Amazon Customer
Very smooth, possibly loud
This is my first glass mousepad, and it has lower friction than any cloth pad I’ve ever used. Based mostly on force, I’ve lowered my mouse sensitivity to half of what I previously used to maintain a similar feel in how I track force to movement on my screen. (So I’m moving double the distance on the pad, but feeling about the same effort involved compared to a cloth pad.) The hard surface is sensitive to dust and the state of your mouse feet. Dust is more noticeable (breaking up the very low friction feeling) compared to a cloth pad where it may kind of sink into the soft surface, and worn mouse feet will be very loud compared to smoother ones which remain mostly silent. Even my mice with worn feet move more smoothly on the glass surface, despite being much louder than before. Aside from functionality, the aesthetics of the pad are fine, but don’t really stand out. (The one I’m reviewing is a monochrome topological map pattern with lines on a solid background, if different designs end up combined in the future.) The top of the glass is lightly frosted (the etched surface mentioned in the product description) to provide a smooth glide and help prevent the suction effect that may occur on completely smooth glass, and the visible design is underneath that surface. There’s some very slight blurriness as a result, which may be less pleasant for people who are used to printed mousepads with unique, sharp designs. (I previously used mostly solid-color pads, so I’m not too bothered by the glass affecting the visibility of the pattern beneath.) The edges of the pad are all beveled off so there aren’t any sharp surfaces as you move the pad around to where you need it at your workstation. (Though this is not really a large concern, unless you need to move your PC setup around frequently.) There are four silicone adhesives to stick to the underside and help prevent slipping, and a set of 20 small dot mouse feet in case you need them. Both are very thin, which makes sense since