If you use your computer regularly you may notice that your mouse pad will eventually lose it ability to work properly with your mouse. You need to replace your mouse pad every year or so to get the best mouse precision. Custom mouse pads have become big business. Who wants to look at the Dell computer logo all day on their mouse pad when they can order a customized mouse pad with anything on it they want - personal photos, calendar style pictures, etc. Try the website at Mousepads.com to see all the customized options you can do. People like personalizing all aspects of their PC and mouse pads are no different, at 1stpads.com they realize you have a choice when it comes to mouse pad content and they offer custom shapes and sizes to mouse pads. You can get a cloth surface, an absorbent cloth coaster, plastic surfaces, and much more. Like some of the other sites that deal in custom mouse pads, they offer great deals on bulk orders but not on individual items.
AllMousepads.com is a good with low cost custom mouse pads. Choose from their artwork gallery or send in your own image to be displayed on the mouse you order. All the major online digital photo processing sites like OPhoto, Snapfish, and Yahoo offer mouse pad customization with your photo orders. For about $10 you can get any photo you have developed put onto a mouse pad. They make great gifts at Christmas time to family and friends.
Promotional Mouse Pads:
Businesses hand out promotional mouse pads at trade shows, conventions and as add ons with other products. Mouse pads can be a great marketing tool if presented properly. Make sure the mouse pad that is going to be used in promotional material is a quality mouse pad that will work as good as any other mouse pad the end user may have. Then, make sure the design on the pad is eye catching and potentially worth the end user using yours instead of the one they currently use. People do change out their mouse pads every year or so, which means there is always room for another mouse pad. Be creative, we saw mouse pads with calculators built in, calendars that flip up, and much more. Promohut.com is a good website to start with since they are in the business of helping businesses create promotional items and market them. Many customized mouse pads can be ordered in bulk for as low as $.89/each.
Free Mouse Pads
Often when you buy a mouse or new computer component you will find a free mouse pad included with the product. Many companies have realized what a great way that is to stay right in front of a computer user all day, just give them a mouse pad for free. My Dell computer came with a free mouse pad with their logo and website on it and Gateway and HP do the same. If you go to a computer show you will find the #1 giveaway item is often a free mouse pad. There are even online websites that will give you a free mouse pad in exchange for sending marketing information to your home address. I would be a little wary of those gimmicks, but accepting a free mouse at the next convention you go to it not a bad idea.
Extreme Mouse Pads - Gaming Mouse Pads - XTrac Pro HS Mouse Pad - Steelpad 4S - Ratpadz GS:
Mousing surfaces can be a big deal to the extreme gamer, especially in first person games where accuracy and precision are important. There are many types of mouse pads out there (plastic, aluminum, and even glass). There are many different aspects that make a mouse pad good besides controlling the mouse. Durability, size, and maintenance are all factors that should be taken into consideration when buying a pad. We have even had issues with pads being to noisy from the sliding of the mouse across the surface. The best gaming mouse pads are the Xtrac Pro HS, Xtrac Zoom, Xtrac Ripper, Xtrac Hammer, Vantec SP-MP01-BL Spectrum, Angel Eye Tech Glide-Pad Premier, Steelpad 4S and the Ratpadz GS. All can be bought online at XPCGear.com in their Mouse and Keyboard section. All of the mouse pads mentioned are about $10-$18. You can visit Ratpadz.com for information on their mouse pads.
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