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Corsair MM800 Cloth
First the Pros:
The mouse pad is large and the surface is fantastic. It's a hard surface but very smooth.
The RGB lighting looks great and the effect and colors are easily changed through the CUE software.
The bottom of the pad has a nice rubber layer to keep the pad in place.
The pad has a mouse passthrough. You plug the pad into your PC/laptop and then the mouse into the pad itself.
The Cons:
The power cable plastic piece at the top of the mouse pad can get in the way. If your mouse power cable is straight, it will trip over the plastic piece as you move your mouse. I recommend bending your mouse power cable to the side where it won't interfere. One doing that, I've had no problems.
If you lock your computer, the mouse pad does not remember your settings and goes into a rainbow effect. This is by far my biggest annoyance. The pad doesn't have built in memory so in order for it to remember your color settings, you have to be actively in Windows with the CUE software running. Locking your computer suspends CUE so you are stuck with a rainbow effect. It's bright and extremely distracting so if you sleep in the same room with your PC, it's a deal breaker. I'm hoping a firmware update can be downloaded to turn the light off if your computer is locked.
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The biggest gripe that I am having with it is the actual texture of the pad. It's a granular texture that cuts my mouse's feet. I've never had to replace mouse feet before (I actually had to do a google search to figure out what they're called)...but I see that as a possibility within a year of use with this pad. -1 star for that. But overall I like it.
Oh and that RGB thouuuugh. It's like what an old man once said you don't put a bumper sticker on a Bentley...[unless if it has RGB lighting then go for it baby!]
This is a great gaming mouse pad with many super features. The manufacturer specifications list: 15 zone RGB LED customizable lighting.
True PWM lighting technology displays the most accurate color reproduction. Built-in USB pass-through port for your mouse. Low friction micro-textured surface ensures Fast, pixel-precise tracking. Non-slip rubber base, 1.8M braided cable and durable construction.
The mouse pad has a rigid frame but the size is excellent and the lighting and pass through port for your mouse ensure top notch responses during gaming. This is an excellent addition to your computer and is necessary for gaming. This mouse pad will enhance your performance. Well done. Five stars!
I finally got this today after it being on a bit of a delay and let me say wow, this thing is nice! Really nice rubber backing that stays where you put it, perfect size and the led's really look nice, not gaudy as I was worried about (but I guess that is a personal taste thing). The main point here is the mousing surface is smooth as silk on my Logitech G602 wireless, which I was worried about coming from a cloth gaming surface for many years I can say I instantly adapted to this surface. However, when I tried the G502 wired mouse I also have on my desk (just because) I noticed it was draggy and rough moving over this surface, like sandpaper. Something to do with the base of the 502 vs the 602. So if you are using a Logitech G502 you MAY hate this surface with it. However I notice no roughness at all with my G602 wireless mouse, smooth as silk literally. Please keep this in mind when ordering.
I've purchased a metric ton of Corsair products for my PC builds over the years, and with few exceptions, I've found Corsair products to be well made and long-lasting. So it should be no surprise that I jumped all over the opportunity to test out the MM800 and it's LED goodness. Well, after setting up the MM800 Polaris Mouse Pad and spending some quality time with the peripheral I'm in nerd love!
If you're the type of person who loves LEDs and have them adorned all over (like me) the MM800 Polaris is a terrific way to add another splash of color to your rig. I've got my Polaris Mouse Pad set up on my gaming PC and it replaced a traditional rubber-backed cloth gaming mouse pad.
►Specs:
The MM800 is considerably smaller than my old mouse pad, coming in at 13.8 x 10.2 x .2 (L x W x H). But honestly, I'm fine with the downsize and haven't run into an issue with the lack of real estate while gaming. This pad offers 15 lighting zones which basically means you can customize 15 distinct zones on the mouse pad using Corsair's software (not included, but available via download portal).
►Corsair Utility Engine:
Corsair's Utility Engine is the software you'll need to download to get the most out of the MM800. Simply head over to Corsair's website, download and install and you'll be ready to customize this mouse pad using the intuitive interface. There's really not much burn-in time thanks to the way Corsair laid out the interface. My favorite feature by far is the ability to create, export, and import custom lighting profiles for the MM800. There's a ton of profiles already made from the user community.
►The Good Stuff:
(+) LEDs! Yep, more LEDs. If you love them, you'll love the MM800 and myriad of colorful options.
(+) USB pass-through. The MM800 features a USB port right on the back of the mouse pad. Perfect for plugging in a mouse or whatever.
(+) Corsair Utility Engine. Excellent software that features a ton of customizations and options yet still very easy to use.
►What Could be Better:
(-) On/Off Switch. This feature is built into the software so it's a minor complaint. Still, it'd be nice to have a physical button for faster on/off operation.
(-) Surface. The surface of this pad is hard plastic and not perfectly smooth. The surface has a rough texture and it's wearing out the glide pads on my G403 mouse.
Pros:
- Looks gorgeous as hell, especially with matching Profiles with the Corsair K70 Keyboard and M65 RGB Mouse
- Comes with a USB input works with mouses and flashdrives
- rubber bottom to keep it from slipping
Cons:
- Position of the USB input and cord are a bit of a nuisance when swing my mouse left and right but lifting the mouse cord to specific height fixes that.
- the Fabric used on the mouse pad is rough and scratches the hell out of my M65's Glide Pads in only just 3 days
- was a bit disapointed that the top part of the mouse pad doesn't have RGB lights as well