The Corsair Platform 6 makes a lot of sense if you look at Corsairs overall strategy. You have a brand that started out in flash memory, which then expanded to PSUs, cases, peripherals, chairs, monitors and more. With strategic acquisitions like Elgato, the Platform 6 ecosystem now gives you a home for all of these products in a clean and functional way without the need to mod or engineer something yourself.

And, while $1500 dollars sounds like a lot of money, standing desks of this size tend to sell for around $900 on their own. But, unlike those the Platform 6 provides everything you could possibly need to get your setup up and running. It offers all the comforts from the cable clips on the underside, to the embedded tray with USB connectivity, to the two separate power strips and large cable management tray. But on top of that, Corsair has opted for aluminium T-channel equipped rails and placed those on three sides of the desk to allow for utmost flexibility. You can mount anything on these using the T-Locks anywhere along the rails. From cable management channels, to trays or desk expansions. There is really no reason you could not go beyond what Corsair offers as long as it has a mounting hole that fits. While we did not take a look at the "Elgato Multi Frame" back wall that the Creators Edition ships with, the large cable tray with its perforations gives us a good idea on what to expect. That said, if you ever want to upgrade to that wall panel, Corsair sells it separately as well.

Then, there is the monitor arm which seamlessly mounts to the aluminium rail. Combine that with the cable ties, Velcro strips and cable sleeve Corsair provides and the Corsair Platform 6 Elevate will allow you to have an immaculate desktop, even with multiple screens, systems and a slew of peripherals.

Even though there are a few cosmetic issues with our sample of the table top, none are noticeable during the daily use. The biggest issue is that the core functionality of the standing desk is on the basic side. Dual-motors with a total 150 kg/ 330 lbs weight capacity is good, but the desk should really go for three segment legs to give even smaller humans the ability to use it comfortably. On top of that, the controller is also nothing to phone home about, as it offers the bare minimum settings storage capacity - again something you would not expect from a desk in this price segment.

Overall, the Corsair Platform 6 Elevate, while a bit on the expensive side overall, is a very recommendable foray into the one one of the last elements that was missing in Corsair's product portfolio. And, if their numbering scheme is anything to go by, I would not be surprised to see smaller or simpler variants down the line to lower the barrier of entry as well.