Best gaming mouse pad?

[WolfPac_Ite]

I am looking for a good gaming uber quality mouse pad, anyone know of any?

Also for anyone who has used one of these; http://www.ratpadz.com/

What did you think of it?


Sorry if this is posted in the wrong forum, it's not a peripherals, and it is hard so....

[IronMentality]

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[GraemeM]

buy the MX-1000 mouse, you won't need a mouse pad. THe thing is soo smooth

[CaptTuna]

I wish I thought of $14 mouse pads.

[WolfPac_Ite]

That makes me wonder, if there would be any difference in using the MX-1000 on a wood surface or actually mouse pad. Maybe one isn't needed.

[GraemeM]

no difference really. In fact a mouse pad is worse than a good wood surface from what I've seen.

[shadowbreaker513]

I've got a FlexGlow led mousepad from newegg. Sturdy, and gives me much greater accuracy than normal mouse pads in games. (also my brand new mx1000 don't hurt XD)

[Jaggannath]

Mousepads are unnecessary.... some mouses have troubles detecting on different surfaces sometimes, if so just slip something underneath it. Problem solved

[cuog]

I have found that a white peice of paper on wood is the best mouse pad for an optical mouse i taped mine down and it works great no lagging or anything and mine is wireless too so that is the cheap way out if you want to try it

[RoyalT]

I have an all wood desk and I use a mouse pad with my optical mouse, the desk is just too ridged without it. It isn't a gaming mouse pad but it works good for my gaming needs...oh its a simple "fellowes" microban.

[WolfPac_Ite]

Originally Posted by cuog I have found that a white peice of paper on wood is the best mouse pad for an optical mouse i taped mine down and it works great no lagging or anything and mine is wireless too so that is the cheap way out if you want to try it

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Very interesting, i'll have to try that out when I get a wireless mouse.

[l4wgu4rd]

Pads are realy important. As for me i'm a fan of Steelad. Cool gliding and pretty normal price. They also have new pad - Qck. Huge as texas.

[evp]

I really like the 3M Precise Mousing Surface--I think they run $10-15. I can't say anything other than it's really, really precise. On the other hand, I've never had a game that required that much precision--when's the last time you cleaned the mouse ball (or maybe I'm just playing different games).

[Stryker]

Originally Posted by l4wgu4rd Pads are realy important.

Why do you say this? I have never used a mouse pad and I have never had a problem. I don't use a mousepad at work (just the matte finished desk-top) and I do a lot of graphic design, which takes a whole lot more precision than gaming does. I am moving my mouse by the PIXEL and it's flawless without a pad.

[james8547]

One thing I noticed:

Dust/dirt gets in the optical hole faster when I'm not using a mouse pad. Plus, a black, sticky gunk forms on the bottom of the mouse (probably from eraser residues).

Edit:
As for which mouse pad, I'm more comfortable with regular ones from Staples / Office Depot. I don't have any precision issues with them.

[WolfPac_Ite]

Wow, didn't know this topic would still get replies. I have tested using my wired mouse on the paper coated wood desk I am using, and it reads fine, but the mouse seems to slip/stick slightly.

[KayGee1028]

I actually bought an XTract gaming mouse pad since I didn't have one to begin with. I liked it...for about a week. It felt too slippery or it had too much glide. This may be a little too much info but it started to build up patches of skin from where my wrist was frequently moving on the pad. So I went and bought one of those cheap, old, gel-like CompUSA regular mousepad for I think less than $5 and it had just as much accuracy with less "slide".