
Razer is a company that makes gaming grade devices for the PC and recently consoles. What the definition of gaming grade is, I don’t know but I do know their products offer features that is hard to find anywhere else. The Razer Sphex, an ultra-thin gaming mouse mat or skin, I recently received for a birthday present. I normally don’t use a mouse pad for two reasons, one they move around while gaming and two because of their thickness they raise the mouse higher and hit my wrist as I move. Why did I opt for the Razer Sphex? My desk surface is starting to wear down leaving areas that drag the mouse more than others and the Sphex is as thin as a piece of poster board so you really don’t even know it is there. I am using a Razer Salmosa infrared mouse on this mat and immediately I noticed how consistently smooth it glides. For this reason it was totally worth the $15 for this skin because now I have much more control and my wrist does less work. Mat companies always advertise better tracking. I did not notice any change, but I didn’t have any problems with tracking before. The mat has a sticky bottom so it adheres itself to the desk surface making it impossible to slide or move. You can unpeel the Sphex and reapply it but I noticed this can cause the mat to stretch in certain areas which leads to the bubbling and crackling noise people complain about. I recommend unpeeling as little as possible. This is best used for desktop computers and people who do small to medium size swipping. Despite the advertised reapply sticking feature I wouldn't recommend this for people with laptops thinking they can stick and unstick the mat every time the move. I wish it was slightly larger but it works great and is everything I wanted.
TKC Result: RECOMMENDED