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Are there mouse skates for using a mouse without a mousepad? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/pcmasterrace

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I've had zero luck finding any info on this. Maybe my search skills are bad :/

What I'm looking for are mouse skates that create the feel of a mouse on a mouse pad. All the skates I'm seeing are for ultra low friction when used on a mouse pad. Basically, I want to get rid of the need for a mouse pad on my desk for aesthetic and practical reasons and am hoping that someone knows about a set of mouse skates that would facilitate this.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think it could work, but you'd definitely need to find a pad that is thick enough to fit the cups that hold the glides (if any) without compressing down to the plastic but is also thin enough not to affect functionality.

It seems like a lot of effort for minimal payback, since you'd have to eventually replace the pads and do all the cutting and finishing probably on a shorter cycle than replacing a traditional mouse pad. But then, I'm not OP, and maybe they prefer the look of no mousepad more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, the simplicity of no mouse pad is appealing. The functionality of the entire right side of my desk being useable mouse space is appealing as well. I really should have just bought a mousepad that had a little more height to it to get around this, but I didn't want to literally cover the whole surface of my desk with a pad either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

If you manage to do it, please report back!