best texture for mousepad for laser mouse?

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frankyk

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i went to fry's to see what kinda mousepads they had and i saw a whole variety claiming to be 'good' for laser, some like 'ice' and it was very smooth and some very rigid but solid, and soem cloth ones also.

what's the best texture for the laser mouse (i have a mx610).

circle or no circle, doesn't matter to me anymore (i figure it's not in high enough demand, wanted it for aesthetics).

nothing too big, like, smaller than a piece of paper size (8.5 x 11), preferably around 8x8 or less. links please :).
 
Very smooth mouse mats aren't a good idea imo, for two reasons. More contact with the mouse so it's not as slippery (a bad thing in my book), plus you'll feel any dirt that's on the mat (would need to be kept perfectly clean). With a slightly rough mouse surface small particles of dirt have a place to rest, out of the path of the mouse.

I'd avoid cloth mouse mats as I have never found them to be very tough wearing. I can't remember using one with an optical or laser mouse though so I can't comment on any other aspects.

I guess you can tell from the above that if I was choosing a new mouse mat I'd go for a plastic mouse mat with a rough surface. If you want, get something like the fUnc surface 1030 which has both a smooth and rough side. This way you could make your own decision. Bare in mind that plastic mats do wear out over time but they're cheap enough to be easily replaceable.
 
i currently use my table which is just finished ply wood or something from ikea.

is that any good or better to have a pad?
 
I have never owned a laser mouse, but with my plain old optical mice I always always just used the desk surface, not sure if lasers are more or less sensitive to that.

EDIT: to change surfice to surface, then again, I might have been too lazy and changed right to wrong.
 
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