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Razer Launches Sphex, Ultrathin Gaming Grade Mousing Surface

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Razer, the world's leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, today announced the release of the Razer Sphex, the first Gaming Grade Desktop Skin with a distinctive ultrathin form factor.

"The Razer Sphex is a gaming surface that doesn't compromise tracking ability or durability even with its slim figure," says Robert "Razerguy" Krakoff, President of Razer. "We wanted to offer gamers a simpler and less expensive gaming-grade mouse mat alternative, while retaining extreme precision and a smooth consistent glide comparable to traditional gaming mouse mats."



The Razer Sphex is currently the world's thinnest gaming-grade mousing surface which boasts of an ultrathin profile. It is specifically engineered to perform at the highest precision for both Optical and Laser mice. Made of high-grade durable material, the Razer Sphex allows gamers to wipe or wash the product repeatedly without compromising its quality or tracking performance. The Razer Sphex can adhere and detach from any desk surface without any extra effort making it fully reusable.

Features
  • Adhesive bottom to stick to any surface
  • Midsized mouse mat suited for most gaming environments at 320mm by 230mm
  • Extra thin to avoid any restrictions to your gaming experience
  • Excellent tracking quality for both Laser and Optical mice

COST: US: $14.99, Europe €14.99
AVAILABILITY: Worldwide

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next time they should make pictures of their products even darker, so that we have absolutely no idea where our money go :D
 
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How many mouse pads do they plan on making?
 
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"next time they should make pictures of their products even darker, so that we have absolutely no idea where our money go"
- Agreed.

P.S. I wunt one nowz!
 
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This mouse pad is so XTREME. I bought it and immediately got 50% more headshots in every XTREME COMPETITIVE FPS that I played.

This 'gaming' product market is getting out of control. All joking aside, though, this one is reasonably priced and I like the fact that it's washable and re-adhere's to surfaces. Nice to see at least something with a 'gaming' connotation give some use without costing triple what it should.
 
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Looks nice, may just be purchasing this once my desk comes home (need a new mousemat anyway and I abandoned the idea of attaching one to the desk, I wonder how well it'll hold onto the desk).
 
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I might snag one of these as well :)
 

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Looks nice and the fact that it sounds like it suctions down makes me want to ditch my Rocketfish pad for it.
 
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doesn't even say what kind of material it's made of, since it has an adhesive it's safe to say there is no rubber it would be nice if they included a mouse cord clip like my func gaming surface i'm sure these are inexpensive models to fill the gap between the price points of their more expensive models.
 
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Looks nice. While my Razer Diamondback got replaced with my G9, I still like Razer products. I'll probably pick one of these up.
 

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ROFL A1 that is dark.
 
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Nothing new but a pretty good price. I had a Battlepad Pro about 5 years ago that was 250x190x1mm and cost me $15USD back then.

Certainly not as comfortable as a cloth pad but easy as piss to clean if needed.
 

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Benchmark Scores I should run some of these sometime...
i was thinking about getting one of these mouspads by C4. I still may, though this one looks nice too. I like it being washable.
 
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i don't use a mouse pad. my nice, smooth, black wooden desk surface works perfectly :rockout:
 
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i was thinking about getting one of these mouspads by C4. I still may, though this one looks nice too. I like it being washable.

looks like a mirror surface probably not ideal. way too expensive, try this. what I use. you are supposed to clean your gaming surface you use a tack cloth with a isopropyl/isopropanol cut with water.

i don't use a mouse pad. my nice, smooth, black wooden desk surface works perfectly :rockout:

gaming surfaces are about tracking and speed.

one more tip to protect your teflon feet and make them even slicker pick up a bottle of tanning lotion it contains silicone emulsion.
 
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the president of razer says the same thing about all the damn products....
 

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this mouse pad sounds like sex, with a lisp.
 
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Dammit just bought an Exactmat!
 
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whats next?
EXTREME Razor USB teflon cable.
improves the speed of the cable moving over your desk!
 

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this pad deserve a review
 
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Robert Krakoff CEO of Razer now you know who gives the infamous one liners.

Bit: With keyboards constantly getting more complex, incorporating LCD screens and macros for example, it can seem as if keyboards often rely on gimmicks to sell these days. Do you ever get the feeling that simpler is sometimes better?

Robert: That really depends on the game and the individual player. Some games don’t require much more than a good solid WASD key command while other games scream for macros and advanced key programming. One man’s gimmick can be another man’s Tarantula.

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Dammit just bought an Exactmat!

I have the Pro Pad, a white ExactMat and it's such an awesome pad. I'd pick a dual sided hard mat over an ultra thin cloth pad any day! The SteelSeries pads are probably just as thin and offer the game gaming performance at a lower cost than the Sphex.
 
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