Do you use a mousepad with your MS Intellimouse Explorer?

[Nocturnal]

Do you?

I currently don't, but I notice that the bottom of the mouse gets dirty and I often have to clean it and wipe it so that I can move it easily. Otherwise I notice a difference in the ability to move it around.

 

[DogFromDuckhunt]

Yeah, the grain on my desk will occasionally screw up the sensor and the mouse jumps around on the screen. Right now I'm using my Max Payne mousepad .

 

[Nocturnal]

I don't even own a mousepad, but tomorrow I'm going to steal the Verizon one we have at work LOL.

 

[DogFromDuckhunt]

It's so funny, we sell these mousepads at work that are "Specifically designed for optical mice!" at work. 'cuz yeah, normal mousepads won't work or something and these mousepads "improve performance"

 

[ROTC1983]

Yes, I use a mousepad

 

[thomsbrain]

i use one with my logitech optical. it keeps it from making noise on the desk, and gives me a soft place to rest my hand when i'm not using it.

 

[BCYL]

I own the normal MS wheel mouse optical and I use a mouse pad with it...

My wooden desktop surface doesnt work well with the optical mouse... the cursor jump around sometimes without the pad...

 

[JSang]

a func 1030 works quite well with my explorer
moves much smoother than a normal cloth pad....if u play any fps this comes highly recommended.

 

[gopunk]

no... that's one of the points of having an optical mouse....

 

[FatAlbo]

Yes. I use one of those RatPadz.

 

[Orsorum]

I have an old mousepad around here somewhere that I use.

 

[Yomicron]

nope, in fact I'm using a pillow right now.

 

[acidvoodoo]

i use a mousemat with my 3.0a MIM, this mouse mat sucls though, to much resistance imo

 

[Squisher]

everglide

 

[loup garou]

Yeah, I use one...I don't like the way the mouse feels against my desk. The resistance from the wood isn't right.

 

[BatmanNate]

No way man. I have an MS wireless optical wheel mouse and keyboard, and I just lounge back and use the mouse on my jeans or a pillow or whatever is close at hand. Much more comfortable.

 

[Booster]

I use some Defender rubber mousepad with a wrist rest of a horribly green color, but I like it. It's the best one I've ever bought, definately.

 

[CtK]

i had this clear mouse pad b4 and my Intellimouse 3.0 wouldnt work on it even tho the desk was black
but my older Intellimouse 1.1 did work
wierd

now i use a fUnc 1030!!! very good!!!

 

[stev0]

i use a manpad!

 

[BigSmooth]

Yes, I do, but only because I have a mousepad (a relic from the ball mouse era ) with a nice gel wrist rest built into it.

 

[MrBond]

I use two different ones. One is a Coconut Monkey mousepad from pcgamer that says "Hands off my monkey!" and another is the mousepad from the first computer we owned that had a mouse. Its this funky green hard mousepad that's GREAT for mousing. It's like 10-15 years old and it still works great