RAZER Mamba?

[AllHopeIsGone1]

Wait, the Mamba is wireless and wired functionality?

 

[_jM]

yup... sho is... go check out newegg or RAZERzone.com.. this mouse is by far the best mouse bar none. Now, it is a bit pricey but thats the sacrifice we make to have things like this.

 

[Haytch]

Ive got one.

The first thing i must say about it, is that it is NOT worth it. Mice these days are darn expensive and this one is like buying an ounce of gold.

Next ill like to state that it is the best mouse on the market. I like to try any and every mouse, even though ive been a regular user of the Razer Copperhead for about 4 years now, and this is a marvel.

Yes its both wired/wireless and the responce time is the same ingame (Rated <1ms). Maybe there is a difference with higher polling via USB but if its under 1ms Razer would be aware that your bottleneck wouldnt be there.

Its range is about 4 meters. After that you need to avoid obstructions.

5,600 DPI is stupid unless you have a bigscreen with Super Duper res. DPI on the fly came in handy back in the Copperhead days, but now i just preprogram profiles and actually utilize all the buttons with a set DPI in according to the profile.

I have had 5 Copperheads, and 4 died due to mistreatment. This is my first Mamba, and im actually taking care of it. I love my Razer stand/charger (used the l.e.d and circuit board from a broken Copperhead so now my stand glows and dims blue).

 

[_jM]

I love my Razer stand/charger (used the l.e.d and circuit board from a broken Copperhead so now my stand glows and dims blue).

The charger-base thingy that came with mine glows blue also. Right out of the box.. wtf are you talking about?

 

[MoonPig]

That Razer is £125 here :O

My last mouse, Razer, cost me £15! lol.

It best be able to microwave food at that price.

 

[Hayder_Master]

i still like my gigabyte ghost mouse , best performance per dollar
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=84489

 

[h3llb3nd4]

Why is wireless crap?

IMO I like anything from Logitech, Razor and Microsoft. nothing else

 

[Pings]

I got the Razer Mamba the other day. I was wireless mouse naysayer until I got the Mamba. I thought since it had the wired/wireless connections, I could just use it wired if I didn't like the wireless connection. The Razer Mamba's wired connector is much better then the Sidewinder X8 magnet connector. The Mamba's USB connector locks into place and connects to a mini USB port under the scroll wheel. So that why I chose the Razer Mamba over the Sidewinder X8. Well anyways, I have to say the wireless is so fast I can't tell it's wireless. I plugged the wired connection, and could not tell the difference. Now most of the time, really all of it, I use the wireless connection. The Razer Mamba is a great mouse that has some minor bugs to big worked out. I rate it a 4 out of 5.

Pros:
• The best feeling mouse I have ever felt.
• So fast you can't tell it's wireless.
• Great wired connection design.
• You can turn all the lights off, for a all black mouse.
• Scroll wheel middle click is really easy to click and scroll with.
• The overall design is beautiful.

Cons:
• Its does not work well on soft of cloth surfaces.
• Some of them jitter.
• It could pick up some vibrations.
• Even with the newest driver/firmware its still has minor bugs to big worked out.

 

[BradleyKZN]

Im getting an A4tech oscar 750bk for aprox $20 and i bet it will work just as well as most expensive mice. However that side scroll wheel on that logitech looks ftw!

 

[tomba2k]

yup... sho is... go check out newegg or RAZERzone.com.. this mouse is by far the best mouse bar none. Now, it is a bit pricey but thats the sacrifice we make to have things like this.

do you find manufacturer objective in review???
every manufacturer will praise their product, even the crapy one

I'll repeat myself :

Although opinion about Razer is pretty subjective for every one, I mostly agree on that.
5600dpi i a real bliss, but a find all resolutions above 3200 unusable.

+:
The biggest plus for it that mamba doesn't have problems hat g7 had - update frequency in wireless mode is not close to high end mouses, it's identical, and wifi frequency is auto adjustable, so mamba wouldn't interfere with wlan and other devices (i had that problem with g7)
scroll is gaming mouse scroll (g9's one for example isn't - micro-scroll is 4 office use)
others +'s are ones present 4 all razer mouses (fully rubberized, large buttons etc)

-:
what i find negative on any wireless mouse (including mamba) is that it can't have weight system because of battery placement.
because of that, i find it a bit to light. (i got used to 36g of weights)
also, i feel a bit of a lack of control because of symmetrical hump.
(it could be just a matter of habbit, i only played with mamba at my friends pc)
the biggest - caused by either driver bug, or the wifi interfering isn't totally solved, that mouse pointer blinks when u click buttons (in wifi mod) even when u hold mouse perfectly still!

(i found the problem isn't present only on my friends mamba:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsq2uklG_0M )

conclusion - for me, mamba's features aren't good enough reason to replace my stinger which i find more ergonomic, better weight balanced/customizable, bugs free, and has far lower price (i think there's no mouse of that quality/performance/features for that price).
so, although mamba is far the best gaming wireless mouse, for me stinger is still better gaming mouse in generally.

and this comes from a guy who used:
ms intelly 1.1, 3.0, trust mi7500x, ms wireless laser 5k, logitech mx518, g5, g7, trust gm-4600 and now cyber snipa stinger for a year.

other thing that could have effect on any mouse impression is mousepad.
i use coolermaster dualside mousepad.

dont laugh on that, its not peripheral oriented brand, neither it has seducing name, but its polycarbon/alluminum made mousepad, and its miles beyond any steelseries mousepad.

 

[_jM]

do you find manufacturer objective in review???
every manufacturer will praise their product, even the crapy one

I'll repeat myself :

1st off i was referring to customer reviews on newegg and razer..

2nd .. do you just randomly scroll through threads just to flame someone? it seems that most of your posts if not all of them i have seen are/have been negative against the OPs subject..? If you want to disagree thats fine, but trying to prove everyone wrong is retarded..:shadedshu

 

[Th0rn0]

I personally dislike wireless mice. And I dislike razers.

They may be the best mice ever but I've had too many just break on me. Onto my 25 pound Diamondback 3G and it is a dam nice mouse, but I am expecting it to die any time soon. Back to logitech for me I think. I want a cheap G5.

 

[Stearic]

I really like my Razer DeathAdder, but it is beginning to show signs of old age after a bit of abuse (1.5 years); the mamba might me a good replacement me thinks.

 

[reverze]

$130 for a mouse.. just ouch

I still can't believe I paid $70 for the G9.. but that's still nearly half the price.

 

[nascasho]

Best mouse I've ever bought, but not worth $130.

 

[erocker]

It's a mouse and it's overpriced. Go with a Copperhead.

 

[IINexusII]

or deathadder, which is exactly the same.

 

[n-ster]

what is the cheapest good gaming mouse out there?

 

[nascasho]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104178

Not too shabby for cheaper.

 

[tomba2k]

1st off i was referring to customer reviews on newegg and razer..

2nd .. do you just randomly scroll through threads just to flame someone? it seems that most of your posts if not all of them i have seen are/have been negative against the OPs subject..? If you want to disagree thats fine, but trying to prove everyone wrong is retarded..:shadedshu

Well, maybe my posts turned negative, but intention was to give experience based opinion. I mentioned what are positive and negative sides of razer mamba.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104178
Not too shabby for cheaper.

I think that everyone who recommend mx518, could easily recommend ms intelli mouse 1.1
don't get me wrong, those mouses were one of the best gaming mouse of their time, but time passing already killed them, so i dont see the point of recommending something what was good gaming mouse for some time ago if somebody asks for good gaming mouse today.

in my opinion, intelli mouse 1.1 with 400dpi and mx518 with 1600dpi (1800dpi on mx was software interpolation IIRC) with their optical sensors cannot compete with today's laser and 3g high dpi sensors. (not to mention that mx518 has only 125hz refresh rate :S )
the point is to recommend something what IS good gaming mouse, and not what WAS good gaming mouse.

what is the cheapest good gaming mouse out there?

well, this is pretty good mouse for it's price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826100001

 

[nascasho]

He asked for cheap, not the latest and greatest.

 

[Lazer_Dark_Assassin]

I love that mouse or I love the looks of that mouse just too expensive. I'm just gonna stick to my Diamondback and later maybe a Copperhead

 

[tomba2k]

Interesting, in your sig all trademarks are gaming related except intel xD.

He asked for cheap, not the latest and greatest.

exactly.
that what i'm saying.
he can get 10x more of some new cheape mouse than what he can get from mx518 for the same price.
not the quality is necesary the same, but mx is just toooo old.
only reason why most people use mx from what i now is shape and feeling that for some people is irreplaceable and (wrong) belief that it is still one of best gaming mouse (people should now that time of mx is paste and not present)
as i said it just can't compete with gaming mouses of present.

 

[n-ster]

Interesting... I like both of the answers to my question... I actually find both relevant... if performance REALLY that important? idk... Maybe more features/quality is better no? but at 25$, the OCZ looks attractive for it's price VERY attractive!

 

[tomba2k]

Interesting... I like both of the answers to my question... I actually find both relevant... if performance REALLY that important? idk... Maybe more features/quality is better no? but at 25$, the OCZ looks attractive for it's price VERY attractive!

Well, OCZ is quality brand.
They are pretty new in field of peripherals, but it looks promising
There is few things relevant to mouse choice.
But, in the end, most important is: how mouse fits to your hand
and the feeling you get by using the mouse.
This second is related to performance, quality etc, but all together, its best to try mouse you want to buy, either if your friend got it, or at a shop.
if not, choice may be wrong, no matter is the mouse OCZ, MS, Razer, Logitech or something totally different.
Exceptions is if the mouse is totally the same, as example of:
OCZ Dominatrix / Trust GM​-4800 / Cyber Snipa Stinger / MSI StarMouse GS -501.
Mouses like trust gm 4600 and trust gm4800 have MANY variations by many trademarks, but basicly its the same mouse (a4tech oscar - almost whole series is just copy of gm4600 or vice versa), maybe just little better/worse sensor in some occasions.
but cpi/dpi and refresh rate does matter (most important is that you have at least 2000dpi and 500Hz, its large difference from 1600dpi/125Hz, but small from 4000dpi and 1000Hz)
so basicly, there is no mouse with better refresh rate than 1000Hz, and more than 3200dpi is mostly unusable.

laser/3g mouses are better (although steelseries fans would probably claim the opposite) than regular optical sensors, but some of them don't work well on plastic mousepads. (some of them even work better on wooden desk than plastic mousepad).
steelseries only produce plastic mousepads, so there is the answer on mentioned claim of steelseries (that laser is no good :S )
anyway, if you get laser mouse, its best to use metal or metal/polycarbone mousepad like mine is.
(cooler master dual).
some of regular polymer materials could also be good, but i didn't test it enough to give a positive comment on that.