BEST Mouse/Pad COMBO!
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"First lets talk mouse pads... I've been through a few.. few more then a few. I Use a moderately low sensitivity (~50cm/360) so the size of the pad is important, bigger the better.
In my opinion mouse pad friction should be very consistent, IMO the actual speed of the surface is not as important as its overall consistency. Starting your mouse movement (static friction) and continuing a movement (kinetic friction) ideally would be equal, though this is not possible, I believe the closer they feel the more consistent and reliable the pad will feel.
Adding to that is how the pad material lets your hand/arm slide over it. Some pads in my experience really grab to your hand/arm (Possibly not as much of a problem if your have very dry hands, moisture is the root cause of the problem).

Here's a few I've recently used:

Logitech 640 - 460x400, 3mm thick. Lumpy under surface (a handful of 'lumps' under the cloth which was very apparent when swiping back and forth over it). Nothing more to say. NEXT.

ASUS ROG SHEATH - 900x440, 3mm thick. Perfectly flat and VERY fast. Friction is very consistent on the mouse unfortunately this is one of them pads that really tends to lock on to my hand when it gets sweaty, making it feel less consistent overall.

BenQ Zowie G-SR - 480x400, 3.5mm thick. Perfectly flat with a somewhat *inconsistent surface speed. *Static friction is really quite high, highest I've tested, coupled with a fairly fast *kinetic friction speed, resulting in a fairly inconsistent experience. On the positive side it's got the smoothest feeling most uniform base of ALL the pads tested, coupled with a high quality feel I still rate this pad highly if you get used to the unusual glide.

Steelseries Qck+ - 450x400, 2mm thick. Perfectly flat and moderately fast surface speed. Friction is quite balanced on this pad making it feel consistent and reliable. Adding to that my hand has little trouble moving over this pad i rate these pads highly.

Razer Gigantus - 455mm square, 5mm thick. Originally i tested this pad and it had what felt like a lumpy under surface (was like an air bubble that seemed to move around. I wrote this pad off and called it a day. Well i decided to give it another go and to my disbelief the 'lump' is nowhere to be found.
Perfectly flat and with similar mouse feel to the Qck pads. Qck possibly a little bit faster. Friction also feels really consistent and reliable. Overall i notice little difference between this and the Qck and rate it highly.

Steelseries Qck HEAVY - 450x400, 6mm thick. Read Qck+ but thicker. Despite people saying it uses a different cloth, I've compared them both and they are identical cloths. IMO its a tad too thick.

Fnatic Focus G1 XXL - 487x372, 3mm thick. Perfectly flat and second only to the ASUS ROG in terms of surface speed. Friction seems consistent however alike the ASUS (all 'glossy' pads???) as soon as your hand gets a bit sweaty it starts sticking to the pad.
Roccat Taito 2017 900x330, 3mm thick. I played with this pad only for a short time. It's not tall enough for me, so I'm trying to source the 370mm tall version (not available in Australia, yet . What I can say though is it really feels like a faster steel series pad. Friction seems consistent and in the short time I used it I never had any problems with it gripping to my hand! When I get the larger version I'll update.
Steelseries Qck Extended - 900x400, 4mm thick. Read Qck+ but thicker and wider! Despite people saying it uses a different cloth, I've compared them both and they are identical cloths. This pad is the best thickness out of the range coupled with extra room!

From the pads I've tested so far the steelseries in my opinion is overall best, the thickness is up to you.

Lets talk mice...
I'll start by saying sensors aside, Logitech in general has better buttons and scroll wheels, they are much more consistent, almost faultless. As for sensors and polling rates I don't notice a difference between the 3310 and 3366. Polling rates are stable at 1000hz on all mice listed, regardless of hearsay.

Now its down to Shape/Grip style, here's what I've used recently:
- Logitech G900
- Logitech G403 wired 
- Logitech G403 Wireless
- Zowie EC2-A
- Zowie FK2,
- Zowie FK1
- Zowie FK1+
- Steelseries Rival 300
- Steelseries Rival 310
- Razer DeathAdder Elite
- Razer Lancehead TE 
- ROCCAT Kone EMP

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For the rest of the review please visit the link:

https://www.mouse-sensitivity.com/forum/topic/605-best-mousepad-combo/?do=edit"
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DED  [author] 19 Feb, 2017 @ 4:15am 
I'v got the taito 2017 900x330, 3mm thick. so far it feels pretty good but its not tall enough. So i'm trying to source the 370mm tall version.