Final words and conclusion

Final words and conclusion

I enjoyed using the new Mountain Display and Macro Pad. It’s a great addition to the company’s portfolio, which I see is pursuing the goal of pleasing its consumers. If you have a Mountain Everest keyboard – you can fit the Pads to it; if not – there’s a stable stand to use; it doesn’t move around the desk (thanks to the rubber base), so you can use it like an alternative for Elgato Stream Deck or the Loupedeck Live. The manufacturer aims to have it as an alternative to a Stream Deck, and the goal has been achieved, as the provided features are not worse (and the Base Camp software is constantly improved). At the same time, some of them are even better; for example, the profiles can change when a particular application has been launched. If the twelve buttons are not enough – you can create folders, so you shouldn’t have a problem fitting the shortcuts you usually use. In the recent update, even Twitch support has been added to the OBS Studio (for broadcasting) and Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and DaVinci Resolve for a more creative way of working. But the Pads are not only for the streamers; content creators – gamers or normal/daily PC users can also find them handy, depending on your needs/expectations.

The Base Camp software is highly configurable, and if you already have some other Mountain products (keyboard/mouse), you can also sync the lighting. The display and the key switches are excellent in both Pads; you shouldn’t complain about the manufacturing quality. The provided USB cables are long and braided. 

Final words

Summing it up, we’ll start with the pricing; it’s:

• DisplayPad: USD $109.99 / CAD $149.99 / €109.99 / £99.99
• MacroPad: USD $59.99 / CAD $79.99 / €59.99 / £49.99

Mountain underlines that when consumers would pick up an Everest Core and a DisplayPad, it would be the same price as a Loupedeck/Razer device. We grant these Pads a “Recommended” award, as you get a whole package of features, good configuration options (the Base Camp software gives you a lot of items to set), an excellent display (Display Pad), and a set of Mountain key switches (in Macro Pad), which are silent thanks to the lubing. You can change them if you want, as they’re hot-swappable. The biggest drawback is that you need to connect additional two USB cables, so with a keyboard - you need a total of three USB ports. What would we like more? Maybe the thing that the Pads could also be powered up from the port in the Everest Keyboard directly, without the need to use the USB cable to power it up? (or make this specific version for the current Mountain Everest users?) But that's a bit of nit-picking. Overall – this is a must-have device for content creators (especially if they don’t already have the competition's products yet), and it’s a nice extra (not a must) for others.

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