Belkin F8E262-BLK WaveRest Gel Mouse Pad (Black)

by Belkin

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000JRRD
• Item model number: F8E262-BLK
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (274 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 2, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Belkin WaveRest Gel Mouse Pad gives your wrists plenty of ergonomic support through a wave design that permits natural hand and wrist movements. The gel cushion creates contours that fit to the curves of your wrists and provides support as well. The surface lets your mouse slide smoothly and precisely along the pad, and the lightweight, durable design stands up to years of use.

Product Description

The WaveRest Gel Mouse Pad from Belkin lets you input data more comfortably and provides a smooth tracking surface for your mouse. Our specially designed ergo support pad is perfect when youre typing for long periods or surfing the Internet. The patented GelFlex Comfort Zone conforms to your hands curves and helps reduce wrist stress that could lead to repetitive motion disorders.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

115 of 120 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars UPDATE! Belkin changed these!, May 12, 2009

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W. Anderson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin F8E262-BLK WaveRest Gel Mouse Pad (Black) (Personal Computers)

I loved these mouse pads, have used them for years. I just bought a new one, my fourth, and found that Belkin has changed them. The quality is entirely different and cheap now. The weight is much lighter (the top corners don't even lay flat), the gel pad feels like a brick, and worst of all the surface is so reflective that my optical mouse does not track properly on it. As mouse pads go, these are pricey (but used to be worth it) and so I am very disappointed to see Belkin cut quality like this and rip off a longtime (now ex-) customer. It feels like they switched to a two-dollar mouse pad that they still want to sell at the old price.

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great mouse pad for the price, December 23, 2007

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Justin Weaver (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin F8E262-BLK WaveRest Gel Mouse Pad (Black) (Personal Computers)

It is a mouse pad made by Belkin, which has a reputation of making reasonably priced and acceptable products. I have had it for a few days, some reviews say they couldn't live without it, some say it is too hard...this is my two cents:

Comfort level: C+ - I see some reviews that say it is too hard, but I don't think so. It is gel and it needs to be a little hard to maintain it's shape. It does not feel like a pillow. If it did feel like a pillow, it would lose its shape and become flat where your wrist laid and fluffy on the sides. I have used it for an hour or two at a time and I think it's nice for the price. I have it on a end table beside the couch and my had goes to sleep if I don't pick it up every 4-5 minutes, but I can't say that is uncommon for a mouse pad of this type.

Functionality: A+ - I have been using this mouse pad with a laser mouse and it works flawlessly. I do not know what to say except that it does the job as far as I am concerned.

One more comment...The bottom of this thing is tacky. When I say tacky I don't mean that it is not very fashionable, I mean that it sticks to crap like crazy. It will not slide on any surface under normal conditions.

Durability: I have had it for just a few days, but it does seem to be a fairly durable product. It seems to be covered in a neoprene type cover. I think you could spill anything on it and simply wash it out and dry it, though I have never done it. I think if you were wearing a watch on your mouse hand, mine is on the right, the wrist pad covering would be gone in a couple of weeks of moderate use.

Overall: I recommend this mouse pad for the price. I have not had a lot of experience with mouse pads with a pad for the wrist, but I am glad I switched over. I don't know what to tell you if you will be using it for eight hours a day, but for the recreational net surfer, it is one heck of a mouse for your money and I plan on using mine for at least the next couple of years. So, if you want a flashy, custom colored mouse pad with memory foam then you need to spend more money, but if you want a good mouse pad for your hard-earned money, then go with this Belkin.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, August 16, 2004

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Alex Dodd (Aurora, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin F8E262-BLK WaveRest Gel Mouse Pad (Black) (Personal Computers)

I don't know how I could live without this item. It is so comfortable. It is true, it does conform to the shape of your wrist, and it does relieve pain. Highly recommended.