Okay, so I'm building my gaming rig really soon hence I plan to game a lot. I already have the mouse and I've been using it just for fun (g400). So, what kind of mouse pad is best when gaming? A cloth kind or a more rubbery kind?
Right now I'm using one that kind of has a rubbery top, but I find it real annoying because you can feel any and every little crumb or particle under the mouse. So, then I become super paranoid with cleaning the mouse pad and my mouse.
None laser mice have no problems reading off a flat or a rough surface. Mouse pads are useless unless you have a cheap lazer mouse or an optical one.
I have heard a lot of people saying that, but it's actually false. A good cloth mousepad can help you achieve better glide ( especially the speed-optimized ones) or a WAY better control (control-optimized ones) than you would have on a cardboard covered comic book, on a sheet of paper, or on a wood / leather / metal desk.
I personally have a Razer Goliathus alpha ( the extremely large one ), speed edition, and it's such an improvement over my already nice Steelseries QcK. I before that used a plastic one (-> never again!), or none (-> never again!).
The only thing annoying with cloth mouse pads is the cloth tearing down on the side (doesn't happen on the razer goliathus because the sides are nicely sewed together) and the coffee / yogurt / pizza / cereal / whatever you might spill on it. I spillt glue on my previous one
You would wear down the feet a lot faster without one.
Wow, I never realized mouse pads could cost $40 (according to Razer).
yaa no actually you wont as long as its not a **** mouse they won't my explorer 3.0 lasted 6 years no mousepad never wore the feet down.
I am using my deathadder no mouse pad because they are useless.
yaa no actually you wont as long as its not a **** mouse they won't my explorer 3.0 lasted 6 years no mousepad never wore the feet down.
I am using my deathadder no mouse pad because they are useless.
If your desk is wood it will tear down the feet way faster.
Also, mousepads do give you more control and speed. This is undeniable.
Its all ******** marketing crap to get you to spend 40$ on something you don't need.
I have had experience with trackballs, trackpads, magic mice, steelseries and razer mice on leather, wood and glass desks and on 1$ plastic mousepads, steelseries QcK and on razer goliathus speed. I can say if your mouse has plastic feet you're better off not having any (magic mouse), but if it has teflon feet then a mousepad really makes a difference.
Also, I have a glass desk so even if they didn't change your control and speed, I'd need one.
Its all ******** marketing crap to get you to spend 40$ on something you don't need.
Only reason I have one is I got it for free.
Also forums bug out if you have bad internet.
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I think I'll go ahead and pick up the SteelSeries Qck Mini on Amazon for $7. Now that's a decent price for a mouse pad. I'll never understand why Razer would produce a $40 mouse pad.
I think I'll go ahead and pick up the SteelSeries Qck Mini on Amazon for $7. Now that's a decent price for a mouse pad. I'll never understand why Razer would produce a $40 mouse pad.
Much better quality than the QcK. The cloth is smoother, the rubber on the bottom is more efficient, and also the sides are sewed together in a very nice looking and durable way, so it's not gonna split in half just like my QcK did. Probably half a millimeter thicker also.
Much better quality than the QcK. The cloth is smoother, the rubber on the bottom is more efficient, and also the sides are sewed together in a very nice looking and durable way, so it's not gonna split in half just like my QcK did. Probably half a millimeter thicker also.
Don't get me wrong, expensive 'gamer' mousepads are ******** marketing to get you to spend $40 on a cheap bit of cloth-backed foam. I can't understand how you could bear to use a mouse straight on a desk or hard surface though, it feels really horrible to me. A decent, fairly cheap cloth mouse pad offers a much nicer surface, both in terms of traction and the feel of moving the mouse across it (not to mention the feel of having your wrist resting on it).
Personally I've had a few 'gamer' mouse mats in my time, all of them cheap (<£10), and all of them better than the really cheapo novelty ones I've had (which are usually the laminated kind). Don't waste money on an expensive one, but don't lump all mouse mats into the same category.
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Personally I just went to the Staples down the road from me (appliance store for home/office stuff), I went to the mouse/keyboard isle, found a nice mouse pad with a memory wrist arrest and bought it. Super comfy and only cost me about $13.
Right now I'm using one that kind of has a rubbery top, but I find it real annoying because you can feel any and every little crumb or particle under the mouse. So, then I become super paranoid with cleaning the mouse pad and my mouse.
This is an odd question, but thanks in advance!
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You would wear down the feet a lot faster without one.Wow, I never realized mouse pads could cost $40 (according to Razer).
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I personally have a Razer Goliathus alpha ( the extremely large one ), speed edition, and it's such an improvement over my already nice Steelseries QcK. I before that used a plastic one (-> never again!), or none (-> never again!).
The only thing annoying with cloth mouse pads is the cloth tearing down on the side (doesn't happen on the razer goliathus because the sides are nicely sewed together) and the coffee / yogurt / pizza / cereal / whatever you might spill on it. I spillt glue on my previous one
yaa no actually you wont as long as its not a **** mouse they won't my explorer 3.0 lasted 6 years no mousepad never wore the feet down.
I am using my deathadder no mouse pad because they are useless.
If your desk is wood it will tear down the feet way faster.
Also, mousepads do give you more control and speed. This is undeniable.
Its all ******** marketing crap to get you to spend 40$ on something you don't need.
I have had experience with trackballs, trackpads, magic mice, steelseries and razer mice on leather, wood and glass desks and on 1$ plastic mousepads, steelseries QcK and on razer goliathus speed. I can say if your mouse has plastic feet you're better off not having any (magic mouse), but if it has teflon feet then a mousepad really makes a difference.
Also, I have a glass desk so even if they didn't change your control and speed, I'd need one.
Only reason I have one is I got it for free.
Also forums bug out if you have bad internet.
I think you have mentioned this every other post. . .
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Much better quality than the QcK. The cloth is smoother, the rubber on the bottom is more efficient, and also the sides are sewed together in a very nice looking and durable way, so it's not gonna split in half just like my QcK did. Probably half a millimeter thicker also.
They are useful when not wanting to wear down your desk's paint job. (I learned that the hard way.)
Your talking about the Qck Mini, right?
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Personally I just went to the Staples down the road from me (appliance store for home/office stuff), I went to the mouse/keyboard isle, found a nice mouse pad with a memory wrist arrest and bought it. Super comfy and only cost me about $13.
They did a couple of starcraft / wow / diablo themed pads, which I believe were QcK. Maybe I'm completely mistaken though...
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