What are you using for mousing?

FeRaL · 18-August-03, 03:16 PM

I was just wondering what yall are using for mousing surfaces and why you use what you use?

jinxÂ© · 18-August-03, 03:25 PM

I've been using an Everglide Giganta mouse pad with my Logitech mx700 for about 6 months.

Its the first hard surface mouse pad I've really tried, but I'm happy with it so far.

gorked · 18-August-03, 03:29 PM

I use a microsoft intellimouse explorer...

Its been good to me for a few months now playing cs. I still have a soft mouse pad though....i find the hard pads uncomfortable.

Fantazmic2 · 18-August-03, 03:37 PM

When you use a TrackBall, there is no need to use a Mouse Pad. Gel Wrist Pads are sometimes needed.

Joose · 18-August-03, 03:38 PM

Using RatpazGS...love it, except for the part about eating the mouse feets...but that's what Teflon Tape is for!

Highly accurate mousing surface...got my first Flawless Victory in Unreal 2003 on it

IronSerif · 18-August-03, 03:56 PM

I need a new mouse pad...I have some generic black one with a wrist rest...lol. Probably bought it at staples or something.

There's a lot of nice mouse pads out there, but I need something with a smaller form factor...

If I make room, I might spring for that ice mat or one of the steel pads...

Monsignor Funkibut · 18-August-03, 03:56 PM

This is a glass top desk - no mousing surface - s.u.explainantion not necessary it's lousy!
-MF

Cow · 18-August-03, 04:04 PM

A desk with fake wood grain on it with my Logitech MX700.

hmm mabey there is something to this "mouse pad" concept

FeRaL · 18-August-03, 04:24 PM

I'm looking at getting the Xtrac Zoom or Xtrac Pro HS becuase of its thinness.

http://www.voidedwarranty.com/module...ticle&artid=69

TiZakit · 18-August-03, 04:33 PM

I didn't use a pad untill i started to wear through my desk.

I now use a Ratpadz GS with an MX500 and i love it. Much better than a 10 dollar mouse and cloth mouse mat.

invent83 · 18-August-03, 06:12 PM

MX 700 and one of the freebie mouse pads from Ford, Lufthansa, Dell, Coca cola etc etc through my dad.

Never ever paid for a mouse pad.

I also use cheap graphing paper on my desk as a mouse pad too because it is so cheap and there is always some place to jot down quick notes.

lAnonymousl · 18-August-03, 07:59 PM

I would never pay for a mousepad either...or at least no more than the .99 cent ones at CompUSA. Guess maybe because I don't play online FPS games so there's no real need for one at this point......but maybe when Half-Life 2 comes out....

AntiM · 18-August-03, 08:29 PM

I recently moved from a Giganta to a Ratzpad. It's a bit thinner and a little more accurate than the Giganta. I use a leather "bean bag" wrist rest. For a little extra zip I use White Lightning Teflon bicycle lube on the pad and mouse feet. I need all the help I can get in UT2k3.

Cibressus · 18-August-03, 08:30 PM

Inteli mouse explorer wireless with a ratzpad GS

carbongraphite · 18-August-03, 08:38 PM

mx-700. and graphing paper.

piscikeeper · 18-August-03, 08:44 PM

2 on the desks and the 3rd(via kvm) on the dining room table.also been known to use the pc case while troubleshooting(or due to lack of room).

jcarkeys · 18-August-03, 09:17 PM

a blue logitech optical with a mouse pad on the desk for comfort.

Iateronmly · 18-August-03, 09:42 PM

I use a POS standard issue track ball mouse circa 1999 from HP, and my mouse pad is another generic POS I've had since 1997. Forget what the image on the bad used to be - it's faded to far along.

G Money · 18-August-03, 09:48 PM

I use the good ole' $20 Microsoft Optical wheel mouse. I just set it on whatever for a mousepad...could be the arm of my couch, or the table...if I'm using it on the laptop or PC

Chrome_Rust · 18-August-03, 09:54 PM

Good ol' Microsoft Blue Optical Mouse on a Card table, i cant afford a computer desk and my old Dell Monitor takes up a lot of room... there she is my blue mouse, purdy aint it?

had a Razor boomslang, but those suck, now on my server

18-August-03, 03:16 PM		#1 (permalink)
FeRaL Mutant Moderator	What are you using for mousing? I was just wondering what yall are using for mousing surfaces and why you use what you use?

18-August-03, 08:38 PM		#15 (permalink)
carbongraphite Pow - Hoe playa	mx-700. and graphing paper. Attached Thumbnails

18-August-03, 09:54 PM		#20 (permalink)
Chrome_Rust Apex Tech God	Good ol' Microsoft Blue Optical Mouse on a Card table, i cant afford a computer desk and my old Dell Monitor takes up a lot of room... there she is my blue mouse, purdy aint it? had a Razor boomslang, but those suck, now on my server Attached Thumbnails

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18-August-03, 03:25 PM		#2 (permalink)
jinxÂ© Still Duck's Hoe Though	I've been using an Everglide Giganta mouse pad with my Logitech mx700 for about 6 months. Its the first hard surface mouse pad I've really tried, but I'm happy with it so far.

18-August-03, 03:29 PM		#3 (permalink)
gorked Apex Tech Demi-God	I use a microsoft intellimouse explorer... Its been good to me for a few months now playing cs. I still have a soft mouse pad though....i find the hard pads uncomfortable.

18-August-03, 03:37 PM		#4 (permalink)
Fantazmic2 King of the Noobs!	When you use a TrackBall, there is no need to use a Mouse Pad. Gel Wrist Pads are sometimes needed.

18-August-03, 03:38 PM		#5 (permalink)
Joose Joosey	Using RatpazGS...love it, except for the part about eating the mouse feets...but that's what Teflon Tape is for! Highly accurate mousing surface...got my first Flawless Victory in Unreal 2003 on it

18-August-03, 03:56 PM		#6 (permalink)
IronSerif Lead Pimp Writer? Hell Yeah!	I need a new mouse pad...I have some generic black one with a wrist rest...lol. Probably bought it at staples or something. There's a lot of nice mouse pads out there, but I need something with a smaller form factor... If I make room, I might spring for that ice mat or one of the steel pads...

18-August-03, 03:56 PM		#7 (permalink)
Monsignor Funkibut Master VB Pr'hoe'grammer	This is a glass top desk - no mousing surface - s.u.explainantion not necessary it's lousy! -MF

18-August-03, 04:04 PM		#8 (permalink)
Cow Apex Master Tech Apprentice	A desk with fake wood grain on it with my Logitech MX700. hmm mabey there is something to this "mouse pad" concept

18-August-03, 04:24 PM		#9 (permalink)
FeRaL Mutant Moderator	I'm looking at getting the Xtrac Zoom or Xtrac Pro HS becuase of its thinness. http://www.voidedwarranty.com/module...ticle&artid=69

18-August-03, 04:33 PM		#10 (permalink)
TiZakit Apex Tech Demi-God	I didn't use a pad untill i started to wear through my desk. I now use a Ratpadz GS with an MX500 and i love it. Much better than a 10 dollar mouse and cloth mouse mat.

18-August-03, 06:12 PM		#11 (permalink)
invent83 Apex Tech Maniac	MX 700 and one of the freebie mouse pads from Ford, Lufthansa, Dell, Coca cola etc etc through my dad. Never ever paid for a mouse pad. I also use cheap graphing paper on my desk as a mouse pad too because it is so cheap and there is always some place to jot down quick notes.

18-August-03, 07:59 PM		#12 (permalink)
lAnonymousl The Who? Hoe	I would never pay for a mousepad either...or at least no more than the .99 cent ones at CompUSA. Guess maybe because I don't play online FPS games so there's no real need for one at this point......but maybe when Half-Life 2 comes out....

18-August-03, 08:29 PM		#13 (permalink)
AntiM Aqua Pimp	I recently moved from a Giganta to a Ratzpad. It's a bit thinner and a little more accurate than the Giganta. I use a leather "bean bag" wrist rest. For a little extra zip I use White Lightning Teflon bicycle lube on the pad and mouse feet. I need all the help I can get in UT2k3.

18-August-03, 08:30 PM		#14 (permalink)
Cibressus Apex Techie II	Inteli mouse explorer wireless with a ratzpad GS

18-August-03, 08:44 PM		#16 (permalink)
piscikeeper Apex Tech Fanatic	2 on the desks and the 3rd(via kvm) on the dining room table.also been known to use the pc case while troubleshooting(or due to lack of room).

18-August-03, 09:17 PM		#17 (permalink)
jcarkeys Key Hoe	a blue logitech optical with a mouse pad on the desk for comfort.

18-August-03, 09:42 PM		#18 (permalink)
Iateronmly Smooth Operator	I use a POS standard issue track ball mouse circa 1999 from HP, and my mouse pad is another generic POS I've had since 1997. Forget what the image on the bad used to be - it's faded to far along.

18-August-03, 09:48 PM		#19 (permalink)
G Money Fuel Hoe-lio	I use the good ole' $20 Microsoft Optical wheel mouse. I just set it on whatever for a mousepad...could be the arm of my couch, or the table...if I'm using it on the laptop or PC