Desk Pads / Desk Mats

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Yeah rubber products do tend to smell a bit when brand new. I have bought other mouse/desk pads that stunk like chemicals for a day or so.

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Lol yeah thatā€™s just the new deskpad smellā€¦ Every mousepad and deskpad Iā€™ve ever ordered has smelled like that to some varying degree.

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Thanks for all your replies. So i have to be patient, i put it open in a room apart, waiting for the smell disappear :slight_smile:

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I have just fallen down the desk mat rabbit hole, and hereā€™s my shortlist that I havenā€™t seen mentoned above:

https://zapcables.com/zap-mats-clackathon/

https://store.level1techs.com/products/springs-deskmat

ĀÆ\_(惄)_/ĀÆ I may just have to get both!

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Novelkeyz has some really awesome Deskmats. Konostore carries some cool ones too. I was really sad to see that GMK Taro did not come with one :cry:

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Any links for deskmats that arenā€™t so huge huge? Looking for something just big enough to hold a TKL + mouse or trackball.

Also a deskmat thatā€™s a little more firm than the usual rubber would be nice as well.

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Staples would be your best bet.

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I like the 700mm x 300mm size. You can find a few on novelkeys at the moment, and search for them on amazon.

https://novelkeys.xyz/collections/deskpads/products/sour-x-nk_-deskpads
https://novelkeys.xyz/collections/deskpads/products/modern-life-deskpads?variant=30372032118877

but these arenā€™t any firmer. I think you can get some harder ones on amazon

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This is a good reminder for me to double-check if that size will actually work in the space Iā€™d want to put it (which the 900mm-wide ones wonā€™t) and, if so, bug them about making that size available for more GB runners.

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Novelkeys has a nice apple-inspired mat in stock nowadays: https://novelkeys.xyz/products/iswitch-deskpad?variant=28233847865437

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Just saw this thread and wanted to contribute.

I ordered a matte linoleum mat and waiting to receive it now.

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Iā€™m interested to see this premium deskmat category and how it works out for you. That mat is out of my price range right now, though Iā€™d be happy to see your review, and Iā€™m always happy to see keyboard/deskmat porn :grin:

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Iā€™ll let you know how it turns out!

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Pretty nice, I might get the linoleum one in the future. :thinking:

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I got my Grovemade desk mat in!

Itā€™s still settling as it comes rolled up. Itā€™s hard to be excited about because itā€™s so plain but thatā€™s the appeal of it too. Itā€™s high quality with no rough edges and perfectly cut and adhered cork bottom. The linoleum has a matte finish that doesnā€™t really attract fingerprints.

Is it worth the price? I think so, if you want a high quality understated desk mat.

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How thick would you say the linoleum part is? Close to 2,5mm?

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Can you write one it? My biggest problem with desk mats is that I end up needing/wanting to write on paper (push the keyboard forward and write) often enough that having the desk mat is too annoying because then I need to find something hard to put under the paper.

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Close yes. Somewhere between 2-2,5mm.

Yep itā€™s a hard surface so writing on it would be fine!

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Personally, whenever I have ordered off AliExpress, I have always gotten great mats. The seller I prefer actually worked with me for 2 days to set a 4K anime background I chose for my fianceā€™s deskpad, they cropped and set it so the aspect ratio looked best with good resolution.
The mat was pretty thick and the smell went away after around a day of aeration.