By Kane Fulton
Corsair Lapdog review
A largely solitary activity, PC gaming has never convincingly blended in with the household’s most social environment: the living room. That could be set to change following lapboards such as the Razer Turret, Roccat Sova and now the Corsair Lapdog, which aim to replicate the feeling of using a desk while you’re kicking back on the couch.
Thanks to Steam Machines, small-yet-mighty gaming PCs and even the falling cost of large 4K TVs, lapboards are about to make an honest play for the living room.
Corsair’s Lapdog is the most hardcore of the lot. It even lets you use your own Corsair-branded mechanical K65 or K70 mechanical keyboard with it, unlike its rivals, along with the wired or wireless mouse of your choice.
The unit connects to your computer through USB, rather than wirelessly, eliminating any latency worries. That’s great news for hardcore gamers, but does it make the Lapdog an impractical option?
Out now priced at £110 (around US$160, or AUS$224), the Lapdog is also being offered as part of a bundle with Corsair’s non-RGB, K70 mechanical keyboard that’s available with with Cherry’s MX Blue or Red switches for £190 (around …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac