The Hurt From Two Dudez Gaming
Disclaimer:
This pad was indeed sent out to me for review, but as you should know that doesn't change my opinion of the pad whatsoever
Background:
2dudezgaming is a USA Based company that is going above an beyond the current market and making hard pads, but not the pads that you would expect them to make.
Made in the USA, Steel pads are hand crafted from raw material, either raw or coated/ surface treated to your liking of feel/speed.
When I reached out to them it interested me cause it wasn't the same stale pad that I've seen from other manus lately. Something Fresh you might say. Unique Perhaps.
Specs of pad:
- 490 x 420mmish (not a prefect square but that's ok as its hand cut)
- Sprayed on Textured Silicone Backing with green speckling/ cork backing on some models as well
- 3.5 mm thick
- felt skates ( Great on a steel pads hands down)
First Impressions of the pad:
When I got the pad in I was expecting something lighter but with a steel slab I expected something heavy but not as heavy as i got.
The pad is very heavy and has little to know issue saying down to the desk one bit with a cool to the touch feeling even being coated it felt cold and smooth.
Packing was curious being that it a pizza box as the angle of opening seems weird but the package had no issues staying together.
Surface: (USED WITH FELT/ ULTRAGLIDE RS/ ULTRAGLIDE BRAKE BRIGHTS)
With me getting rid of most of my glass pads at the time off having this pad i hand say it compares to the Hana by Glsswrks. The initial Friction is non apparent while having two types of balanced surfaces with just the right amount of tug:
-Textured
-Untextured
With many surfaces in the community being copycats or slightly tweaked but this feels completely different unlike anything else that I've used before.
The textured version has a very nice initial friction with having a very balanced static friction, making this the pad that i focused on the most as i felt the most natural when playing most of the games i play such as Fortnite, Valorant and COD on Occasion.
When I'm feeling Shakey or not in the mood a grab the non-textured/ smooth version as the initial friction is much greater allow this pad to be better for tac fps games, while your using the pad its a very smooth experience almost like a cloth like experience with no plush.
Time/ Durability:
Amount of time using each pad is calculated over a span of in game play time as well as some office and design work with each pad to test the durability and the use cases of each pad.
The amount of time used in each category per pad texture:
Textured:
Valorant: 38 HRs
Fortnite: 26 HRs
Office/ Causal Work: 50 + HRs
Non-textured:
Valorant: 22 HRs
Fortnite: 8 HRs
Office/ Causal Work: 20 HRs
After All This time i have a had no issues with anything at all and has been one of the best hard pad experiences I've had on my desk in a long time.
Final Thoughts:
This review might be short as this will be one of my last reviews that i do as i cant find the time to run a business and write reviews but the team over at 2 Dudez gaming deserve a review with the most amount of effort.
For this is why I delayed the review for so long making sure that my testing of these goes above and beyond. Each of the hurts the i got are both amazing experiences and i enjoy them greatly. I don't really have any cons other then the packing can be upgraded. (which i know that they are)
I can see why some int. shipments could get damaged but otherwise the pads within the USA have no damage, otherwise the team would have replaced them no questions asked. The pads preform well and i foresee this company growing and expanding into something more then just pads as the make skates and other things as
well.
I want to say a big thank you to you guys and the note you guys included in your package and the faith that you guys has in me.
Keep it going and succeed
~Kxyss
XRay-Pad And Randomfrankp Ace Control Review
Disclaimer:
This pad, skates, and grips where sent to me for a review. Even though these are for review my opinon doesnt get affected by the company or others:
Note:
The 500x500mm design was sent out instead of the 900x400mm which is randomfrankps main design.
This design will look better and allow you to put all peripherals within the lines to make it a seamless design.
Background:
Xray Pad is a custom pad company that makes quailty and afforable pads as well as accs. (skates and grips)
RandomFrankP is a tech infuluncer that has been around the scene for a long time and is quite known for his tech for under 50$.
Amount Of Time Spent Testing:
Valorant - 12 Hours
Fortnite - 10 Hours
Office Work - 4 Hours
Specs of Pad:
500x500x3mm
Soft to XSoft Base
Surface:
It compares to be a slightly faster type 99 but right inbetween a Saturn pro by lethal gaming gear.
The pad that it reminds me of the most is a pelz by laonda but a tad faster and rougher by a smidge.
With there whole line up that Xray pad provides this pad is by far the most complete pad I’ve used and falls right in line with the rest of there pads.
The initial friction of the pad is low been then tends to pick up quite a bit when in use while still maintaining the sense of control.
When using the jade airs provided, it gives just the right feed back into the pad to allow for micro adjustments on the fly when in intense situations.
Quailty/Design:
The normal rubber base on the bottom of the pad does its job in holding the pad to the desk with little to no movement.
The overall design is great with no bleed issues in printing or issues in stiching ,yet I’d like to see the collab logo on the pad as it would look better with x ray pad in the corner.
Final Thoughts/ Cons:
One thing I’d like to see more of is custom bases not using natural rubber making the pad feel more premium.
Otherwise the pad, skates, and grips make a great combo for any gamer looking to start with a overall clean and balanced experience.
X2F Review
Disclaimer: This mouse was sent out as a beta version to test and proved feedback. Pulsar has not seen my review or can influence it in anyway.
Background: Pulsar is a company that provides keyboards, mice, pads and other peripherals to the consumer. They have been dominant in the market currently with mice hence the most recent release of the collabs with bigger names such as T1, Tenz and many more. This mouse the X2F is there step into the finger tip world and is trying to be the most innovative mouse out there.
Wonderful customer service and wonderful company overall.
Testing parameters: Durability Performance Time of use/ wear Testing period/games: 200+ hours of FPS and battle Royale gaming 50+ Hours of office/ design work Software: Pulsar has created software for the beta unit and has constantly updated based on feedback and pushing updates with the problems that the mouse had on v1 software. Pulsar has done a great amount of time with this and is constantly improving and will launch web based and/or on board controls only on release of this mouse no program based software.
Durability: With the countless amount of hours that I have spent into the mouse I have had no issues with pre or post travel in mouse click 1 or 2, other then the standard amount I would expect in a mouse. Side buttons don’t have and wobble from left to right or up or down, yet they do have a slight bit of pre travel but nothing that would hinder your performance
Performance: This mouse when used has helped me become much better with consistent scores in aim trainers as well as improving my tracking in game with my wrist motions being more comfortable then other finger tip mice that I have tried in the past. Battery life of the mouse has been great when using on 2000hz and below. As I’ve tested higher polling rates it does seem from my testing and others that it does drain quite quickly when in use. The one thing that I happen to notice is the heavy clicks of m1 and m2. It so happens that these preform quite well for me and I have no issues as the use Blue shell pink dot , yet I believe that they might need to adjust the tension of it to allow for better results for many users not only some.
Time of use / wear: I have not had any problems with this the mouse acts as brand new each time that I use it.
Final thoughts: The mouse has been a amazing experience with no issues on my end, yet being a beta test you may have issues which is expected and I would not ding pulsar for this as it is a beta test mouse not a final production run Things that they should improve on where listed above other than those would be the skate slots but the good news is that they have already fixed this and many other things listed in there discord server. I want to say thank you to pulsar for inviting me into the beta test and allowing me to provide feedback on this mouse. If you guys have questions or concerns about this and you want me to answer let me know.