The Pad

The Giganta Lazer 4 is a very strange colour. The striking orange colour is a contrast to most mouse mats that try and blend in with the colour scheme of the computer. It’s a simple piece of plastic with four little rubber feet that stop the pad from sliding everywhere whilst you are playing. The top of the mouse pad is sort of grainy and is rough to the touch. It’s like rounded sand paper in a way, and dragging your fingers across it you can really feel the lumpy texture. Below is a picture of this grain.

The pad is injection moulded and isn’t perfectly finished on the back, but no one going to be looking at that. On the front of the pad, there is a small ‘ O ‘ logo which has been painted onto the pad. Its in a slight depression in the pad so you can feel it too.

All the way around the pad there is a bevel. This is especially important at the bottom of the pad where you wrists rest. The bevel is really comfortable to have your arm on. There is a semi-circular cut out at the bottom of the pad where you hand rests whilst the pad is in use; the ergonomics of this pad have been thought out well.

The pad itself is quite light so taking it to LAN parties isn’t an issue. It’s very durable and would take many knocks and bangs. It’s also possible to freeze and put it in your dishwasher. Why you would want to do this is beyond me… :)

As the pad is solid plastic you can simply wipe down the pad if you spill anything on it which is a great advantage for me at least.