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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: woox on Sat, 13 September 2014, 11:39:52

Title: Does a White Mouse pad affect performance?
Post by: woox on Sat, 13 September 2014, 11:39:52

Just curious about this as I saw someone mentioning it. Does anyone have experience or know if a white mouse pad affects performance?

Does it only affect Laser mouse but not Optical?

With that note, would extensive graphics then affect performance?

Title: Re: Does a White Mouse pad affect performance?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sat, 13 September 2014, 11:44:00

Overall I don't think so. Some sensors do have worse performance on certain colors, surface textures or with busy graphics. I have a white artisan shiden kai mid that I use with my logitech g700 and don't have any issues with it.

Title: Re: Does a White Mouse pad affect performance?
Post by: nahka on Sat, 13 September 2014, 12:54:28

I'd imagine only material effecting any kind of performance.

Title: Re: Does a White Mouse pad affect performance?
Post by: munch on Sat, 13 September 2014, 13:14:01

the LOD is different with different colours for a lot of mice, so it depends. I suppose that could technically mean it alters the performance, but not sure to what degree?

Title: Re: Does a White Mouse pad affect performance?
Post by: GL1TCH3D on Sun, 14 September 2014, 00:23:06

I've heard of specific mice having tracking problems on specific colors but I've never experienced this myself

Title: Re: Does a White Mouse pad affect performance?
Post by: Novus on Sun, 14 September 2014, 05:54:23

I think it does although its fully usable and you won't have any issues.

Title: Re: Does a White Mouse pad affect performance?
Post by: davkol on Sun, 14 September 2014, 07:13:22

AFAIK some (white) mousepads are too bright for certain (optical) sensors. It can reduce LOD and sometimes max. tracking speed.