Hi, I'm also looking for a new mouse pad and like how this one seems to match the style of my iMac. I have one question though: Is the surface a hard aluminum surface like the "macpadd", or does it just have an aluminum color? I saw videos of the aluminum macpadd on YouTube and it's quite noisy when you're constantly moving the mouse around (esp if you have a wireless mighty mouse because it is much heavier). Do you have this problem? Thanks in advance!