IKEA Galant desks being discontinued

[oscillik]

Hey guys, thought it might be worth posting here...

I went to my local IKEA store in Warrington to pick up a Galant 160cm x 80cm desk, and their stock system says that the entire line has been discontinued. I know this because I wanted the Black-Brown table top but they didn't have any stock laid back, and when they checked the stock of the T-shaped legs and the frame, they were in stock at the store but showing up as 'DISCONTINUED'.

It seems that IKEA are now just selling off their remaining stock. I saw another posting elsewhere that corroborates this which says that the line is being replaced in October 2014. I'm guessing this will be for something less sturdy, since IKEA are discontinuing their Expedit range of shelving (which I am an owner of, as a vinyl enthusiast) and replacing it with a less sturdy Kallax line.

[DamienG]

Nooooo. I have two Galant desks - white frosted glass tops with angled chrome legs and I love them.

The white backed glass also doubles up as a whiteboard and you can even do soldering on it without worrying about damaging the surface.

[)amien

[mauri]

Man, I was just thinking of getting one in the future

[Findecanor]

Good! Those desks suck for keyboards.
It is difficult to adjust the height - you need to do it on all four legs and it is difficult to get them level -
and the beams below the desk are too low - so they will bump into your knees if you use a keyboard that is high (such as the Kinesis Advantage) and sit with correct posture.

[Dgsbllx]

Picked up a beast of a Galant with T legs and 4 attachments for £40 off ebay 

Really nice desk

When you say 'selling off their remaining stock' is that at a reduced price or are they just not replacing the stock they've got?

[oscillik]

Good! Those desks suck for keyboards.
It is difficult to adjust the height - you need to do it on all four legs and it is difficult to get them level -
and the beams below the desk are too low - so they will bump into your knees if you use a keyboard that is high (such as the Kinesis Advantage) and sit with correct posture.

If you get the T-Legs, it's a lot easier to adjust. I'm happy with my purchase.

Picked up a beast of a Galant with T legs and 4 attachments for £40 off ebay 

Really nice desk

When you say 'selling off their remaining stock' is that at a reduced price or are they just not replacing the stock they've got?

nope they're not selling off their remaining stock at any reduced price, it's all at the standard pricing.

[bumgrapes]

I love my Black Glass Galant! The thing is huuuuge

[daerid]

Disappointing. Got a black wood top Galant as my laptop station/electronics desk here. Super sturdy

[Pacifist]

Got my own faux wood galant, and its really nice

but the legs are tricky and the stupid bars hit my legs....

[Lastpilot]

Wow, SO glad I decided to pick mine up last December. :]

[missalaire]

Glad I picked up a barely used, like-new Galant from a student moving out for $40 last year

I have this model in the black/brown table top color:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S89842465/

Planning on doing some shelving mods to get a nice desk shelf and put my triple monitor set up on top like the pics here:
http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1036336385&postcount=1599

[UniClown]

Very easy to pick one up on the cheap from craigslist. I got a black one in good condition for $50.