Mouse mat

nicoliani · 05-30-2012, 06:06 PM

Going to pick up a Steelseries mouse mat tomorrow and need to decide between a cloth and plastic one intended to use it with an optical mouse.
I run on a cheap plastic one right now and it works descent, but I never used one intended for pro gaming.
Which one should I go for.

Steelseries QCB mini which is cloth or Steelseries 3HD (plastic)?

hiberNative · 05-30-2012, 06:12 PM

personal preference, but i like low friction pads so i'd pick the plastic one. if i find it too slippery (as if), my mouse allows me to add more weight to it.

Trooper909 · 05-31-2012, 04:56 AM

If your used to plastic already I'd go with the plastic as your used to it already.

I use a razor exactmat its made of aluminum it was hard to get used to after using foam mats for years but now I couldn't use foam again.

O and just because it says "gaming" on it don't mean it will be better tbh.

[R-MOD]Saobh · 05-31-2012, 08:31 AM

Pff i use a 40x40cm piece of card board for my Logitech MX 518 optical mouse.

Works
Fine

Qaiex · 05-31-2012, 08:55 AM

I'd say probably go with the plastic one. I hate cloth mouse pads, they feel strange.
But what you SHOULD do, is touch them both, and then decide which one you want to use.

I use an eXactMat Duo Precision, and that one has anodized aluminium so I'm probably sticking to this type for a long time. I really like it.
It starts off with a slightly coarse coating on the surface, but I've long since worn that down, now it's just the aluminium left. xD

karambaitos · 05-31-2012, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qaiex

I'd say probably go with the plastic one. I hate cloth mouse pads, they feel strange.

i'd say dont listen since its personal preference

i cant stand plastic since the mouse moves too fast with them teflon plates on the bottom, so depends what you like if you like your mouse to have more friction go for a mat if you like less friction go for plastic
also there are different kinds of mats, some that offer more friction some that offer less.

Pantera · 05-31-2012, 11:07 AM

people still use mouse mats??? my mouse is on the computer desk.

[R-DEV]Tim270 · 05-31-2012, 11:51 AM

My desk is made of glass, not fun using a lazer mouse without a pad

. Pretty much the mouse will slide faster on the glass than the cursor on the screen so I need quite a bit of friction on the pad to keep the same speeds. Been using a cheap plastic one I got with a magazine years ago, ive also used books for mouse pads in the past.

Outlawz7 · 05-31-2012, 12:04 PM

I use a 12 year old worn out piece of wood that used to be called a computer desk.

Works just fine apart from times when I hit a dirt spot and the mouses spazzes out.

PatrickLA_CA · 05-31-2012, 12:45 PM

And this is what I use as I'm too lazy to remove it from the desk:

05-30-2012, 06:06 PM	#1
nicoliani Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,156 Sweden Location: Macedonia	Mouse mat Going to pick up a Steelseries mouse mat tomorrow and need to decide between a cloth and plastic one intended to use it with an optical mouse. I run on a cheap plastic one right now and it works descent, but I never used one intended for pro gaming. Which one should I go for. Steelseries QCB mini which is cloth or Steelseries 3HD (plastic)?
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hiberNative Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,384 Scandinavia Location: Stockholm	Re: Mouse mat personal preference, but i like low friction pads so i'd pick the plastic one. if i find it too slippery (as if), my mouse allows me to add more weight to it.
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05-31-2012, 04:56 AM	#3
Trooper909 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,191 United Kingdom Location: London	Re: Mouse mat If your used to plastic already I'd go with the plastic as your used to it already. I use a razor exactmat its made of aluminum it was hard to get used to after using foam mats for years but now I couldn't use foam again. O and just because it says "gaming" on it don't mean it will be better tbh.

05-31-2012, 08:31 AM	#4
[R-MOD]Saobh Forum Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,000 Afghanistan	Re: Mouse mat Pff i use a 40x40cm piece of card board for my Logitech MX 518 optical mouse. Works Fine
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05-31-2012, 08:55 AM	#5
Qaiex Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5,545 Sweden	Re: Mouse mat I'd say probably go with the plastic one. I hate cloth mouse pads, they feel strange. But what you SHOULD do, is touch them both, and then decide which one you want to use. I use an eXactMat Duo Precision, and that one has anodized aluminium so I'm probably sticking to this type for a long time. I really like it. It starts off with a slightly coarse coating on the surface, but I've long since worn that down, now it's just the aluminium left. xD
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05-31-2012, 11:07 AM	#7
Pantera Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9,149 United Kingdom Location: London, UK	Re: Mouse mat people still use mouse mats??? my mouse is on the computer desk.
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[R-DEV]Tim270 PR:BF2 Developer Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,313 United Kingdom Blog Entries: 1	Re: Mouse mat My desk is made of glass, not fun using a lazer mouse without a pad . Pretty much the mouse will slide faster on the glass than the cursor on the screen so I need quite a bit of friction on the pad to keep the same speeds. Been using a cheap plastic one I got with a magazine years ago, ive also used books for mouse pads in the past.

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Outlawz7 Retired PR Developer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 13,768 Slovenia Location: Maribor Blog Entries: 6	Re: Mouse mat I use a 12 year old worn out piece of wood that used to be called a computer desk. Works just fine apart from times when I hit a dirt spot and the mouses spazzes out.
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