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blzed

Looking for a new mouse Pad/Mat

Hello Reddit,

As the title says, I am looking for a new mousepad. I currently have a Q-Pad CT Black and its days are over. I am looking for something in similar size (>=), and material. I do prefer flexible pads to hard pads, but I am just trying to find out what's out there nowadays that everyone is using.

Any advice or reading material are very much appreciated!

**EDIT: I should add that I love extremely smooth surfaces. I prefer the mouse to glide really easily across the top. Some cloth meets those requirements, (but it's very few and far between) I don't mind if cloth is the top or not, but I would love the smoother fabric over a rougher fabric.

Posted Nov 17, 2013, 11:00 PM UTC · edited

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daschwa•

Maybe the steelseries one?

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TokiboltMicrosoft Explorer 3.0 / Razer DA 2013•

ime 3.0 and QCK Heavy = <3

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blzedOP•

It's been a while since I've used a QCK or Steelseries mat. Have they changed their material at all?

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DoktorLuciferWong•

I recently bought an Artisan Hayate mousepd, it's really nice, VERY smooth, high quality surface. I don't like that it's smaller than my steelseries qck+ though, since I play with very low sens.

It's a little less smooth after being used for a few months, but still smoother and glidier than the qck+. Ideally, I get something even larger than my qck+ with the smoothness of the Hayate.

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blzedOP•

Artisan Hayate

Does this come in a size larger than 12.4x9.6"? My current pad is about 17x12" or 13", and I can't go smaller than that.

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DoktorLuciferWong•

The one on my desk is about 16.5x13.5 inches. You should be able to find a Hayate at this size..

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blzedOP•

Just ordered one of the Artisan Hayate Large alongside an XTrac Ripper XL. I'll let you know what I think after I've used it a couple days.

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DoktorLuciferWong•

Dang. the XL/XXL looks like the minimum size I need for aiming. L.o.l

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medahman•

Depends on how large you want, but Mionix Propus 380. If you really want smooth, Ensis 320.

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blzedOP•

Ensis 320

I'll check it out. I've tried a few hard pads before and they just feel weird to me for some reason.

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MareDoVVell•

Xtrac Ripper series, cheap, durable, great surface, and ranges in sizes from normal up to big enough to cover an entire medium sized desk.

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blzedOP•

I will definitely give this a look.

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MareDoVVell•

I use an XXL on my own desk

http://i.imgur.com/UZEzCOlh.jpg

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blzedOP•

That's a really nice setup. I love the classic receiver! Is it vacuum tube?

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MareDoVVell•

Nah, I wish. I still have it for my speakers but my desktop setup has since switched to using a Schiit Asgard

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blzedOP•

Ordered one, should be in next week. Will let you know how I like it.

Also ordered an Artisan Hayate Large to test out.

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MareDoVVell•

Awesome, would love to hear a comparison on the two

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blzedOP•

Hey man, I just wrote up a mini-review in response to another comment here. Feel free to check it out and let me know what you think!

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MareDoVVell•

Awesome, thanks for the follow up! Looks like I'll be sticking with my Ripper XXL for the indefinite future!

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Ash_Marks•

I used to use a TCG Mat for my mouse. Worked really well because I had so much space to move around.

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blzedOP•

I'm not sure what you're talking about specifically. Google returns mats for Collectable Card Games. Are those what you're talking about? The ones I have seen would make terrible mouse pads, made of felt or something. If there's a better material than that I'd be interested in looking into that.

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Ash_Marks•

Yes, that's exactly what I'm talking about. Stuff like this.

EDIT: I love that kind of material, I think it was very good for gliding

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