does offer a very smooth, consistent surface, it didn’t quite give me the same dream-like awakening I had with the Atlas. Obviously this isn’t a very portable mousepad, so if you’re someone who is always gaming in different locations you should really consider if it’s worth the hassle to transport it all the time, but if you decide that it is you can rest assured that it’s decently sturdy. I've tried to convince myself to switch to something else multiple times in the past decade+, but there is no suitable alternative because I need something small-ish to fit my desk space setup, and I actually like the cool feeling of glass, and the relatively ease to clean.

It seems glass mouse pads are the perfect hard surface mouse pads for performance-oriented gamers who need speed above all else: it’s hard to beat the glasstop combination of ultra-low friction and impressive tracking accuracy and precision. Tom's Hardware is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. It feels icy, and if that’s what you’re after you’re good to go, but if you desire even a touch of resistance or control you should skip this. It’s not as loud as someone who’s going to town on a glass cutting board or anything like that, but if someone was using this near me while I was trying to work or relax it would definitely bother me. The SkyPad will most likely never change in feeling and will be able to maintain its speed indefinitely.

The edges are rounded and don’t feel sharp anywhere, the surface itself feels extremely smooth and natural to the touch, and the whole surface is perfectly level. While I absolutely understand the appeal of having more surface area for mouse movement, one of the benefits of using a smooth glass surface is that you won’t have to move your mouse as much (though I suppose you can— this will, obviously, vary based on your play style). In short, this mousepad is unkillable so you do not have to worry about damaging it like you would with normal mousepads. You do not have to worry about the surface deteriorating because this thing can take a beating and survives drop tests on concrete. comes in a smaller size (as well as an XL size, so you have options) that is much more manageable for those of us who don’t have expansive desk real estate.

It’s also not quite as smooth as the Atlas, so I did find myself moving my mouse over a larger area than I did with the Atlas (but still smaller than with a non-glass mouse pad).I did end up dropping it from various low heights (of between six inches and around three feet) onto an area rug in my apartment, and it’s still intact. would have survived me frisbee-ing it across the streets of Los Angeles, so it seems likely that it will also survive most realistic drop scenarios. Dropping a mouse on both pads was like dropping a mouse on a piece of glass, however — though the Mousepad 3. Since it is glass, the mousepad is extremely easy to clean, allowing you to dominate your enemies carefree. Using tape for improved glide is not a novel concept but in the context of glass mouse pads (SkyPad 3.

It’s a highly specialized product, and certainly not for everyone, but not every product needs to be. Besides the speed and smoothness, the glass surface comes with another important advantage, that being the sheer durability that it has. This might be partly due to the fact that my other mouse pad, which is currently under just my keyboard, is the Razer Strider Chroma, which is a hybrid pad that’s 0. As demonstrated on this GIF posted by the creator of the SkyPad you can use glass cleaning products and a wipe to bring your mousepad back to top-notch condition. Tracking and micro-adjustments on this glass surface feel as natural as they could get, allowing you to stay on target with ease.

I didn’t throw it to the floor or anything, but I treated it like I would any regular (hard) mousepad and it stood up to that just fine. If you keep your fingers off of the surface itself, it almost feels as if your mouse is gliding in thin air.