and 1 Quad Width Wall Storage Cabinets (each are separate product listings on Amazon), to fill half a room with media storage, and I've been satisfied with Prepac's product. Each of the cabinets arrived without anything but the most minor cosmetic damage. All of the proper parts, hardware and instructions have been included, and assembly has been relatively simple. A power drill has been helpful to get the longer base screws into all of the vertical panels, but I have used a manual screwdriver to get them in as well. The composite board these are made from is relatively dense, giving the cabinets some weight and durability. The included nail-on gliders on the bottom helped me get the cabinets in place without scratching the floor. The cabinets are strong enough to completely fill with CDs, DVDs and or blu-rays without any bowing, leaning, or other concerns with the build quality. They're strong and stable enough, as long as they're against the wall.NOTE: These are made to be at least placed against walls, if not fastened to walls. For stability, the bases protrude about 3 inches in front and almost 2 inches on each side, but not at all in the back, so if not at least placed against a wall, it can tip over backward pretty easily. I've arranged my room to place 2 of the cabinets back-to-back and that's been stable. As for the hardware included to fasten them to walls, people seem to complain about these, and prefer finding their own solution for that. I've been fine with setting them along my walls, and back-to-back.The most trouble I've had with assembly is properly lining up and nailing on the hard paperboard backings and fitting the metal shelf pegs into the interior holes, as some of them can be pretty tight. I've used light tapping with a mallet and learned not to push them in all the way if they're hard to get in there, and that's worked well for me if I need to remove them to adjust the shelves.My all-over satisfaction with all of the various Prepac cabinets has been generally high. They do the job well, but don't reach my highest ideal. I decided to go with these after reading reviews and considering the alternatives, this seemed like my best option without spending a lot more, having shelves custom-built, et cetera.One thing I'd have really appreciated with the double-width and triple-width cabinets is if they were taller by the height of 1 or 2 CD sized shelves. That would make the cabinets the best size for CD, DVD and blu-ray cases to be placed on shelves vertically, meaning 9-10 CD case shelves tall, 6-7 DVD case shelves tall, or 7-8 blu-ray case shelves tall. The way these are, if you space the shelves for the height of the cases, you can have 6 blu-ray-height shelves with room left over, or 5 DVD-height shelves with room left over for 1 shelf of CDs. If you're not storing CDs in there, you can have an extra shelf where you stack cases on their sides, but another 5 1/2 inches of height would have gone a long way. As these are, the height is only slightly over half the height of my walls, but they still offer a lot of storage. The quad-width cabinet is taller, meaning significantly more shelving for movies.Here are my notes on actual, real world storage capacity, using real disc cases, and ensuring they fit comfortably in the shelves without squeezing them in too tightly. For CDs, I used all standard single-width jewel cases for measurement. For DVDs, I used all standard-width DVD cases. For blu-rays, the cases range in width so often, and also often blu-rays are sold with slipcovers, in steelbooks, etc., I used the average single releases in my collection. If you're storing only the normal slim blue cases, you'll be able to fit more blu-rays on the shelves. Also, this reporting is based on storage similar to described above, without consideration for stacking cases in horizontally to use up the excess space, also without consideration for being able to place anything on top of the cabinets.40 CDs per shelf: double width cabinet capacity (16 shelves) = 640 CDs; triple width cabinet capacity (24 shelves) = 960 CDs; quad width cabinet capacity (38 shelves) = 1,520 CDs28 DVDs per shelf: double width cabinet capacity (10 shelves) = 280 DVDs; triple width cabinet capacity (15 shelves) = 420 DVDs; quad width cabinet capacity (26 shelves) = 728 DVDs30 blu-rays wide per shelf: double width cabinet capacity (12 shelves) = 360 blu-rays; triple width cabinet capacity (18 shelves) = 540 blu-rays; quad width capacity (30 shelves) = 900 blu-raysI can recommend these cabinets to anyone who doesn't need anything too fancy. They do make my large collection look handsome, and they're good, stable shelves. They're pretty clearly composite board cabinets I bought and assembled, not pieces of hardwood furniture, but they're nice for what they are. They're available and affordable. After buying 6 cabinets of varying sizes and having no significant complaint about them, the Prepac cabinets get my stamp of approval.

I am very happy with the Prepac BMA-0320. It was easy to assemble and solved my CD storage problem. It is sturdy, looks good, and goes well with my other black furniture.Taking my time, I was able to easily assemble the rack in 45 minutes, except for the back. I took my time aligning the back and pre-drilling holes, which took another half hour.When putting in the pins, skip the top hole and use every fifth hole. You will end up with 8 CD compartments on each side. Each shelf will hold 20 standard size CDs, for a total of 320. As for depth, a standard CD case sticks over the shelf about 3/8 of an inch, and is recessed about ¼” from the front edge of the rack.There was very little sawdust in the box, just a little powdery wood on the surface in a few places. A final wipe down with a microfiber towel was sufficient to leave the rack looking clean. I think it is reasonable to expect some sawdust in RTA furniture, especially after turning in some screws.Minor Complaints: The back piece and the back edges of the frame are not pre-drilled. I was not confident in my ability to drive nails straight while the rack was upright so I aligned the back with the frame and took a 1/16 drill and drilled nail holes at the top corners. I put in two nails then aligned the back at the bottom and drilled two holes and nailed the back, so it was straight. Then I carefully pre-drilled pilot holes for the rest of the nails. I measured and marked the center before drilling the holes in the middle.The bottom side of the top piece is not finished. It’s not very visible, especially with CDs in the rack. If a shelf is not full the unused holes for the pins are visible, as the holes are not painted.Not sure why they recommend a flat blade screwdriver. A Phillips head driver works fine. You will also need a hammer, and I recommend a drill with 1/16” bit to pre-drill pilot holes on the back.