glass mouse pad? worth?

[koOp]

hay im a sort of serious gamer, i was wonder does a glass mat like this one really improve/help my gaimg?
http://www.icemat.com/products/icematgear/icemat_2nd_edition
there kinda expensive too $70

 

[The_Other_One]

Personally, I've had more problems with pads that are made to improve accuracy over just typcial sub $10 pads. Though my mice aren't ever that expensive/high res either.

 

[DCIScouts]

I use old game manuals from games I don't play anymore

 

[computerhakk]

It says that their mouse pads favor low sensitivity mouses, so does your mouse have low sensitivity?

 

[diroga]

Personally, I've had more problems with pads that are made to improve accuracy over just typcial sub $10 pads. Though my mice aren't ever that expensive/high res either.

i second that. it really is just a mouse pad. it sits there. dont speend extra money on some thing like that. use extra money on ram and cpu's.

 

[koOp]

well i have a razer diamondback and that aint a low sensitive mouse

 

[bball4life]

Haha, I have an mx1000 and my mouse performs at its best when its on a cheapo cloth mouse pad. , you can get a mouse pad meant for gaming though for like $15, I mean $70 thats more tehn your mouse.

 

[PC eye]

With the MS optical mouse you don't even need a mouse pad. That can even save the few bucks there. Gee what would I do without the MS Trackball Explorer like the one seen at http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Microso...:5,pos:1,spc:14489115,date:20060827,srch:kw,x:

 

[r.mistry6]

Personally, I've had more problems with pads that are made to improve accuracy over just typcial sub $10 pads. Though my mice aren't ever that expensive/high res either.

I agree with the_other_one

 

[DCIScouts]

Haha, I have an mx1000 and my mouse performs at its best when its on a cheapo cloth mouse pad. , you can get a mouse pad meant for gaming though for like $15, I mean $70 thats more tehn your mouse.

I've had the same experience with the same mouse...

 

[bball4life]

I've had the same experience with the same mouse...

Ya its weird, it used to work well on pretty much anything, I never used a "gaming" mouse pad so I wouldn't know about that, but I even bought new feet for it but I have had almost zero problems on the cloth pad so I am sticking with it.

 

[PC eye]

And just think I was looking at a cordless trackball mouse a little while ago. Even that is less then the glass mouse pad. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...u=L23-6144&SRCCODE=WEBBIZRTCA&CMP=OTC-BIZRATE

 

[bball4life]

And just think I was looking at a cordless trackball mouse a little while ago. Even that is less then the glass mouse pad. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...u=L23-6144&SRCCODE=WEBBIZRTCA&CMP=OTC-BIZRATE

Oh gosh, I hate that trackball, well not that one specifically but I have used a corded one almost identical to that, its so hard to get used to clicking with your thumb, because that is where the left click is.

 

[Iluvpenguins]

I <3 Trackball,if only mine didn't break.Track balls are great to use,they are stationary so you dont need much room,and VERY easy to use,takes a little getting used to,i remember how much i rocked in CS with it

 

[PC eye]

Oh gosh, I hate that trackball, well not that one specifically but I have used a corded one almost identical to that, its so hard to get used to clicking with your thumb, because that is where the left click is.

The Logitech corded trackball models do look a bit awkward at first glance. One of the main reasons I went with the MS Trackball Explorer was due to the too far forwarded trackball. I didn't feel like stretching the index finger all the way forward while the rest was too narrow. The MS model brought the trackball mostly inbetween the 5 buttons total with the 5th being the scroll/button combo there. Plus I wanted something a little more durable then some of the cheap ones that often saw buttons stick down.

 

[koOp]

ahh i c, might not even get one now

 

[PC eye]

If you want something far less expensive that looks like glass a piece of plexiglass can do that. The appearance of course would be another matter when as soon as it starts showing any and all scratches. The money you save by not buying a rather fragile glass pad could be put towards some new hardware or software that you will want later.

 

[DCIScouts]

Logitech also makes a $20 dollar optical trackball that's corded; since it's a trackball, I don't think it should interfere with the performance of the mouse much.

 

[PC eye]

You must be referring to model seen now for $14.99 at http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=383572&CatId=540

The other model at the link above is a cordless trackball by Logitech for the obvious higher price there. It doesn't have to corded with all of the cordless models now available.

 

[DCIScouts]

Yup, that's it, must have recently dropped the price a bit more...