" Frankly it would be nice to see some of these devices move off of the extremely crowded 2.4 GHz frequency altogether, and with the relatively short distance from a mouse to a PC, it’s strange that they stick with the 2.4 GHz band."
I'm not entirely sure I agree. It's unlikely we'll see them drop back down to the emptying out 900MHz (or lower) band. 60GHz is too immature and line of sight dependent. That leaves 5GHz. My fear is that if random low bandwidth devices start migrating to it in mass we'll end up with a repeat of the situation in 2.4GHz where a few mice/bluetooth/etc devices using the smallest channel size available end up making it impossible to get a non-shared channel at the larger sizes wifi networks run at. With only 5 non-overlapping 80MHz channels in the US band (5ghz is a mess in terms of international differences) we're only marginally better off in terms of next generation high speed wifi (802.11ac technically supports up to 160 MHz channels now; but in practice virtually no hardware uses the bigger sizes yet) than we are with 3 20MHz wifi channels at 2.4 GHz.
In the US the 3.6GHz band would have the advantage of being largely open from competition and not have the directionality problems of 60GHz; but limited hardware availability would probably be worse problem. Also it looks like it's only an open band in the US at present, so it wouldn't be an option for a global model.
Microsoft's Xbox One controller dongle comes with something too. It's not like you're adding a wire to the mouse you're increasing the effective range of the dongle and removing obstacles, such as the computer case.
The current Razer Synapse software is at the heart of my DeathAdder's problems. When I boot my computer, it often won't find and recognize the mouse. I went through updates and put up with the problem for about 6 weeks. Uninstalling Synapse fixed the problem, but now nothing configurable about the mouse can be changed. It was supposed to be a gift, but it's turned into a pretty looking paperweight over that issue. The hardware was nice, but I just can't get behind a company that can't fix such a trivial problem.
A huge drawback of Razer mice compared to Logitech mice is that most Razer mice don't have on board memory, and you can't use them without installing Razer Synapse. And Synapse requires admin rights, an internet connection, and is generally a piece of shit.
Meaning, you can't use them at work, at a friend's place, at LAN, at school, at libraries, and so on. Made worse by the fact that this is a wireless mice that you're supposed be able to carry around with you.
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DanNeely - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
" Frankly it would be nice to see some of these devices move off of the extremely crowded 2.4 GHz frequency altogether, and with the relatively short distance from a mouse to a PC, it’s strange that they stick with the 2.4 GHz band."I'm not entirely sure I agree. It's unlikely we'll see them drop back down to the emptying out 900MHz (or lower) band. 60GHz is too immature and line of sight dependent. That leaves 5GHz. My fear is that if random low bandwidth devices start migrating to it in mass we'll end up with a repeat of the situation in 2.4GHz where a few mice/bluetooth/etc devices using the smallest channel size available end up making it impossible to get a non-shared channel at the larger sizes wifi networks run at. With only 5 non-overlapping 80MHz channels in the US band (5ghz is a mess in terms of international differences) we're only marginally better off in terms of next generation high speed wifi (802.11ac technically supports up to 160 MHz channels now; but in practice virtually no hardware uses the bigger sizes yet) than we are with 3 20MHz wifi channels at 2.4 GHz.
DanNeely - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
In the US the 3.6GHz band would have the advantage of being largely open from competition and not have the directionality problems of 60GHz; but limited hardware availability would probably be worse problem. Also it looks like it's only an open band in the US at present, so it wouldn't be an option for a global model.Diji1 - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
You could solve the line of sight issue with a wireless reciever on a cord to position it near the mouse.jordanclock - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
Your solution for the drawbacks of wireless mice is to add a wire?HomeworldFound - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
Are you aware that some game controller dongles and the Steam controller come with an extension cable and port to increase the range of the dongles?HomeworldFound - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
Microsoft's Xbox One controller dongle comes with something too. It's not like you're adding a wire to the mouse you're increasing the effective range of the dongle and removing obstacles, such as the computer case.BrokenCrayons - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
The current Razer Synapse software is at the heart of my DeathAdder's problems. When I boot my computer, it often won't find and recognize the mouse. I went through updates and put up with the problem for about 6 weeks. Uninstalling Synapse fixed the problem, but now nothing configurable about the mouse can be changed. It was supposed to be a gift, but it's turned into a pretty looking paperweight over that issue. The hardware was nice, but I just can't get behind a company that can't fix such a trivial problem.Lwerewolf - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
Took them some time to release a g900 competitor... Let's see how it'll compare :)namiator - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
yeah, and it's also 10$ cheaper than the g900hope that it performs wel
numberlen - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
A huge drawback of Razer mice compared to Logitech mice is that most Razer mice don't have on board memory, and you can't use them without installing Razer Synapse. And Synapse requires admin rights, an internet connection, and is generally a piece of shit.Meaning, you can't use them at work, at a friend's place, at LAN, at school, at libraries, and so on. Made worse by the fact that this is a wireless mice that you're supposed be able to carry around with you.
numberlen - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
Good thing they fixed that here.Despoiler - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
Razer makes some god awful cheap gear. Everything I've had from them has broken within a year.ThelVadum - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
I guess I've been lucky then. My razer taipan is 5 years old and still going strong :)Tamz_msc - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
It is supposedly using a laser sensor in the wireless version. Pass.HomeworldFound - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
It doesn't have an OLED screen in it, not very exciting. It'll break in a couple of months anyway.Adm_SkyWalker - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - link
Spec wise, looks like the only difference between the Wireless Mamba and the Lancehead is the AFT. They both have the same DPI, tracking and polling.bestgamingmouse - Monday, September 11, 2017 - link
I like Razer offers, is it possible use USB cable to increase the range of dongle?http://gamingtoolkit.net/
gsaydiu - Tuesday, May 3, 2022 - link
здравейте искам да попитам понеже съм със razer lancehead мишка мога ли да си я свържа само с бежичното usb към компютара