Razer Vespula

Razer sharp pad

Gaming Peripheral Review: Razer Vespula
by Trevor Tan
05:55 AM Jul 30, 2010

With the exceptional optical and laser technologies baked into modern mice today, do you still need a mousepad like the Razer Vespula ($49)?

Vespula is a hard-surface, dual-sided gaming mousepad with a detachable wrist rest. It's a great-looking pad - quintessentially Razer - and comes packaged in a cool box.

The mousepad boasts Control and Speed surfaces. On the coarse, textured Control surface, you can make precise mouse movements. On the spanking-smooth Speed surface, you can make ultra-fast mouse movements.

This means you are essentially getting two mousepads for the price of one. The mouse cursor moves a shorter distance on the Control surface compared to the same movement of the mouse on the Speed surface. I prefer the Control surface as precision triumphs over pace for me.

There are four grips on the corners of Vespula but they are not particularly sticky. Thankfully, you can rest the mousepad on the soft gel-filled wrist rest, which comes with a high grip natural rubber base. Not only does it protect your wrist from fatigue and injury, it makes the mousepad unmovable in spite of your rapid and forceful mouse movements.

At 300x220mm, some gamers might find it small compared to other Razer mousepads. But it's just the right size for me as it doesn't take up much table space. Besides, tracking is really accurate on the Vespula so you don't need a big surface to maneuver your mouse. Trevor Tan















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