As I note in my Corsair Platform:4 review, space is often at a premium for PC gamers. While we’d probably all love to have the real estate in our gaming rooms to have vast L-shaped, or wrap around gaming desks, the reality is that most of us have a limited amount of space in which we can squeeze a desk.
That’s why you’ll see people struggling with terrible PC gaming setups, balancing desktops on old boxes and keyboards on lap trays. And that’s why I’ve been so pleased to see the Platform:4 arrive with a limited four foot width, but with almost zero other compromises.
And right now it’s rocking a hefty $350 discount on the exact version of the desk that I’ve just reviewed. That’s the Birch + Light Pine Stain version (the black laminate and dark wood versions are far more) and honestly I think it’s the best-looking of the lot.
I reviewed the Platform:6 in the darker wood trim and it got roughed up real quick. This light wood version seems to so far be more resilient.
I don’t mind the smaller desk doesn’t come with the $300 pegboard, especially as it makes the price so much more palatable, and honestly I don’t think you’re missing out too much either. You are still getting a proper multi-angle monitor arm in the box, attaching to the modular rail, and it is more than capable of holding up my weighty ultrawide monitor.
At full price, around $1,000, the Platform:4 is a tougher sell, but with such a hefty discount, that makes it the most impressive compact gaming desk around.
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