Does the mouse work on any surface or must I get a mouse pad?
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The mouse is fine as for the keyboard would not recommend its a pos. Mine quit working after about 6 months and the lettering on the keys came off as well. For a avid gamer would save money. But overall the mouse has held up great!
1361579
Works fine w/o a pad on my white surface desk. For shiny surfaces like a glass coffee table, you will need a mouse pad (or just a piece of paper). Don't know about other situations.
385209
I do not use a mouse pad. I use MS Office 7 Word every day with this mouse. Quiet clicks. No problems whatsoever.
35303
Yes, but beware -- my mousepad never worked properly, which largely negated the convenience of having such a portable laptop.
1595419
Sorry, no touch screen on this particular model. The mouse pad is touch but that should be obvious.
1217342
As an optical mouse, you really shouldn't need a mousepad unless you are dealing with a reflective surface or a glass table. If the mousepad is reflective in nature - with any kind of gloss - that will disrupt the operation of the mouse.Try testing the mouse on a few different surfaces to see if you can find one that does work. If you can't get it to work on your shirt, the unit might be defective - however, it is far more likely that your system is slow under load, or that you've picked a poor mousing surface.
929012
I use a mouse but not on the speaker pad. A mouse pad for traction next to the speaker works fine.
1141067
Not good because your mouse would be limited to a very small space of the touch pad and I'm not sure the mouse would even work on that surface. If you want to use an external mouse, you're better off purchasing a lap desk with a plain pull out tray or surface specifically intended for a mouse.
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If the mouse has a USB Bluetooth transmitter, it should be fine, but the laptop does not appear to have built in Bluetooth or anything.
1866938
I use a steelseries (the big mouse pad) and it works really good.Try to find a mouse pad that is kinda soft cause the mouse feet (bottom of the mouse) can wear down quickly depending if you're hardcore gamer I say a good year our 2.
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Jenelra, yes, the Surface will support a mouse. However, the Surface has only one USB port so, if you have more than one USB accessory you will need a USB hub which turns a single hub into multiple hubs.Frank
337488
It doesn't not come with the mouse pad. I have been using my leg and it's fine. Lol I have yet to try it on a desk.
577340
It should work fine with your Surface, but if your laptops are not Bluetooth enabled, just know that this mouse does not come with a bluetooth dongle.
1678873
It goes on a mousepad. If you are doing any kind of drawing, save your money and get a graphics pad. This mouse works, kinda.
112846
It will work fine with Windows 8 (RT or standard), including the Microsoft Surface (RT and Pro) and basically anything that will accept a standard mouse.The programmable software also works in Windows 8, but not the RT version.
1972256
Not much room for a mouse, a few inches on either side dependiong on how big your computer is. I use with track pad on laptop
2191371
Personally i would go with the trackpad because mouse doesnt have touch click capabilities, the touch on the mouse Only lets you scroll