StarTech.com Anti-Static Mat - 25” x 27.5” Electrical Grounding Desk Pad - for Home or Work - Beige (M3013)

I have been working in the electronics industry for a few years now. One of my coworkers recommended that if I wanted to get better in my field then it would be good to do little projects at home. I thought that was great but then though about how there are rugs everywhere at my place and how I do not have any ESD mat which would be essential if I was working with components that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge. I was looking around on amazon and found this ESD mat. The price was decent and the reviews were good so I decided to purchase it. It arrived quickly in a long narrow box. Inside it was a slim white box. Inside that was the ESD Mat. The first thing I noticed was the colour was not white but more like off white which was not a huge issue. I unrolled it a measured it and it was mostly accurate to the dimensions except one side was 0.5 inch shorter than it was supposed to be. The mat itself looked it was made from a high quality material and was black on the underside. True to the picture there was a detachable cord attached to the mat with a crocodile clip at the end of it. I do understand what some other reviewers were saying about the mat curling up as that is how it was packaged. I didn't think it was a huge deal as I just put the mat on a table and left items on each corner for a few hours. After that it did not curl up anymore. I went out and bought a ring terminal from canadian tire. I opened up my wall outlet and attached the ring terminal to the screw of the wall outlet and closed it back up. I attach the crocodile clip from the mat to the ring terminal and that is how I keep the mat grounded. I attached a picture if anyone wants to see what that looks like. I have worked on one project of opening up an e reader and replacing its battery. It was nice to work on the ESD mat and to know that I am grounded and also that this mat is thick enough so my table underneath will not be left with any marks. Overall, I am quite happy with this purchase. I kind of with it was smaller length wise but not a huge deal. The material is good and it does what it is supposed to do.

I bought several cutting mats around the same time, but this was the only anti-static mat I got. The mat is very flexible, supple, and it laid flat out first day. No waiting. The ground connection is a banana plug, which is not my favorite choice but does plug into the wall outlet ground lug just fine (USA standard). The white top is getting a bit stained by normal dust and mouse movement; but not nearly as stained as it should be after a year of use. My laptop case feet stick to this mat well and together they prevent any movement. The mat has stayed on the desk for over a year without any creep or adhesion to the desks 70 year old varnish. I have not dropped a hot soldering iron on it, but have set many cups of hot tea on it without any warping or deformation. This mat provides peace of mind when I touch it while standing up out of my desk chair and sitting down (this is when most static discharge zaps would be killing the computer). The mat hasn't shown 'memory' where items have sat on it for a long time and deformed the foam; just wait a few days and the indentations disappear. Another great feature is that the foam of this mat buffers my hard typing without sending every keystroke through the floor and echoing around the house. This mat is the best type of desk blotter you can get!

Ich habe mir dieses Armand für den Bau meines neuen PCs angeschafft. Aufgrund der hohen Investition wollte ich keine Kompromisse eingehen und mich vor einer statischen Aufladung schützen. Das Armand sitzt angenehm und sicher am Handgelenk und die kleine Klemme hält perfekt am Schutzkontakt einer Steckdose. Ich bin sehr zufrieden!

The mat is ok. The quality could be better although it does the job for occasional use. If I were a professional, I'd look for something with better quality.

Product was worth it for me, brought to build my 1st PC as a precaution to any static and it did the job.