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Offline Emospence

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Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« on: Fri, 30 August 2013, 07:55:34 »
On a hard pad?
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Offline Leslieann

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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 30 August 2013, 16:40:19 »
On a hard pad?
Yes, but does it matter if they only last 6 years as opposed to 10?
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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 30 August 2013, 16:47:01 »
If you're really worried about it just ask them to send you spares, I asked Logitech for spare G9x feet just in case I'd ever need them since it's one of my favourite mice and they sent me a set free of charge.

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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 30 August 2013, 17:07:18 »
You really shouldn't have to worry about wearing out your mouse feet for years unless you are using a sandpaper mouse pad. It's just a gimmick companies use to sell you a little something extra, or for people who legitimately scratch or had their feet fall off.


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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 30 August 2013, 18:21:27 »
My g300 feet only lasted a year. Logitech sent a whole new mouse.

My g700 buttons and feet are also showing lots of wear.

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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 30 August 2013, 18:23:07 »
My g300 feet only lasted a year. Logitech sent a whole new mouse.

My g700 buttons and feet are also showing lots of wear.

Man, what surface are you using?

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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 30 August 2013, 18:26:51 »

SteelSeries 4HD Professional Gaming Mouse Pad (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002J9G5AE/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8

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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 30 August 2013, 18:34:16 »
Then it would seem that surface does make a difference, since my G5 saw several years of use on a SS 5L pad, which is sort of hybrid, and while the feet are showing wear they are still usable.

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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 30 August 2013, 18:44:26 »

SteelSeries 4HD Professional Gaming Mouse Pad (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002J9G5AE/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
I have the SteelSeries 9HD and although I like it much it wears the mouse's teflon pretty quick!

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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 31 August 2013, 13:44:05 »
I JUST TAKE THE MOUSE FEET OFF. THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO LIKE TO PEEL OFF ANYWAYS, ESPECIALLY ON DELL MICE FOR SOME REASON.
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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 02 September 2013, 12:41:14 »
Yeah hard pad does wear it off faster, that's why I stick to soft pad or hybrid pad.  :thumb:

Or just get replacement mouse feet every 6 months or so.

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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 02 September 2013, 12:48:01 »
Honestly, I'd be more worried about my left mouse button becoming defunct long before my mouse feet wore off.

I use a hard mouse surface and I've never had the feet wear off.  I have, however, gone through multiple mice due to exhausting the left mouse button to where it becomes mushy and no longer clicks.

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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 02 September 2013, 12:52:08 »
I have had a mx 518 since it first came out and have replaced the feet at least 5 times because I was using hard gaming mouse pads.
the buttons still work perfectly and I have had that mouse for about 10 years.

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Re: Will my mouse feet wear out faster..
« Reply #15 on: Mon, 02 September 2013, 15:10:34 »
btw that tape I linked above is magic.