Help with finding THE mouse pad

**Typhoon 01** · January 12th, 2005

I've first seen this mouse pad from Gigabyte in a coverage that Tomshardware made of The Gathering Lan Party last year, i've only seen some shots of that pad and it completely captured my mind. However i don't know the model nor where to find it since there is not even a slight mention of it on Gigabyte's oficial web page.

Ok here is the mouse pad in case you where wondering what the hell i am talking about:

It connects to the usb port and when you are for example firing in a FPS it lights up with a psycadelic flickring effect (i hope i can make myself clear here).

So since i'm getting a Ideazon keyboard and an MX1000 mouse it would be really cool to have a gadget like that.

If anybody seen that some were or knows of some place where i can get some info of it i would appreciate.

Thanks in advance.

eternal11 · January 13th, 2005

well, a similar pad would be something like the icemats from...icemat. ive never actually seen that mousepad before, but before getting any mousepad you have to make sure that it will work with your mouse, because some mousepads wont work for some mouses. in my case (mx510), i've heard on places like gotfrag that the supermat is the best mousepad for my mouse, and thats what i plan to get at the end of the week. again, look around for the icemat, www.icemat.com. they have those glass mousepads that keep you cool.

**hushypushy** · January 13th, 2005

haha, what a lame mousepad. anyway, like eternal11 says i would suggest getting a supermat or icemat.

however, i'll say some things that may recommend you against the MX1000 and possibly over towards the MX510. the MX1000 is an excellent mouse--it's basically the MX510's leetness but wireless. you can move that thing around any surface as fast as you want and it wont go all crazy. the range is pretty good for a simple wireless, i'd say about 8 feet or so. however, if you are a gamer, this is probably not the mouse to get. why? for one, the MX1000 is (im guessing here) about twice as heavy as the MX510. however, this can be remedied by time and just getting used to it. unfortunately, there is ONE reason why i dont like my MX1000. you know hwo people pick up the mouse to move get it across somewhere (like when you are using low sensitivity).? well, on the MX1000, when you put it back down there is a tiny (maybe 1/2 a second or less) delay. now it might not seem like much, but if you are used to picking up the mouse during fast movement to reorient yourself, you'll have to get un-used to it. i play CS and other games with never lifting the mouse off the pad..by now i've just gotten used to it.

**Kane** · January 13th, 2005

Well I use the razer Diamondback ,and apparently the best mat for that is the razer exactmat or something according to a review, but I just use a bog standard felt mat. I think flashy mats are pointless. How am I expected to sleep with all that light on my PC?

**Typhoon 01** · January 13th, 2005

The MX510 is a very good mouse but i need a whireless mouse and the MX1000 is the one that fits my needs. I've been playing around with my friend's MX1000 and i really liked it, did not experienced any lag whatsoever with it while playing SOF2, Halo and Red Alert 2 and it's not that heavy as it looks, i only lift the mouse to reajust ocasionaly and i usualy play MP FPS on the defence as a sniper (i just love hitting them without them noticing).
As for the Icemat that is probably what i'll get since i cant find the Gigabyte one anywere on the internet.

Quote:

I think flashy mats are pointless. How am I expected to sleep with all that light on my PC?

It's just a gadget and it only flashes when you are pressing the mouse buttons.

Anyway thanks for you help guys.

KanedA · January 13th, 2005

flashing? when clicking mouse buttons? Q]I[A for example? ouch my eyes ...

eternal11 · January 13th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kane-Sama

Well I use the razer Diamondback ,and apparently the best mat for that is the razer exactmat or something according to a review, but I just use a bog standard felt mat. I think flashy mats are pointless. How am I expected to sleep with all that light on my PC?

haha, i bet they told you to get the razer exactmat with your razer mouse for marketing purposes.

**Kane** · January 13th, 2005

>haha, i bet they told you to get the razer exactmat with your razer mouse for marketing purposes.

Yeah, bollox to that. I have no idea if it is any good... although looking at a few reviews, it appears it may be worth it.

**hushypushy** · January 14th, 2005

well i use the regular mousepads, the ones you can get for 2 dollars at Fry's, well mine is a Dilbert one but it's the same exact material. i am wanting to get a supermat or something similar (saw a generic type on at fry's the other day) only because the MX1000 is like 8 times heavier than my last mouse and i want a little less friction.

eternal11 · January 15th, 2005

got myself a supermat today, its pretty big, but coool.

fireblaster_lyz · January 15th, 2005

Wait a minute......I am SURE I didn't see that in Singapore....anyways, the MX1000 is classifed as a laser mouse and costs roughy S$150 in Singapore...

One additional note: What's a supermat? The Gigabyte thing at the top of the post?

**moomoomoo** · January 15th, 2005

I don't even have a mat; the mouse is straight on the desk..

eternal11 · January 15th, 2005

here is a super mat:

**moomoomoo** · January 15th, 2005

That's bloody massive!

fireblaster_lyz · January 15th, 2005

One suggestion: Close your CPU casing.
Oh my....just a piece of mat???

**hushypushy** · January 15th, 2005

that looks exactly like the one that i was going to buy at fry's the other day for 10 bucks. i hope you didnt pay more than 10 bucks for that.

eternal11 · January 15th, 2005

it was 4.99

January 12th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
Typhoon 01 No People, No Problems Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Angola - Luanda Posts: 535	Help with finding THE mouse pad I've first seen this mouse pad from Gigabyte in a coverage that Tomshardware made of The Gathering Lan Party last year, i've only seen some shots of that pad and it completely captured my mind. However i don't know the model nor where to find it since there is not even a slight mention of it on Gigabyte's oficial web page. Ok here is the mouse pad in case you where wondering what the hell i am talking about: It connects to the usb port and when you are for example firing in a FPS it lights up with a psycadelic flickring effect (i hope i can make myself clear here). So since i'm getting a Ideazon keyboard and an MX1000 mouse it would be really cool to have a gadget like that. If anybody seen that some were or knows of some place where i can get some info of it i would appreciate. Thanks in advance. __________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- Compaq Evo D310v ~ Intel Pentium 4 2.66 GHz ~ 1024 Mb DDR266 e-VGA e-GeForce 6800GS 256 Mb @ 401/1105 ~ BenQ FP 731 17´ LCD Lite-On CD-RW 48x24x48x ~ BenQ DW 1620 HD1 40GB ~ HD2 160GB ----------------------------------------------------------- It's My Life

January 13th, 2005	#3 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	haha, what a lame mousepad. anyway, like eternal11 says i would suggest getting a supermat or icemat. however, i'll say some things that may recommend you against the MX1000 and possibly over towards the MX510. the MX1000 is an excellent mouse--it's basically the MX510's leetness but wireless. you can move that thing around any surface as fast as you want and it wont go all crazy. the range is pretty good for a simple wireless, i'd say about 8 feet or so. however, if you are a gamer, this is probably not the mouse to get. why? for one, the MX1000 is (im guessing here) about twice as heavy as the MX510. however, this can be remedied by time and just getting used to it. unfortunately, there is ONE reason why i dont like my MX1000. you know hwo people pick up the mouse to move get it across somewhere (like when you are using low sensitivity).? well, on the MX1000, when you put it back down there is a tiny (maybe 1/2 a second or less) delay. now it might not seem like much, but if you are used to picking up the mouse during fast movement to reorient yourself, you'll have to get un-used to it. i play CS and other games with never lifting the mouse off the pad..by now i've just gotten used to it. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

January 13th, 2005	#4 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Well I use the razer Diamondback ,and apparently the best mat for that is the razer exactmat or something according to a review, but I just use a bog standard felt mat. I think flashy mats are pointless. How am I expected to sleep with all that light on my PC? __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

January 13th, 2005	#6 (permalink)
KanedA PS2 PAL[v9] Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: PolanD Posts: 5,288	flashing? when clicking mouse buttons? Q]I[A for example? ouch my eyes ... __________________

January 13th, 2005	#8 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	>haha, i bet they told you to get the razer exactmat with your razer mouse for marketing purposes. Yeah, bollox to that. I have no idea if it is any good... although looking at a few reviews, it appears it may be worth it. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

January 13th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
eternal11 *** Type R Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: COW TOWN CALIFORNIA Posts: 331	well, a similar pad would be something like the icemats from...icemat. ive never actually seen that mousepad before, but before getting any mousepad you have to make sure that it will work with your mouse, because some mousepads wont work for some mouses. in my case (mx510), i've heard on places like gotfrag that the supermat is the best mousepad for my mouse, and thats what i plan to get at the end of the week. again, look around for the icemat, www.icemat.com. they have those glass mousepads that keep you cool.

January 14th, 2005	#9 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	well i use the regular mousepads, the ones you can get for 2 dollars at Fry's, well mine is a Dilbert one but it's the same exact material. i am wanting to get a supermat or something similar (saw a generic type on at fry's the other day) only because the MX1000 is like 8 times heavier than my last mouse and i want a little less friction. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

January 15th, 2005	#10 (permalink)
eternal11 *** Type R Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: COW TOWN CALIFORNIA Posts: 331	got myself a supermat today, its pretty big, but coool.

January 15th, 2005	#11 (permalink)
fireblaster_lyz A Blast from the Past... Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,751	Wait a minute......I am SURE I didn't see that in Singapore....anyways, the MX1000 is classifed as a laser mouse and costs roughy S$150 in Singapore... One additional note: What's a supermat? The Gigabyte thing at the top of the post? __________________ Regards, fireblaster_lyz Plugin(s) Configuration: ePSXe/PSXeven/SSSPSX Pete's OpenGL GPU v2.7 \| Eternal SPU v1.41 \| P.E.O.p.S CDR Plugin Plugin(s) Links: Pete's Bernert Lewpy Configuration Guides: Troubleshooting FAQ (READ ME FIRST) Kane General Configuration Guide (in Japanese) Click here. (Dumping BIOS, Everything) "Because i want my computer to stay a computer. I dont want to be just a psx. "

January 15th, 2005	#12 (permalink)
moomoomoo Administrator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: UK Posts: 839	I don't even have a mat; the mouse is straight on the desk..

January 15th, 2005	#14 (permalink)
moomoomoo Administrator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: UK Posts: 839	That's bloody massive!

January 15th, 2005	#15 (permalink)
fireblaster_lyz A Blast from the Past... Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,751	One suggestion: Close your CPU casing. Oh my....just a piece of mat??? __________________ Regards, fireblaster_lyz Plugin(s) Configuration: ePSXe/PSXeven/SSSPSX Pete's OpenGL GPU v2.7 \| Eternal SPU v1.41 \| P.E.O.p.S CDR Plugin Plugin(s) Links: Pete's Bernert Lewpy Configuration Guides: Troubleshooting FAQ (READ ME FIRST) Kane General Configuration Guide (in Japanese) Click here. (Dumping BIOS, Everything) "Because i want my computer to stay a computer. I dont want to be just a psx. "

January 15th, 2005	#16 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	that looks exactly like the one that i was going to buy at fry's the other day for 10 bucks. i hope you didnt pay more than 10 bucks for that. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

January 15th, 2005	#17 (permalink)
eternal11 *** Type R Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: COW TOWN CALIFORNIA Posts: 331	it was 4.99

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