Mouse use: Will Padded pebble-grained side panel edge (from grey to red) interfere with mouse moving in that area?
1710266
Yes. The red part of the pad is raised. I still have to use a mouse pad along side of the desk pad..
1710267
I currently use a wireless mouse on mine and it does not interfere with the mouse moving in that area.
1710268
It all depends on where you use your mouse. I would imagine it could if your mouse was placed where the edges are, but if you keep it within the edges, it should be fine.
1710269
You have not provided enough info -- however, in the image at left, the area in black is a smooth surface. Where the red and black meet there is a change in surface height, with the red being higher to accommodate the space underneath. If you place your computer monitor and keyboard off the surface of the blotter, there is plenty of space for normal use of a mouse. If your keyboard is on the blotter, then there is a high probability that you will find the remaining space in the black area confining for the use of a mouse, whether it is tethered or wireless.
2209765
There ought to be no issues there, even the farthest buttons are elongated in order to accommodate smaller hands. The click area on the two main buttons extend all the way up to like halfway up the front of the mouse as well so there should be no problem there. The only thing to get used to is the fact that the nose of the mouse is elevated a little under an inch as you can see in the pictures.
424975
No issues. It is smooth enough so that your mouse will glide on it, but if your keyboard has any grips whatsoever on the bottom, it will not move. I have the most basic Lenovo keyboard with 1cm rubber pads at each corner, and have had no issues at all.
853643
Thanks DSY! My plan is to use an external mouse. I've never been able to get use to any notebook pointer device except ThinkPad's little red pointer. Appreciate the response.Anyone else want to comment?
1848930
It's going to be very difficult using a mouse. I hate touchpads too. When I'm using the FitDeck I read or watch TV.
1752439
Sorry. Can't live without my mousepad. Try contacting the manufacturer. Sometimes they are more than willing to help.
812881
You touch anywhere on the pad, but the left and right mouse functions are specific areas on the pad.
1740000
It could be that you're hitting the sides rather than the center; since the bottom side serve a as left-right click buttons in a mouse, you generally have to click towards the center of touchpad. I've experienced what you say, but I figured it out by trial and error.
326202
That was pretty funny. The idea of clearing a two foot circumference means that for the mouse to work well, I need to get it away from the computer, monitor and keyboard - not to mention the other items on my desk like the printer, phone, etc. I'm not sure that's really feasible, but I appreciate the suggestion.
1655254
Not that I've noticed. I use it mostly for gaming and that doesn't scroll to the sides on me so I'm leaning more toward no.
2153623
I agree with you about the placement of the USB ports. They get in the way when trying to use the mouse. What I did was get a wireless mouse and plug the wireless port into one of the ports on the other side of the computer and not use these ports.
366082
I use the 20" separation for gaming comfort. In games where my left hand is using the WASD keys for movement, but my other hand is always on the mouse (so, most PC games), I place the mousepad and mouse *in between* the two keypads. This allows me to keep my two hands comfortably close together, instead of reaching way off to the right to use the mouse. If you game for hours at a time, you'll definitely notice the difference.
498947
I'm not sure, I haven't tried. I don't usually use that since from my experience, it messes with the mouse scroll speed.
964353
After about a year the top layer of material has begun to separate at the front right edge of the tracker pad. This is probably due to my right wrist rubbing there when I use the mouse. The separation goes about 1/8 inch and does not affect my use of the mouse. If the material continues to separate I will probably use a razor bale and straight edge to trim it. I am not to picky about looks and consider this normal wear. If the pad gets to bad I will replace it with the same or another brand, but is will be the same dimensions for sure.
336913
No, but I don't think I would have wanted it if it did. It would have to lock in every slot on the way out to accommodate the user's preference for how far out they want the tray to be when they're using it. I haven't had any issues with it moving when I'm typing or using the mouse.
1909004
Yes. The sensor on this mouse is top notch. I don't see any reason why it'd have any problem with a multi-colored mouse pad.
2214004
Yes the mouse pad is higher than the keyboard. It doesn't look to me like it can be lowered. It hasn't affected my use at all. I didn't even think about it being higher.