Mousepads come free from promotional give aways, end of story. Well you might be right, what is possibly different about a gaming mouse pad as opposed to a regular run of the mill mouse pad (besides the inflated price.)? Well how much can you really change a mouse pad? How about making it super thing and sticky on one side so it never shifts? Essentially if you were to say this is a big sticker you would be right, initially, that is right up until you used this new style of mouse pad that goes by the name of XTracPads Logic Precision Gaming Mouse Surface. This $15 glorified sticker just might mean the difference between quality game play and ritualistic video game pummeling (of course I mean the bad kind where you get your virtual, let’s say appendage, handed to you) Let’s see if this sticker will work to your benefit or demise:

Price: $14.95

Closer Look:

The packaging for the XTracPads Logic Precision Gaming Mouse Surface is much like its predecessor the Xtrac Pro We reviewed in the past. I loved the fact that they show you the product through a window so you can feel the Gaming surface and see exactly what the product will look like.

The guys at Xtracpads were nice enough to send us all three of there latest models, which was pretty awesome I even liked the pink one and I hate pink. This just supports the facts that girls (and pink loving guys) are still a market for gaming surfaces which is cool to see.

In this picture you can see what the adhesive back side of the mouse pad looks like. Something I should mention is that these pads are very quality I was pretty aggressive with them when installing and they stood up very well. I even took them off and re applied them a few times and they continued to stick very well.

Let's check out the specs, features and testing:

 8.5" x 11" (216mm x 280mm)
Semi adhesive backing
Available in Hex, Black or Pink

XTracPads Logic™
Designed in the USA
Made in USA

*mouse not included

**Logic™ precision mouse surface is intended for application to flat surfaces only. Painted surfaces must have adequate adhesion of paint to the desktop surface to prevent paint coming off during mouse surface removal.

It is recommended the user place the Logic™ in an inconspicuous area of the desktop surface to test for safety and functionality of the Logic™ semi tack adhesive backing prior to final placement.

Tested and 100% compatible with the following mice:

Logitech:
MX300/500/510/518/700/1000/G5/G7/G9

Microsoft:
Intellimouse Explorer 3.0/4.0 Laser Mouse 6000

Razer:
DeathAdder

Apple:
Mighty Mouse

The XTracPads Logic™ is one of the thinnest mouse surfaces in the computer industry so we have classified it as "ultra thin". How thin is "ultra thin"? Imagine a credit cards thickness and now take half of that away. What is left is ultra thin!

There are many qualities to the Logic™ that separate it from the pack. First up is the world class plastic surface. Your mouse will love it because it is so slick. Additionally, the Logic™ is available in three unique colors, Hex, Black and Pink.

Next up is the backing we have used. We decided on a semi adhesive backing enabling the Logic™ to stick to almost every desktop surface imaginable.

Last but not least is the reusable Logic™ backing sheet. This sheet not only acts as a flexible substrate for transportation purposes, it also is a great tool for removing the Logic™ from its desktop surface. Simply place the sheet beneath one of the corners of the Logic and slowly peel it from the desktop surface.

XTracPads Logic™ features:

• Super slick plastic surface
• Available hexagon pattern for precision tracking
• Semi adhesive backing for superior grip
• Easy to clean

Testing:

I will be using the pad for normal everyday functions like surfing and application use, I will also be using it for gaming, and Photoshop. The mouse will be given a mark out of 10 for precision, control, conmfort, RTS, and FPS gaming. I will be putting the XTracPads Logic Precision Gaming Mouse Surface up against one of my other hard surface mouse pads from Thermaltake.

Gaming:

The XTracPads Logic Precision Gaming Mouse Surface is a much faster surface than the Thermaltake Xaser Mousepad. o for fast paced FPS's like Exteel or Unrealtournament it performs much better than the Xaser. I was very inpressed with how easilly the mouse slid accross the XTracPAds Surface.

Photo Editing:

The XTracPads Logic Precision Gaming Mouse Surface is not the most comfortable but it does a better job when it comes to being frictionless. This is a nice bonus when you use your computer for hours at a time editing photos. Even though the surface slides very well it is remarkably controlled especially because the surface doesn't refract the mouse like the Thermaltake pad did.

Overall Daily Use:

I liked the last XtracPad Pro I reviewed before but I must say the Logic series replaced all of the other mouse pads in my office. The Thermaltake is not a comfortable mouse pad it has a lot more friction than the Logic and it is not very smooth so it chafes your wrist too much. For everyday use, gaming and Photoshop editing the Logic is my new favorite.

Let's see the final verdict:

Well what started out as a big sticker quickly became my personal favorite mouse pad. I loved the Xtrac Pro because it didn’t move around as much as the Thermaltake and now with a self adhesive mouse pad like the Logic series I am in Mouse pad Bliss. Everything down to the design of these pads I like, they are nice and simple and one of them is black, which is a major selling point for me. If it had blue LED’s I would have bought 10 of them.

Would I recommend these pads? Yup, I really liked these mouse pads and for $15 it is a pretty minimal investment so it is worth taking the chance. Having a good mouse pad is just as important as having a comfortable chair, you use it just as much so why not put out a little dough and upgrade your gaming perspective.

Pros:

• Price
• Control
• Smooth Fast Surface
• Durability
• Black, Grey/Hex (and pink for some) Are Options
• Stays in Place

Cons:

• None!

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