Introduction:
Guys, i'm here to open a thread to discuss about mouse surface/mouse pad (ms/mp).
As you can see, there are many brands/types of mp currently in the market.

Discussion:
Which is the best for gaming?
Does it make any significant impact to your daily experience?

Known Gaming MP Brand
1. fUnc industries
2. Razer
3. Everglide
4. SteelSeries
5. Icemat
6. Ulti-mat
7. XtracPads
8. Corepad
9. Flexiglow

MP Surface Type
1. Cloth/Fabric
2. Metal - aluminium
3. Plastic
4. Glass
5. Hybrid (Plastic+Cloth)

This post has been edited by campsol2k: Jun 8 2009, 09:39 PM

I like Everglide Titan, Razer Mantis... ( Razer Mantis made by everglide too)>.<"

everglide titan seems more rough than razer's...other pad such as corepad and other is recommended...but more pricey

yeah... so, the result is.. If u got MONEY... u can buy ANY mousepad in this world... ^^

This post has been edited by SoulReaver: May 1 2007, 11:14 PM

i personally like the dual-sided Razer eXactMat(tm) provides two distinct performance surfaces - SPEED for action/adventure and FPS games and high-sensitivity gamers; and CONTROL for RPG and RTS games and low-sensitivity gamers - on a non-slip, anti-reflective and abrasion-resistant anodized aluminum hard coat. Oversized and uniquely-shaped.

This post has been edited by wevilli: May 1 2007, 11:15 PM

i have the exactmat too... stopped using it awhile.. cuz its killing my DeathAdder's feet...

This post has been edited by SoulReaver: May 1 2007, 11:27 PM

yah, i second that..
the exactmat will kill the teflon feet..
i've razer exactmat and everglide titan..
personally, i prefer 2 use titan than exactmat, comfort, bigger n cheaper too..

FuncSurface 1030, used for 4 years, still okay. Oh, paired with teflon feet MadDotz i think..one of my BEST purchases ever, no regretz! So you guys saying expensive mouse feet+pad are useless can eat ur words!

FUNC with no teflon will be eaten in less than 6 months, treat the FUNC with nothing but teflon and it feels quite new..cept for the morped vulcanized rubber..haha! Oh, dual surfaces too!

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Added on May 1, 2007, 11:48 pmhowever, im no timplying the 1030 is the best, im sure they are better padz i personally think 1030 is not the best, but it is certainly GOOD!

This post has been edited by ijan: May 1 2007, 11:48 PM

I not sure whether can you find this in malaysia. But steelpad from Steel Series is one of the best. Been using its SteelPad 4D. Still loving it

http://www.steelseries.com/products/steelpad

Same... using everglide titan too.. LOL

well, my MX518's teflon seems ok on Razer ExactMat, FYI, i'm on "Control" for better precision in FPS game...

everglide titan DKT monster mat

cheap & large

Trust me Brother. SteelSeries


Try the QcK SteelPads! They Rock and it's affordable!

Made of:
>>soft and comfortable cloth surface which offers maximum precision
>>high quality cloth material with a specially designed non slippery rubber base which prevents the pad from sliding; no matter what surface the mouse pad is placed on.

Can be used by:-
>> Hardcore Gamers
>> Graphic designers
>> Everybody

* Compatible with all Mice!!!

FRAG YOu!



Smaller table? @@QcK Mini
Medium table? @@Qck
Largest Surface? @@QcK +



This post has been edited by Icemat: May 2 2007, 09:31 AM

Nice advertising.

4) Advertising of personal sales is not allowed.

Still a phrase. "Personal Preference".

Still though, the best hard mouse surface I've ever used is the smooth side of my func 1030 archetype. Too bad I need more surface to move my mouse around so I switched to the Steelpad QCK+. It's very nice too.

lol, dimension 450mm x 400mm / 17.7 inches x 15.7 inches is way too huge for me... i'm using logitech MX510. does my mouse plastic feet will wear off when using aluminium surface?

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it seems that SteelPads Qck quite affordable. i'll recommend it to all my friends.

This post has been edited by campsol2k: May 2 2007, 11:29 AM

im a cloth pad fan..jus need some cleaning once a month..no harm to my mousefeet but of course not as smooth as those hard surface

I have the same problem as you as well.Those pad out there seems to be too big and i do not need something as big. Was shocked when i received my Titan DKT. Should have gotten something smaller like the normal Everglide in the first place..lol..

Heard of steelseries as well but not sure where to find them though..

I'm currently using an exactmat.Mainly coz I like hard pads,it's Razer and it looks way cool (plus 2 surfaces is kinda nice I suppose).I know you're gonna argue steelpads and all look awesome,but srsly,the shape of exactmat is way cool plus I like how they left the borders silver. (and for those who say the shape is impractical,well,get a mouse with low lift-off and practice lifting off more often )
And yea,I expect the mouse feet to wear and all.The thing is,extra mouse feet for my DA comes frm hyperglide,anyone wanna do the bulk?

But seriously,there's still been no particular way of benchmarking a mousepad (lol) It's pretty much down to personal preference I believe.

sorry abt the siggy thing! Took it out already.
ANyway i personally is using the QcK SteelPads mousepad!

Hey I'm interested in getting the CoolerMaster Xpad III for my G5.

Its aluminum, does it wear down the feet? What surface is best for feet preservation?

Currently using el-cheapo pad.

X-Trac Ripper User here.

So far so good, not bad

best surface for feet perservation? Try QcK SteelPads which is made of cloth with it's non slip rubber surface.

Or if u want a plastic surface mousepads you can try SteelPads 4D 4D is a double sided mousepad!!!. Or maybe you can try S&S also... Ill put some pictures later! Check it out.. SteelSeries Rawks!

er... which one to vote? , all i see is A B and C...

Uh... any other suggestions which are NON soliciting? :S :S
Icemat & Steelseries are obviously http://www.aerowave.com.my dudes...
get ur own Google AdWords like every other e-tailer.

hmmmzz... check that website... who knows you might be one of the lucky winnerz>? Feel the differencE!

sorry guys... mistaken adding the pole...

not to mention spelling error too it's poll not pole
anyway, i use Razer ExactMat (Speed), i found that i want bigger/huge mousing area...

sorry again... i didnt noticed it. typo error...

If you ppl wanna talk about accuracy,it's as simple as getting used to a single mousepad. I don't think any particular mousepad gives you more accuracy than another,just depends which suits you more and which you've become accustomed to

As I've mentioned,there's still no concrete way of benchmarking a mousepad,so you can't really claim one mousepad is more accurate than the other

This post has been edited by ellimist: May 3 2007, 10:55 AM

func pad 1030 user here been using it for 4 years and its great
not planning to change to another mousepad

maybe speed, accuracy and size will differentiate how good the mp

This post has been edited by campsol2k: May 3 2007, 06:08 PM

Speed = how fast a mouse can move across the mousepad? Some ppl like it fast,some like it slow though.Like some like a smooth mousepad while others like some with a lil friction in it.

Accuracy = how would u tell how "accurate" a mousepad is?

Size = Hmm I guess the bigger the better,no harm in having the extra surface even if you don't use it (at least if u ever run into certain situations where u wanna move alot,the surface is there for u)

corepad is made of glass. cannot wear out unless u drop it.

glass one ar? ^^ Icemat 1st Edition Glass Mouse pAds. Enjoy..

how to vote???
anyway everglide titan user here

Wow the 1st edition one,haven't seen this in a while,nice pad there

I donno what is good about the pads. All i know is they cost hundreds. I tried the razer's pad, don't seem much of a difference

Hundreds? My exactmat + the rest (which is useless ) costs 94 bucks

Plus mainly-RTS gamers wouldn't really feel the joy of these mousepads

X-Trac Ripper XL user here too.
I have Razer eXactmat which became botak.
Barracuda first edition mousepad also botak.

2nd edition is bigger compared to the 1st edition!

Yea I know,was just saying it was cool seeing a first edition owner,kinda like,erm,classic?

classic? ^^ get one lo!

guys, what do u think is better Ulti-mat silver ed. or func surface 1030 archetype in terms of price and performance?

This post has been edited by campsol2k: May 3 2007, 11:46 PM

I'm not a mousepad collector

didnt ask you to collect lol! buy and then use!

Yeah but I'm already using an exactmat

so many ppl use Razer ExactMat?? hmm will see the price and budget for it...

i just got myself a new mousepad... A4size,RM12

a cutting mat! works nicely.. no skips... and smooth!

a cutting mat?? so cheep then

lol... i'm using a cutting mate right now... value for money

where to buy that?

big stationery shop, me using it with Razer DA

Don't bully ur DA,give it a proper surface nao!

well im using a krait on everglide titan ... perfect combination especially if your playing fps .. well that is what i think

go for func no need to think so much , those mousepad i already tried b4 ..all also cant beat func

In what sense does a func "beat" other mousepads? Care to elaborate?

Razer Mantis (Control) is nice for me...


I got it for free anyway... never had chance to test out other brand... but so far I am satisfied with this one...

Got it in the C&C bundle?

i new user of Everglide Titan ... nice surface....smooth....works nicely on my MX510.....now can go even faster than my previous iCute mouse pad....

err....i have a question regarding this Titan.....since its cloth surface, will the cloth "peel" off after long use....

kinda a bit worry....coz my hand always sweat while i playing game....

all surface material will wear off after long use except for glass & metal....

Cloth wont wear off

well i meaning.....will the cloth "tercabut" from the base....

Yup.. C&C bundle...


Ha?? Meaning my Razer Mantis will wear off arr??

What do you mean tercabut from base??

I am using cloth pad for unsure period of time (sure more than 1 year)
Yet it is still as good as new. Sometimes i even wash it when it gets dirty, and still, OK

I'm using Razer Mantis Control too. I'm using it for both FPS and RTS. Although the surface area might take some of your desk space

LOL... not some...

It took 70% of my keyboard space... my keyboard now senget sebelah

But I love this Razer Mantis... and yeah.. mine is control...

it will wear off... but it will take years.. hehe

going to get the everglide titan soon ...

but have to save up more for the razer death adder ... sigh ...

i like the size and surface of the everglide ...

i wanna buy this kind of mouse pad too ....

is this the one stick on your table wan ??? can tell me which shop sell ??

im using those normal mousepad .... not so convenient ... make my hand tired also

Lol that's not a mousepad,that's a cutting mat -.-

I think you'll find those at stores which sell graphic arts stuff.you know,art suppliers or whatever

And since they're cutting boards,they should be real durable

yea cutting mat is much better ,,,

but is it comes with the glue that stick nicely on table ??

need some recomendation where can get this thingie ....

i also using Razer Exactmat... never slide... smooth mouse movement...

I have always preferred cloth pads which are more comfortable and they are kinder to mouse feet. I have the Everglide Titan and am very happy with it. I tried the Steelpad, but surface feels very cheap leh. No offence to anyone. I have seen hard pads wear out, but have not heard of cloth pads wearing out yet. More than a year on my Titan without any issues.

t3chn0m4nc3r

can i know where u buy yours n how much is it ?

mind post the picture of the surface ?

cloth pads are really kind to mousefeets
but i find cloth pads too slow...
=.=
gone case la my mousefeet ><

Was wondering.. which shop at Low Yat is best for mousepads? as in wide selection or good price?

bought it at PCfair... RM65... pic post when i take pic har...

hi guys, i just got myself a Razer DA.. im not sure which mouse pad 1 wan. mind giving me some opinions and options? and where can i try out those pads? im staying in Puchong.. PJ/Subang will be ok...

i think i prefer clothpads....

depends on wat u want from the surface

basically the rule of thumb is
hard pads gives you better speed and probably accuracy but they wear out, the surface of the pad and they eat up your mouse feet

cloth pads are pretty good, but i PERSONALLY [*read opinion] find them abit slower,
but they don't eat up your mouse feet and actually prolongs their life, but the cloth surface does wear off [my friends mantis speed], but you probably won't notice it =/

plenty of good brands out there
razer, everglide, steelseries and func are the pretty well known, so u know where to start looking

I using Xtrac Ripper , cloth pad is nice, if dirty straight throw into washing machine, tadaa a new 1

Rich guy saying eh.

You mean your house don't have washing machine ?

xtrac ripper? sorry ar. me new to mousepad.. got pic? where can i get it and how much is it?

Gawd, I've read wrong. I thought throw into dustbin. Paiseh.

I have Func Archtype, DKT, and currently using (and lovin) Steelseries 5L.

where can i try/purchase this FuNc pad? wats the diff between, Everglide Titan, DKT... and so on so on..?? are they all cloth pad?

got muhself an Everglide Titan DKT quite some time ago. loving it simply of the size...plus it works really well with the hyperglides on my MX518.

only thing is its so huge that i only use a little more than half of the pad...the other half is literally covered with dust

eXactMat user here! Lost the Speed surface. I got it for ~RM95 at PCFair. I have the need for Speed

has anyone ever compared steelpad with razer mantis speed b4?

which one of them is faster?

This post has been edited by sean392: Jun 6 2007, 08:40 AM

Steelpad qck+ is faster compare to mantis speed.

What I can say for cloth is

Mantis Speed - OK but have a little roughness
qck+ - faster than Mantis but I dont like thin cloth. less rough
dkt - Balance between qck and mantis for smothness, rough feeling a bit stronger.
qckmass - just like qck + but thinkness and size like titan (not dkt)

What I mean roughness is the control of 'feelin' needed to stop mouse from moving.
I havent tried qck heavy tho but I think its like qck mass only bigger.

Func Archtype - I love the smoothness of this pad. Each time you try and glide using this pad feels smooth almost blend with your mouse. Just keep it clean regulary. A little bit of short on the size tho, otherwise perfect.

Steelseries 5L - have mix feeling you are using hard and cloth at the same time . The size is just perfect, not too big not too small.

Just my 20 cent

This post has been edited by mkyo3: Jun 6 2007, 10:19 PM

Lol you really think I print money meh

The Xtrac Ripper looks like this , bought it from forumer .1. long time ago

ooo.. looks kinda weird yet cool at the same time.. anyway, just got myself a everglide titan.. luv it.. not exp, yet serve me well...

cloth pad cost how much le ? the xtrac ripper from shisuka is cloth pad ??

i need a pad something liddat ,... stick on table wan ...

care for some steelpads? some pictures for you guys to ponder. this model is the QcK Steelpads.
Dimensions 32.5cm x 28 cm

Oh yeah these are cloth pads and come with 3 Different sizes

QcK is the Medium size one.

QcK Mini : 25cmx21cm
QcK + : 45cm x40 cm

This 3 models are made of same kind materials just that the size differ.







This post has been edited by Icemat: Jun 22 2007, 12:48 AM