Synthetic/Artificial Leather vs Genuine Leather wrist rest?

[Austin Powers]

I'm currently have a hard time choosing one of these. I'm aiming for the ones that can last for a very long long time without wearing or torn. I do know, how to identify them. Synthetic ones have a fine texture. While genuine leather as shown below.

 

Genuine Leather :

[HutchisonSorbo]

I would usually recommend not going with wrist rests because they will do more damage then good. Between the choices though stick with leather as it will have a much longer durability under constant use. 

[Austin Powers]

I would usually recommend not going with wrist rests because they will do more damage then good. Between the choices though stick with leather as it will have a much longer durability under constant use. 

 

Well, it's way too high for me. It's 30mm thickness from the bottom of the keyboard chassis + keycap in total(the spacebar row) and I have a wrist strain after 30mins+ of typing.

 

EDIT : Measured thoroughly, it's 39mm

[LancerBG]

a good quality bonded leather is just fine for most applications. many tiers exist of "fake" leather and even with in genuine leather...not all are created equal. I currently use a Filco Leather wrist rest...love it. Helped my wrists a lot but mine are shitty due to years of football. 

[Austin Powers]

a good quality bonded leather is just fine for most applications. many tiers exist of "fake" leather and even with in genuine leather...not all are created equal. I currently use a Filco Leather wrist rest...love it. Helped my wrists a lot but mine are shitty due to years of football. 

 

Filco are genuine leather? I thought it was synthetic due to the texture.

 

 

Someone enlighten me. All this time I thought it was synthetic.

[LancerBG]

its leather with a coating of polyurethane to make it sweat proof. I am no leather expert but it smells just like legit leather and I do own high graded bonded leather things and they dont smell like leather at all. Its a blend of some kind and its damn good. zero complaints from me. 

[Austin Powers]

its leather with a coating of polyurethane to make it sweat proof. I am no leather expert but it smells just like legit leather and I do own high graded bonded leather things and they dont smell like leather at all. Its a blend of some kind and its damn good. zero complaints from me. 

 

Well, thanks for the quick reply. I was actually going to choose either 1 from EK or Filco. I guess Filco wrist rest is my final decision. A few sheets of table mats and a Filco wrist rest and it fits the height.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

Not much to discuss really, genuine > everything else.

[ARod]

its leather with a coating of polyurethane to make it sweat proof. I am no leather expert but it smells just like legit leather and I do own high graded bonded leather things and they dont smell like leather at all. Its a blend of some kind and its damn good. zero complaints from me. 

 

Same with the Ducky wrist rest, it's genuine leather and still smells of dye after using it for 6 months.  It's firm with just a tiny bit of give. 

[unidentical]

no wrist rest. train your hands to hover. destroy your enemies and bathe in the lamentations of their women.

[TheProfosist]

Elite keyboards has a quite nice wrist rest though for me it wasnt wide enough even though it is wider than average