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thank you. that was very useful. I always like to know how all the stuff I own works so that I can use it more effectively. That explains why white surfaces are better. Whenever my mouse is waking up I always just unplug the base from the computer and plug it back in, but next time I'll just wait. I really hope that puretrak will make a white edition of the puretrak stealth, like they did with the talent. I bought mine in december 2010 from amazon, so I must have gotten an earlier one with more problems.Originally Posted by ElectricDelta 
I don't have a R.A.T., but I've had the CM Storm Sentinel advance mouse, with the same Philips Twin-Eye laser sensor. The PTE sensor is VERY picky about the mousing surface. From what I've experienced and read, your best bet is a light-colored or white mousing surface. The sensor seems to "calibrate" and adapt itself to the surface it is on, to improve its tracking, but that process takes some time. I think it has to average the surface quality reading samples, adjust the sensor, average some more, re-adjust, etc. as an endless optimization cycle. They have to average over time, as lifting the mouse off the surface briefly would otherwise screw up the calibration. Anyway, when the mouse first powers on, or wakes up from sleep, this calibration procedure begins fresh, and therefore takes longest. You may have always had this issue, it just went unnoticed, as the mouse is usually sitting on the mousepad already, when the PC boots up; by the time the PC is ready, the mouse is ready with its calibration. Again, using a light-colored or white mousing surface works best with this sensor, probably because it shortens the calibration cycle. I might also suggest taking a look at the cmstorm forums, there are some existing threads about the "best mousepad" for the Sentinel, that would likely apply to the R.A.T. as well.
I don't have a R.A.T., but I've had the CM Storm Sentinel advance mouse, with the same Philips Twin-Eye laser sensor. The PTE sensor is VERY picky about the mousing surface. From what I've experienced and read, your best bet is a light-colored or white mousing surface. The sensor seems to "calibrate" and adapt itself to the surface it is on, to improve its tracking, but that process takes some time. I think it has to average the surface quality reading samples, adjust the sensor, average some more, re-adjust, etc. as an endless optimization cycle. They have to average over time, as lifting the mouse off the surface briefly would otherwise screw up the calibration. Anyway, when the mouse first powers on, or wakes up from sleep, this calibration procedure begins fresh, and therefore takes longest. You may have always had this issue, it just went unnoticed, as the mouse is usually sitting on the mousepad already, when the PC boots up; by the time the PC is ready, the mouse is ready with its calibration. Again, using a light-colored or white mousing surface works best with this sensor, probably because it shortens the calibration cycle. I might also suggest taking a look at the cmstorm forums, there are some existing threads about the "best mousepad" for the Sentinel, that would likely apply to the R.A.T. as well.
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