Xtrac Gear Mouse Mat Ripper

This is one of the best mousepads that I've put my hands on. Previously, I stopped using mousepads because I could move my mouse quicker and smoother on the surface of my desk over the mouse pad. Recently, I've gotten more into higher precision FPS games, and was starting to suffer from needing a quick movement when I was caught off guard. Decided instead of buying a cheap $5 one, I would upgrade and buy the XTrac, and for $20 it's the best you're going to find. It's thick and heavy duty, and does NOT move around your desk due to the slightly grippy bottom surface that holds on no matter how forcefully I have to move the mouse around. Pay special attention to the size, 11x17 is a "B size" piece of paper which is equivalent to 2 normal sheets of paper sitting next to eachother in Portrait orientation. This works well on my desk and fits my needs perfectly, but it might not be great for you. Would have no issue buying this again in the future if I have to.

There is now stitching around the edges of these mats, addressing two key issues with former versions; rough edges when new and then peeling from the edges. This is my third Xtrac mouse mat, all still in use. I'll gladly buy another when the need arises.

NOT WHAT THEY USED TO BE! I bought the same model nearly 8 years ago and it is still mostly in good shape (no frayed edges, logo not faded), the surface had lost some of its smoothness but that is completely understandable after 8 years of daily use. Original ones would have received 5 stars. I bought a replacement about 6 months ago; didn't even consider any other product. Now I wish I had. First the logo rubbed off (chipped off sort of) which didn't bother me at all, nice clean black surface. But now the edges have begun to fray and 3 of the 4 corners are peeling back...

The surface of the mat is excellent, my mouse has no problems sliding around on it, and it's far better than the desk surface. My only wish is that it were a little wider. I would like Xtrac to get a tenkeyless keyboard and make a mat wide enough to accommodate the keyboard while having enough room to the right for the mouse. At present, the keyboard hangs off the side of the mat to leave room for the mouse.

Excellent mouse pad. Exactly as it had been reviewed before. It's very large. At first I had doubts but amazon reviews never let me down. When I got it, I just unrolled it and was flat immediately. Silky smooth. Would certainly purchase another if I had a 2nd pc.

Although it's a great feel mousepad and grips nicely, the laser cut edges come off easily. My wrist rubbed against it a couple times and has already lifted up.

I bought this small mat to reduce the noise of my mechanical keyboard. It works great!

Worthless as a mouse pad. My laser mouse would get "confused" on the surface. I could drag my mouse perfectly horizontal along the mouse pad, and my cursor would slowly climb or fall depending on which way i was dragging. Put the mouse on my wood desk, works perfect. Kind of useless as a mouse pad if your mouse doesn't work on it. If you are stuck in the 90's and still have a ball mouse, then this will be a great product for you.