What mouse mat do you use? - bit-tech.net Forums

Bindibadgi · 27th Jul 2007, 19:00

What mouse mat do you use? Cheap, expensive, gaming, ghetto? As stemmed from this thread we'd like to know what mats you use and possible, what you'd consider buying.

Glider · 27th Jul 2007, 19:15

Touchpad or riding bare

DougEdey · 27th Jul 2007, 19:26

Bareback, no sensation quite like it.

-:: M@ ::- · 27th Jul 2007, 19:30

A black hardback book

atanum141 · 27th Jul 2007, 19:34

Slicksteel pro. i dont think anyone uses these on the forums.

Hamish · 27th Jul 2007, 19:38

everglide titan

its BIGGAR THAN XBOX!

Techno-Dann · 27th Jul 2007, 19:43

Decently cheap cloth mat, from Office Depot. I can't stand the hard plastic mouse mats, they're rougher than my cloth one and hard on both my MX518 and my hand.

Amon · 27th Jul 2007, 19:55

G7 on textured desk. I used to use a gelled mat, but it was extremely small and dust would accumulate on the laser lens.

fathazza · 27th Jul 2007, 20:07

DKT Megamat...

whypick1 · 27th Jul 2007, 20:19

Func Surface1030 Archetype

furqan · 27th Jul 2007, 20:29

Func 1030

Tim S · 27th Jul 2007, 20:30

I use a Steelpad 5L

trigger · 27th Jul 2007, 20:31

I go bareback at home, but that's a little inappropriate at work (

), so I use a Kensington Gel Wristrest thing there.

teamtd11 · 27th Jul 2007, 20:32

Thermaltake Tai-Chi M2 with a Razer Rest under it

GuitarBizarre · 27th Jul 2007, 20:35

I don't. Mousemats for optical/Laser mice are, in my humble opinion, a con.

Hack'n'Slash · 27th Jul 2007, 20:47

Steelpad S&S, made extra slippery with a dusting of silicone spray every few weeks. I've had a couple of Everglide Gigantas (plain black & smoke) in the past but they both bowed upwards in the middle after some time, no problems with the S&S so far.

The_Beast · 27th Jul 2007, 21:09

My Mom gets free ones at medical conferences, right now it is a AARP mouse pad

Firehed · 27th Jul 2007, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by furqan

Func 1030

Need to find mine... the thing fell off the face of the earth. In the meantime, touchpad, bare table, or cheap cloth thing.

mikeuk2004 · 28th Jul 2007, 00:25

I go bareback as since going lazer/optical I didnt see the point of mice mats. There purpose was to give ball mice grip to give you a smoth movement. Now thats not the case with lazer so why would you have one??? Maybe people are so used to them that they feel lost without it.

Shadowed_fury · 28th Jul 2007, 00:42

I don't, so wooden desk for me with highest sensitivity on.

View Poll Results: What mouse mat do you use?
None - I like going bareback!	132	36.57%
Free one I got with my PC. It's the size of a postage stamp.	13	3.60%
High End cloth mousemat	49	13.57%
High End hard mousemat (plastic/steel/etc)	110	30.47%
Ghetto baking tray/homebrew (modders ftw)	8	2.22%
Cheap one I actually paid for but does the job	49	13.57%
Voters: 361. You may not vote on this poll

27th Jul 2007, 19:00	#1
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,288	What mouse mat do you use? What mouse mat do you use? Cheap, expensive, gaming, ghetto? As stemmed from this thread we'd like to know what mats you use and possible, what you'd consider buying. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

27th Jul 2007, 19:15	#2
Glider /dev/null Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,102	Touchpad or riding bare __________________ There Are 10 Types Of People, Those Who Know Binary and Those Who Don't

27th Jul 2007, 19:26	#3
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	Bareback, no sensation quite like it. __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

27th Jul 2007, 19:30	#4
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27th Jul 2007, 19:34	#5
atanum141 I fapped to your post! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London Posts: 7,538	Slicksteel pro. i dont think anyone uses these on the forums. __________________ Welcome to Thunderdome, B*tch XBL: atanum141

27th Jul 2007, 19:38	#6
Hamish I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London Posts: 3,587	everglide titan its BIGGAR THAN XBOX!

27th Jul 2007, 19:43	#7
Techno-Dann Disgruntled kumquat Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pullman WA, USA Posts: 1,572	Decently cheap cloth mat, from Office Depot. I can't stand the hard plastic mouse mats, they're rougher than my cloth one and hard on both my MX518 and my hand. __________________ The intellitxt demon fell dead, Sir Tim's lance embedded in its heart. The fair land of Bit-Tech was free from its influence once more. And there was much rejoicing.

27th Jul 2007, 19:55	#8
Amon inch-perfect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: cannoning into the reds, Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,456	G7 on textured desk. I used to use a gelled mat, but it was extremely small and dust would accumulate on the laser lens. __________________ Defunct Socket 939 San Diego 4000+::2GB PC3200::Radeon 9600 SE 128MB::200GB HDD::24" Dell 2407WFP-HC::WinXP x64/x86 dual boot Dell Vostro 1500 laptop::Socket P Merom T7100::2GB PC5400::Go 8600m GT 256MB::660GB HDD::15.4" WXGA+, 24" Dell 2407WFP-HC::WinXP::Fanatec 911 Wheel+Pedals

27th Jul 2007, 20:07	#9
fathazza Freed on Probation Join Date: May 2002 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 3,110	DKT Megamat... __________________ I may be fat but at least I am not Ginger "The President is no longer a cross-eyed Texan warmonger, unelected, inarticulate, who epitomises the arrogance of American foreign policy" - Boris Johnson

27th Jul 2007, 20:19	#10
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27th Jul 2007, 20:29	#11
furqan Supermodder Join Date: May 2004 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 480	Func 1030 __________________ H2O FTW AMD Opteron 146 \| 1GB Corsair XMS3700PT \| Asus A8N Sli \| Powercolor X800XL £££ Click here if you dare!!! £££

27th Jul 2007, 20:30	#12
Tim S Pewlius Caesar bit-tech Staff Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Ascot, Berks Posts: 18,021	I use a Steelpad 5L __________________ Tim on Twitter \| Tim's Blog \| Tim's Flickr The bit-tech Blog \| bit-tech on Twitter \| Join the bit-tech & Custom PC folding team (#35947)

27th Jul 2007, 20:31	#13
trigger Procrastinator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hants, UK Posts: 1,023	I go bareback at home, but that's a little inappropriate at work (), so I use a Kensington Gel Wristrest thing there. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin flickr

27th Jul 2007, 20:32	#14
teamtd11 I am a Dremel Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saltburn-By-The-Sea Posts: 1,654	Thermaltake Tai-Chi M2 with a Razer Rest under it __________________ Main: AMD X2 3ghz, x1900xt, DFI NF590SLI, 4gb pc2-8500 [Watercooled] Retro: AMD Barton 2ghz, 9600xt, 512mb pc-2700 Animal Crossing: LGTTC - 2492-7863-6464 Member of CK Appreciation Society Group

27th Jul 2007, 20:35	#15
GuitarBizarre banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Here and there. Posts: 484	I don't. Mousemats for optical/Laser mice are, in my humble opinion, a con.

27th Jul 2007, 20:47	#16
Hack'n'Slash Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 141	Steelpad S&S, made extra slippery with a dusting of silicone spray every few weeks. I've had a couple of Everglide Gigantas (plain black & smoke) in the past but they both bowed upwards in the middle after some time, no problems with the S&S so far. __________________ \| A64 X2 4200 @ 2.75GHz \| Asus A8N-E \| Corsair XMS3200C2PT TwinX-2048 \| 2* 250GB WD2500KS + 200GB Seagate \| Gainward GTX 275 \| X-Fi XtremeMusic \| BenQ FP241W \| Akasa Eclipse-62 + Corsair HX520w \|

27th Jul 2007, 21:09	#17
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28th Jul 2007, 00:25	#19
mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,052	I go bareback as since going lazer/optical I didnt see the point of mice mats. There purpose was to give ball mice grip to give you a smoth movement. Now thats not the case with lazer so why would you have one??? Maybe people are so used to them that they feel lost without it. __________________ -\|- Xfire - Mikeuk2005 -\|- Xbox Live - Mike UK 2006 -\|- Playstation Network - Mikeuk2004 -\|-

28th Jul 2007, 00:42	#20
Shadowed_fury Natural Born Chaos Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Telford Posts: 7,135	I don't, so wooden desk for me with highest sensitivity on. __________________ Steam: kev_fury New Frag Video - Gigabyte EP43-DS3L - E8200 - XFX 4870 1GB - 4GB Kingston - - Steel Series 7.1s - Logitech G11 - Razer Diamondback 3G - 2209WA -