New mousepad, many options which to choose?

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#1 afrosud12
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The mousepad I am using right now is a ****** one with a nice gel thing on the back that makes my wrist feel nice, but I think it may be dying after 2 years of use because it makes the cursor sometimes jump to the top of the screen on my razer lachesis. I first thought it was a driver/firmware problem, but i updated all the drivers and firmware and it still persists.

I then tried to wash the mousepad but that didn't turn out very well and now I have fabric bubbles on it. I have also noticed that the jump has gotten worse and worse over time .

So here are the options of what I think are pretty good ones.

Steelseries SP

Steelseries 4HD

Razer excactmat

which one of the 3 would you recomend? the games I play are mostly Call of Duty, Borderlands, L4D2, and world in conflict

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#2 Sentinel672002
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I'm assuming you've tested your mouse on some other pad/surface, to make sure the cursor "jumps" aren't being caused by some other issue...right? As far as pad brands go, I'd say get the least expensive one (generic), with the largest surface area your work station has the space for and make sure it has a decent gel pad for wrist support. I'm forced to use a smaller pad, due to space constraints, but it's a no-name brand and has lasted about eight years now. Although, I've only needed to use soap and water to clean the cloth on the pad a few times. Normally I just use a lint roller...ok...sometimes duct tape...to remove crud/fuzz/hair from it's surface.

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#3 Domobomb
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I have the SteelSeriesQcK+

http://www.steelseries.com/us/products/surfaces/qck/information

I've had it for over two years, and it's still as good as the day it came in the mail. The best mouse pad I've ever owned. Although, I've only ever had generic mouse pads before the Qck, but they are all utter garbage in comparison.

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#5 MrHun73r
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I have the SteelSeriesQcK+

http://www.steelseries.com/us/products/surfaces/qck/information

I've had it for over two years, and it's still as good as the day it came in the mail. The best mouse pad I've ever owned. Although, I've only ever had generic mouse pads before the Qck, but they are all utter garbage in comparison.

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I had that exact mouse mat (well 2) And a few other razor ones dont go with Steel any more due to my Ikari and Siberia's breaking on me, the best mouse mat i have found is the Roccat Taito (HUGE MOUSE PAD) Costs around the same as the smaller Steelseries mats and is awesome, mouse glides like anything, But im not going to be a fan boy all mouse mats are good :) just spend more than a fiver less than fifteen quid
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#6 DJ_Lae
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I've got a $3 plain black mousepad from Staples, and it's great. It's also cheap enough that I can just toss it and buy another when it gets dirty and I don't feel like I'm wasting money. If you've got a good mouse the pad doesn't matter much (unless you shove your mouse into the surface of your desk when you move it around).
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#7 k0r3aN_pR1d3
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you don't really need an expensive mouse pad. unless you want a large size mouse pad, a regular mouse pad is good enough (get the floppy ones, not the sorta hard to bend ones)
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#8 darknessdashinf
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I just use one of these things http://www.amazon.com/Ideazon-AW0ZZM1-X8CFM01-Counterstrike-Fragmat-Mousepad/dp/B000JQKEI8
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#9 Kamuikankatsu
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I just glued a sheet to my desk, seems to do just as good a job as a mouse pad, and it doesnt slip about.

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#10 darknessdashinf
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Nevermind didn't notice that was out of print, I guess I sort of have a collectible now :D
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#11 MrHun73r
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Yea i couldnt find a large mouse mat for how much i had, i spend £10 on my mouse mat and its done me well so far (5 months on) And i put it through the washing machine now and then to clean it (in aload of towels) one thing i hate about mouse mats they always get dirty really fast without you having any choice xD