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GAMING GEAR
AWARD
ROCCAT Kone Pure
Optical & Raivo Mouse Mat
RRP: $58.99 (Mouse) | $29.99 (Mat) | Website: www.roccat.org
I
t’s not often that I am impressed
by gaming peripherals lately,
especially since there are so many
options with just about every vendor
offering their own brand of gaming
mice and mouse mats. ROCCAT
though is a vendor has always been
about gaming peripherals. The
studio didn’t jump on the bandwagon
to cushion diminishing revenues
coming from other markets. They
have always been about gaming and
the results speak for themselves.
Not everyone will be a fan of their
products but their build quality and
attention to detail is impeccable.
From the packaging to the actual
product, you get your monies worth
and these two products illustrate that
very well. What follows are just some of
the things I wanted to highlight about
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this particular combination. Obviously
they are not sold as a set but I tested
them together and I must say they do
make for a perfect set. All marketing
nonsense aside, this is one great setup
and one that I believe to be amongst
the best money can buy at present.
1
This has to be one of the
smoothest mouse surfaces
available today. Certainly a lot
smoother than any other mouse mat
I’ve used before. The mouse feels
as if it’ll glide a little further than it
should, but this isn’t the case. If you
stop, there is no additional travel and
there’s minimal resistance to boot.
The surface is indeed crafted with
precision. This alone helps justify the
high price.
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Not too much of a fan of this
angular design, but it is more of
an indifference than a complaint.
The mouse mat is big enough that
this should never be a factor in your
gaming be it you like the shape or not.
Visually it is striking but because of
that it doesn’t sit flush against a wall
for instance. Once again this is hardly
an issue to be concerned with.
3
The rear of this mouse mat grips
like a hot jelly bean on a tarred
road. Easy to remove but at no
point did I experience any shifting at
all. I use wooden table but the no-slip
back clung to it better than any other
mouse mat I have used thus far.