Top critical review
1.0 out of 5 starsFull of gimmicks, no substance
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2016
First of all, I use this mouse for CAD, not for gaming which is it's intended purpose. So the things I need in a mouse may be a little different from the target customer base, but if you want quality high end computer peripherals it almost has to be made for gaming. This mouse offers a lot of advanced features that prove very useful when working with CAD. The programmable buttons are very nice and are able to be set up to do much more than other mice that I have used. Not only can you set a button to a specific keyboard key, but you can program a macro to enter advanced CAD commands which I use very often. The ability to adjust the sensitivity very precisely (down to the exact dpi) is a nice feature to really fine tune how you want the mouse to move. The mouse feels very comfortable in the hand as well. The ability to adjust the sensitivity at the push of a button is not something that I find useful for what I do, but the buttons are easily reprogrammed to more useful functions. The lighting aspect is not one that I was interested in when I bought the mouse, but I must say, it's actually pretty cool. It makes it easy to tell which settings profile the mouse has switched to when using multiple applications at once. The Razer Synapse application is very easy to use and set up. I only use the mouse for one computer, so having to have software installed in order to customize the mouse is not something that I mind.
The reason I gave this mouse four stars instead of five is because the mouse is because of the link program feature and the cost. It is a very nice mouse with a lot of great features, but I just don't quite see why it costs as much as it does. the link program feature links a particular application to a specific settings profile for the mouse. This is a very useful feature, but it is very slow at switching from profile to profile. A lot of times when I need to switch to another application for a moment, I have already switched back before the profile even changes. I have use other mice, such as the Logitech M510, that coordinated button function with application with no latency and much less cost. For the price of this mouse I would expect all of the functions to work flawlessly.
Edit: 12-30-16
After using this mouse for a few months I have to edit my previous review. This mouse is may be a great gaming mouse, I have no idea as I've never used it for that, but it is absolutely terrible for general use or CAD. I thought the extra buttons would be useful when working with CAD, and that part is mostly true, being able to set macros is for the buttons is nice. The problem is the software that controls the mouse. It is the worst. I do not understand why a $150 mouse does not have the ability to assign custom functions for the buttons depending on the application without a lengthy process to switch profiles. This process makes you wait several seconds before the profile is switched and if you are trying to switch to a different program from the task bar, it closes the pop up. This will happen several times while it is switching. If you need to go back and forth between applications (as I frequently need to do) this is a huge headache. I've had to change to manually switching profiles with the two buttons on top of the mouse, which means I've ended up with two less buttons that I could have had. Often times I will try to use mouse button functions only to realize that I am in the wrong profile and then have to switch. This may seem like a minor problem until it happens constantly throughout the day, every day. As I said before, Logitech manages to implement this feature flawlessly in even their cheap mice, but this mouse for three or four times the cost cannot manage this simple task. I do not understand this. I also do not understand why my old Logitech mouse could hold a charge for several months off of AA batteries and this mouse cannot stay charged for the entirety of a day. Often times the mouse just stops working and will not come back until you unplug the base and plug it back in.
This mouse has many gimmicks to attract people but does not have any substance to its use. If you want a mouse that lights up with pretty colors I guess it will do that fine. If you want to make minuscule adjustments to the click pressure (for what ever reason) it will do that very well. I will also say that it does look very nice. But I expect a little more out of such a pricey mouse.
If you are considering this mouse for anything other than gaming, I would very much reconsider. It may be a fine gaming mouse, and if it is, that is it's one and only use. The price they are asking for this mouse is absolutely absurd. There is nothing about this mouse that warrants such a price tag. I become more and more insulted with each day of use. I have purchased a different mouse just before updating this review because I just cannot take using this mouse any longer.
