Bought this mat for my friend which is a diehard for Noctua stuff, he was very happy when i handed it to him. Print quality is great, mouse slides very easy. Overall great bang for the buck! (Picture of the mat is taken on my desk when it arrived)
It fells like you are moving your mouse on a cloud, and it has great artwork, it looks classy and all the text can be seen clearly. The one gripe I see mentioned is the white coloring around the desk matt itself rather than beige. This isn't ideal, however, the text on the desk matt is white, so it still works fine
Decided on getting on mat from each design. Both are very well made, the edging is tightly sewn and both pads have some heft to them, thanks to the rubberised backing.
The designs and logo sit well in the fabric, with both designs having the signature colours well represented. The designs are a little understated so don't particularly cause peripheral vision concerns (pads and mats with text can sometimes pull attention and cause eye fatigue). Text is still very legible, so have benefited from what looks to be a great print job.
I have to give this 4 stars, as has been identified in other reviews, the stitching on the border is white, versus one of Noctua's signature colours and I think that this is a missed opportunity to really bring the entire design together by using (with Noctua's blessing of course) a colour closer to actual colour schemes. If subsequent runs can get that cotton thread trim to be a closer match, they would be an easy 5 ⭐ review.
Overall, however, the mats seem to be great quality and I look forward to enjoying their use. Thanks to Drop and Noctua for making this happen!
clean, subtle lines and that trademark noctua brown makes it look very premium. Also surprised it works with the pyga keycaps. The black tube it came with also made the purchase worth it. However, the white border a slight blemish on mine, and the slanted base on the tube makes it hard to give full marks.