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Old 30 July 2010, 09:02 AM
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OK, so my old mousemat was a disgrace and having a mug of tea spilt on it, it found the bin.

I bought a cheap fabric mousemat from ebay, but with the wireless optical mouse, it is stuttering and basically not accurate.

So i'm after a better mousemat. Are the gaming pads any better, or worth 5x the amount? Can someone point me in the direction of a good, recommended mouse mat. Thanks.
Old 30 July 2010, 09:54 AM
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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...tid=32&subcat=

I have a Razor goliathus mat. I like it but I'm not sure its worth it. I bought razor mouse and keyboard so thought what the hell and bought the mat too.

Most expensive input combo for me and its OK but not really worth the dosh.
Old 30 July 2010, 10:14 AM
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Yeah Edd, that's a bit expensive. I've dug up these two which seem ok, don't know if anyone has used them.

Ozone Ground Level:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?W...source=froogle

Sharkoon:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?W...source=froogle
Old 30 July 2010, 10:28 AM
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I'm using a Razor Goliathus Speed Edition mat and love it.
I'm not a gamer, but was given this mat by a friend who got sent 2 by mistake from an online retailer. The best mouse mat I've used, and sooooo much better than the cheapy ones I've had before.
Think LINK is mine and well worth the £8.99 (even better as a freebie)

And YES, I would pay £8.99 for another.
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I haven't seen anyone using a mouse mat for years. With the optical mice you don't need them in my experience. Unless your desk has the kind of surface which the optical mice don't like. I used one of a really shiny black desk in a hotel recently and the mouse wouldn't pick up any movement at all.
Old 30 July 2010, 12:32 PM
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I've been using an Icemat (www.icemat.com) for over five years now and can't fault it.
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check out play.com for their razer accessories

They had a sale on last week.
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Originally Posted by LostUser
I haven't seen anyone using a mouse mat for years. With the optical mice you don't need them in my experience. Unless your desk has the kind of surface which the optical mice don't like. I used one of a really shiny black desk in a hotel recently and the mouse wouldn't pick up any movement at all.
Aye, it's a frosted glass table and it wont pick up on it.
Old 30 July 2010, 12:56 PM
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I lol`d at
tournament tuned
As a description of Ed`s mat
I just use some crappy thing with a gel wrist support i picked up on ebay.
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I lol`d at
tournament tuned
As a description of Ed`s mat
I just use some crappy thing with a gel wrist support i picked up on ebay.
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Originally Posted by ScoobyDriverWannabe
check out play.com for their razer accessories

They had a sale on last week.
It's still on

Ends TODAY

http://www.play.com/
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I use my massive desk - as long as its clean its better then any mousemat unlimited space
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Originally Posted by badcompany
It's still on

Ends TODAY

http://www.play.com/
Cheers
Just picked up an 8gb Sandisk MicroSD card for my phone, did not want to chance them on fleabay after my 16gb usb stick turned out to be 512mb
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