sad to hear that... fortunately my Apuri is still kicking like new. Just dusty...
alternative to Apuri:

I guess this happens to all mild to very sweaty players. The Apuri, first time hearing though.


Urg! What seen cannot be unseen

Creative

Oh kewl, I want one.

It would be very scary if you fall asleep while gaming and you wake up with a pair of red eyes looking at you.

Is there a way to 'flatten' back the Sota? Bending it didnt work

my sota already jadi hodoh long time, quite disappointed actually, i gonna find a whole steel pad next time from now on.

time to send sota go laundry..

IMHO, SOTA is not meant for those "hardcore" user

Those sweat, you smack the mouse unconscious while "stress" or getting excited when play game & ect

Friend next door, his SOTA gg.com after 2 weeks. Coz he put hot coffee on it every time

Sota Erected by Coffee Hotness. LOL

That's the case. You cannot put hot & cold or heavy stuff on the SOTA as I think it's aluminum based ~ correct me if I'm wrong

It will shrink or erect due to the sudden change of temperature like normal metal characteristic

Got my Roccat Kave yesterday , very good
It's a bit on the heavy side though , but I'm not complaining here

i guess my palm is hot enough =/

since i never put hot stuff or even food on mouse pad, only my hand and wrist. disappointing product =/

I think SOTA is not for those who always rest their wrist at edges of the mouse pad. Its surface layer will peel off in just a few months. It is too soft.

Another soft mousepad is my SS QCK mini also suffered the same issue, until I rotate it to 4 positions & now all 4 sides has surface peeled off LOL

I think must put palm at the middle of SOTA to prevent this but I hv to say that this is ridiculously unpractical haha

Get a harder mouse pad like Razer Scarab as suggested b4. Btw, I'm still using my SOTA, i like its softness it protects my wrist hehe...

SS Qck Mini? bro, I think you crazy heavy user.
even my QcK Heavy side doesn't peel, but there is obvious white marks(or you call it fungus? ) which I believe is due to my heavy sweating..

Razer elitepad skin also peeling out what, exposing the aluminium

idk what suits you, but maybe you can give those steel mats a shot.

Sota erect because its too soft for a semi-hard mousepad.

1st: Edge of mousepad absorbs sweat causing the rubber/glue beneath it to present a bulge.
2nd: Due to the different materials of each layers, they have different stretching point and causes micro bubbles in between layers.

That fungi i also got in QcK mini. Surprisingly my 2 other cheapo (un)branded "MicroSoft" dont hv these peeling and microbial issues.

Good explaination!

I think that white stuff is dried sweat rather than fungi.

Hmm? my school bag also got those white stuff at the strap and back section. And I sweat the whole day carrying my bag..
but I've noticed that the white-ish stuff can move from left to right

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Added on June 20, 2011, 6:08 pm^ this

This post has been edited by TechnoG: Jun 20 2011, 06:08 PM

juz got my roccat taito...from modernopc...
nice deal though also nice seller...
i'm kova+taito user...

This post has been edited by arm_90: Jun 21 2011, 11:30 AM

just got my Roccat Kave yesterday from one of the forumer..
still seal in the box wit the 2nd item price..(im so lucky)
the sound superb...
im lovin it...