News Intel Selling RGB Arc Alchemist Mousepad to Celebrate its GPUs

[Admin]

Intel has made a new RGB illuminated 930 x 400mm mousepad that has the same color aesthetic as its Arc GPUs.

Intel Selling RGB Arc Alchemist Mousepad to Celebrate its GPUs : Read more

 

[PlaneInTheSky]

$64 for a mousepad

At this point I am rooting for dot com bubble 2.0 so tech companies get back to Earth and lose their arrogance.

 

[bit_user]

$64 for a mousepad

That's funny. I could actually see people paying that much for a good RGB mousepad, but the graphic would have to be a lot more interesting and probably not just corporate marketing.

My guess is that they made this for their own events, demos, etc. and then decided also to offer it to the few members of the public who might want one.

I find the aspect ratio of it somewhat surprising. Is this a new thing in mousepads, maybe driven by the prevalence of ultra-widescreen gaming monitors?

BTW, reminds me of this:

• View: https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/a7fjqw/where_can_i_get_the_amd_anime_mousepad/
  

In that case, I think actually fan-made.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

If its meant to mimic ARC, I wonder if it also has driver issues?

 

[-Fran-]

If its meant to mimic ARC, I wonder if it also has driver issues?

You probably can't use keyboards which aren't USB3+ and mice which aren't post 2019 won't slide on the mat. They'll probably release a separate silicon cover to fix it later using a formula in the open domain because they're too broke to create it themselves saying the original design of the mat wasn't intended for such old peripherals.

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Too much? xD

Regards.

 

[Amdlova]

Why have a f--king cable? Can't do a wireless power with a crap Bluetooth or other kind of device for wireless rgb input. For that price this is minimum

 

[Giroro]

My RX6900 xt came with a "brand celebrating" mouse pad, for free.
Remember when we were given free things in exchange for ads, instead of being expected to pay upfront for the privilege of hosting an advertisement in our office?
Will version 2.0 require a monthly subscription?

Better question: Why are mouse pads back to being made with grippy dirt-magnet surfaces, as if mice still have balls?
How about something with a nice slick optical-friendly surface that won't gunk up the sliders?

 

[bit_user]

My RX6900 xt came with a "brand celebrating" mouse pad, for free.

Was it RGB? That seems to be the main selling point, here. Also, why it costs quite so much.

How about something with a nice slick optical-friendly surface that won't gunk up the sliders?

That sounds hard. It should be soft. It really bugs me to hear my co-workers slapping their mouse on their bare desks. A mousepad with a slick surface probably wouldn't be much better.

I've used foam + cloth mousepads for like 30 years. If you wash your hands and don't eat finger food at your PC, they tend to stay clean for a long time. Every now and then, you can wash them with dish soap and warm water, in a sink. Maybe not these RGB versions...

 

[NightHawkRMX]

You probably can't use keyboards which aren't USB3+ and mice which aren't post 2019 won't slide on the mat.

No no, it will work, simply with reduced performance due to USB 1.1 being supported only by emulation

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I've used foam + cloth mousepads for like 30 years. If you wash your hands and don't eat finger food at your PC, they tend to stay clean for a long time. Every now and then, you can wash them with dish soap and warm water, in a sink.

I've transitioned away from dedicated mousepads to full desk mats. Right now I have a full desk pleather desk mat, but I'd like a nicer one at some point.

 

[Giroro]

Was it RGB? That seems to be the main selling point, here. Also, why it costs quite so much.

Obviously not, and that would make me a lot less likely to use it. RGB mouse pads are usually the cheapest of the cheap quality, can't be PC controlled (or require massive bloat/spyware when they are), and don't even light up that well.
But if you really want one, a "brand promotion" quality rgb mouse pad is like $15-$20.

That sounds hard. It should be soft. It really bugs me to hear my co-workers slapping their mouse on their bare desks. A mousepad with a slick surface probably wouldn't be much better.

It sounds like your coworkers are like me, and are tired of wasting money on mousepads which actively make it harder to use a mouse. Maybe they would actually use one if the pad was more comfortable or made the mouse work better, which is the point. If a mouse pad made their lives easier then they would use one.

I've used foam + cloth mousepads for like 30 years. If you wash your hands and don't eat finger food at your PC, they tend to stay clean for a long time. Every now and then, you can wash them with dish soap and warm water, in a sink. Maybe not these RGB versions...

I have a dog with short hair like porcupine quills and an optical mouse. The way to get his hair out of a cloth mouse pad is with tweezers. They perform worse than nothing, and probably only still exist because it's super cheap and easy for social media mega-shills to get their logo printed on one.

But I guess I'm just too old for this "PC accessories as a fashion trend for little kids" trash. I still have no idea why anybody was spending $200 on a keyboard that's missing half the keys, then another $200 on a macro keyboard to partially replace the keys they paid extra to not-have.

 

[bit_user]

if you really want one, a "brand promotion" quality rgb mouse pad is like $15-$20.

Based on the article, it sounds like this is definitely not "brand promotion quality":

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"Unlike more traditional RGB mousepads that use a hard surface along with bright RGB perimeter lighting, Intel's mousepad is the opposite utilizing a softer diffused RGB lighting solution, along with the use of softer fabric material. The dimmer light gives the mousepad a more mature look and can be less distracting when gaming, while the soft fabric material allows you to fold the mousepad for much easier transportability if you need to take it with you on vacation or on a business trip."​

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That makes it sound like the cost is probably justified.

Maybe they would actually use one if the pad was more comfortable or made the mouse work better,

Or, maybe they're largely oblivious to it and since they were never offered a mouse pad, they're nowhere close to going out of their way to get one.

I mean, FFS, one of them leaves the windows notification sounds turned up on her laptop.

I have a dog with short hair like porcupine quills and an optical mouse. The way to get his hair out of a cloth mouse pad is with tweezers.

Did you ever try one of those sticky rollers they sell for pet hair removal?

They perform worse than nothing, and probably only still exist because it's super cheap and easy for social media mega-shills to get their logo printed on one.

Not everyone has pets, though. And a soft mousepad is a more comfortable place to rest your hand or wrist than a hard desk.

 

[eye4bear]

My RX6900 xt came with a "brand celebrating" mouse pad, for free.
Remember when we were given free things in exchange for ads, instead of being expected to pay upfront for the privilege of hosting an advertisement in our office?
Will version 2.0 require a monthly subscription?

Better question: Why are mouse pads back to being made with grippy dirt-magnet surfaces, as if mice still have balls?
How about something with a nice slick optical-friendly surface that won't gunk up the sliders?

You beat me to it; I was thinking the same thing "why do people pay for the honor of advertising someone's product"? (of course, we have been doing it for years on tee-shirts etc.) I too remember when companies gave you something with their logo on it, now we are trained to just accept paying for them...