3M Precise Mouse Pad Enhances Precision MP114-BSD1

Sottilissimo e il mouse ottico effettivamente si muove in maniera molto più veloce e precisa. Consigliato

I was using an old cloth bound thick mouse pad designed for the mechanical ball mice of yore. It was literally old enough to vote and then some and was all frayed and mushed down about the edges, and, truth be told, somewhat filthy. A real man’s mouse pad. Never the less I was not really in the market for a new mouse pad. When you have used something for 23 years, you get attached to it. I just happened to see this 3M pad on Amazon with the claim of better tracking and 50% longer battery life for optical mice. So I decided to give it a go.

The 3M mouse pad works fine, but then again so did the old crummy one. I will have to admit though that the mouse moves around far more freely. Tracking is excellent. As far as battery life goes, I will never know. I bought a new Bluetooth mouse a just a week before getting the pad, so I will have no basis of comparison…not that I would anyhow. Who keeps track of how often they change a mouse battery? I have NiMH rechargeable batteries stacked up like cord wood for all the junk that uses batteries, so changing a battery is no big deal but if I can get a blue moon and a half out of a battery rather than just a blue moon, why not.

Positives:

–It stays put. The foam rubber back does not slide around on my desk, but not having the adhesive backing means that I can easily move it if I want.

–Nice free movement. My mouse feels like it is on ice skates compared to the old mouse pad.

–Excellent tracking.

–Easy to clean surface.

Negatives:

–The pad is very thin compared to the old pad and the edge of the pad is hard and sharp. If my mouse slips off the pad, one of the sliding feet on the bottom of the mouse invariably catches on the hard edge of the pad and stops dead. This is more of an issue of sloppy mouse handling on my part than a fault in the mouse pad, but it is somewhat irritating. So far I have been unable to discipline myself to keep the mouse on the pad. That’s what happens when you use a thick cloth bound pad with mushed down edges for two decades, you get sloppy.

–This thing isn’t much to look at. It is sort of a minimalist M. C. Escher that never changes. If you like an interesting looking mouse pad, find something else. Not a big deal to me, but it is rather drab.

As far as complaints that other reviews have mentioned, I can’t say that the chemical smell is over bearing. If I hold the foam side up to my nose, yes, I can smell a chemical smell, but I don’t notice it when it is sitting on the desk.

I read a review that stated the surface was not durable and subject to excessive wear. I haven’t had the pad long enough to observe that. It appears to be durable but time will tell.

Other than the hard edge, I am quite pleased with this pad and would recommend it to others with the caveat of the surface durability.

La verdad me sorprendió mucho cuando lo abrí y vi que en la parte trasera tenía goma antiderrapante. Anteriormente yo tuve uno igual pero adhesivo que aunque hacía la función bien, no duró mucho por el pegamento que se ensuciaba fácil al transportarlo. Veo que arreglaron ese problema y dejaron un mouse pad súper delgado, liso, altamente eficiente y minimalista de excelente precio. En mi caso funciona de maravilla en escritorio de vidrio y la calidad se ve excepcional.

I have been using “3M Precise Mouse Pad with Repositionable Adhesive aka Peel and Place mouse pad” for about 2 years. This one also has the same surface. The plastic surface is very durable. This one has a latex base making it non slip. I have been using gaming mouse pads from Razer and Steelseries , even though they are good mouse pads the accumulated dirt and grime and are good only for a few washes. This one can be wiped clean using a wet cloth.
The travel of the mouse pointer is much faster and further on this. This is a good mouse pad for home and office use. If you are looking for mouse pad for carrying around I would suggest buying 3m peel and carry mouse pad which has a reusable adhesive on its back which can me stuck on the back of laptop when not it use.

The best mouse pad I have ever had. Ok, it is a bit expensive but as the header says, you get what you pay for and in this case, you will get a superb mouse pad of great quality.
I recommend this product to everyone who cares about the details and can spend approx $23 on a mouse pad.
One more thing and that is almost the most important aspect, it looks good. It matches my laptop with magnesium alloy 🙂

Let me preface that the overall design of these is nearly flawless. The pad material and surface are incredibly durable and the thin profile makes it a dream to use every day.

However there is a flaw. Over time when the mouse pad wears from normal use the pad surface gets extremely smooth; losing the texture. When this happens less expensive mice (I swear by the incredibly durable Logitech B100’s for office use) have accuracy problems with small movements, which gets extremely frustrating. I believe it’s a combination the surface pattern being slightly too big and the pad surface itself getting glossy from use.

Swapping it out for an older fabric style causes the problem to disappear instantly, so it’s definitely a small design flaw.