Corsair MM Glass Review

Introduction

Glass mousepads are hot right now. We’re seeing them being used more and more in the pro scene (though cloth pads still far outnumber glass pads) and some major brands have also been putting out glass pads in recent months. Corsair is one of those brands that’s joining the club with the release of the MM Glass. With a lower price tag than most known alternatives, will this pad do enough to stand out from the pack? Read our full Corsair MM Glass review to find out everything you need to know!

At A Glance

Corsair MM Glass

It probably won’t excite glass pad aficionados, but for newcomers and more casual users, this is a great addition to the market.

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Pros

Relatively quiet (but not completely silent)
Comes with a cleaning cloth
Nicely balanced, making it accessible to glass newcomers
Affordable for a glass pad

Cons

Prone to showing fingerprints and smudges
Edges can feel a bit rough

Specs

Height	50
Length	40
Thickness	4
Stitched edges	No
Material	Glass
Overall Glide	Speed
Foam Firmness	N/A
Static Friction	Very Low
Glide Difference X/Y	4.3
Dynamic Friction	Very Low

First Impressions

Recently, brands have been trying to make their glass pads as thin as possible. Against ultra-thin pads such as the X-Raypad NOD and the Razer Atlas Pro, the MM Glass feels slightly thick. That’s a strange thing to say about a 3mm pad, given how early pads that kickstarted the glass revolution all came in at around 4mm, but it just goes to show how standards change.

Whether the thickness is an issue is something readers will have to decide for themselves but if you’ve handled recent glass pads, the thickness is something you notice when you first start using the pad. It doesn’t ‘blend into the desk’ like some of the thinner pads do.

Aside from that, my first impressions were really good. The MM Glass offers plenty of real estate to move your mouse, has a smooth surface that feels fun to use, and doesn’t come with an outlandish design. I mention this time and time again in glass pad reviews, but I really don’t know who decided that most glass pads should have some sort of anime art on them. I’m glad Corsair decided to ignore that trend and went with a plain surface.

Finish and Overall Quality

The Corsair MM Glass is an expensive pad when compared to cloth pads, but if you take prices of glass pads into account, it’s actually quite cheap. As such, I wasn’t expecting top-notch finishing here, but I have to say that the MM Glass surprised me a bit.

The surface, for example, feels very nice to the touch, and is completely free of any warping on my unit as well. The base looks kind of special at first glance (it’s almost as if they glued a regular cloth pad base to the glass top) but does the job extremely well. All in all, the MM Glass looks and feels like a quality product rather than some hastily thrown-together attempt to cash in on an industry hype.

The only areas for improvement in terms of the overall finish and quality can be found around the edges. These can feel quite sharp and can do with a better rounding job. This is exacerbated by the thickness of 3mm, which, to be fair, isn’t ludicrously thick (again, early glass pads were all thicker) but does emphasize the corners a bit more.

Performance

Glide

I see the MM Glass as a balanced glass pad. There’s a good amount of speed, but the mouse never feels as if it’s slipping away when making smaller aim movements. There’s also a good amount of stopping power present. You obviously get a lot of that slickness and consistency in glide that people look for in glass pads, but you don’t need to constantly readjust because your mouse is slipping in all directions.

As a control cloth pad user (my current main is the ZOWIE G-SR-SE) I have to say that I really loved my time with the MM Glass. Out of all the glass pads I’ve tried (I haven’t tried a ton, to be transparent) I liked the experience with the MM Glass the best. There’s something to the surface that makes stopping and correcting your aim a bit more forgiving than on super slick pads, which makes me feel more at home as a control pad user. It’s an experience that I personally really enjoyed. I don’t think I’ll ever move to glass pads, but if I had to, this would be my current pick.

With that said, it’s still a glass pad. So it’s a lot faster than the vast majority of cloth pads. Everything I mention here should be read within the context of other glass pads. If you want control or some restraint from your pad, you should quite simply stick to cloth.

Base

As I mentioned earlier, the base is kind of odd. Rather than a firm layer of rubber-like materials like what most other glass pads use, you’re getting a spongy, slightly looser base here.

At first, I thought this would result in a pad that moves all over the place as you’re moving the mouse, but this wasn’t the case. In fact, the Corsair MM Glass did a perfectly good job at staying exactly where I put it.

So while the base might look and feel a bit less premium than what you normally get with glass pads, you shouldn’t be deceived by the looks. It all works perfectly fine.

Everyday Usage

In an effort to remove one of glass’ main drawbacks (the noise), the designers at Corsair have given the MM Glass a sound-dampening treatment. This works rather well. Most regular mouse skates are noticeably quieter than on some other pads.

For me, though, the sound of a mouse slamming onto glass after a swipe reset is the most annoying auditory aspect of using glass, and that is much harder to fix. That’s not Corsair’s fault (a hard object coming into contact with another hard object will always produce a ‘bang’ sound) but you shouldn’t expect a completely silent experience here. People who use a lower sens will still annoy their housemates. If you’re a wrist aimer, however, you can be pretty much completely quiet while using this pad.

Glass has a non-porous surface, which is both a blessing and a curse. Sweaty gamers, or people who live in a humid environment, will need to clean their pad more often than a cloth pad, since sweat can leave residue that alters the glide. Luckily, Corsair provides a cleaning cloth, so a quick wipe restores the original glide. And that’s the upside: liquids won’t seep into the surface, so you can get rid of that ‘my pad feels different on sweaty days’ feeling instantly instead of waiting hours for a cloth pad to dry. Though you will want to clean your pad after every match/round on particularly warm days.

In terms of performance, the MM Glass feels the same as other glass pads. It gets sticky at about the same rate, and wiping off the sweat sorts it out. But the surface does start looking dirty quite easily. Fingerprints and smudges show up quickly, so if you want that pristine look at all times, keep the included cleaning cloth handy.

Alternatives

There’s a large variety of glass pads on the market, most of those from rather niche manufacturers. I do not have experience with all of those. As such, I’ll compare the Corsair MM Glass to other (recent) glass pads that are commonly available. WALLHACK’s fifth-generation glass pad has a similar thickness of 3.3mm, but I only have hands-on experience with the SP-004, which is an older pad at this point in time, so I won’t include it here.

As always, though, please feel free to ask any questions you may have in the comments.

Corsair MM Glass vs Razer Atlas Pro

Both pads are recent glass releases from major brands, but that’s about where the similarities end. The Atlas Pro, to me, feels slightly slower, for starters. It is also much thinner (1mm vs 3mm) and is finished slightly better.

On the flipside, the Corsair MM Glass is more affordable and has a slightly more balanced glide, so if you’re looking to try out a glass pad from a major manufacturer, I would recommend the Corsair MM Glass for those reasons.

See our Razer Atlas Pro review

Conclusion

In all honesty, I didn’t expect that much from the Corsair MM Glass. In a lot of ways, it seemed (at first sight) to be a first-generation glass pad in a world where other manufacturers have moved on to thinner surfaces and the likes.

But I have to say that the MM Glass surprised me. It’s not the most premium-feeling glass pad in existence (the edge rounding could be better, for example) but it does come in at a relatively affordable price, is commonly available (a lot of glass pads by niche brands are limited releases), and offers a very pleasant balanced glide.

The sound-dampening treatment also works decently well, so if you’re someone who doesn’t have to lift their mouse too often, you won’t disturb your housemates with the pad.

All in all, this is a really interesting mousepad that you can definitely consider if you’re looking to take your first steps in the world of glass. It probably won’t excite glass pad aficionados, but for newcomers and more casual users, this is a great addition to the market.

Lars

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Former semi-pro gamer turned writer, product reviewer, and community manager.