Corsair Gaming

Corsair rates 2.8 out of 5 stars on Glassdoor based on 214 reviews, with only 35% of employees recommending the company. Assembly workers report subpar pay, poor training, mandatory overtime, and an extremely strict tardiness policy that docks 2 hours of unpaid time off for arriving just 1-2 minutes late. Reviews describe being overworked and underpaid with minimal raises.

Corsair publishes annual conflict minerals due diligence reports to the SEC covering Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten, and Gold sourcing. The company conducts periodic audits of direct suppliers using the CMRT framework. As of December 2022, 86.15% of suppliers responded to human trafficking and slavery reporting requests. Corsair published a comprehensive Code of Conduct and Ethics and maintains public supply chain disclosure documentation.

Corsair's closed-source iCUE software has been widely criticized for anti-consumer practices. Users report that uninstalling iCUE completely disables manual keyboard control, effectively bricking hardware without the software. The company has also been criticized for releasing new iCUE versions that drop support for older hardware, pushing users toward hardware upgrades. The software consumes 400+ MB of RAM.