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mouse pads aka gaming surfaces

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I've been using a Razer eXacMat(aluminum) for years and love it. Too bad, it's not available anymore.

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videogames101 said:
I recommend the Steelseries SX, if you can find one, they stopped making them. It is my favorite mouse pad ever, fiber-polished aluminum, my mouse seriously feels like it's on air.

http://steelseries.com/products/surfaces/steelseries-sx

Actually my biggest complaint is that I can feel every little piece of debris that lands on the pad, so I end up constantly using the provided polishing cloth to keep it smooth and free of debris(like little specs of w/e, i FEEL THEM)
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Capt Caveman said:
I've been using a Razer eXacMat(aluminum) for years and love it. Too bad, it's not available anymore.
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There must be a reason the aluminum mats were all discontinued. Cost maybe? Perhaps an idea ahead of its time?

Edit: well, I guess there's still one available at Best Buy.
 
I've been using my Scarab for nearly a year. I love it. LOVE. IT. I will never use another mouse pad if they keep making these things. Using it with a G9 Laser, fwiw.
 
cytoSiN said:
I've been using my Scarab for nearly a year. I love it. LOVE. IT. I will never use another mouse pad if they keep making these things. Using it with a G9 Laser, fwiw.
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That's the one I actually had in my Amazon cart ready to purchase, but my new G9x felt good enough on my old mat that I decided to hold off. I had just spent $50 on the mouse...couldn't quite stomach another $30 on the mat right away.
 
Termie said:
That's the one I actually had in my Amazon cart ready to purchase, but my new G9x felt good enough on my old mat that I decided to hold off. I had just spent $50 on the mouse...couldn't quite stomach another $30 on the mat right away.
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I really can't recommend it highly enough. Even the packaging is impressive (it comes with a hard nylon traveling case, in case you travel to game, which I don't, but still, nice touch). I haven't noticed any additional wear on my mouse feet, and to be honest, because the Scarab hasn't worn AT ALL, I'm sure I will replace my mouse multiple times before I replace the Scarab.

Re: price, I agree, it's hard to justify if you are happy with what you have, but I switched from a wood desk with no mouse pad to a glass surface, so I had to get something, and figured I might as well make an investment instead of buying yet another thing I'd have to replace sooner than intended.
 
Zargon said:
I'm running without any at all and am looking to get one

I have boxes of generic rubber ones, should I snag a fancy one to treat my G9X better?

any recommendations? almost ordered a XFX Warpad today but thought I would ask for advice first, since the nicer razer ones are in the same price range

or is one these types going to be just dandy?
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Through the advice of Razer , I am using my mouse on a piece of printer paper. It works like a charm. Cuz the mouse is too sensitive @ 5600DPI for cotton pad or plastic pad..... thx gl,
 
Zargon said:
hell no. trackballs belong in the 6th ring of hell 🙂
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Not really no. I haven't personally used regular mice for past year or so, including for PC gaming. And my wrist has really thanked me for that too. Do note that there are several types of trackballs, some are operated by thumb and some by fingers. For general use and gaming I recommend thumb operated trackball.

But that's enough for that, this topic isn't about trackballs but mousepads. Just wanted to let you know that mice aren't everything there is available to you.
 
I like a decently large surface. Would be nice if it came in a variety of colors and is cheap to replace too.
Solution? Linoleum!
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I absolutely love my Steelseries SX mousepad. A highly durable, large, and perfectly smooth surface really is the pinnacle of gaming with a good mouse.

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Edit: I've had this pad for about 6 months and it's showing zero signs of wear (the main reason I rationalized paying $55 for it - it'll last forever). I've cleaned it about 3 times and realized recently how I love how my Ikari mouse has a slight magnetic-like surface tension attachment to it since it's so smooth. This doesn't deter repositioning the mouse on the pad though (I do that fairly often while playing) and gives it a sense of connection that allows for precision control.
 
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Craig234 said:
You sure? You can still buy them on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/INDUSTRIES-Mou.../dp/B0006U572A

I use the limited edition Func which I think was $50.

The one above is the same surface for $17.
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Yeah, I was wrong about that. Func is still around, and not a bad buy for $17. If I were to buy a new pad, though, I'd probably try the Scarab (I like the looks of it). That Vespula seems pretty good too, although I'm not a huge fan of the aesthetic design. Unfortunately, seems the Steelseries SX that a few people have mentioned really isn't available anymore - it's even out of stock on the Steelseries website.
 
The Keeper said:
Not really no. I haven't personally used regular mice for past year or so, including for PC gaming. And my wrist has really thanked me for that too. Do note that there are several types of trackballs, some are operated by thumb and some by fingers. For general use and gaming I recommend thumb operated trackball.

But that's enough for that, this topic isn't about trackballs but mousepads. Just wanted to let you know that mice aren't everything there is available to you.
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I appreciate the input anyways, I haven't used a trackball in ages. the nice ones are optical now right?

RavenSEAL said:
I'm loving it, I can't believe how massive the difference is! I'm using the smooth surface.
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nice! I havwe been temped by the RAT7 many times

watch, in 6 months I will have like 7 mats laying around...

I am cleaning up my office and ditching boxes from LAST BF/CM and came across my G9x box, swapped to the rouger surface to give it a shot for a while too

I snagged a razer mamba off [H] for a friend, but I'm going to play with it first, I'm afraid though.

they aren't cheap either
 
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videogames101 said:
I recommend the Steelseries SX, if you can find one, they stopped making them. It is my favorite mouse pad ever, fiber-polished aluminum, my mouse seriously feels like it's on air.

http://steelseries.com/products/surfaces/steelseries-sx

Actually my biggest complaint is that I can feel every little piece of debris that lands on the pad, so I end up constantly using the provided polishing cloth to keep it smooth and free of debris(like little specs of w/e, i FEEL THEM)
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pandemonium said:
I absolutely love my Steelseries SX mousepad. A highly durable, large, and perfectly smooth surface really is the pinnacle of gaming with a good mouse.

productpage_SX_big.png

Edit: I've had this pad for about 6 months and it's showing zero signs of wear (the main reason I rationalized paying $55 for it - it'll last forever). I've cleaned it about 3 times and realized recently how I love how my Ikari mouse has a slight magnetic-like surface tension attachment to it since it's so smooth. This doesn't deter repositioning the mouse on the pad though (I do that fairly often while playing) and gives it a sense of connection that allows for precision control.
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This.

It's a shame they don't make them anymore.

This is by far the best mouse pad ever made and you only need to buy it once, it lasts forever.
 
I bought the Func 1030 way back in 2004 when it was either that or the Ratpadz.

The smooth side wore out after around 3 years, flipped it over to the textured side and never looked back. It was actually slicker than the smooth side and hasn't shown ANY wear since I started using it.

Sad to see that they're not being carried by any big retailers (newegg) anymore.
 
AsianriceX said:
I bought the Func 1030 way back in 2004 when it was either that or the Ratpadz.

The smooth side wore out after around 3 years, flipped it over to the textured side and never looked back. It was actually slicker than the smooth side and hasn't shown ANY wear since I started using it.

Sad to see that they're not being carried by any big retailers (newegg) anymore.
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Yup, I had the exact same experience. The smooth side doesn't work anymore, and the rough side is actually slicker and better anyway. I still use it, and apparently you can still order it through Amazon.
 
Rhoxed said:
this is actually a great pad. I prefer it over my Func
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Seems it's basically not available for purchase, though.

Amazingly, it shows up as in stock at only the closest of the 10(!) Best Buys in my area...maybe I'll have to score one next time I'm up there!
 
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