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Mouse mats, or mouse pads, or slippy slidy slabs, no matter you wish to name them, are an integral a part of a severely aggressive PC gamer’s arsenal. Do not consider me? Simply watch that video above and see how passionate some folks, corresponding to our Jacob, can get about them.
Jacob’s a believer, however what concerning the PC Gamer readers at massive, what do you suppose? So, we requested: Do you utilize a mouse mat whereas gaming? And, fortunately, the solutions present that 83% of you’re utilizing a correct mouse pad, whether or not that be a giant boi, normal fabric pad, plastic, or pro-level glass.
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Do you utilize a mouse mat whereas gaming?
Votes (%)
Votes (%) Knowledge
ProductValue
Sure, I exploit a full desk pad
43
Sure, I exploit a fabric pad
31
No, simply the desk, m’am
15
Sure, I exploit a tough plastic pad
7
Sure, I exploit a glass pad like a professional
2
Sure, however provided that the closest guide I’ve handy counts
2
Although, what we did not ask is whether or not you really purchased that mouse pad. Personally, I’ve by no means purchased a mouse mat, even within the earlier than instances of being a 20-year {hardware} journo. They have been all the time issues that simply appeared, both free together with your PC, or another giveaway, or mum and pa introduced one dwelling, and who cares about what branding is on the scuffed, grubby factor?
Instances have modified, nevertheless, and there are real variations a great mouse pad could make (and variations a very unhealthy one can, too). And, in an period the place we’re ever extra involved concerning the aesthetics in addition to the efficiency of our gaming setups, a pad can actually add to the general look.
However nonetheless, 15% of you’re unconcerned with such niceties and are simply plain rawdogging the desktop, forcing your gaming mice to endure the indignities of a dusty desk floor. Eww. Gritty.
I do like a full desk pad, although, and so do the vast majority of PC Gamer readers. We’re desk pad folks. These full sweeps of mouse-friendly surfaces sit beneath your keyboard, too, and provides your mouse no worry of hitting the perimeters of a responsive floor.
Sadly, for Jacob, solely 2% of you’re rocking an costly glass pad like a professional, nevertheless. That is roughly the identical variety of readers who’re comfortable simply utilizing the again of a guide or journal. So, the place do you stand on the mouse mat debate; a significant a part of the PC gamer’s arsenal, or an pointless expense? Tell us within the feedback.
This week we’re nonetheless within the desktop, however extra your working system’s desktop. We’re asking: How do you organise your working system desktop? Are you a tidy human, or a messy thoughts? Do you let your OS desktop refill with folders and information and icons, or do you meticulously sweep it clear? Tell us.
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