QPAD CT and QPAD CT Grin L.E. mouse pads review

Page 4 - Testing

Comfortability

QPAD|CT isn't from the biggest pads available on the market, but nevertheless the "Large" one is quite... large. In fact it could prove to be insufficient only for gamers that use their mice at lowest speed there is, thus needing vast spaces for smooth and uninterrupted game. For everyone else this size is quite enough, and if you workspace allows not, the size "Large", well there are two other smaller ones (unless you really, really want that Grin Limited Edition).

The thickness of the tested pads was 4mm. That's a lot and it does show. If you're used to thinner pads, we think the 1,5mm variant would be better for you. Then again the thickness does add softness to the pad and despite the harder polymer top surface the pad is relatively soft. So we can only assume that the 1,5mm one should be harder type of pad.

The rubber bottom pad performs fine, yet due to the pad being textile (i.e. soft and light), extremely well surface friction on all surface is not equally achieved. You see, there is the weight issue at play, there is just not enough weight in the pad to make it stick perfectly to any chosen surface you work on.

Hybratek surface

And now a few words for the Hybratek surface. On touch it's hard and smooth. When you place your hand and mouse on it you get to feel the softness of the middle layer. If your mouse is not with Teflon feet, but with plain hard plastic ones, the level of control is quite low – the surface is fast and has friction close to zero. For some that might be advantage, but for others not used to this type of work this leads to preciseness decrease. And it is here exactly where the Glidz feet come in play. They are from Teflon and had but one purpose in life - to increase the friction between mouse and pad. Yep, with mice that have Teflon feet, preciseness is high, movements are light, fast and at the same time accurate. Thanks to them you definitely get the feeling that the mouse is on a pad and not a piece of glass. Due to the surface smoothness your hand will slide lightly without friction and will make you interaction with it more comfortable. So summing it up - QPAD|CT is a fast surface, for mice with Teflon feet. As for preciseness, QPAD|CT performed swell, at rather high level. We met no problems with both optical and laser sensors, while testing resolutions ranging from 800 to 3600 DPI. In each situation we had the preciseness we are used to in this class of products.

Glidz Teflon feet

There are 5 Glidz Teflon feed included in the package. This is good, since most modern mice have big lower surface and often use more than 4 feet. They are compatible with most mice, yet should you have a mouse with larger feet that could prove to be a problem. This is a situation in which the pre-cut Glidz feet are of no use to you. Good thing is that most gaming mice (and they are exactly the ones with larger feet) are initially made with Teflon feet and on top of that often have a spare set coming with them.

Stability

The Hybratek surface is quite sturdy due ti its polymer origin. There was an incident (a spilling of a liquid type of incident) that resulted in no damage to it whatsoever. After making that observation the incident was repeated couple of times (intentionally of course) achieving the same result each time - no damage whatsoever. The surface is hard thick and extremely hydrophobic – any liquid just slides of it. Still - mind the other layers and try to not get them wet. As for getting dirty – for the two weeks of use all i had to do is swipe it lightly occasionally. The hardness of Hybratek also insures it's difficult to get scratched – no way you could do it with fingernails, you'll need something sharp, and that hardly happens in everyday use of any mouse pad.