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[List] Flat Cloth pads out of box

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#1 ·
Just wanted to make a list of mouse pads that are flat out of box (ex: require no textbooks or other methods to flatten) - sometimes your mouse pad may not be flat when majority of them are - but if you RMA and the next one was flat then include it here. No hard pads/plastic pads as those are generally always flat - just because a pad isn't on this list doesn't mean it's not flat out of box.

My Flat List
PureTrak Talent Black
Razer Gigantus (Team Razer Edition)
Razer Goliathus Speed Alpha Fragged Edition
Nixeus Type-R
Artisan ShidenKai
Artisan Hein
Artisan Hayate
Artisan Zero
Artisan Hayate OTSU
Zowie GS-R (Original Dark Blue) - No longer produced for consumers
Zowie GS-R (Dark Grey, EU) - No longer produced for consumers
Logitech G640

My Not Flat List
Steelseries QCK Heavy
Zowie GTF-X
Steelseries QCK+
Roccat Taito 2017
Zowie G-SR-SE+ [HLTV]
CougarGaming Speed 2
CougarGaming Control 2
Hyperx Fury

Community Flat List
Glorious G-XL
Dreammachines DM Pad XL
Supermat
Logitech G240
Allsop Raindrop XL
Perixx DX-2000L
Razer Goliathus Control
Steelseries QCK+ Team pads (Coated)

Community Not Flat List
Xiaomi XL
Kodiak XXL
Zowie G-SR (Black)
Roccat Taito Control
Roccat Sense
Dechanic Speed XXL
Glorious XL Heavy
Gembird gaming mousepad L black
Mioniox Alioth Medium
Steelseries QCK+ Mini

Debatable
Aqua Control+
Razer Gigantus (Stitched)
DreamMachines DM Pad L
 
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#6 ·
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Originally Posted by ncck View Post

Added. I also searched your post, it's the 2nd version. Seems like every owner post I saw said they weren't flat
yeah that's why I thought it should be on there.

also,
I don't know if it's consistent but at least the Glorious 2mm XL has been very flat out of the box for me and 2 friends of mine.
can't really find anything searching for it briefly though.

XL Heavy however did not lay flat out of box.
 
#9 ·
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Originally Posted by Melan View Post

Every artisan pad (except xl ones) come flat.
You can also add supermat to flat list. I saw some branded (starcraft) qck pads which come flat too.
What brand is supermat?

Yeah every artisan pad that ships flat will generally be flat - I just listed the ones I've used
 
#10 ·
Xiaomi XL - not flat
Cougar Speed 2 - not flat, will never go flat probably

KODIAK XXL - almost flat (corners take some time)

Glorious G-XL - flat
Dream Machines DM Pad XL - flat
 
#12 ·
Have 2 of the thin Glorious XL pads, both were flat immediately on use.

Unrelated but it seems they changed the surface a bit at some point - new one I got the other day is more rough.
 
#13 ·
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Originally Posted by xmr1 View Post

Have 2 of the thin Glorious XL pads, both were flat immediately on use.

Unrelated but it seems they changed the surface a bit at some point - new one I got the other day is more rough.
I believe when they changed the logo they may have made some changes (They use to have the big glorious guy, now it's a tiny white glorious guy which is the newer model)
 
#17 ·
Razer Gigantus (Regular stitched) - Not flat
Razer Goliathus Speed/Control Alpha - Flat
Zowie G-SR SE Blue - Not flat
Glorious XXL - Flat
Aqua Control+ - Not flat, nice large crease down the middle
Allsop Raindrop XL - Flat
QCK Heavy - Not flat
Zowie G-SR Black - Not flat
Zowie G-TF Speed - Not flat

Some of the not flat ones could be counter rolled or slightly bent to help flatten out.
 
#19 ·
My G640 wasn't flat when I bought it last december, yet I see you put it as flat.

Did they change it from the tube-like box?
 
#20 ·
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Originally Posted by Angello View Post

My G640 wasn't flat when I bought it last december, yet I see you put it as flat.

Did they change it from the tube-like box?
Which one did you have? My G640 regular was flat, the C9 version (coated) I think was fairly flat or maybe just a little raised in the corner
 
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#23 ·
Might just be mine then. :/
 
#24 ·
Zowie GSR Black --- Not Flat
Razer Goliathus Control Large --- Flat
 
#25 ·
Good list so far and accurate.
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Also add DG (Dark Gray) version to Zowie GS-R (Original Dark Blue). Also discontinued and on my desk right now.
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Shame on the new black G-SR being stitched.
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I'm sure we'll find that those pads with edged stitching are going to be the most problematic and most unreliable pads to lay flat right out of box. Yet there is some sort of confusion in the market that people want 'sturdy' mouse pads and stitching keeps edges from fraying. Yet how fun is a bumpy pad that doesn't lay flat? Also edged stitching seems to lose grip of the desk top where it makes contact along the edges and some of those stitched pads have a tendency to move on you with vigorous movements gaming.

I hate going through a flattening ritual that can take a couple weeks before it relaxes flat and can actually use it.

Flat mouse pads for me right out of the box Artisan Otsu and Hein. Puretrack Talent (all black), both already on list.

Taito Control 2017 was a mess and took 2 weeks.
 
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