I have always been a sceptic about paying more than $1 for a mouse pad, especially when a sheet of paper scotch taped to the desk does the job quite admirably. I have scoffed at my LAN-mates spending hard-earned money on formed rubber sheets. Needless to say, I was unsure what exactly to do when X-Trac informed me that they were sending me their top-of-the-line model mouse pad.