I would like to try one before I plonk down $50 for one. That's a lot of money.

I felt the same way and I'm glad I took the chance. You could buy one in store and return it if it doesn't meet your standards?

I keep seeing that response, it's very tempting. Come on man, you're scaring my wallet. :P

I'll give you one of these, then.
Ah yes, the almighty Phantom Lapboard..

Gotta love this!

In the first pic it's being showcased used by a kid who's into a phenomena called "adulthood tantrums", so I've heard. A Kylo Ren thing, who knows. It's a, uh, commom occurence these days: guys who won't last for 4.5 seconds outside without calling their moms and, still, are SOMEHOW examples (of fun or whatever) to others.

Oh btw I never pan folks (and even "youtubers" or whatever since they're like 99% un-original screaming kids begging for attention) but this boy's clearly being sponsored by so many big names that his task is to screw their - let's put it that way- competitors to oblivion. Yes I'm an old guy. Not the wisest one but.... yep, whatever... ;D

Still can't beat the mouse and keyboard combo. And why buy something to emulate what you already have?

That's my question: What is the advantage in using it?

That depends what you're doing, where you're doing it etc. As much as I insist using KB+M, it isn't the best at everything unfortunately.

Uhhhh, sex appeal?

It is also a lot easier on your hands I find. I bought it due to chronic wrist/hand pain and because its touch sensitive, you don't need to put too much pressure on anything. Also... customisation is more entertaining then it should be lol.

Well, it certainly is a great improvement over a traditional controller, combining the nuanced input you get with analog sticks with precision and responiveness much more akin to that of a mouse.
No, you get that with any force feedback controller.

For PC games I too prefer keyboard + mouse.
For console ports though, I already have an Xbox360 wired controller, and a PlayStation2 controller + USB adapter.
...and I got both the PS2 controller + adapter for $3 and it works like a champ.

So nope. I think I'm good.

This is what I had hoped it would be, glad it was actually reported by someone who had used it.

Did you purchase it from Steam or some local store that apparently has them?

And what's the return policy on the controller? I actually don't mind the current price if I like it but without a return policy I think I'll wait for a sale.

I purchased mine in store with a 2 year warranty. Basically if it breaks or I don't like it, I put it back in the box and take it back to the shop. It was a damn good deal.
Funny, I bought a 360 controller in December too. It is now back in its box lol. A positive way of thinking, it'll make a great back up! :P

I had one pre-ordered but cancelled before mine was shipped based on the reviews I read (i.e.- feels cheap, not a good substitute for K&M, takes a long time to get used to it, and customization can be tedious as one has to "generally" make a custom setup for each game).

I have still somewhat kept-up with the controller and am still waiting for a good way to customize games outside of Steam.

Perhaps Steam Controller 2 will allow it? That is if they have made enough fans of this one to even make a controller #2.