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The Razer Mamba 2015 RGB is an attractive peripheral. It has a singular matt-black paint job across its entire surface, though there is a change of material on the side for the grips. It features a palm-facing Razer logo and a pair of translucent light-strips along each side, which when powered on light up in either a rainbow effect, or your chosen colour preference.
The whole construction feels sturdy and does not creak when gripped tightly. There is some separation at the light strips, but the entire upper part of the Razer Mamba is one singular piece of plastic, which gives it a uniform look. It also means that the left/right-click buttons can be pressed from as far back as the apex in the mouse's curved shell.
The left hand side has a large section of textured rubber to improve grip and reduce the effect of perspiration. This is twinned with a pair of thumb buttons, which can be pressed with a rocking motion and therefore do not require the removal of the user's thumb from the grip to activate.
The right hand side in contrast, features the same light strip and thumb grip, though there are no secondary buttons. That, plus the shaping of the mouse makes this one that we would recommend for right-handed gamers only. While it could be remapped with a lefty in mind, it would not be ergonomically correct.
The front end features the usual left/right-click buttons, as well as a central scroll wheel that has a pair of its own translucent light strips which come to life when powered on. The wheel itself is coated in rubber and textured and can be pressed down, left and right for a trio of functions.
Behind it are a pair of DPI selectors, offering the ability to go up and down in sensitivity with the press of a button.
The front end also features a micro-USB port between its twin protrusions. This allows the mouse to be ‘wired' to the computer.
The underside of this mouse features a centrally located laser sensor, a pair of copper charge points for the dock, an on/off switch for the wireless mode (though there is an automated standby feature which can be tweaked in the settings) and a pair of screws.
Tightening and loosening these adjusts the strength required to actuate the left/right-click mouse buttons. Razer include a little screwdriver, specifically for these adjustments.
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.