Not an old processor

Much like the Rantopad Mammoth, the P4 is packaged in a shiny yellow card box. There is an oddly shaped window on the front so you can see what the pad looks like before you buy it.

Once the pad is out of the box, you can see its awkward shape. There is a small Rantopad logo tacked on the side at an angle on one of the lower ‘horns’. The corners are curved, with two projections at the bottom which should frame your wrist when in use.

The pad itself is flexible allowing it to be used on less than perfect desks, but the top of the pad is plastic. This is also bendy which is a major downfall. Like a piece of paper, this top plastic layer can be creased and can’t be returned to its original flat shape. If you are planning to travel with this pad, make sure you keep it flat, otherwise you’ll end up with a crinkled playing surface.

The back of the pad is covered with grooves which are cut out of a hard rubber back. This firmly sticks the pad to your desk. Even when trying it was difficult to move it. Hopefully this means that it won’t go astray when gaming.

The top of the pad is a very smooth plastic. It has very tiny grooves which allow your mouse to differentiate between two parts of the pad and hence accurate reproduce your movement on screen. The surface is much smoother than the usual type you find on full hard pads rather than this hybrid.

Thickness wise, it’s about 3mm thick and it measures 300x250mm which is quite small but should be enough for anyone with a high sensitivity mouse.