"Why should it be made of wood? Any composite material will do." To be clear, the IKEA table is probably made of a composite wood, not a proper slab of wood, b

"Why should it be made of wood? Any composite material will do." To be clear, the IKEA table is probably made of a composite wood, not a proper slab of wood, but I agree with your point. Material cost should not dominate the price of a desk. To be honest though, I think the value of a motorized desk is being overblown. I have just put my desk up on 4 stacks of office paper in the past; worked great. Everyone needs new expensive toys though...