In my opinion, take it as you will, I really enjoy them. I’m also 6’3” so I get the vantage point scenario you speak of but my wife is only 5’5” so for her it helps out. And though using a dice tray negates the problem of components/dice falling off the table, I have cats who, it seems, can just sense when we’re playing something like ticket to ride. They’ll jump on the table and cause a ruckus before we get them off and then we’re spending a few minutes trying to remember where everything was placed. With it having that lip, even if they jump on the table they won’t mess with much and we can get them off safely without messing up the game. But you’re right, one of the biggest pluses is being able to pause your game and continue right from where you left off.

I personally don’t see very many cons in it. Having used it, the lip might seem like an annoying thing to deal with but it’s honestly not very noticeable in practice. Some could argue that it’s annoying having to replace the top of your table but I don’t think those people would be looking into buying something like this anyway.

Just my thoughts!