Roccat Sova Lapboard Review

Rating: 8.0.

The idea of a ‘lapboard' has been around for a couple of years, but it is only now we have started to see any products materialise. For those who don't know, a lapboard is a way of bringing tried-and-trusted keyboard and mouse gaming to your sofa. The Sova is Roccat's way of accomplishing what they call a no-compromise solution to sofa gaming.

Whereas Corsair's Lapdog allows you to insert one of their own mechanical keyboards, the Roccat Sova uses an integrated keyboard – and there is the choice between a membrane keyboard version (£119), or a mechanical version (£159). This means the Sova is more competitively priced than the Lapdog – as just the Lapdog base unit (with no keyboard) costs around £110. But does that mean the Sova is the lapboard solution for you?

For this review today, I was shipped the membrane keyboard version.

Features

• Superior design, comfortable even after long periods of use.
• Indestructible build for the wear and tear of comfortable gaming.
• High-Accuracy mousepad built for max precision.
• Replaceable mousepad, wrist rest & cushions.
• Totally Lag-Free for couch gaming without technical limitations.
• ROCCAT® Swarm software suite & companion app optimized.
• Mouse bungee + Cable Channel for distraction-free gameplay.
• Docking rail supports mouse bungee + custom clip-on parts.
• Configurable blue key back-lighting on per-key basis.
• TTC mechanical switches with near infinite key stroke durability.

Specifications

• 275mm × 240mm mousepad, replaceable.
• Polling rate 1000Hz.
• Media & hotkeys.
• ROCCAT® Talk™.
• 512kB memory + 32-bit Arm IC.
• TTC mechanical key switches (anti-ghosting optimised).
• 2 × USB 2.0 ports.

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