Madshrimps has collected 21 mousepads and tested them every way they could think of.  Not just performance in gaming, but also the usefulness in AutoCAD, Photoshop, browsing and using office apps got rated in a big chart at the end.  If you are toying with the idea of a better mousepad than the cloth one you found lying around, any of the choices you’ve considered are rated.
“In this large roundup we test 21 mousepads from RatPadz, Allsop, Compad, Nuke, Rantopad, Raptor-Gaming, Sharkoon and Steelpad, comparing their gliding performance, characteristics and overall look and feel…”

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