decent gaming mousepad 10-15 usd?

what are some of the better options in that range?

maybe up to 20 bucks?

 

To be honest generic cloth pads will do the job. If you are looking for something bigger, the Qck cloth pad by Steel series gives you a choice of 3 sizes.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=steel+series+qck&x=0&y=0

 

I second the cardboard option. It doesn't have the dust fibers of stinkin cloth. Plus it is free.

I personally used the top of a Papa John's pizza box for years.

 

HP has a gaming mousepad on sale for $12, not sure how good it is though:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/store/product/product_detail/FQ470AA%23ABA

 

Check out the Rocketfish Gaming Mouse Pad. It's basically the exact same as the Razer eXactMat, but it's Best Buy's generic in-house brand and is $20 instead of $30.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rocketfish%26%23153%3B+-+Gaming+Mouse+Pad+-+Black/8240405.p?skuId=8240405&st=rocketfish&lp=14&cp=1&id=1168044601670

It's got two sides; one slick side for speed and one rough textured side for control, and a good surface area.

There's also the Razer Goliathus (in Speed and Control editions, depending on your preference) for $15, Kabuto (great for travel/laptop use) for $20, and the Sphex for $15:

http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mousing-surfaces/

From SteelSeries, there's the 4HD ($20), and QcK series (different sizes, between $7 and $25):

http://www.steelseries.com/us/products/surfaces

I personally use the Razer eXactMat (the one the Rocketfish pad is based on), and it's fantastic. I primarily use the Speed side, but I will occasionally use the Control side when I do some precision sniping.

 

IMO SteelSeries QCK for $13.11 shipped hands down: http://www.buy.com/prod/205728934.html

 

i use my desk.

 

The validity of my recommendation is highly suspect since this is the only half-decent mousepad I've used to date, but I've used this until now. Revolution MX failed to track properly on it for some reason, but the G9, MX1000 and I think everything else I use does great. I like the texture - isn't too rough, but isn't completely smooth and brakes the mouse quite quickly without getting in the way of twitching.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000MR15XM/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

$17 inc ship.