Best Mousepad for Optical??

[Lead_Head]

Lo all,
I've currently got a RatzPad, but areas of it are wearing thin, and my mouse isnt picking up the pad, causing much stress and less accuracy in games!!!

So, wat mousemat do you reccommend for me to get?

What materials are best for optical mice?

Cheers,

Nick

[Rory]

Uh, I use my wooden desk and it is fine....Optical mouses are designed to be used on pratically any surface

[Lead_Head]

Not if u got a mahogany desk tho....

The red on red doesnt go too well...

Nick

[Trash Man]

Best pad I have ever used is a Ratpad. That's with a MX700.

[blockers]

Nice bl00 ikea desk for me with a V1 microsoft intellimouse is good for me

Just put a bit of dust guard down and it is so smooth

Will

[[GSV]Myocardial]

The DKT from everglide is supposedly the mutts nuts

super smooth and Hooooge to boot, make sure it'll fit on your desk tho

[Enverex]

I have an Omega Applewood desk and it seems to work best just on that, but I use my old allsop due to fear of scratching the desk...

NS

[Stewart]

The world's best gaming mouse is the Razor Boomslang 2100, although its not optical. The best mouse mat, is the black ice mat.

Get both, and you will laugh at the performance of any other mouse \ mat combo.

As for the question, I've not really noticed much differenc when using an optical mouse if I'm using a mouse mat, book, or desk.

[Lead_Head]

I've got the ratpad now, but it's very worn! or my optical mouse it shi!te! hehe, Well, it is a cheapy one!

Whats the best cordless optical mouse then?

I'll take a look at the mousemats provided

Nick

[Bunjiweb]

http://www.steelpad.com/

Check out the Steelpad 4S... i've got one and i have to say its absolutely superb!

I reviewed it here:

http://www.hwguru.com/view_review.asp?reviewid=61

Ben

[Iain]

've got a Func Surface 1030 and have to say it is the best I have ever used. Have a look here
http://www.func.net/

[Rythmic]

Got my Ratpad GS the other day (Thank you pigboy!) and am very very pleased - even less friction than the original. No good if you like you mouse to to slide to the other side of the pad by just prodding it - but thats just how I like it.

Plus I smoke, so a solid mouse pad that can be cleaned with a simple cloth is fantastic.

[Lord Kordir]

Lead_Head, how long have you had your Ratpad? Mine is wearing thin too, what a load of crap.

[Lead_Head]

Not that long - it did look a bit worn when I got it tho :/

Just doesnt cut the mustard IMO..

Well annoyin in games too lol

I'd say about a year or so... maybe even shorter..

Nick

[Theo]

I've been using a dark Everglide Giganta from kustompcs for the last 6 months and I have to say that it's absolutely cracking. Works splendidly with my mx700, very accurate. I prefer a pad that has a little friction, as I like to keep a high sensitivity doodah - so slipping about isn't really what we like.

The only gripe I have with it is that the grip pads on the bottom of the mouse are really quite worn, now, due to the knobbly-ness of the pad.

However! Tis huge, accurate, and seems to be lasting quite well, so it'll be staying next to my keyboard for quite some time.

[unrealrocks]

Ive not had alot of experience with mats but i have a SpeedPAD - Import from Germany and its great, I have quite a cheap Wireless optical and I never get any tracking errors on this pad!