2007-03-25 05:49:31 · 6 answers · asked by styles 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Depends on the kind of mouse... the old ones with the balls in them work better with a pad. Newer optical ones don't need it.
It comes down to what works for you.
2007-03-25 05:57:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an optical mouse, so I don't really need a mouse pad. I also have one with a ball, and it's better to use a mousepad with that kind of mouse.
2007-03-25 13:00:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the type of mouse you have. I have a trackball so don't need one as I don't move my mouse (just the ball)...at work I have an optical mouse and still use a mousepad, but it's not really necessary...
If you don't care to use a mousepad then try your mouse without one...it's unlikely to harm the mouse...it (the mouse) just may work better with one than without, especially if it's the rolling style...
2007-03-25 12:58:56 · answer #3 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, there is the comfprt factor. easier on the wrist to rest it on pad than a hard table. easier to move the mouse on the pad than the desk table. and mouse pads are sometimes nice to look at.
so i rate mouse pads as still really necessary. perhaps not as necessary as in the past, but still important.
2007-03-25 13:01:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have one of those optical mouses (mice?) so I don't really need a pad. But mine has a pad to rest my wrist on. It's very comfortable.
2007-03-25 12:54:54 · answer #5 · answered by massadaman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you have a mouse with a ball it will be a little better
but i recommand getting an optical mouse it won't need anything specific in the surface (ecept to have a color )
and is a lot easier
2007-03-25 13:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by Milt15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋