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HARDWARE REVIEW

Razer Firefly Mouse Mat Review

by Kieron Davies, March 14th, 2016

As a gamer I already own and regularly use both a Black Widow 2014 edition, Diamondback Chroma (I cried real tears when it was announced) and before this review I was rocking the Goliathus Speed edition cloth mouse mat. I’ll be honest, when my boss came to me and said “Razer have a new mouse mat out, it lights up.” I couldn’t help but grin. I assumed that it was be some sort of glow-in-the-dark Goliathus with a luminescent razer logo. Oh how wrong I was.

Having taken the mouse mat out of the box the first, very obvious thing I noticed was that is not cloth, but solid. This is fine, I’ve used solid mouse mats in the past with no problem, I just personally prefer cloth, but I was willing to give it a go. What I was not expecting was the wire attached to the back of the mat. We’ve finally got there folks, we’ve got to the point where even our mouse mats need to be plugged in via USB. Somebody call Tony Stark and ask if he’s working for Razer right now.

Joking aside, the cable is very long and durable meaning you can have your mouse mat pretty much wherever you like, whether you’re a lefty or righty. Once you plug the mouse mat in, it lights up in a swirly rainbow effect and actually looks pretty cool. You can select from a huge range of pre-selected colours or use a colour palette picker to get the perfect tone you want from the mat. I chose to keep with a standard solid orange like my Diamondback and I have to say the Firefly with a Chroma mouse on it looks damn fine. A full set of Chroma with the Firefly under your mouse giving a warm orange glow looks really sexy. If you’re the kind of person who just wants their desk to look good so you can take a picture and tweet it at your favourite streamer so they can berate you for not having a 144hz monitor, this mat is for you.

Now on to the really important bit, the gaming. My Diamondback glides smoothly over the mat, it’s designed by Razer so you know that it’s going to work. The fact that the mat is USB also means that it has Synapse support too, so you can even calibrate your mouse and mouse mat into the perfect couple. The mouse moves freely around the mat smoothly with great response with only one thing that really gets in the way, the small lip at the back of the mouse mat where the cable that powers the lighting comes from. My wire was constantly tapping this when I moved my mouse. Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t snagging or stopping me from playing, but I’m quite a particular gamer; I don’t like anything touching my wires, especially not my mouse cable. However this problem was solved by adjusting how close my bungee was to the mouse mat meaning there was less slack cable.

If you’re going to buy this mouse mat to play FPS games I would highly recommend purchasing a Razer bungee too if you have a Razer mouse. Although the price is a little steep for it being a mouse mat at £60, adding the need for a bungee too pushes you closer to £100 than many people would like to go. The skateboard grind box at the end of the mouse mat can really be distracting if you’re the kind of gamer who feels every bump and crumb on a mouse mat.

Apart from the bump in the trunk the mouse mat is a fine product from Razer. Aesthetically it is one of Razer’s most pleasing mouse mats especially if you have any of piece of Chroma hardware. The cable does seem ridiculous, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we see Razer bring out some sort of solar or battery powered variant to avoid having the cable in the future.

All in all a good piece of kit if you’re a Chroma addict but if you play FPS games, a bungee is certainly advised.

8
Stylish, aesthetically pleasing and a smooth feel under-mouse. Although a bit pricey at £60, for those who want one, it’s worth the extra cash.

Filed under: Chroma diamondback Firefly Razer

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