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Mac come with a mouse pad?

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RobHague

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So i ordered my first mac, and spent far too much money 😱, well at least my 'original' plan was less than half what i spent so nevermind.

Anyway i think i might have a problem, it all arrives on Monday (5th Sept) but i have a new desk - a glass one. And i dont have a mouse pad 🙄 so im thinking the mouse is not going to work that well on glass 😉 does the PowerMac G5 comes with a mouse pad in the box? (something small and apple like) or am i going to have to frantically try and purchase a good looking mouse pad for Monday 😛

Ta
 
You're going to need a pad, Apple no longer ships mouse pads (not for many years, they used to back in the mid 90s I think ship the mouse pads).
 
They don't come with a mousemat as standard. Some retailers might pop one of their own ones in there, but I think it might be worth your while trying to find one of your own.

If it's any consolation, I had exactly the same problem when I constructed my shiny new glass desk, set up my Mac and tried to move the mouse... 😛
 
I've been wanting an Apple mousepad forever, but could not find one that I liked. I went to CompUsa the other day, and there was the Apple Dashboard ("Where theres a widget theres a way") mousepad laying on top of a 30 inch montior. It didn't seem like they were using it, so I asked them if I could pay for it, and the dude, just told me to take it!!!! I was so excited. This was the mousepad I had my eye on for a while!!!!!
 
Artful Dodger said:
What Mac did you get since you say you have a glass top desk? Hope not a 50lb eMac 😱 😱 Well enjoy it.
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He said in his post that he's getting a PowerMac G5.
 
I think CompUSA will probably rip you off and try charging you $1.00 for a mouse pad.

Which means it'll probably cost more to drive to get one than it will be to actually purchase it.

Unless you want something fancy.
 
The best mouse pad I've ever used was homemade. I use one of the flaps from an old binder that was tearing off the bind-seam anyway. Super smooth, and impeccable tracking.
 
PaRaGoNViCtiM said:
I've been wanting an Apple mousepad forever, but could not find one that I liked. I went to CompUsa the other day, and there was the Apple Dashboard ("Where theres a widget theres a way") mousepad laying on top of a 30 inch montior. It didn't seem like they were using it, so I asked them if I could pay for it, and the dude, just told me to take it!!!! I was so excited. This was the mousepad I had my eye on for a while!!!!!
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Thats the one i want!! 😛. Anyone know where you buy them? I assumed they came with new macs, obviously not. 🙁

Artful Dodger has a point about the glass ¬_¬ hope the desk is upto the task 😱
 
oh, and BTW, yes some of those mouse pads are steep for price...BUT...some of those are official Apple released mouse pads which are VERY rare.
 
get a wowpad. available at office depot, maybe other places. it's like as thin as a piece of paper and just the right smoothness on top. i got a huge one (11.5"x12.5") for $9.99 and the 8.5" round ones (prolly just about the right size for most people) are like ~$7.

http://www.microthin.com/prod_wowpad.htm
 
or here's the mouse pad I used with my iMac. It looks better than you think for a black mousepad. It's an Allsop Stellar EFX Mousepad. About $20 off amazon for the blue LED glow, but hey, if you want just a simple mousepad and not something Apple done or that looks really cool, just go with a simple $1 or $2 mousepad from wherever.
 

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