EPTI dont use a mousepad and my actual question is how much difference do they make? Is this skipping of my cursor due to not having a decent surface to track on?
How much difference do mouse pads make?
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ZiggyD
Australia64 Posts
I dont use a mousepad and my actual question is how much difference do they make? Is this skipping of my cursor due to not having a decent surface to track on? | ||
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sixdrumquads
United States51 Posts
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Crushgroove
United States793 Posts
If your pad is slippery, or small, or too soft, or not textured enough, all of them can have an effect on mouse performance. If you invest in a top of the line gaming mouse, its a waste without getting a decent pad too. | ||
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ZiggyD
Australia64 Posts
Cool that was what I was hoping because it's an easy fix that is I can just buy one. What do you recommend as a good mousepad? Maybe with a best cost:quality focus? | ||
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Mataza
Germany5364 Posts
That also depends on your floor. If you have a cheap mouse a mousepad won´t do anything. If you have a decent mouse (40 €), you should get a mousepad. Normally tables are crap, you should at least use rough paper. The question should actually be "Does your mouse to pc transmission feel erratic?" For example a movement of your doesn´t always move the cursor the same ratio of screen, or it is sometimes harder to move the mouse than at other times than a mousepad will improve your mosuecontrol greatly. If it doesn´t, you either got a very shitty pad or your mouse is broken/bad. [edit]seeing your response now: You´re mouse is obviously decent. You should imho try surfaces in your household first, like newspaper(rougher), magazine(normally slick cover), maybe other flat things I don´t know english names for. That´s what I did. And then I got a mousepad that´s like the furface I liked most(newspaper, so soft and rough). In general slick pads are the most precise but also need to be cleaned the most.(Or so they say) If you take soft ones, they are supposedly not that precise, but also need lot less cleaning.(I never cleaned mine for nearly a year and I didn´t notice a difference) Imho since half the time my wrist rests on the mousepad the comfort was important to me. Make of that what you want, but don´t buy into the hype of "better mousepad=>much better mousecontrol" The differences from mousepad to mousepad are minor in comparison to mousepad to table. Just my 2 cents | ||
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ZiggyD
Australia64 Posts
On March 23 2011 10:19 Mataza wrote: Well unless you have superduper maxsensitivity you won´t detect peoples footsteps, I´d wager. That also depends on your floor. If you have a cheap mouse a mousepad won´t do anything. If you have a decent mouse (40 €), you should get a mousepad. Normally tables are crap, you should at least use rough paper. The question should actually be "Does your mouse to pc transmission feel erratic?" For example a movement of your doesn´t always move the cursor the same ratio of screen, or it is sometimes harder to move the mouse than at other times than a mousepad will improve your mosuecontrol greatly. If it doesn´t, you either got a very shitty pad or your mouse is broken/bad. Lol i dont thnk picking up footsteps will result in a direct improvement in my starcraft game. So im not too worried about that level of performance. As per my understanding I do have a decent mouse, it sounds like I do need a decent mousepad. Currently I am using nothing and my desk is shitty particleboard. So any recommendations of mousepads? Or what to look for in a mousepad? | ||
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Greek820
Canada210 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
The smoother of the two surfaces is incredible, especially with low friction mouse feet, for a super smooth glide, so that the vast majority of what slows your hand down is the weight of the mouse. It's also designed for high-precision mice, so it won't make your movements twitch. | ||
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ZiggyD
Australia64 Posts
On March 23 2011 10:25 bflip wrote: hey, i have a death adder too, i use to have a plain black mouse pad, then i got a razer goliathus control, feels a lot different and a lot better, i recommend it ;D That one looks pretty good, and you have the same mouse so I can trust you ;p Which size do you have? | ||
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ZiggyD
Australia64 Posts
On March 23 2011 10:28 JingleHell wrote: Razer Vespula is a tad pricey, at $35, but the wrist wrest is the best wrist wrest I've used while mousing. (These aren't to everyone's taste.) The smoother of the two surfaces is incredible, especially with low friction mouse feet, for a super smooth glide, so that the vast majority of what slows your hand down is the weight of the mouse. It's also designed for high-precision mice, so it won't make your movements twitch. It looks sweet but I would have to try a wrist rest for a while before I bought that in case I found it annoying/obtrusive. | ||
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Greek820
Canada210 Posts
On March 23 2011 10:32 ZiggyD wrote: That one looks pretty good, and you have the same mouse so I can trust you ;p Which size do you have? i have the medium size, perfect for my desk, although at 1800 dpi and quite fast mouse speed, i dont really need it LOL but it's actually quite nice being so big, ^I cant stand wrist wrests lol | ||
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Phayze
Canada2029 Posts
wrist rests decrease bloodflow into your hand, and can drastically increase the chance that you will develop an RSI which are mainly believed to be caused by lack of bloodflow. using a surface that is too small has you using more force to grip the mouse as you have limited space and got to use that space accurately. | ||
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Mataza
Germany5364 Posts
Seeing your response: You´re mouse is obviously decent.(Razer make good mice, maybe expensive, but good.) You should imho try surfaces in your household first, like newspaper(rougher), magazine(normally slick cover), maybe other flat things I don´t know english names for. That´s what I did. And then I got a mousepad that´s like the furface I liked most(newspaper, so soft and rough). In general slick pads are the most precise but also need to be cleaned the most.(Or so they say) If you take soft ones, they are supposedly not that precise, but also need lot less cleaning.(I never cleaned mine for nearly a year and I didn´t notice a difference) Imho since half the time my wrist rests on the mousepad the comfort was important to me. Make of that what you want, but don´t buy into the hype of "better mousepad=>much better mousecontrol" The differences from mousepad to mousepad are minor in comparison to mousepad to table. Just my 2 cents | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On March 23 2011 10:33 ZiggyD wrote: It looks sweet but I would have to try a wrist rest for a while before I bought that in case I found it annoying/obtrusive. That's definitely why I mentioned it. They're incredibly hit or miss, and the wrest is attached to the rubberized base (which is what makes it such an awesome wrest, it doesn't do that sliding shit so many do). I actually hate most loose wrests, but only because they move around on my desk before letting my wrist move on them. The motion doesn't feel natural that way for some reason. With it attached, and being the memory stuff, it's the only one I've not fed to pets or used for a haky sak. Also, hard vs soft pad is a huge difference in feel. Does anyone else think it could seem strange that we casually discuss $35+ mouse pads in-depth like this? Edit: wrist rests decrease bloodflow into your hand, and can drastically increase the chance that you will develop an RSI which are mainly believed to be caused by lack of bloodflow. using a surface that is too small has you using more force to grip the mouse as you have limited space and got to use that space accurately. They don't for me, but I think my mouse grip is probably the most unconventional thing ever. I end up pivoting on just the small bone on the outside corner of my wrist, and I've actually developed blisters, even on soft pads, let alone desks. I also don't fully support my weight on it, but rather a portion of the weight. My gaming posture, due to some physical issues, is probably even more unconventional than my mouse grip, and lets me relax across the rest, with my elbow on the chair arm as a third point of contact. It puts a little more strain on my forearm that way, but at reduced wear on the bottom of my wrist, which also prevents injuries from hurting precision. | ||
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Deimos
Mexico134 Posts
![[image loading]](http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/8240/8240405_sb.jpg) it is like the vespula two surfaces speed and control...but costet only $19.99 on Best Buy xD | ||
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Adeeler
United Kingdom764 Posts
I had Xtrax Hammer, Logitech MX1000 now G700 and I got a Steelseries QCK+ and tbh its no different from anything else but I would only recommend the QCK+ because its cheap got mine for £10. Its nice to have one then not for comfort but thats about it imo. | ||
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scottyyy
United Kingdom796 Posts
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valdor4
United States56 Posts
On March 23 2011 11:06 Deimos wrote: I recomend this : it is like the vespula two surfaces speed and control...but costet only $19.99 on Best Buy xD just gonna post this link to site: http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/products/computers/RF-MSEPAD.html | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
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ComTrav
United States1093 Posts
I like my steelseries qck. | ||
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John Madden
American Samoa894 Posts
Running with any decent one is far better than none at all, good for mouse feet as well so you don't shred them. | ||
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ZiggyD
Australia64 Posts
So first off I am definitely going to get a mousepad now  I think I will go with a cloth one maybe a bit softer but not too soft. As long as the pad doesn't move around or slow my movement down it should be fine. I use quite high sensitivity settings so I think only a small one is necessary, not to mention I only have about 20cm of space next to my keyboard. Thanks! Ill prob post what i end up getting. | ||
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ZiggyD
Australia64 Posts
I ended up going for this: Steelseries QcK Mass ![[image loading]](http://shop.steelseries.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/q/c/qckmass3.jpg) It took a while to settle in (two nights with textbooks on top of it) but I think Im quite happy with it, its comfortable, the mouse glides well and It seems like it should be easy to keep clean. My only gripe is that its a bit too big for my tiny desk but that should rectified with a desk upgrade later this year. Anyone else have this mousepad? | ||
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scottyyy
United Kingdom796 Posts
I think it uses the same material, mine is just bigger. | ||
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alinarose
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punk2077
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