Customer Reviews

Belkin WaveRest Gel Mouse Pad (Silver)

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I am at the computer a horrid number of hours every day, 7 days a week. I had surgery twice on my wrist (not computer related) and I HAVE to have a good support. I tried several others wrist supports, and no matter which style or brand, I ended up with the wrist stiff, aching and over time this began to curtail my time at the computer. Well, I am a writer and this is not acceptable. Since getting this pad, those wrist problems have gone. It is so cool and comforting, that I can work without any pains and stiffness later.

I really loved this and the ease from pain it give me.

OK folks, it's time to use a little common sense when you say something. To complain about lead without know the facts is idiotic. According to Belkin's Material Safety Data Sheet for these mouse pads, lead content is less than 0.03% lead. That means it could be (and most likely is) less than that. Lead is an element that appears in MANY items naturally, including food and drinking water! To review something poorly like this reveals how stupid you really are. Do some research and calculate how much lead you ingest yearly through breathing and ingestion before you make ridiculous claims.

I'm glad some reviewers have commented that the wrist pad has lead, and shouldn't be used by those with lead allergies or little children who might eat it.

I'm really happy with this wrist/mouse pad. I spend a lot of time on the computers at home and at work. I had a frozen right shoulder from not having good wrist support and from working with the mouse in the wrong position. I was in screaming pain about about a year. This mousepad helped by providing good wrist support which lowered the stress on my shoulder. I wore out the first Belkin gel pad, and am now on my second.

The gel pad is covered with a nice low friction material, is wide enough so that your wrist isn't stuck in one position, and is neither too hard nor too soft for comfort. The part of the mouse pad where the mouse runs wild and free is also covered with the same low friction silky material so the mouse can be moved easily. It is also cut wider at the top so that the mouse has more room to move, while your arm doesn't have to move as much.

September 2005 -- About a year and a half after I bought my second one, the second got as dirty as six week old bed sheets, the mouse wouldn't slide over it easily, and the wrist pad got almost sticky. I just bought a thrid one.

When this mouse pad wears out, I'll probably buy another of the same. Until they come up with direct mental control over the cursor, this works just fine.

OK. August 2007 -- I spilled Diet Pepsi on it and bought another one. I like this mouse pad!

I'm sorry for the horrible subject lining... but yes, I just bought this mousepad minutes ago, and am trying it as we speak. I've always been into mousepads... whether for their design, easiness to use, and of course accuracy and comfort. I've always wanted a gel-mousepad but haven't gotten around to getting one. I recently saw the IConcepts Large Mousepad (the dark blue circular one with a fairly small and oversized wrist rest). Anyways, that was my initial choice b/c of the price ($6.99), but it was basically rigid. So naturally I began looking at the other brands on display... and saw this exact same Belkin product... in color black. Soft enough, decent price ($9.99) and the wrist rest was large/wide enough to support the ENTIRE wrist (god help those who actually move their mouse throughout the ENTIRE pad, right, just like the rest of us), anyways, I went down and saw the color in silver, and got it for the same price.

Coming home, I set it on my desk... and now I'm addicted. I can imagine how this is going to spoil me b/c all other mousepads (not having the wrist rest) are going to seem very very... mundane. I do recommend this product, and hey... it gives excellent wrist support... go for it.

I have had this pad for over a year now and I just couldnt go without it. When I was on the computer alot my hand would start to hurt, but with the gel pad I no longer have any pain. It is very soft and supports my wrist very well. Overall this is a great mouse pad with great wrist support.

This product is pretty comfortable, but it has a starnge almost pungent smell that does not seem to go away.

A year ago I bought a Belkin Gel mouse pad for my work at the local computer shop. I like it so much that I bought another Belkin Gel Mouse Pad for home use. This time I was very disappointed with my new gel mouse pad. The gel is much harder than the old one I bought a year ago. Obviously, they are not the same pad. My old one has a circle around the "Belkin" label and not on the new one. My advice to you is that if you are not sure about the firmness of the pad, buy at your local store.

My original review was on the old model, which was soft and comfortable...but due to wear I had to order a new one. I was hoping this would be the same exact product, however it's not comfortable at all like they used to be. The padding on the ergonomic wrist rest is very hard, and it has sunk down in only a matter of days.

I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone, like me, who is looking for a soft, ergonomic solution to long periods of mouse usage.

This mouse pad was comfortable but fell apart after a few months. Probably will not buy again.

The pad was nice for a while until it started irritating my wrist. The material on the pad chafes my skin and irritates the skin around my wrist area. I ended up giving it to my sister and getting a 3M Precise Mousing Surface with leather material wrist rest. Very comfortable and nice, no more irritation! But don't get me wrong, this product is good, has great support, and is perfectly sized. Maybe it is just my skin that has a problem with the material of this pad. You be the judge.