CONCLUSION

   After spending almost two months with these mouse pads/mats i feel i need to talk about two things, first which i liked using most and second which i feel has the best overall quality/value. Let's not forget that even though i also used all of them for gaming most people opting for one such mouse pad/mat (real leather one that is) will not do so to play games but rather for much less demanding every day office use. However, some real leather mouse pads/mats seem to be somewhat incompatible with certain optical mice sensors. So even though i really enjoyed using the Burkley Case distressed antique coffee model (very good gliding and feeling overall) I found that both the FK1/2 gaming mice by Zowie (Pixart 3310/3360 sensors) would hardly work on the grey model. This probably has to do with the textured surface of the grey model something which I also experienced with the red and black Laufer models (in this case both the FK1/2 didn’t work at all – they did work on the white model, not optimally however). On the other hand, the Pulsefire Dart gaming mouse by HyperX (Pixart 3389 - review soon) did work relatively well on the grey model by Burkley Case and well enough on all the Laufer models so do keep in mind that you should verify that your mouse works well with a real leather mouse pad/mat prior to purchasing it. That being said we had no issues with any of the models by Lucrin Geneva (however the round model can’t really be used for gaming – still we’re talking about normal office use) and that along with the extras you can get (customizations, vegetable paint and bonded leather versions) place them on top (Burkley Case also offers some customizations for their products but not nearly as many in comparison).

  Currently the Laufer mousepads retail for 31.05Euros/35.50Euros inside the EU from Amazon Germany whereas the Burkley Case models can be purchased directly from their online store (USD39/35.10Euros) and the same applies for Lucrin Geneva (USD79/59Euros, USD119/69Euros and USD95/69Euros) with clearly the most expensive models in our comparison (also their sole drawback). That being said the purpose of a comparison is to choose a winner and even though in terms of quality I’d say that all 3 brands are more or less equal overall Lucrin Geneva takes the lead and for that they also take our Golden Award.

PROS

Laufer / Gutenberg
- Overall Quality
- Available Colors

Burkley Case
- Overall Quality
- Looks / Design
- Customizations (Limited)

Lucrin Geneva
- Overall Quality
- Available Shapes
- Available Colors
- Extras (Customization / Bonded Models / Vegetable Paint)

CONS

Laufer / Gutenberg
- Sensor Incompatibility

Burkley Case
- Sensor Incompatibility (Grey Model)
- Only 2 Available Colors

Lucrin Geneva
- Price (For Some)