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Recommendations for an authentic mousepad? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hiya peeps, my mouse mat has served its time, and it is time for a new one. Until now, I've had one of these huge ones, that cover half the desk. But I think this time I'm gonna aim for a normal-sized one. I'd also like to avoid cheap Chinese wares or anything low-quality. Anyone got any nice recommendations for mousepads? Do you have soft ones or hard ones? wink Are there any brands out there that stand out among the plethora of choice in terms of quality?

The most important aspect of it for me is the "feel good" factor.

edit: Bonus points if there are any Linux-oriented ones, as in merch. And minus points for amazon links :>

Lemmy know :)

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Haven't seen a mouse pad in two decades.. 🤣

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

woah

you dont use a mouse pad??

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Not since laser mice became a thing. Also trackballs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But the sound of the mouse against the desk is usually awful imo, that's the primary reason for a mouse pad for me almost.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hard silicone feet make it glide silently. You have to be kind of picky, an $8 Walmart mouse is going to sound as terrible as you'd expect it to.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

If the mouse stops sliding smoothly you can look for "teflon mouse skates" and find some replacements for a couple of dollars.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Without a mousepad, the laser on my mouse leaves marks on my desk. It's a cheap desk, but still.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I recently started using a piece of paper taped to a TV-dinner-table, does that count? It is a nice piece of paper though (slightly larger than standard notebook paper, it's art paper I think... something I found randomly while re-arranging things).

At one point I was using an infrared mouse which worked somewhat better on rough surfaces, so that's why I ditched the mousepad.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Whatever flops your mop dude :-)

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago

What's this "mouse pad" thing everyone's mentioning?