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Article #417: Mouse Mat Textile Options

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Most promotional items are available in a these produce a very high-precision
large range of colors, shapes and sizes, surface.
and the mouse mat is no exception. There's On the other hand, if you want your mats
a wide variety to choose from-round mats, to be particularly durable and
custom-shaped mats, mat and coaster sets, long-wearing, it may be more important to
calculator mouse mats, and more. In choose a mat made that is easily
addition, there is a variety of different cleaned-in these cases, fabric-topped mats
textiles that your mats can be made from. will not be the best choice, as these pick
Most modern printed mouse mats are made up stains easily and cannot be cleaned
from foam rubber, with a bonded-fabric simply by wiping the mat. Hard top mouse
surface. However, there are more options mats are a great option if you want an
than just foam-more durable mats are made item that is particularly well-wearing,
from strong and long-wearing PVC, which and these also provide high-precision
provides an excellent mousing surface. mousing surfaces that are easy to clean.
Other textile options include vinyl, Rubber is a good mouse mat option if you
laminated material, and rubber. want to give the recipients of the mats an
Which textile is the best to choose? item that clings to the desk top and does
Sometimes this may simply depend on not slip easily. For typical
price-if your budget is tight, you'll office-related work this is often more of
probably want to choose an inexpensive an advantage than a high-precision
option rather than a high-tech or surface, as a standard mouse pad is high
high-precision mouse mat design. Most mats precision enough for most office tasks.
are available for less than £1.00 per One particular advantage of mouse mats
item, and if you really want to keep the made from softer textiles is simply their
costs down, there are several priced at flexibility. A mouse mat that can be
less than £0.50 each for a single color rolled up into a cylinder provides some
printed design. These are definitely not a opportunities for interesting
"cheap" option, however-at any price, presentation-for example, roll up a mouse
you'll get a good quality item with a mat and pop it in a promotional mug and
great design. give two gifts at once-and they're very
If price is not your primary easy to mail, too.
consideration, this may depend on the When choosing mouse pads, bear in mind
purpose you intend for the mats-not all that they should be made from textiles
mouse mats are created equal, and that will support the use of both optical
different textiles produce mats that are and track-ball mice-even though optical
best suited for different purposes. For mice are gaining in popularity, there are
example, the printed mouse mats favored by still plenty of people who use track-ball
computer gamers are typically made from mice, and you have no way of knowing which
plastic or other synthetic fibers, because kind the recipients of your gift will use.






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