No slip. Not too "slick". Not too "rough". Just like in the fairy tale -- "just right". :)

Never noticed any particularly negative "smell" eminating from the pad either. (Just the standard "rubbery"-like scent, which, at least on mine, isn't at all overpowering and certainly not bad enough to warrant not purchasing the product.)

These pads don't seem to fade in color over time either. (Knock wood.) The attractive "raindrop" design is just as bold now as the day I bought it, which was quite some time ago.

I'd fully recommend an "Allsop" Mouse Pad. Get one...then invite your "mouse" to come over to your new "pad". It'll like its new home. :)

"Oustanding Business Accessory", Solid performer. Definitely one of the "go-to" accessories in my home office suite. Super reliable - always comes through in the clutch. Provides an outstanding tracking platform for my HID (Human Interface Device). Moderate compression of the backing material reduces operating fatigue. Excellent cost-benefit ratio. Oustanding scalability to adjacent, albeit divergent systems. Highly recommended!

"Excellent product", We had been having a lot of problems with our mouse--skipping, difficulty maneuvering--and it turns out it was our mouse pad. The Allsop pad has solved those problems. It is a well-made product that completely serves the purpose for which it is intended. A+

"great for optical mice, too", I bought this not because I needed an exceptional mousepad but because I wanted a surface that couldn't possibly scratch my optical mouse. I was a bit worried because it was specifically designed to improve roller-ball mouse performance, but my optical mouse loves it!

The surface provides exactly the right amount of friction. It's also a fairly thin mouspad (4mm), so even though one side of my keyboard sits on it, it doesn't throw it off balance.