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Many gamers avoid wireless mice due to concerns over battery life and latency – we put these concerns to the test when we visited Logitech last year in Switzerland. Razer are another company who believe it is time we change our mindset and give wireless mice some serious consideration.
Today we look at the new Razer Mamba wireless gaming mouse. It features a laser sensor with an insanely high DPI rating of up to 16,000. It has RGB lighting support and wireless or wired connectivity options with a proprietary charging dock.
(read our Logitech HQ coverage over HERE)
It is worth mentioning that we previously reviewed the wired version of this mouse, the Razer Mamba Tournament Edition. This mouse scored highly, so the fact that this new model has extra features such as adjustable click force and wireless capabilities is promising.
Razer claim that this is “The most advanced wireless gaming mouse ever,” and you can see why. It has an extensive feature list and very high levels of customisation, letting you control everything from the colour of the lighting, to the lift-off height and the click strength.
While we will of course test the veracity of those statements and the usefulness of these features, the big question will always be: is it worth the money? More importantly, is it worth your money. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr3fdcpag1I']
Features
- 16,000 DPI 5G laser sensor.
- Up to 210 inches per second / 50 G acceleration.
- Adjustable Click Force Technology.
- Dual gaming grade wired/wireless technology.
- 1,000 Hz Ultrapolling / 1 ms response time.
- On-The-Fly Sensitivity Adjustment.
- Ergonomic right-handed design with textured rubber side grips.
- Chroma lighting with true 16.8 million customizable color options.
- Inter-device color synchronization.
- Nine independently programmable buttons with tilt-click scroll wheel.
- Charging dock.
- Razer Synapse enabled.
- 2.1 m / 7 ft braided fiber USB charging cable.
- Approximate size: 128 mm / 5 in (Length) x 70 mm / 2.76 in (Width) x 42.5 mm / 1.67 in (Height).
- Approximate weight: 125 g / 0.27 lbs.
- Battery life: Approximately 20 hrs of continuous gaming).
its very dissapointing what razer is doing. I did the mistake and went for the razer ouroboros and i never use it on wireless mode. not because its not good on wireless but because battery life is shit. mad catz had nailed it with 2 swappable batteries. And whats even worse that the mouse gets confused on swithing between wired and wireless so i have to restart to get it working. I’m no expert but they could of also have used lithium batteries than the cheaper nicad for such expensive mouse. I mean the profits margins must be out this world.
It’s likely the RGB. On the Logitech MX1100, I get well over 400 hours of use, on my run, about 2 charges a year with a single Duracell AAA
“Worth buying?!” I bought this piece of crap and it broke after a 6 months. Just stopped working with no reason. I would call that “Not worth buying” editor choice
I keep going back to razer for their on-the-fly DPI scrolling. Can’t ever seem to get a straight answer about other mice having this feature in 99% of the reviews out there. I bought a logitech a while back & it was a great mouse, except it didn’t have this feature & that’s a deal breaker for me. I have to be able to adjust the DPI and move the mouse at the same time. Fiddling with a slider and then testing is a pain. I don’t just game, I like to tool around in sketchup and other similar programs and if I don’t have on-the-fly DPI scrolling, the experience is totally ruined… I can’t… I just can’t. I’ll be the first to admit that razer mice are, at times, fickle as f$(*#! but… over the years… I’ve learned to TAKE CARE OF THEM because every problem I’ve ever had with a razer mouse that worked fine out of the box… WAS MY OWN FLIPPING FAULT
I use it from 10 monts ..Worst mouse i ever use in my last 18 years .. its so rabish i can write a book about how bad is that mouse .. it has lag sometimes .. software is fully crap .. its updating every 1-2 weeks with nothing changing .. dosnt remember the speed .. sometimes when u plug in and out its lags for 3-4 minuts .. sometimes stop working even if u reset it .. customer support answer you in 3 days and after 3 days u got answer to clean the laser or reset factory setting (imagine how helpfull is that) something changing but after new problems comes.. if u buy mouse for 5 euro you wont have any of this problems never ..old non laser mouse from 15 years ago are better than this.. mouse is fully crap .. u gonna have only lights and nothing else .. iv never use and i never heard about mouse with those kind of problems ALL IN 1. All the bad reviews u read are real and not from defect mouse .. they are all rabish. Dont waste your money
Bought the mouse, Led lights didnt work. Exchanged for another, the dock lights then didn’t sync correctly,
This mouse seems to have a serious quality control problem. for a 150 dollar mouse….not worth it.