3M Gel Wrist Rest With Tilt-Adjustable Platform WR422LE

I really liked the idea here of a platform with a leatherette gel wrist rest for the keyboard and the mouse. Problem is that you have to assemble it and however you assemble it is ‘permanent!’ First, you can’t change which side the mouse pad is on your platform once you stick it on either side. Second, and most importantly, you can’t even adjust whether you want your platform flat or at a 5 or 10-degree tilt and whether it is at a positive or negative tilt. I bought this for the ergonomics, and the degrees of your tilt are ‘very’ important and depending which desk you have, the tilt- or lack of a tilt even- should be ‘adjustable.’ I can’t even test whether I like a tilt on my platform at all because you have to stick the rubber feet on the bottom of the platform in the first place and once you do, it’s ‘permanent!’ It gets even worse when I start hearing that maybe the positive tilt that I’ve grown accustomed to is possibly not even ergonomic friendly at all. But it’s too late to change it since I stuck the rubber feet on the bottom top of my platform and now I have to rip them off haphazardly (and hopefully don’t damage them) and superglue (or something) them to the other bottom side of the platform if I ever decide to go “negative.” The idea is great but it’s just got some very basic flaws with its inability to be “adjustable” as it claims. Including all the assembly required, it does seem overpriced. This is one of those ‘iffy’ items that may or may not improve your ergonomic endeavors.

If the flaws mentioned weren’t there, I would have given this product a 5-Star Rating.

I like that the wrist rest goes all the way across and provides support while using the keyboard AND the mouse. Many wrist rests are only wide enough for the keyboard, which I find frustrating and uncomfortable. When the wrist rest for the mouse is separate, it moves around too much.

The wrist rest on this product is firm and retains its shape. It does not easily end up with impressions from your wrists. It also has a vinyl surface that can be easily cleaned. The mouse surface works good with my mouse and is easily cleaned.
I’ve used a variety of articulating keyboard trays and other things over the years. Some of those had a wrist rest, and some did not. This product works on top of an articulating keyboard tray or one that pulls out – as long as they are wide enough to accommodate it. It also works on top of a desk.

I’m currently using this on top of a corner desk. This allows me to have the monitor in the corner and the keyboard goes on top of this wrist rest. I’m able to pull the keyboard out away from the corner and monitor. By pulling the keyboard out away from the monitor, it sits on the tray the wrist rest is also on. This tray covers the V-shaped gap between the desk and the return. See pic to see what I mean.

This is the 4th time I’ve ordered this product. It’s been great and worked great every time.

i had one 3m keyboard gel but short just for the keyboard, i prefer this product where it is longer and I can put my mouse on it. The gel cushion for the wrist is the best i ever used. it is soft and easy to clean last a long time until you accidentally puncture the gel. otherwise it is excellent!

Everything works great. I used a little extra alien tape to stick my trackpad and keyboard down, mostly because the keyboard was sliding around a little bit. Great product. The wrist rest is firm but soft. The only flaw is that there are only 6 feet, there really should be 8 or at leas one extra on the front side so it doesn’t sag as much in between. Otherwise its awesome! I am very happy with it and would buy it again.

This really is a good product, and I feel that you do get something for the price premium over the cheaper no name brands. And I have owned a fair number of wrist pads over the years. I am using this at my desk to provide proper support for my wrists and tilt my keyboard at the proper angle. This set is excellent for that, but to be honest if all you want it to tilt your keyboard you shouldn’t be paying more than $5 for a plastic wedge. This tray comes with two sets of feet for the tray so you can have either a 5 degree and 10 degree angle. I found 5 degrees perfect for my setup. The real standout here is the wrist rest. It is much much better than the generic ones. It is cool to the touch, has the exact right amount of give, and the (possibly fake?) leather is easy to keep clean. Cloth wrist rests always get grubby after a while, and cannot be cleaned, at least not easily. This wrist rest feels like it will last a long time, and it integrates perfectly with the tray, and just feels good.
So what’s wrong? Because the tray is at an angle and the provided mousepad is so smooth, my mouse slides down the pad when I type. It is annoying to see the pointer arrow drift down the monitor when I lift my hand, and sometimes I really do need the cursor to stay exactly where I left it. I could resolve this problem with a slightly higher friction mousepad, but I really do like the superior tracking and easy to clean surface of the provided pad. If only the mouspad wasn’t quite so slick this set would be ideal.