Ripper XXL

Continuing the success of the Ripper XL, Xtrac have decided to release a direct competitor of the Corepad Deskpad. Called the Ripper XXL it lives up to its extra ‘X’ in the name and will cover most of your gaming space in high quality mouse real estate.

The logo is pretty much the same as the Ripper XL, but they have done away with the strip of honeycomb detail that used to run vertically on the right-hand side. I like this new logo better and brings a little class to your gaming space.

As you can see, the Ripper XXL is enormous, its even ever-so-slightly bigger than the Corepad Deskpad which a feat in itself. The Deskpad is slightly thicker than the Ripper XXL.

Here are the Ripper XXL (bottom) and the Pro HS (top). Their backing is pretty much the same and they have the same ability to stop the pad moving whilst the mouse is in use.

The surface of the Ripper XXL is actually different from the XL. The XL has a much finer weave in comparison. However, this doesn’t seem to effect accuracy or mouse friction. The Ripper XXL also works great with Xtrac’s own InstaGlide, making their smooth gaming surface even better.

To test this pad, I used a Razer Copperhead, a Genius Optical and a Genius roller-ball mouse. All of them performed excellently on the pad.

Again, Xtrac Pads have managed to produce another two excellent pads. I personally think that the Ripper XL is more useful than the XXL, but the XXL is designed and marketed for a different market niche and in that aspect it works well.