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Shizuru~
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Malaysia1676 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-25 22:07:25
May 25 2010 19:26 GMT
#1
looking for recommendations for a mouse pad, i've been using a cheap cloth mouse pads that comes with the laptop i bought years ago, the thing is that my hands and palms sweats alot when playing games which deteriorates the mouse pad quickly over time, now its just annoying that the bottom half of my mouse pad basically fell apart...

i've been looking around gaming mouse pads and just wondering should i be getting cloth or plastic mouse pads this time, does gaming cloth mouse pad by gaming gear companies such as Razers or Steelseries, able to withstand wet conditions without deteriorating?

i could simply just go for plastic mouse pads, but they comes at a pretty hefty price of around £20, which is around 30-40 dollars i think, which i think is way too much and would like to avoid that. could anyone with similar palm/hand sweating share their experiences with a mouse pad and gives some suggestion on what sort of mouse pad i should be getting? actually i don mind fork out a bit as long as the product last long and high in quality, but trying to get the highest bang for bucks for a product.




edite: people who recommends cloth mouse pads, do your hands sweat during gaming sessions?

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yiff
Profile Joined April 2010
United States63 Posts
May 25 2010 19:29 GMT
#2
http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/p-67-rocketfish-gaming-mouse-pad-black.aspx

That's the one my bf bought me recently..its pretty amazing.
asdfTT123
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States989 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-25 19:47:24
May 25 2010 19:32 GMT
#3
I made the switch from cheap foam/plastic mouse pads to a more higher-end and gaming-grade Razer eXactmat. It's made of anodized aluminum and has two surfaces. I perfer the control side, but my mouse (Logitech Mini Optical) glides very smoothly on both sides. A big plus is the anodized aluminum surface is easy to clean and is extremely durable and won't break. The mousing surface is also spacious and comes with an optional wrist wrest (which I don't use). I'd say my eXactmat was definitely worth its price (~$35) and it's the only Razer product I've been truly happy with.
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Ryps
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Romania2740 Posts
May 25 2010 19:34 GMT
#4
Razer mantis

I have it and it's great ! but I can't find it on their site anymore, guess they stopped making it.
I know some w3 pros used it
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32277 Posts
May 25 2010 19:36 GMT
#5
QcK.
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Bosu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3247 Posts
May 25 2010 19:40 GMT
#6
Func 1030 Rough is the best mouse pad I have ever had. I have tried steelseries qck, icemat, xactmat, and the func. Would never try another I don't think.
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Shizuru~
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Malaysia1676 Posts
May 25 2010 19:41 GMT
#7
On May 26 2010 04:36 IntoTheWow wrote:
QcK.


yea i've looked at this actually, but again is it capable of withstanding constant wet conditions with my palm sweats for a long time?
DeathByMonkeys
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States742 Posts
May 25 2010 19:45 GMT
#8
I have the QcK also, I got the smaller version and it was surprisingly well priced. My hands sweat a bit, but not too bad and it still looks like the day I bought it (got it about a year ago).
pshych0
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
274 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-25 19:48:40
May 25 2010 19:46 GMT
#9
If you like hard surfaces (it takes some getting used to from cloth pads) i would recommend Steelseries SX http://www.steelseries.com/int/products/surfaces/sx/information.
Its by far the best mouse pad i've ever had. Its true its pretty expensive but i've been using it for ~7 months, on average 8 hours/day and alot of that is gaming, and it looks and feels like brand new. Steelseries says "Lifelong durablity"...probably not, but u'll spend more money on cloth pads replacing them all the time. I had a Razer salmosa with the steelseries mouse feet (which u get with the SX) and its just great.

edit: regarding sweaty hands, it should handle it better then a cloth pad, just make sure u clean the pad on a regular basis.
shit happens
Bosu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3247 Posts
May 25 2010 19:49 GMT
#10
Func 1030 Rough is the best mouse pad I have ever had. I have tried steelseries qck, icemat, xactmat, and the func. Would never try another I don't think.
#1 Kwanro Fan
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
May 25 2010 19:49 GMT
#11
Func 1030 GET ITTT
Shizuru~
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Malaysia1676 Posts
May 25 2010 19:52 GMT
#12
On May 26 2010 04:49 OneOther wrote:
Func 1030 GET ITTT


unfortunately there's no authorised distributer in the UK : /
Klapdout
Profile Joined August 2007
United States282 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-25 19:59:17
May 25 2010 19:55 GMT
#13
On May 26 2010 04:46 pshych0 wrote:
If you like hard surfaces (it takes some getting used to from cloth pads) i would recommend Steelseries SX http://www.steelseries.com/int/products/surfaces/sx/information.
Its by far the best mouse pad i've ever had. Its true its pretty expensive but i've been using it for ~7 months, on average 8 hours/day and alot of that is gaming, and it looks and feels like brand new. Steelseries says "Lifelong durablity"...probably not, but u'll spend more money on cloth pads replacing them all the time. I had a Razer salmosa with the steelseries mouse feet (which u get with the SX) and its just great.

edit: regarding sweaty hands, it should handle it better then a cloth pad, just make sure u clean the pad on a regular basis.



You shouldn't have to replace name brand cloth pads very often at all, I've owned my DKT pad for ~6 years and its holding up great, and thats with quite a few spilled drinks and many soap/water washes to keep it clean. Other than a faded logo, still looks like new.
I've replaced it recently with a razer goliathus speed due to poor tracking with my new mouse (razer abyssus is very picky) but any decent cloth pad will last you a very long time, sweaty hands or not.
jimminy_kriket
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5529 Posts
May 25 2010 19:58 GMT
#14
Qpad pads are made of cloth covered with plastic. Nice just like a normal cloth pad but they dont deteriorate as fast and are easy to clean not to mention they glide nicely. Using one with a deathadder, works pretty well.
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NuKedUFirst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada3139 Posts
May 25 2010 19:59 GMT
#15
Using the razer sphex, its like a sticker, it never moves once its on, Glides nicely.
FrostedMiniWeet wrote: I like winning because it validates all the bloody time I waste playing SC2.
ProoM
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Lithuania1741 Posts
May 25 2010 20:00 GMT
#16
Razer Goliathus Control edition here, I like it quite a lot ;]
IMBA - International Mountain Bicycling Association.
pshych0
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
274 Posts
May 25 2010 20:00 GMT
#17
On May 26 2010 04:55 Klapdout wrote:


You shouldn't have to replace cloth pads at all, I've owned my DKT pad for ~6 years and its holding up great, and thats with quite a few spilled drinks and several soap/water washes.
I've replaced it recently with a razer goliathus speed due to poor tracking with my new mouse (razer abyssus is very picky) but any decent cloth pad will last you a very long time, sweaty hands or not.



If u use a cloth pad for 6 years, i can imagine the standards you have, how much u play and how important mouse precision if to you.
shit happens
Shizuru~
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Malaysia1676 Posts
May 25 2010 20:04 GMT
#18
On May 26 2010 04:55 Klapdout wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 26 2010 04:46 pshych0 wrote:
If you like hard surfaces (it takes some getting used to from cloth pads) i would recommend Steelseries SX http://www.steelseries.com/int/products/surfaces/sx/information.
Its by far the best mouse pad i've ever had. Its true its pretty expensive but i've been using it for ~7 months, on average 8 hours/day and alot of that is gaming, and it looks and feels like brand new. Steelseries says "Lifelong durablity"...probably not, but u'll spend more money on cloth pads replacing them all the time. I had a Razer salmosa with the steelseries mouse feet (which u get with the SX) and its just great.

edit: regarding sweaty hands, it should handle it better then a cloth pad, just make sure u clean the pad on a regular basis.



You shouldn't have to replace name brand cloth pads very often at all, I've owned my DKT pad for ~6 years and its holding up great, and thats with quite a few spilled drinks and many soap/water washes to keep it clean. Other than a faded logo, still looks like new.
I've replaced it recently with a razer goliathus speed due to poor tracking with my new mouse (razer abyssus is very picky) but any decent cloth pad will last you a very long time, sweaty hands or not.


my experience with cloth mouse pad is that at the edge of the mouse pad where my hands mostly rest on deteriorates the bonding between the cloth and rubber pieces and shit just went downhill from there...

well actually, do ur palm and hands sweats alot?
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
May 25 2010 20:12 GMT
#19
On May 26 2010 05:00 ProoM wrote:
Razer Goliathus Control edition here, I like it quite a lot ;]

Same here.

I've had a func1030, 5L, QcK+ and an mTw pad. They're all good, but this is my favorite since the mTw pad.
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boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
May 25 2010 20:15 GMT
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