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The XFX WarPad is actually a rather exciting product, not something I expected to say in a review when I was initially offered a mouse mat a few weeks ago. I was also surprised that XFX were diversifying their product portfolio this way.
The WarPad is a high quality, thick, soft and flexible mat which will appeal to a wide audience. I can't speak from the viewpoint of a hardcore clan gamer, but from my own experiences, there are certainly comfort benefits to be gained from this specific design ideology. If you are sitting in front of a screen for many hours a day, normally the wrist is the first body part to feel discomfort.
The added wrist/arm support is certainly a great addition to the design and it does away with the need for those horrific gel wrist supports you can buy for a few quid.
UK pricing is £30 inc vat, and at this price you really can't go wrong.
Below is a video which XFX created, after working with a team of professional level gamers. It shows the product in operation within a clan based environment.
Pros:
- oversized design works well
- soft, thick and comfortable
- clamping system is painfree
- good pricing
Cons:
- takes up a huge amount of space
Kitguru says: For £30 this has to be right at the top of a purchase list.
That is a fantastic idea. my desk however has a filing cabinet where i use my mouse, not sure it would work…..
damn, I meant under the desk, so the clip mechanism wouldn’t work. I dont mean on top of the table !
£30 isn’t bad, but I have used quite a few mats and most of them feel the same to me.
The problem is that a really good mat doesn’t make a tremendous amount of difference when working or general use. As long as its clean and tracks well with the laser, it makes little odds.
Pro gamers, thats different, ever little micro millimeter can make the difference between winning and losing. they spend hours fine tuning DPI for instance, so any imperfections on a mouse mat can cause issues.
Warpad is OP, too stronk. Must buy. I have 2 side by side still not big enough. Reason being is I play Mechwarrior with a dpi switcher from 200 to 8200 at 1000rps (logitech g600). You can play for a seriously long period of time and your arm will not get sore, if your mouse kicks ass as well… good bye sleep.
This mouse pad is serious business, if you have one I salute you.