So my Logitech G5 mouse feet were wearing down from about a year and a half of heavy gaming usage and it was time to get some replacement pads. I use a large cloth Corepad EYEpad mouse pad that has served me well for about 3 years now. I surfed Google to find proper mouse feet replacements and found a lot. There were some from Hyperglide, Func pads, and Steel Series (all had shipping that cost about the same as the product itself!) — but then I stumbled upon a home-grown, independent mouse feet maker by the name of SlickSurf. The website looked sketchy and seemed almost like it was from the 90s. Alas, I researched more on this product and found that most of the reviews from gaming forums and Logitech’s forums were good — not to mention, there is a page on their website that had great reviews and testimonials. So I ordered them — can’t complain when the shipping was only $1.
They came in a plain envelope with a receipt, nice and simple. Upon inspecting the product I noticed that the feet were most likely die cut from a larger piece of smooth plastic (on his site “J Cole” says that the feet are not Teflon, but are as smooth as Teflon), creating feathering and non-smooth edges — different from the mouse feet that came with my G5, which featured a domed-shape with rounded edges. I shrugged it off and thought to myself, “Maybe they are meant to be this way. This product is going to rock!” So, following the directions, I peeled off my old feet, removed the old, gunky adhesive leftovers and stuck on the SlickSurf feet. The feet are about 1 or 2 mm smaller than the original feet and don’t completely fill in the alloted mouse feet space. To my dismay, I tried my mouse: did. not. like. It now made a scratching noise on my CLOTH mouse pad and the feathery corners of the feet snagged with every movement. I tried cutting the edges but with no success. I ended up putting my old feet back on over the SlickSurf feet. Even though the originals were somewhat mangled and ruined, they still glide better than these SlickSurf ones.
I would not suggest purchasing SlickSurf mouse feet replacements if you use a cloth mouse pad.
I read reviews that these feet are “as smooth as ice” on hard surface/plastic mouse pads and were good on cloth pads. Unfortunate for me, I got a defunct product or “J Cole” himself lurks forums and posts great reviews himself.
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