I used a black SteelSeries Experience I-1 as it was cheaper, and I prefer smaller pads.

I didn't get any tracking errors at all.
Other people were using Icemat 2nd Edition, and I think the white one.
They were experiencing tracking problems.

So I'd suggest a black one, I-1 or I-2, whatever, according to the size of the pad you want.

The I-1 is the size of a QCK Mini, or Steelpad 3S and the I-2 is closer to the size of the Steelpad 4D

The wear off of the Steelpad 4D doesn't seem to be bad, I've had mine for over a year, and it's suffered abuse at my Wife's art college and stuff...and it seems to be just as rough as when I bought.

It still tracks great, and lift off is still 1.2mm

The SteelSeries Experience pad will also lower the liftoff distance on most laser mice.
The Habu's lift off on the pad is 2.4mm, which is about as low as I've heard 2nd gen laser get.

3rd gen laser like Ikari Laser has pretty low lift off.
In fact the Ikari Laser has gotten past all the problems of laser mice, and that's a pretty cool accomplishment.
However it's sixth button is non programmable...so it's really just a five button mouse.

The Laser3G sensor that Lachesis uses also has a pretty low lift off distance.
But everyone knows the Lachesis has tons of tracking problems...so that's not a good example of progress IMHO.



I'd say that mouse companies need to aim for 1.2mm lift off distance on cloth pads, no matter what.
That'd be an accomplishment worth hyping.

Sorry, I do not have the Goliathus.  However, I have just added an interesting edit to my post above - for the Boomslang Collectors Edition which has the same sensor as the Death Adder:

http://razerblueprints.ne...c,8016.msg65716/#msg65716

4 CD?! That's insane.

1 CD FTW

has anyone tried the SteelSeries QCK WoW Wrath of the Lich King Edition with a Deathadder?

I'm curious about the lift-off distance, so if anyone has the pad (or the normal QCK version) and a deathadder, please confirm that it's about 2.4 mm, as posted in the opening post.