I thought mine sucked too until I tried using it on a different surface. Before it was inconsistent and caused jagged movement. If that's the problem you had, shoulda used a different mousepad ; )
If you don't believe me, just look up pretty much any review of the edgefx, they're all positive...
You people do realize that Geeks.com has basically this same deal, and their seller rating is 8.5?
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Computer_Geeks_1
They also have refurb PS3 20gb for $420.
http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=GAM
Basically any game where you could see an advantage in using a mouse instead of a joystick for the right analog stick. All buttons are easily accessible by basically the same fingers that would have used them in the first place.
Edit: and there IS one for 360, playasia has it but I think it's...
Hey, didn't know if anyone else posted this, but it's a pretty good solution for playing PS2 and PS3 games (with a convertor like the Pelican one) with a mouse. The PS3 version I guess retails for something like $60, so $40-45 after a PS2-PS3 converter is a pretty good deal for mouse support in...