Okay, Black Friday is here!
Mousepad Guide (my top picks) for Black Friday (and where!)
@AddiceInc
- Tiger Tang Dao SR - Compression rate of mid level poron, but depth of a soft poron pad, with a slightly faster zero-type surface.
- Tang Dao (Any) - Speed Guide for them (Fastest to slowest): Tang Dao SR -> Tang Dao X -> Tang Dao Chi Yu -> Shan Hai Tang Dao
- Tiger Blaze V3 - One of my absolute favorite pads, this pad has good plushness and can be quite pressure sensitive. It goes from absolute brr with glass skates to somewhat more balanced feeling with PTFE. With Obsidians / Obsidian Pro / SixtySix it can become quite controlled even. The benefit here is that it's dye subbed, so the cordura surface is smoother as a result of the curing process. The base is also reasonably plush to offer the massive range of speed you can coax out of it. As with all cordura, there is some texturing. This is by all accounts the most premium cordura pad currently offered anywhere.
- Tiger Shan Hai Chuan Yun - Fairly plush, 0-texture speed surface. This could be easily compared to a Raiden, but with less texture and in some ways, more speed. The other apt comparison would be a faster Energon.
- Tiger Chengying - Resin surface, slightly slower kinetic than glass, but pairs very well with obsidian skates and has extremely consistent feeling kinetic to static.
- Tiger Grandmaster Pink Stitch - Natural Rubber base, and fairly older but an absolute classic for a a pad with great range and incredible pressure sensitivity, with an extremely light touch it can be very fast, but with increasing pressure it'll slow down substantially. Very little texture felt during glide, but does have some.
- Tiger EBA - This surface is very similar to the late Dechanic control and is highly textured, pressure sensitive natural rubber base and a balanced speed feel.
- Tiger Wujie - Firmer base, closer to the Tang dao SR in terms of speed (slightly quicker) with very faint texture (think Zero)
- Tiger Shan Hai Kun Lun - Plush poron base, the surface reminds me a lot of the grand master pink stitch, with a bit finer of a weave. It balanced something more similar to a Hien in speed, but is not abrasive. I don't hear this pad talked about a ton, but those who own it usually like it, myself included. It's probably my second favorite pad in the Shan Hai line, behind the Tang Dao and ahead of the Chuan Yun.
- Tiger HeTu - This is a wild pad, with a somewhat plush base, but not really felt very well due to the firmness of the surface. The speed is what I'd call quick, though not entirely fast. This is essentially what happens when a Razer Strider and an Artisan Shidenkai have a baby. It's a glass coated, very rough jacquard pad. In most cases, you will feel the texture in your glide.
- Tiger Lotus (Pink Label) - This is an extremely smooth surface glass pad that compares well to pads like the Glsswrks Kazemi, Razer Atlas, etc. This is much smoother feeling than the SP004 (I know this will get asked). Comes with full silicon base. Note: Pink label is specifically the version with the pink text, the pad color itself is not the identifier.
-Tiger Lotus (Black Label) - This is a slightly more balanced version, which still glides very smooth. I'd compare this more to the Wallhack SP004 and Pulsar SuperGlide 2 by way of glide. Comes with full silicon base. Note: Black label is the Ombre colorway, Pink pad with black text and AGL variant, the pad color itself is not the identifier.