Razer, the corporate that invented the RGB-infused “gaming” drink coaster, is not any stranger to flamboyant designs. And it’s no stranger to charging much more for these designs than just about anybody else can get away with. So right here we’re: While glass mousepads have been a factor for just a few years for these PC customers who require aesthetics over performance, Razer’s making one now. It’s called the Atlas, and it’s 100 freakin’ {dollars}.

Compared to a number of the different bombastic merchandise in Razer’s catalog, like a soundbar that will scan for your head position or a headset with interchangeable animal ears, it’s surprisingly tame. The Atlas is a 450-by-400 millimeter (17.72 x 15.75 inches) pane of tempered glass, set onto a rubber base that offers it a gunmetal look. It’s super-smooth and laborious — duh, it’s glass! — however a barely frosted etching sample means it really works nice for optical mice. As against common clear glass, which, you recognize, doesn’t.

No Chroma lighting, no wi-fi mouse charging. It’s only a sheet of glass and a few rubber with a Razer emblem etched into it. The firm kindly requests that you just don’t use the Atlas to start out fires like a magnifying glass, or use it as a huge sunshade, or smash somebody’s cranium with it. (No actually, all three of these issues are contra-indicated on Razer’s spec web page for the Atlas!) The incontrovertible fact that the corporate particularly tells you to not use the mousepad as a blunt weapon signifies that they’re assured the tempered glass will final some time.

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Even so, 100 bucks is fairly ridiculous. Similar unbranded designs will run you about twenty {dollars} on Amazon, as will a glass cutting board of roughly the identical measurement. I like to recommend shopping for the latter and gluing an everyday mousepad fabric to the underside — no less than then you can too use it to cut up veggies.