The Razer Sphex is massive, providing plenty of space for your mouse to roam.

More than a mousepad, the Razer Sphex changes the way you game.

If you have an optical mouse and are using a standard mousepad or just a desk, you may see some performance hits.  I’ve had the cursor jump across the screen while surfing the web, and my a surefire headshot has turned into a wild miss because the mouse jumped.

That’s what prompted me to get a gaming-grade mouse pad some years ago.  The Razer Sphex is a fairly new concept to me, not so much an actual mouse pad as a desktop skin.  Razer claims that the Sphex is the “thinnest mousing surface ever.” I see no reason to doubt them.

But does it deliver performance?  (more…)