This mouse is very, very, nice. I have been using it's predecessor for the past four years or so, ever since it came out.
First: What I like about this mouse:
1. Comfort! This mouse fits my hand perfectly, and has most of the buttons in the right place for ease of use on a regular basis. The side buttons are in the perfect position for me to use for push-to-talk or other functions on my computer. The side grips are comfortable, and the perfect texture to keep my hand from slipping.
2. The buttons on this mouse came adjusted how I like them, with some but not a lot of force needed to activate the switches. The buttons do evidently have an adjustable click force, but I have not had a good reason to adjust them.
3. Quiet scroll wheel. A lot of the competitor's mice have ridiculously loud scroll wheels. I use this mouse in a quiet room, and though it is not silent, it is not super clicky. It doesn't sound like breaking plastic when you turn the mouse wheel, but it does have a nice feel and sound to it. I think the biggest thing is the lower frequency of the noise.
4. This mouse feels well made. The parts don't shift around on you, and the whole mouse is solid. A lot of the other mice I have tried feel cheap and not well made.
5. The side buttons register as button 4 and 5 in most software, allowing you to assign function to them without using some crazy keyboard shortcut like some other mice require.
6. Lighting - There are some pretty cool lighting effects that you can set up on this thing. There are three different zones, which can have three different setups, and the setups can be layered as well.
What I don't like as much:
1. The battery is no longer removeable. Not really a big deal, but a small annoyance.
2. The cable is not the same as the original mamba. They moved to micro usb instead of sticking with mini. Kind of annoying that the old cable won't work in a pinch.
3. The latch is gone! There used to be a latch that kept the cable in the old mamba. In the new one, it uses only friction. This is one of the two places where I don't like the new design as much.
4. The sensitivity buttons are now below the scroll wheel. I preferred them off to the side, but I guess it isn't that big of a deal.
5. Color choices are different between the software and the mouse lights. Setting Orange in the software gets more of a washed out yellow/white. Kind of disappointing for the cost of the mouse.
All in all, this is an awesome mouse, and I would recommend it to anyone who has even thought about a wireless gaming mouse. The charging dock is easy to use, looks pretty decent, and you can of course customize the lights on it as well. If you liked the original Mamba, you will probably like the Chroma as well.
| Wireless Type | 802.11abg |
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