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Old June 27, 2012, 11:53:14 PM
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Question Anyone else use a mousepad?

I only found out recently that "mousepads are dead" and that "nobody uses them" from a few friends. Is this true? I certainly don't see any reason to not use one. Plus, how could you hate a HL2 mousepad?
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Old June 28, 2012, 12:54:16 AM
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I personally still use a mousepad with my desktop, even though my mouse that I use doesn't need it I feel that it still provides it with a nice surface to be used on and therefore I know it will work better. Plus there is a little resistance to moving the mouse around so it doesn't glide around uncontrollably. I have 2 mouse pads, one is a Nightmare before Christmas and the other is an old Bugs Bunny one with Bugs and Taz.
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Old June 28, 2012, 02:58:57 AM
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I don't have one. I was thinking of buying one since two years ago, but still haven't bothered to buy one. I never facing a problem with my mouse, but they say mousepads are good in prevents RSI. I might get one, if I remember.
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Old June 28, 2012, 06:37:39 AM
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I don't need a mouse-pad, but if I were to get one I would try to get something related to my interests. I wonder if a mousepad would prevent a bunch of dust and hair from getting caught on the underside of my mouse.
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Old June 28, 2012, 07:55:41 AM
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My mousepad

It just feels more comfortable to not have my mouse glide frictionlessly over a flat table. Plus, I'm sure it's easier to play FPS games with a mousepad.
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Old June 28, 2012, 08:10:13 AM
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I have an "old-school" ball-operated mouse and I don't use a mousepad. Works just fine on my desk surface. I used to use mousepads, but they kept getting torn up for some reason.
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Old June 28, 2012, 09:02:07 AM
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I've been using the same grey mouse pad for like 10 years now.... and I'm still using it.

Least I clean it from time to time.
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Old June 28, 2012, 11:15:32 AM
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I just bought a mouse pad! xD I got it purple in colour with a wrist support.
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Old June 28, 2012, 01:28:55 PM
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I don't have one, but I wouldn't mind getting one at some stage.
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Old June 28, 2012, 01:37:46 PM
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They're dead? Psssh, naw. I still have mine from years ago! Personalized Spider Man mousepad to be exact. Feels better, and sometimes the mouse won't work on my wood desk.
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Old June 28, 2012, 03:27:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Fubab_107 View Post
I've been using the same grey mouse pad for like 10 20 years now.... and I'm still using it.

Least I clean it from time to time.
Edited to describe me.

I've had this one since we used Windows 3.1. I have a few spares, though, and I sometimes bring one with me with the portable mouse. It feels much smoother in my opinion than just running it along a bare table.
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Old June 28, 2012, 07:29:04 PM
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I don't use one these days, if only because I rely more on trackpads on laptops. I did buy a basic black one just in case I need it, though, and just doing it without the pad sometimes causes wonky tracking.
 
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