I have two of the older versions of this mouse pad. One at work and one at home. I like those very much. After many years of use they were starting to get kind of grungy so I went looking for a replacement. I was pleased to see that this model was still available but had been upgraded with the microban protection. Even better, or so I thought. There are two, in my opinion, major problems with this mouse pad. The first is that the wrist pad is very hard. The old one was soft, squishy and very comfortable. The new style is very hard and provides almost no cushioning at all. It kind of defeats the whole purpose of having a wrist pad. The second issue is with my laser mouse. There must be something different about the surface of the mouse pad. Often my mouse goes into what I call slow motion mode. The cursor starts moving very slowly compared to how fast the mouse is moving. My guess is that the laser is not tracking well against the surface of the mouse pad. Maybe its not the mouse pad causing this but I have been using this mouse for a couple of years and never had this problem until I *upgraded* the mouse pad. Regardless, the lack of comfort with the wrist pad is enough of a reason to avoid this product in my opinion. The older nonmicroban version of this mouse pad is still available. If you like this style of mouse pad that is what I would recommend instead. http://garyadair.com/324905
