ive ordered a Steelpad S4

bigfoot1942 · March 22nd, 2005, 12:12 PM

and i think im gonna like it.
Even though they're a little expensive (35 euro) they get good reviews...

ill give you a review when i receive the pad images/smilies/wink.gif

andyhui01 · March 22nd, 2005, 12:18 PM

erm... can anyone explain what so good about it... I never used a mousepad... currently mine is just a blank sheet of A4 paper... I think it works the best...
btw... is black surface or white surface better for optical mouse?

Kip_6666 · March 22nd, 2005, 12:23 PM

I just use my table top, I've never really understood the use of a mouse pad with a optical mouse.

My mouse never skips either.

bigfoot1942 · March 22nd, 2005, 12:42 PM

its supposed to make your mouse movements more accurate and smoother, since its a rock-solid mousepad (a sheet of paper may slip).

i think its like inline-skating compared to ice-skating. Smoother, absolutely no bumps at all etc...

andyhui01 · March 22nd, 2005, 12:50 PM

well... mny A4 paper is held by my laptop on one end and my iPod dock and my digital camera on the top corner... it shouldn't slip images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

... but occasionally when my palm sweat whilst playing LFS... it makes my paper wet as well... lol

Jostyrostelli · March 22nd, 2005, 05:11 PM

^A4 rules

Cruzz563 · March 22nd, 2005, 06:21 PM

^Nu-uh, Letter rules! images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

Got a pick of the pad bigfoot? 34 euros, that's alot for mousepad...imo

MXM · March 22nd, 2005, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyhui01

erm... can anyone explain what so good about it... I never used a mousepad... currently mine is just a blank sheet of A4 paper... I think it works the best...
btw... is black surface or white surface better for optical mouse?

Ideally black surface doesn't reflect light, so no. Black is no good. Actually it doesn't have to be ideally black to screw things up. I used a black mousepad for old mouse (with ball), and with optical mouse cursor jumps and skips randomly sometimes.
Any other solid color is not good either, because the mouse can't "see" any difference when you move it. Again, it's not exaggeration, optical mouses at our school nearly don't move at all on wooden table surface with solid homogeneous color.
The best thing is tiny random pattern. Sheet of paper or nearly any surface (with few exceptions as above) works fine in real life.
I tried steelpad and it rocks! Thinking about getting myself one. And those teflon stickers for mouse, so it will glide over it like on ice images/smilies/smile.gif

bigfoot1942 · March 22nd, 2005, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MXM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyhui01

erm... can anyone explain what so good about it... I never used a mousepad... currently mine is just a blank sheet of A4 paper... I think it works the best...
btw... is black surface or white surface better for optical mouse?

Ideally black surface doesn't reflect light, so no. Black is no good. Actually it doesn't have to be ideally black to screw things up. I used a black mousepad for old mouse (with ball), and with optical mouse cursor jumps and skips randomly sometimes.
Any other solid color is not good either, because the mouse can't "see" any difference when you move it. Again, it's not exaggeration, optical mouses at our school nearly don't move at all on wooden table surface with solid homogeneous color.
The best thing is tiny random pattern. Sheet of paper or nearly any surface (with few exceptions as above) works fine in real life.
I tried steelpad and it rocks! Thinking about getting myself one. And those teflon stickers for mouse, so it will glide over it like on ice images/smilies/smile.gif

i ordered hyperglides along with the steelpad...
hyperglides > teflon tape (at least they are supposed to).

Viper007Bond · March 22nd, 2005, 09:31 PM

I'm too cheap for a good mouse pad and my table works fine. images/smilies/smile.gif

Roman · March 23rd, 2005, 02:24 AM

I use an ordinary solid black mouse pad straight from Wally World with my optical mouse.
.99 $ ! images/smilies/lol.gif

Works just fine. images/smilies/wink.gif

haha604 · March 23rd, 2005, 04:23 AM

35 euros for a mousepad??? Better be made of first rate stainless steel from Japan haha.

I've thrown away all my old mousepads when I switched to an optical mouse. My table works fine, even when playing games.

bigfoot1942 · March 23rd, 2005, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by haha604

35 euros for a mousepad??? Better be made of first rate stainless steel from Japan haha.

I've thrown away all my old mousepads when I switched to an optical mouse. My table works fine, even when playing games.

hence the difference between fine and excellent images/smilies/wink.gif

Renesis · March 24th, 2005, 12:00 AM

I use a shitty one that I like only cause it's in 2 parts, one of which holds your fist confortably 8)

andyhui01 · March 24th, 2005, 09:39 AM

hmm... maybe I should get my Checkered sheet of paper for drawing graphs?... and my mouse Sucks on my wooden table... it seems to skip alot

March 22nd, 2005, 12:12 PM	#1
bigfoot1942 Joined: Sep 15th, 2004 Last Online: October 17th, 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 864 Rep Power: 0	ive ordered a Steelpad S4 and i think im gonna like it. Even though they're a little expensive (35 euro) they get good reviews... ill give you a review when i receive the pad __________________ thnx viper... youre being very helpful

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andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: 03:16 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 8,514 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 28	erm... can anyone explain what so good about it... I never used a mousepad... currently mine is just a blank sheet of A4 paper... I think it works the best... btw... is black surface or white surface better for optical mouse? __________________

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March 22nd, 2005, 12:42 PM	#4
bigfoot1942 Joined: Sep 15th, 2004 Last Online: October 17th, 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 864 Rep Power: 0	its supposed to make your mouse movements more accurate and smoother, since its a rock-solid mousepad (a sheet of paper may slip). i think its like inline-skating compared to ice-skating. Smoother, absolutely no bumps at all etc... __________________ thnx viper... youre being very helpful

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andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: 03:16 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 8,514 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 28	well... mny A4 paper is held by my laptop on one end and my iPod dock and my digital camera on the top corner... it shouldn't slip ... but occasionally when my palm sweat whilst playing LFS... it makes my paper wet as well... lol __________________

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Roman Resident Skydiver Joined: Jan 15th, 2005 Last Online: December 20th, 2008 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 1,612 Car: 03 stick shift PT Cruiser GT & 1994 Mazda Miata. Rep Power: 20	I use an ordinary solid black mouse pad straight from Wally World with my optical mouse. .99 $ ! Works just fine. __________________ . . . Not your average pt or Miata driver...

March 23rd, 2005, 04:23 AM	#12
haha604 Joined: Dec 28th, 2003 Last Online: February 13th, 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,051 Rep Power: 22	35 euros for a mousepad??? Better be made of first rate stainless steel from Japan haha. I've thrown away all my old mousepads when I switched to an optical mouse. My table works fine, even when playing games.

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Renesis Lazier than Viper Joined: Nov 27th, 2003 Last Online: December 29th, 2008 Location: Quebec, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 9,677 Car: 2007 Pontiac G5 GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 30	I use a shitty one that I like only cause it's in 2 parts, one of which holds your fist confortably 8)

March 24th, 2005, 09:39 AM	#15
andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: 03:16 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 8,514 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 28	hmm... maybe I should get my Checkered sheet of paper for drawing graphs?... and my mouse Sucks on my wooden table... it seems to skip alot __________________

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