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If you've owned a Razer product from the last few years, you will be familiar with the box that the Mamba Wireless comes in – it is mostly black, with green accents, and a large photo of the mouse itself is positioned on the front of the box.
Inside, there isn't much in the way of accessories – one braided USB cable and one small micro-USB to full-size USB Type-A adapter (for connecting the mouse's USB receiver into the USB cable) is all we get.
The mouse is what we are here for, though, and if you have seen the Mamba Hyperflux you will be instantly familiar with this design as both mice use an almost identical shell.
That means it is a relatively large (125.7 mm x 70.0 mm x 43.2 mm), ergonomic mouse for right-handers only. It is similar to the DeathAdder Elite, but slightly smaller and slightly less curved – if you have not used a Razer mouse before, I'd say the Mamba is the safer shape.
It has two side buttons on the left-hand side, and these sit above some textured rubber side grips. Incidentally, the Mamba Hyperflux had a profile change button on this left-hand side as well – just in front of the side buttons – but this has been moved to the underside of the mouse, and that is actually the only difference between the two I have been able to spot.
Moving onto the right-hand side there are no buttons, but there is another rubber side grip. Incidentally, these grips are using Razer's new design first introduced with the Basilisk and they do feel great on your fingers/thumb.
The front of the mouse is obviously home to the primary buttons, with the shell incorporating comfort grooves for your index and middle fingers, while in between those sits the scroll wheel. Just behind that, two remappable DPI buttons are also included.
On the underside of the mouse, we can see the Mamba Wireless uses three PTFE mouse feet – two small ones at the top, one big one at the bottom – and the sensor is also positioned centrally. This is Razer's ‘5G Advanced Optical Sensor', and although it hasn't been confirmed to me, this in the past has been based on the PMW 3389 sensor. Just below the sensor there is also a switch to change mouse profiles, and a power switch to turn the mouse on or off.
At the front of the mouse there is also a microUSB input which will charge the Mamba Wireless and also let you use it as a fully wired gaming peripheral.
Lastly, the bottom of the mouse is home to a small compartment which you can open up and safely store the mouse's USB receiver in when it is not in use.
