It’s much cheaper to replace a mouse pad than replace your desktop surface. Mouse Pads will protect the finish of your desk, keeping it from wearing out over your usual mousing spot.
The repeated motions of the rubber or plastic feet of your mouse against the surface of your desk will wear away the finish on most pressed wood, particle board, leather, and even polished hardwood if it’s not maintained. For starters, they keep your desk from looking like a piece of driftwood. Mouse pads still serve several important functions. Goodbye to the desktop equivalent of the pocket protector, right? Mouse Pads Are Good for Your Desk and Your Mouse Since optical and laser mice don’t actually contact the surface that they’re tracking (except for the feet of the mouse, which isn’t part of the tracking mechanism), there’s no operational downside to using your desk, or your lap, or the spare pizza box you really should have thrown away after last night’s raid. Microsoft’s Intellimouse Optical, believed to be the first commercial optical mouse, circa 1999.Ĭonsequently, mouse pads began to fall out of fashion. A few years later, laser-equipped mice erased even those limitations, and now you can get an inexpensive mouse that will track on more or less any surface. These offered more consistent tracking on almost any surface (as long as it wasn’t reflective or transparent, like glass) without the possibility of dirt and oil buildup on a conventional ball. Microsoft and Logitech later introduced consumer-grade optical mice, which ditched the physical roller mechanism for a tiny and low-powered optical sensor and LED combo, around the turn of the century.
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