High DPI and RBG lights mean more 12 year olds are attracted to it.
Really, few people use more than 3200 DPI, and any sensor is not at its best at its highest DPI. The numbers that really matter are the max perfect tracking speed and and whether it has speed-induced tracking variance.
Gamung mice generally do have better performing sensors, but that doesn't necessarily mean gaming mice are always inherently better than office mice.
braided extralong cables and as many extra keys as you need for your gaming are non-useless things that may not be available on office mouses. Also office mouses may focus more on ergonomy rather than gameplay, there are those that give you a more vertical hand position.
I personally think braided cables are between useless and detrimental to the quality of the mouse, because they're less flexible than regular rubber mice. I also don't use extra buttons, but, unlike braided cables, I can see how extra buttons could be useful.
Braided cables are more resistant that rubber sheaths at preventing the cable from fraying. Yes, the cable sheath isn't as bendy, but this does make the cable more durable at potentially being severed when an office chair wheel catches it or rolls over it, or when moving your PC and accidentally setting down the tower in such a way that the case edge is over the mouse cable.
Gotta love your user name - it complements your spot-on comments about computer mice nicely. I hope more people got that. People should pay more attention to braided cables on mice - the sooner they realize it's a bad thing, the sooner companies stop making them. On top of being less flexible as you've mentioned, braided cables are also heavier and make using the mouse harder in many situations. It's funny how Razer set to iterate on the "best mouse ever" and ended up slapping a braided cable on it.
Premium gaming mice come down to DPI, Ergonomics and Reliability.
Ergonomics are important in gaming situations as typically players develop their preferred hand position (palm vs. claw) early in their career. It is crucial that if you change mice that you maintain a similar hand position.
This design is most likely a derivative of the Microsoft Explorer 3.0 which was a pioneering "optical" mouse used widely in gaming circles back in the day.
One feature I use on my razer mouse all the time is the on the fly DPI changing. Being able to this greatly increases my gaming performance in games where I go from fast paced action, to needing high accuracy (like sniping in Battlefield). Just push a button and I can switch it on the fly.
Basically most mice will do but, as usual, the marketing convinces YOU that you need x or you. There's no way in heck that ANY mouse is worth $69.99. Once a load of people buy this one they'll just put the price up. History moves forward and the story is such.
Sounds pretty cool, hopefully it supercedes Logitech's G502 Proteus Core's Pixart PMW 3366 sensor in terms of accuracy.
I was never a fan of the lightning, logo, but the sculpture was always good and Razer mice are relatively light in comparison to some other brands. I like using basic looking, but well performing mice, like the Zowie FK1. If this Razer lives up to the claims presented in the article, I'd really like to have that performance in a Zowie shell.
It's nice to see that mice manufacturers are caring increasingly more about the baseline performance of their products, rather than issuing out differently designed plastic shells with the same internals as they did for about 2 decades. I suppose we can thank e-sports publicity also raising awareness that the market does want better performing and more accurate PC peripherals.
I find the DeathAdder to be the most ergonomic and comfortable mouse for me. I'm using the 'black' edition because I don't like glowy mice. The side button's switches are wearing out so I hope the new switches are improved. Hate the Razer software though.
I will never purchase another Razer product after my experience with the Tarantula keyboard, but my deathadder has been the greatest mouse I have ever used. "Gaming" is a term thrown around an awful lot and is typically an excuse to charge more for the same, but their line of mice truly is exceptional.
Never been a fan of Razer's mice, they always seemed gaudy to me, but the mouse that came with my Asus finally started giving out after 6 years, not registering some clicks so I needed a new one.
I ended up having to decide between the Razer Abyssus v2 and the Logitech g303 because I wanted decent performance but don't need a ton of extra buttons. That's what keyboards are for.
Went with the Logitech, because it seemed a better deal, and I think I made the right choice. Software wise, I installed it, setup the mouse the way I like, (no lights, 2 sensitivities) then uninstalled it, the mouse retained all the settings so there's no need to deal with the software anymore. Do Razor mice do that too?
I've been using Deathadder since 2010, and it still rocks for my casual dota / cs go play, never have problem until now. for ergonomic and performance, once you have tried gaming mouse like this Deathadder, you will feel bad touching another casual mouse imo :)
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Eden-K121D - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
Cool. I'm a noob. Can anyone explain the fuss about Gaming Mice?Inteli - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
High DPI and RBG lights mean more 12 year olds are attracted to it.Really, few people use more than 3200 DPI, and any sensor is not at its best at its highest DPI. The numbers that really matter are the max perfect tracking speed and and whether it has speed-induced tracking variance.
Gamung mice generally do have better performing sensors, but that doesn't necessarily mean gaming mice are always inherently better than office mice.
Murloc - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
braided extralong cables and as many extra keys as you need for your gaming are non-useless things that may not be available on office mouses.Also office mouses may focus more on ergonomy rather than gameplay, there are those that give you a more vertical hand position.
Inteli - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
I personally think braided cables are between useless and detrimental to the quality of the mouse, because they're less flexible than regular rubber mice. I also don't use extra buttons, but, unlike braided cables, I can see how extra buttons could be useful.Lolimaster - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
Guess you never used the extra buttons for things like copy-paste, open an specific programa, macro your favorite url, etc.JoeyJoJo123 - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
Braided cables are more resistant that rubber sheaths at preventing the cable from fraying. Yes, the cable sheath isn't as bendy, but this does make the cable more durable at potentially being severed when an office chair wheel catches it or rolls over it, or when moving your PC and accidentally setting down the tower in such a way that the case edge is over the mouse cable.yhselp - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
Gotta love your user name - it complements your spot-on comments about computer mice nicely. I hope more people got that. People should pay more attention to braided cables on mice - the sooner they realize it's a bad thing, the sooner companies stop making them. On top of being less flexible as you've mentioned, braided cables are also heavier and make using the mouse harder in many situations. It's funny how Razer set to iterate on the "best mouse ever" and ended up slapping a braided cable on it.Tylanner - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
Premium gaming mice come down to DPI, Ergonomics and Reliability.Ergonomics are important in gaming situations as typically players develop their preferred hand position (palm vs. claw) early in their career. It is crucial that if you change mice that you maintain a similar hand position.
This design is most likely a derivative of the Microsoft Explorer 3.0 which was a pioneering "optical" mouse used widely in gaming circles back in the day.
Stuka87 - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
One feature I use on my razer mouse all the time is the on the fly DPI changing. Being able to this greatly increases my gaming performance in games where I go from fast paced action, to needing high accuracy (like sniping in Battlefield). Just push a button and I can switch it on the fly.Stuka87 - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
Oh, the dual sensors also makes it incredibly accurate.damianrobertjones - Monday, October 3, 2016 - link
Basically most mice will do but, as usual, the marketing convinces YOU that you need x or you. There's no way in heck that ANY mouse is worth $69.99. Once a load of people buy this one they'll just put the price up. History moves forward and the story is such.JoeyJoJo123 - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
Sounds pretty cool, hopefully it supercedes Logitech's G502 Proteus Core's Pixart PMW 3366 sensor in terms of accuracy.I was never a fan of the lightning, logo, but the sculpture was always good and Razer mice are relatively light in comparison to some other brands. I like using basic looking, but well performing mice, like the Zowie FK1. If this Razer lives up to the claims presented in the article, I'd really like to have that performance in a Zowie shell.
It's nice to see that mice manufacturers are caring increasingly more about the baseline performance of their products, rather than issuing out differently designed plastic shells with the same internals as they did for about 2 decades. I suppose we can thank e-sports publicity also raising awareness that the market does want better performing and more accurate PC peripherals.
Alexvrb - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
Yeah now if only they would make Razer mice more reliable and with less crappy software.snowmyr - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
I find the DeathAdder to be the most ergonomic and comfortable mouse for me. I'm using the 'black' edition because I don't like glowy mice. The side button's switches are wearing out so I hope the new switches are improved.Hate the Razer software though.
Lolimaster - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
You can spend $& on a bunch of 20M omron switches (chinese sites like aliexpress), and have spare parts for you mice literally for life.Lolimaster - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
Yes, razer software is sh*t, specially their dependance on being internet connected, wtf?=fanofanand - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
I 3rd this, Razer software is absolute trash and destroys the experience of using their products.Dug - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
Is their software needed to get all the benefits? I'm assuming so.fanofanand - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
I will never purchase another Razer product after my experience with the Tarantula keyboard, but my deathadder has been the greatest mouse I have ever used. "Gaming" is a term thrown around an awful lot and is typically an excuse to charge more for the same, but their line of mice truly is exceptional.bJammin - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
Never been a fan of Razer's mice, they always seemed gaudy to me, but the mouse that came with my Asus finally started giving out after 6 years, not registering some clicks so I needed a new one.I ended up having to decide between the Razer Abyssus v2 and the Logitech g303 because I wanted decent performance but don't need a ton of extra buttons. That's what keyboards are for.
Went with the Logitech, because it seemed a better deal, and I think I made the right choice. Software wise, I installed it, setup the mouse the way I like, (no lights, 2 sensitivities) then uninstalled it, the mouse retained all the settings so there's no need to deal with the software anymore. Do Razor mice do that too?
mazz7 - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
I've been using Deathadder since 2010, and it still rocks for my casual dota / cs go play, never have problem until now. for ergonomic and performance, once you have tried gaming mouse like this Deathadder, you will feel bad touching another casual mouse imo :)GiantPandaMan - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
105 grams is way too heavy for an FPS mouse. Disappointing considering the new sensor sounds intriguing. Back to Zowie and Logitech.just4U - Monday, October 3, 2016 - link
Someday I'd like to own a left handed mouse... Razer has had them but the price... (ouch) so to date.. none for me.