Best mouse pad ever--no charge.

[aha]

If you still have a "ball" mouse and are tired of cleaning it, just throw out your mouse pad and use a large, old, cloth-bound book. It will stay where you put it, and the old linen cover won't produce lint. I stumbled across this idea out of frustration, and my mouse has worked flawlessly ever since. Clean your mouse ball and rollers first, of course. Use isopropyl alcohol and a Q-tip or toothpick to get the junk off the interior rollers. Never underestimate low high-tech!

[xrongor]

i use one for my optical mouse. love it. has a good pattern on it so the mouse works well.

randy

[New & Improved - N/F John]

I have a plastic laminate pad that has a fabric-textured look and feel, but it also has some shine. This didn't work well with my newer optical mouse.

[Mark]

The "dirt" that accumulates in your mouse doesn't originate from the pad.

It's mostly comprised of airborne dust and shed skin from you.

Changing pads won't alter that.

[jeffc]

Of course, you'll need surgery on your wrist after using something that high off your desk, but hey - knock yourself out.

[Joe C]

or, you could take the cover off the book and its profile would be lower than a lot of the high tech pads out there.

again, never underestimate low-tech.

or, you could take the cover off the book and its profile would be lower than a lot of the high tech pads out there.

again, never underestimate low-tech.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

I did just that. I had a few old books to get rid of so I cut off a cover. Works well.