Mouse Pad Recommendations?

I have a logitech 505m wireless mouse. First off, im not sure but i believe theres 2 type of mouses. One is optical mouse and one is laser mouse... is that correct? Can someone tell me which type of mouse i have? I can say that i cannot use this mouse on a wooden surface or regular service and i pretty much need a mousepad or something similar for it to work.


I was going to buy another mousepad as the one i bought a while ago which was a belkin one that cost probably 3 dollars i threw away because it pretty much deteoriated. I was going to purchase another mousepad and saw this


SteelSeries QcK Gaming Mouse Pad Black Free Shipping New | eBay


First off, would this mousepad work for my mouse?


I then took a look for mousepad and apparently theres mousepads where it makes comfortable for your wrist such as these

Belkin Waverest Gel Mouse Pad Black Free Shipping New | eBay

Innovera Softskin Mouse Pad with Gel Wrist Pad Black IVR51450 New | eBay

Wrist Comfort Memory Gel Computer Black Mouse Mat Pad Mousepad for PC Mouse Mice | eBay


Does my type of wireless mouse work in all these mouse pads?

Also these mousepad with the wristpad makes it look very comfortable. I move my hands quite a bit when using a mouse. Would you suggest me getting one of these as oppose to a regular mouse pad?

Is there anyone here that doesn't use a mouse pad at all? The thing is i could use a wired mouse which works on any surface without an issue. But i like my logitech 505m wireless mouse a lot so thats why i need a mousepad as almost every surface i use it on, it doesn't work.

 

Looking up your mouse, it appears to be a laser mouse, which should theoretically work across nearly all surfaces. Its Amazon page specifically mentioned that is should work on "polished or wood-grained tables". So it's a bit odd that it doesn't, although I don't know the details of your table.

As for types of mice, there are three main categories - laser, optical, and ball, in order from newest to oldest. Optical generally has the most issues with different surfaces, as it can have trouble tracking certain surfaces such as glass. One of the primary advantages of laser is that it resolves many of these problems. Ball mice are the classic ones from the '90s and earlier that use a physical ball to detect where they have moved. They don't have issues with tracking their movement on various surfaces, but have other issues such as picking up dust that can interfere with movement, and aren't widely sold these days. Both optical and laser are fairly common.

I haven't actually used a mousepad regularly in years. Back with optical mice, they could be good because they'd protect the surface from the optics that could otherwise eventually eat away at the wood, and if there was particleboard underneath it would eventually result in an uneven surface that was less than ideal for mousing. But either due to switching to lasers, or having higher-quality wood in my desk, I haven't had that issue to nearly the same degree recently.

Assuming the surface is the issue, a mousepad would likely help. The other possibility is that you may have issues with wireless interference, if your wired mouse is working reliably. I noticed that your mouse is a 2.4 GHz mouse, which is also the most common frequency for WiFi, and that spectrum can become very congested in apartments. I'm not sure if there's a general solution for that, as all my mice have tails.

 

Hey. Im not sure again whats my mouse whether laser or optical but as you know its wireless mouse with a usb that i plug into the computer. Also, yes it has issues with tons of surfaces. There was actually only one table in my place where it did work at in terms of surface. So does that mean this mouse is an optical one then?


Its 100 percent not wireless interference because i do have one of these folders that i currently use to put my logitech mouse on it and when i do that, moving the mouse is very smooth. The moment i take the folder off, the mouse cannot move. Also if i used a wired mouse... there is zero issue with the same surface that i use the logitech mouse. So what does that mean then?


Do you or anyone have advice on those mouse with those wristpads? They look very comfortable compared to regular mousepad.


Also the thing is i dont really like mousepads but the thing is this mouse needs to be on a certain surface otherwise it won't work. But would this mouse work on basically any mousepad? Are there certain mouses where the surface of the mousepad might not work at all?

 

QcK is a cheap mousepad, not that good, but many people like the heavy dynamic friction.

There is a coating preapplied to reduce the static friction, but it wears down fast (about 2 months) - even faster if you game with a low sensitivity. I recommend washing it and soaking the pad with fabric softener afterwards to lower the static friction once the coating wears off.

The M505 is an optical sensor, it will work OK with all surfaces (except clear glass).

The feel of the mousepad should be your preference, usually, hard materials such as plastic has a lower static and dynamic friction, and cloth vice versa (but with cloth the static friction most of the time is lower).

The rubber backing also affects glide, the softer and thicker it is, the more your mouse sinks into the mousepad, causing more friction (both dynamic and static). It also depends on how hard you press down on the mousepad.

 

$35 Razer Vespula - Buy Gaming Grade Mouse Mats - Official Razer Online Store (United States)

got equivalent from 4 years ago and its brill. double sided for speed or accuracy and also gell pad for wrist support..

 

After reading some reviews, I just bought a Razer Manticor

Very good review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmzmwioR8NM

 

I bought this Qck mini mousepad 4 years ago and bought a replacement one again this year,,, I wouldn't like anything else and hell its only £5...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SteelSeries-Surface-QcK-Mini-PC/dp/B000UEZ37G

 

Try soft pads made by xtrac gears, they're called "Ripper" and is MUCH more durable that QcKs.

 

Mouse pads in 2014... you must be kidding! =\

 

how so?

there's a lot of sensors that operate best with a mousepad, take the 3310s for example, they get massive LOD increase with hard surface, but has 1-1.5cd with cloth mousepads

older avago sensors and the pixart 3305 don't like colored surfaces, you buy a black unicolor mousepad to best fit the sensor's optimal tracking properties


plus mousepads give a different feel of glide, with a low sensitivity you'd want a cloth pad with high dynamic friction to stop the mouse on a dime, whereas with high sensitivity you'd want a hardpad with minimal friction to quickly make small movements


take into research before you post.

 

Again i dont like to use a mousepad. The issue is my mouse the logitech m505 doesn't seem to move quite well on the table surfaces i use which is why i need a mouse pad. I like this wireless mouse quite a bit and don't want to use a wired mouse and because it doesn't work well on the surface, thats why i need a new mouse pad. I had old computer table that this mouse worked on quite well but no longer have the table. Also when i travel a bit and stay at places, the mouse doesn't seem to work on the majority of tables i use. My wired mouse has no issue with almost any surface but i don't like the wired mouse.

 

Belkin F8E081-BLU Standard Mouse Pad - Walmart.com


I had bought this mousepad a while back on amazon and it was really cheap. However the mousepad broke after few months and not only that, it had a pretty bad smell and other things. I did read some reviews on amazon about it but didnt think much b/c hey its only a mousepad. However is there a reason walmart reviews almost no one says anything bad about it? I bought it last time because i figure just mousepad 2 dollar vs 10 dollar, no big deal.


But are these cheap mousepad which ppl mention have a smell, is there a chance it could be bad for your health or something like that or it not being safe? I never thought about this until last time when i looked and lot of ppl mention bad smell. Im also thinking there aren't that many bad reviews on walmart probably because most of them don't use their mousepad that much? Im pretty aggressive when using a mouse thus i probably damage a mousepad much faster than a regular person who uses a computer.

 

+1 I have one myself .

 

Thanks for the tips, im subscribed to this as i posted somewhere else my mouse is getting stuck every so often and i dont know if its my old pad or the mouse but id like a repalcement soon

 

Basically any of the soft Razer mousepads are a good choice, albeit a pricey one. They're well made and very durable. The nicest thing aboit them is probably that there is stitching all along the edges of the pad, so the actual cloth surface is basically immune to fraying and will not unstick on the sides.

The next suggestion would be any of the Steelseries soft pads. They're not quite as durable due to the lack of stiching, but they are quite a bit cheaper. Beyond that, they're more or less identical.

 

You might want to avoid pure black pads espically for some old Avagos and infrared lights due to the low SNR causing jitter. The ones with strong flitering would do fine, but filtering is a problem to begin with.

There are plenty of A3050 or old A3090 mouses that would have jitter on very dark pads.

 

Hm, that's strange. What mouses did you experience this issue, I know that the Deathadders (3Gv1-v2, 3.5G, BE and the abyssus/2014 3.5G) sometimes jitter on black cloth pads when set at their native DPi (1800)

 

I have a cheaper Corsair MM200 and I'm generally happy with it. It's nothing fancy but given what I paid I'm satisfied with the feel/grip.

 

Almost everything with any non-laser Avago. The most extreme jitter I experienced was with the Rantopad hard black pad I had, which was possibly way too dark. Most generic fabric pads won't be that bad. Still, on a generic fabric the difference is sometimes noticeable at high DPI.

 

Hi guys. I bought a mazer II wireless mouse to replace my older cheaper logitech. Also I bought a QcK steelseries mousepad but the mazer didn't work on that mousemat. The mouse works fine on the table, but due to I work all day long with the mouse I prefer to use a mousepad. So, what mousepad do you recommend to me. Now I know that the QcK does not work with all kinds of laser mouse.

Cheers

 

That's strange.. never had any issues with quite a few different laser mouses using the qck mousepad...

 

I have a Razer Manticor it's the best mouse pad I've ever used! it made all my mice perform like tigers

 

Hey hey Hey.... it's £40? That's such a rip off for a piece of cloth... Thanks but not thanks! I'll take my £5 mousepad...

 

it's not a piece of cloth mate........it's constructed from a single sheet of aircraft-grade aluminum, stamped flatter and smoother for an unhindered glide.

 

Aluminium? Well even then it's worth £25 tops...Anyways, I have my doubts about using a metal mousepad and it's been raised before too when you got it