We bought three of the tall units and three 'shelf mounts' to go on top of them.
They look great but.....
1. We had to brace the back with steel brackets to keep it square but then the front still will not stay square.
2. The sides bough out even with shelving units with special pins in place.
3. The wall attachments worked but the front still wobbled about.
4. Some of the hinge screws were cross threaded.
5. Three in units a row makes it impossible to line up door intersections etc. Drawer were not square to walls of carcass.
The good new is that Ikea honored their returns policy which was greatly appreciated - full refund.
The construction material is so much lighter than our (many) older Ikea which have stood the test of time.

We had bought to Besta units several years ago. Since then we moved from the UK to Sydney and they two units now serve different purposes. For one we removed the doors and added some shelfs, for the other we changed from colourful doors to white gloss doors and added a glass top. Both items look still nice and serve their purposes well. Definitely good value for money.

quality of this range is not good ... other ikea products i've purchased in the past have been, you know expected/acceptable .... but not this one, very light, not square when assembled and every part is plastic, adjusting the Besta hinges is impossible - would definitely not recommend this range

Besta furniture doors and drawer-fronts are far too heavy for the carcasses! Although every instruction says attach to the wall, the back of the units are inset and if you have a tall skirting board to put the unit next to, there is a big gap to fill in! I like the quality, I like the design, just VERY disappointed that we have so many problems that have to be overcome. I used the planning department - they were very helpful, but would have thought they would have mentioned skirting boards :-(

Should have read the reviews before buying. Completed the cupboard, all doors not standing straight, fall to one side, unit wobbles and had to be attached to the wall. space between doors varies. Unit not square, instructions not easy to follow. Ikea did not provide the screw to attached to wall. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. Overall I think the standards at KIEA has gone down

Very poor quality, the unit does not last only has ours for a few months and already the draws are wobbly and broken! Will never buy from ikea again as all the parts are plastic.

Like other reviews I have read I also own other pieces of ikea furniture and like ikea overall, but this Besta entertainment center is a complete nightmare to assemble. The biggest problem I would say is definitely the hardware such poor quality. I'm actually returning it tomorrow. Not sure if I'm going to find another entertainment center or go elsewhere with my business.

I have a taller Besta cabinet and secured it to wall as instructed. It looks nice, but is not safe. The door is so heavy it pulled the screw and plug out of the wall. You MUST anchor this unit to a stud in the wall! The heavy door is not balanced out with the back of the cabinet. We have removed the door and are not using. Do not recommend purchasing.

I spent several thousand dollars purchasing Besta modular products to make my ultimate entertainment wall unit. I invested in the glass doors, draws, slide out shelves and even purchased three $70 sets of chrome leg stands so the unit would not get damaged whilst I mop the floors in front of it. Unfortunately the actual Besta carcass is made from poor quality material. Despite being set up inside and never moved from the date of install the cheap chipboard has swollen and the wood grain laminate has started to peel off.

I am extremely disappointed in this product. It will soon end up as landfill. I will stick to hardwood in the future and stay away from the poor quality chipboard from IKEA

I agree with the other reviewer: great looking, but flimsy cheap. These aren't even made out of solid particle board anymore. It's primarily two thin plastic layers with cardboard support in between (I know because I had to cut a portion of one for the fit I wanted). I've strengthened mine by screwing/gluing plywood on the underside of the top piece. I think it will survive someone leaning on it now. But this product sets a new quality low for Ikea, in my opinion.

So I purchased the wall mount Besta units for my living room. Construction quality of the sides and doors is reasonable. However the rear of the unit is extremely flimsy 2mm plywood. ikea sell a Besta Suspension Rail (Article Number : 101.245.85) in the United States, but not in Australia. This rail is ESSENTIAL for the safe installation of these units into the usual Asustralian stud wall. Do NOT attempt to install these besta units without the suspension rail! And since it's not sold in Australia, it baffles me how Ikea can knowingly sell the besta wall units without the required specialised hardware to mount them.
Looks nice
The mounting hardware is specialised, and for some baffling reason not sold in Australia!

The besta's are a great depth for lots of stuff. I have games, toys, computer stuff, etc on mine. I also have a shorter besta for my LCD TV. Its really nice to have all the storage in the room the same and as the shelves are all adjustable it is easy to customise them to suit different uses. Our besta's are beautiful black/brown finish and are a feature of our living room.
So pretty, adjustable shevles, different heights and widths, range of door and drawres. They come in different colour finishes.
Nothing - I love my besta's