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Which Mousemat 2010: Razer Destructor vs. Steelseries SX
Flippy_D
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Thanks though
I'm using it with an MX518, and the movement feels perfectly smooth.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826999020
I want to switch to hard mats because the detection on my new mouse is so fine that it's picking up the individual fibres and giving me jitters. I know it's this, because I'm currently using a glossy company booklet as a mousemat instead.
So, hard mats.
This
I don't think so.. if the mouse is ridiculously sensitive, having a spongy mouse pad and leaning the mouse a tiny bit would result in movement being registered. It's not a question of identifying features better or worse.. it's a question of those features moving when it's not intended.
I imagine this is what Flippy's problem is. I doubt he needs a super expensive mousepad as much as he needs a hard, smooth surface.
This is roughly my thought process. And I'd be quite happy staying with this booklet if it weren't for the fact it's getting misshapen and ragged.
The reason I'm looking at these mousemats is because there don't seem to be many out there. If someone can find/recommend me one that's cheaper and that won't ruin the feet of my mouse, then please do say.
Doing a google for stuff like 'steel mouse pad' or 'metallic mouse pad' brought up stuff like this:
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3076/pad-78/Ulti-Mat_Teflon_Coated_Steel_Mouse_Pad.html
http://www.zazzle.com/stainless+steel+mousepads (I can't tell from the website if these are actually metal or just printed designs)
http://www.slicksteel.co.uk/mousemats.html
Before last night, when I pulled out my old aluminum plate, I never would have thought that metal would make for a good mouse surface. But I was actually pretty pleased with it.. am thinking about getting one of those slicksteel pads now.
edit - hah, I expanded the search to aluminium, and came across this. Seems targeted directly at sniping bastards like you:
http://www.cybersnipa.com/us/gaming-surfaces/aluminium-mousepad.php
Downside is the retailer has got some pretty bad reviews spotted around, but they're also an eBay giant with a big enough turnover to make business magazines, so I just played it safe and used my credit card instead of debit. And took screenshots of everything.
Anyway, I'll let you know how the mousemat is.
Daaaamn this thing is smooth. A bit of concern when I first opened it as it was loud and scratchy, but a quick wipe-down with the enclosed cloth and the back of a hand, and it's running exceptionally well. It's cool to the touch, but warms up quickly. The surface is incredibly smooth, it's hard to explain. It's almost like it's slightly oiled.
A nice size, no discomfort even with a bare wrist, despite being a hard mat. Rubber sheet keeps it rock steady.
I am pretty pleased with this.
Not if I'm busy launching flares in his general direction.
Break.
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Honestly I can't stand wrist rests though.
Not to turn this into a ergonomics thread, but a lot of safety people are warning that wrist wrests are just as likely to cause CTS as bad seating. Putting the weight of your arm on your wrist for long periods pinches the wrist, which is not a good thing. What the wrist rests do provide is less tension in the shoulders and neck.
The ideal setup is to have something that allows you to put the weight on your arm.
It's been a couple years now so the pad is rather worn out but for like, 20 bucks, I think I got my money's worth.
I wonder if they still carry those...
Unfortunately it wore out within 3 months of use and started making my mouse skip around. But outside of that it was bad ass.
The XT is recommend for heavy use. I actually picked one up, but while it's smooth it's not as frictionless as when I bought it a few months ago. When it was new there was so little friction that the weight of the cord was enough to almost pull the mouse off the pad. It doesn't do that anymore :P
I've been considering importing a glass mouse pad (Maxtill G-Pad) that's been reported to work well with my current mouse. It works significantly better than the IceMat/I-1/I-2 mats if you go by the benchmarks the crazy Japanese have done:
Some notes about that: the graph labeled for the Dharma covers mice that use the same sensor, that includes the Copperhead and the Logitech G5.
Laser mice and glass usually don't play well together, but my mouse's sensor performs better on glass than most of the others do on a hard/cloth surface.
I might pick up an XT soon here though, if it is as durable as they are saying. Plus it's ringing up $5 off right now for some reason with free shipping. So $20, not bad.
I just use the desk surface...
Really cheap right now.
I recommended it to Flippy, but he's just a butthead and doesn't take anything I say seriously.