I was waiting for months for the gold version desk mat to hopefully come back in stock, so I bought it during preorder and I'm so glad I did! I couldn't find a nice mat that I liked that fit with the vibe I was going for on Amazon or Etsy, but this one was definitely worth the wait! Now all I need are some Rohirrim keycaps (or maybe some future Hobbit ones?) and I'm set!
Very pleased with the overall quality of the desk mat and its large size. The rubber back prevents the mat from sliding on your desk, so you don't have to worry about it moving around during use. The autumn feel of the artwork complements the elvish keycaps very nicely. Absolutely recommend this one!
I absolutely love the design, quality, and everything about this desk mat! My only gripe is that the Drop logo on the backside of it telegraphs a bit to the front. You forget it's there after some use, but I would prefer if it wasn't there, especially since that's where wrist rests when I'm using my mouse. You can see the bumps in the picture I took.
The print quality seems quite nice, no jagged edges, pixelation or w/e. My first desk pad so can't say much about the quality of the material.
I'm however not a huge fan of the bottom right corner of the mat. As shown in my attached image, for the copyright text, I personally prefer sans-serif fonts, but that's a minor nitpick. On the back is printed a large Drop logo that can be felt (and kind of seen) on the front. I'm holding the mat at a slant and since the logo feels stiffer than the foam of the rest of the pad, the outline of the letters are visible (the vertical creases above the copyright text). I'm right-handed so if I were a mouse user I imagine the different stiffness could get bothersome.
Purchased as a gift for my partner for his birthday to go with his new LotR keyboard--he loved it. High quality print and materials. Will be pre-ordering the dwarf mat so he has another option to swap between.
I've been looking for a nice mouse mat for about a year now. I've tested about 10 different mats... This one is by far the best! The mat has a very nice size and it's a lovely thick material. I love LOTR so the print is perfect for me. I also have the green version at work, which matches my black keyboard and black mouse (I have no photo to share of that unfortunately).
Overall, this mat is so beautiful! The colors are so rich and vibrant. It is a perfect fit for my Elvish keyboard, too. Make sure you check the dimensions as it is LARGE. The only complaint I have so far is that I feel like it attracts sticky black stuff. I don't
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know what it's from. So if you have a stain, I don't honestly know how to clean it.
everyone has given enough praise for the mat, I want to mention the packaging. the mat came in a scroll-like shipping container, really solid, and also double as a small size poster storage/transport very nicely.