The Artisan Hien is a mouse pad to consider if you don’t know if you want to go super fast but know you don’t like control pads.Īt approximately $35 USD from Artisan directly, the mouse pad easily commands it’s price point. The stitching on Artisan pads is excellent and do a great job of staying out of the way. I recommend spending the extra money for the FX version to prevent any potential fraying on the mouse pad. Classic vs FXĬlassic Artisan pads don’t have a stitched edge while FX Artisan’s do. For the folks that really want that glass-pad experience. This pad is even faster Hien’s mid-speed. The Raiden pad is the speed demon of the family. Finger tip grippers might like this aspect of the mouse pad, but I think it’s more a niche pad. The Kou is a medium speed pad with a large X-Y differential, the Y-axis is much faster than the X-axis on this mousepad. The Otsu is slightly slower than the Hien with a smooth texture for the folks that find the Hien texture too much. This is the pad to get if you think the Hien might be too fast for you. The Zero is Artisan’s control pad offering with a lot smoother of a surface. The pad should maintain its plushness and the stitching should generally hold up. While no cloth mousepad will last forever, you should get really good mileage out of the Artisan Hien. QualityĪrtisan’s reputation is one of quality. I don’t suspect the underside will cause any issues as long as its kept clean. The underside of the pad does a good job maintaining a strong grip on my wooden desk and white ikea desk equally as well. The Artisan Hien comes in small mediu, large and extra large, here are the corresponding dimensions. I gotta say I’m a fan of the wine red option. The Hien FX comes in either black, wine red, sakura pink and navy blue. I have some little fray I think from where they start the stitching, but I don’t expect it to get any worse. The stitching is definitely high quality, all of the stitching sits below the mouse pad surface level so avoid any collisions on the sides of the pad. Some people do find the texture too much for their skin or that it snags on sleeves, I didn’t find that an issue at all, I love the texture. The logo has no texture or performance impact. There’s an Artisan logo printed onto the bottom right of the pad. The Artisan Hien FX is a stitched pad with a hybrid texture. I was worried how the texture would trap dirt and grime, but so far so good. I don’t expect the Hien to degrade much over time as long as you clean it. The Hien held up very well over the 30 hours I played with the pad. I think this is the perfect mousepad for gamers that want to get out of the muddy control mouse pad world, but don’t want to go all the way to glass level speed. The mousepad is perfectly consistent across all areas, just be sure to keep it clean. I didn’t notice any significant difference on the pad comparing X and Y axis, all good on that front. There was still plenty of stopping power to play tactile shooters like CS:GO and Valorant.įaster games excel on this, flicks and tracking shine on the Artisan Hien, games like Apex Legends are an absolute blast to play. I found the Soft Hien plenty fast, but not insanely fast like the SkyPad 3.0 for example. The pad comes with three softness levels, XSOFT being the slowest, SOFT is the midrange and MID with the fastest overall speed. Its unique grainy hybrid surface helps the mousepad maintain a low static friction, it’s all as Artisan claims. After playing with it a bunch I can conclude that the Hien delivers a fast and consistent tracking experience.
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