QPAD 5K gaming mouse is 'innovative,' 'groundbreaking,' Swedish

Swedish manufacturer QPAD may have started out as a purveyor of high-end gaming mousepads, but it's slowly been branching out into the realm of actual peripherals, and it's now bolstered its offerings a bit further with a new gaming mouse that may just change gaming mice forever -- or not. While the company's claims that its QPAD 5K mouse boasts an "innovative shape" and "ground breaking technology" may be overstating things just a tad, the mouse should indeed meet the needs of all but the most demanding gamers who are looking for full customization options (five buttons, in this case) and a suitably high resolution sensor. Unfortunately, there's no word on a release 'round here just yet, but folks in Europe will be able to pick this one up next month for €60, or just under $90.

[Xeno Posted Sep 16th 2009 1:58PM]

Zune HD? No?
*Sigh*

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 5:05PM]

Ipod touch: 20 million sold
Zune: 2 million sold
'nuff said.

[Xeno Posted Sep 16th 2009 5:26PM]

10%? That's pretty good!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:03PM]

Innovative shape? Looks just like my logitech mx mouse and I don´t know if I would buy a mouse from a company called QPAD. I trust logitech.

[Al Capa Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:10PM]

I have this. I make full use of it's groundbreaking capabilities by using it as a drilling machine.

[d889 Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:45PM]

lol yeah that looks just like my old as hell mx500 that im still rocking

[JeremyBenthem Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:49PM]

They meant it was innovative when Logitech first released it

[notice Posted Sep 16th 2009 3:06PM]

Looks similar to my M$ Laser 6000 as well.

[engadgetjp Posted Sep 16th 2009 3:37PM]

Yeah, I'm a Logitech big fan for more than 11 years! But QPAD does solve the problem of of the pinky blocking the mouse movement during gaming.

[engadgetjp Posted Sep 16th 2009 3:40PM]

I don't think QPAD has the technology of Darkfield like Logitech where it also works on glass!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 5:02PM]

Ok QPAD solves the pinky, but logitech manages to make a wireless mouse that you connect to your computer just when you need to charge it and has a tiny usb link that you can use over glass and you have the reliability of logitech (I´m talking about the mx performance mouse, check it out it rocks!)

[Phobos Posted Sep 16th 2009 8:08PM]

but dude, it's SWEDED!

[AKJ Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:04PM]

That's some innovative and groundbreaking punctuation in the heading.. was it written by a Swede?

[Templarian Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:04PM]

The overall shape looks really nice. Wish companies would start licensing blue track though. Lasers just fail on some surfaces.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:09PM]

You mean like the Razer Lachesis?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:10PM]

Hm. I missed. Comment meant for Valhalla.

[ValhallaSky Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:04PM]

Ya know, just once I'd like to see a nice and sophisticated left-handed gaming mouse. :-/

[Sean O Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:13PM]

Seriously, there are products for niche subsets everywhere, but peripherals can't work for a full 10 freaking percent of the world? Ridiculous.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:21PM]

Well since this is their first mouse, I would at least be really surprised if they would have made it a southpaw. But that's maybe just me...? =)

[kingu Posted Sep 16th 2009 7:41PM]

Learn to use the right (no pun intended) hand for mousing.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 11:46PM]

Looks like my NZXT Avatar mouse. I love it by the way. It's for Lefties and Righties.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:05PM]

for $10 more, you could have gotten a mouse with 15 buttons for maximum customization.

[Wwhat Posted Sep 16th 2009 10:22PM]

This one has a goldplated USB connector though!!! Isn't it dreamy?

[avengeryarr Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:27PM]

I'll stick with my Lachesis.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:31PM]

Looks exactly like the Steelseries Ikari Laser: http://www.steelseries.com/us/products/mice/ikari_laser/pictures

Combined with the Logitech G7.

How is that innovative in terms of design?

[xValentine Posted Sep 17th 2009 12:30AM]

lol yeah.

I owned an Ikari Laser and I think it's the best wired mouse I've ever owned. ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:36PM]

This mouse looks alot like the steelseries ikari

[Reisa Posted Sep 16th 2009 2:44PM]

Looks sweet. I'd have to try it before giving up my Evoluent, though.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 3:05PM]

Now if you want a mouse too tubby for its own good, and chock full o' fat kid goodness...

Look no further: http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-naga

[Wwhat Posted Sep 16th 2009 9:48PM]

Haha, I notice they don't show any picture or video of someone holding it, and I wonder if that's even possible with all these buttons.

[FuturePastNow Posted Sep 16th 2009 3:12PM]

Funny, when I bought this mouse, it was called a MX1100.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 6:25PM]

I'll stick with my Razer Lachesis which has nine buttons, a already ridiculous high 4000DPI sensor, an ideal shape, great software and OS support, availability for over a year and had cost me barely anything more than what this company is charging for their mouse. Someone update me when they find that allows them to utilize a 5K sensor to some respectable degree, because the only use I got for 4K sensor is a banshee is Halo 2.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 6:56PM]

A $5000 mouse?

[Wwhat Posted Sep 16th 2009 9:08PM]

The time you could compete with a sensor is over good friends peripheral makers, just tell us the scrollwheel works as it should and we'll be suitably impressed.

[johnnyfoofee Posted Oct 14th 2009 9:08PM]

I WANT THIS MOUSE! when will it be avil.in usa as i keep checking qpad usa and not a freaking hint of when -anyone know -please let me know