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My favorite parts of this mouse are the look and feel; its one great looking mouse, and it feels great. This mouse is the best I have ever used. There is no lag, and is great for gaming or even just surfing the internet. It does take some getting used to though, but that doesn't matter considering the overall quality of the mouse, and the option to program the actions of the buttons on the mouse which makes gaming easier. If you are a heavy gamer, this is the mouse for you.
I have only owned this mouse for a month, and maybe I just haven't got the buttons down yet. I have two games that I play regularly, and I already have all game play actions tied to the same keys. The transition to the new profile leaves the mouse inoperable for several seconds. I have heard complaints about it being buggy, it might be a little slow, but not buggy. If you have enough games that you have time to play regularly that you need 5 different profiles, we can't relate and reading this post is a waste of your time.
The flexibility of the software is great. I almost gave up on it as tendonitis set in. I found with a couscous effort I could hold it correctly, I guess like taking off on a steep hill in a manual transmission. The buttons on the right side of the mouse are defaulted to "Profile switch".
The mouse I was using only had two programmable buttons, and he though of all the extra buttons that would allow me to be less tethered to my keyboard while playing. I would like to say it helps out me game considerably, but I am not able to say that. It is worth the time to get accustomed to using.Cons: Getting used to the new form factor of the mouse is painful. I am not a hardcore gamer, I just play on the days that my busy schedule allows. I can't say that my death to kills ratio has improved much, but it hasn't gotten worse.Pros: Software is very good. If I could imagine a more useless button, I don't know what it would be.
I find that I push the back button opposite of the button I am trying to push because I am trying to get leverage. Enough complaining. I purchased this mouse specifically for gaming. There is very little you can't change to suite your needs / fancy. The first button on either side and the main buttons press just right, not too hard or soft.
Like learning to drive a stick shift, but you wrist is the clutch.
This is a really nice mouse.
The weight, while very good, would be nice to have the ability to adjust like in similarly priced mice.Will I trade down to my old mouse or try to learn a different mouse.
The appeal of this mouse was the extra buttons that could be programmed.
Very unlikely.
The DPI on the fly I have enabled, but like fraps, I never utilize it when it would be useful.
The form is difficult to get used to, but like learning to drive a stick shift, it is worth it in the long run.
The second set of programmable buttons are really hard to get used to.
Would I buy this mouse again if it crapped out, at the price it is now, probably not.
I've owned a Razer Diamondback for about a year, at 1800 dpi. Hardware breaks, period. The thing about 'gaming' hardware is that people are very very very picky. I got this Lachesis refurbished for cheap, but now that I've used it, if it broke because I stepped on it or something stupid like that I'd definitely spend $60~70 to replace it.The buttons on the side: This is an ambidextrous mouse, meaning the buttons on the side are made so that they are easy to press with your thumb, so obviously on the other side of the mouse you don't have another thumb. The advantage its given me to online gaming, just from switching from an already impressive older Razer, was evident in the first thirty minutes. I loved it. While this may be a 'con' the advantages gained in the excellent precision and high DPI greatly out-way this.
The difference is that when someone breaks their logitech or microsoft or whatever cheapo mouse they don't immediately go write a negative review about it, whereas if their expensive gaming mouse breaks they get pissed real quick. When I first decided to buy a mouse with a decent DPI I remember feeling like there was absolutely no choice because EVERY possible mouse had a good share of scaling negative "I'm a pro take it from me" reviews. Especially this kind of hardware. It completely changed my online FPS performance (given that I'd been using a cheap wireless mouse before that). Because you can use this as a lefty or a righty, one side of the mouse will have buttons that aren't exactly natural for your fingers to use. This is the second Razer I've owned and it feels absolutely solid and I have no qualms about its quality. Highly recommend, also remember to download the newest firmware.
I just bought this mouse, and it's very comfortable. The biggest problem is it's too sensitive, making the mouse move erraticly(sp)., and only move left to right easily. After many adjustment to the sensitivity, on both the software, and windows mouse settings, i've gotten it to work fairly well, it even had a problem with Razers ExactMat.
As far as usage I use this mouse for everything. I had to unplug and replug to get it to power up. WOW, COD4, BF2, Dawn of War II, are all on my active gaming list I've used this mouse with as well as a little Corel and photoshop'ing. If you like what you see and feel hands on you wont be disappointed once you start using it.
I installed the provided disk drivers and restarted as per instructions. It did indeed come right out of the box with all the problems people described in other reviews. Reading reviews and looking around before I purchased the mouse I had a memory jog and was reminded to take the clear plastic off the bottom. In this day and age with software and hardware upgrades it should be all but instant to go to a website and download the latest driver.
I personally love the look and feel ot Razer mice and they are a great fit for my hand and wrist posture. The mouse powered up and mouse movement was extremely jumpy and wouldnt move correctly. PROBLEM SOLVED. I played around with the mouse and found that it would lag a second or two before moving after sitting for a couple seconds. All I can say is this is another great Razer product.
I wont insult anyone but if you expect any computer part or product to work right out of the box without updated drivers you're more than likely sorely mistaken. I use this mouse with a steelseries mousepad and they are a great together. I havent played with any of the marco capabilities or anything like that but if it holds true to with other Razer products I wont be disappointed. The only true recommendation I would offer someone that cant be fixed with a trip to the net is a trip to a local best buy or similiar store to see how the fit and feel to your hand will be. DOWNLOAD THE UPDATED DRIVERS. My computer restarted and the mouse went dead. Like mentioned above, dont let some of the down reviews deter you from this mouse.
Another quick trip to the review pages and found that this is an easy remedy. That task completed and the mouse moves and works like a dream. Take the plastic shipping sheet off the bottom and install the updated drivers and you wont be disappointed. Its meets my expectations and more.
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