i have a g7, which is identical to a g5 except wireless, and it works really well with a steelpad 5L...however, i think its the most expensive pad on the market - but imo its worth it there are other mats, like qck that u could consider, but really, they all do the same job (some may disagree)....its just 5L looks nicest

if ur mouse has good teflon pads, then it shouldnt matter what pad you choose, all up to how much u wanna spend. however, be careful with dark surface pads with laser mice, as some surfaces are temperamental/dont work with g5 at all (i think its due to the reflection of light on the pad that the laser interprets, im not totally sure, maybe one of these guys can explain)

I have mantis speed and I also tried mantis control in the shop.Mantis speed is not that good,it has a certain level of friction which is 2 high for me personally and it takes alot of time to get the pad working like it should,the control version which I only tried in shop is imo better then speed and now I regret that I didnt take that one,imo its even better then qck+,which I also posess,and qck+ is much better then mantis speed,the glide is good and smooth as soon as u take it out of the box.Take the mouse with u in shop and try them both if ure stuck with razer pads.

most ppl use setup: g5/mx518/mx510 + qck/qck+

small list ppl who use it: me, drill, hq, marcus, driv, trance, ratz, bert, atwa, ar4x and many other..

from my side:
i have few pads like: funk f-10s (price like steelpad 5L ) and i think its worst pad than my old qck (i've used qck for 1.5 year). It work great with all my mouse mx 510 518 and now with g5. Ihmo qck: high quality for nice price.

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QPad rocks, i love it.

i agreel

how about icemat? i use one, its big and it slides really nice