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the days when we were all using ball mice and we could do neat things like

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take the mouse ball out and throw it at a classmate when we got bored wait was i

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the only one who did that anywho if you're old enough to have fond

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memories of ball mice you probably also remembered that a mouse pad was

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basically a necessity if you wanted a

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relatively frustration free mousing experience because they provided a

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smooth surface with the optimal level of friction to prevent your cursor from

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getting stuck or jumping around unpredictably causing well cursing

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these days by contrast there's a funny paradox in the mouse industry

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manufacturers of modern optical and laser mice are always going on and on

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about how their latest and greatest mousenader 9000 can be used on nearly

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any surface some of them can even track on transparent glass which

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would seem to obviate the need for a mouse pad but then you visit their

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website and they're also going to be trying to sell you on their full lineup

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of you guessed it mouse pads this is because while a good optical

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mouse can track on most solid surfaces

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it doesn't necessarily mean that it should not only can they still protect

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the mouse's feet from wear and dirt particles that can affect how smooth

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your mouse movement is a mouse pad can keep that expensive battle station desk

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surface from being worn down if the bottom of your mouse isn't particularly

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squishy and most of them aren't unless they're organic in which case wow

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taxidermy mouse mouse super weird but you do you and there are

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some real performance benefits as well whether you're gaming or doing actual

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work that requires precision mouse movements maybe let's say a graphic

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design or something like that optical sensors while they are less

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vulnerable to surface imperfections than the ball mice of yesteryear they can

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still pick up small pits and bumps that

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have the potential to wreak havoc on your gameplay especially if you're a

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serious player meaning that many gamers still favor using a mouse pad for

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predictable performance especially if they have to make really quick movements

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in games like cs go or team fortress

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and of course if you're using a soft mouse pad there's the comfort element as

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well personally i very much prefer resting my wrist on a cloth pad versus a

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hard desk surface though it's worth considering that rigid

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mouse pads are starting to incorporate some really cool features like easy

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access usb ports that ever pervasive RGB

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lighting and even wireless charging which is really convenient if you're

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using a wireless mouse that you don't want to have to remember to plug in

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every time you're done using it so while you probably don't need a mouse pad

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strictly speaking you might find that it makes your computing experience smoother

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and more comfortable and of course it's an excuse to buy yet another RGB product

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to get your room looking that much closer to a skittles branded disco

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