Paladin
09-14-2009, 08:20 PM
When I find a mouse I love, I stick with it. I've had a Razer Copperhead for 4 or 5 years. It took some getting used to in the beginning, but once I got comfortable using it, it was hands down the best mouse I'd ever used (granted, my prior experience had been Microsoft Intellimouses (Intellimice?), so I didn't have much to really compare it to.
A couple of months ago, the mouse wheel started to really degrade. It went from having a tactile, rubber feel to being so smooth it was slick and hard to spin. I started getting creamed in FPS games because I couldn't switch weapons precisely (if at all). Finally, 2 weeks ago, the mousewheel sensor gave up and started acting like I was spinning the wheel all the time. It was time for a new mouse.
Sadly, the local stores don't stock a great variety of mice. They have a few bargin bin models, and then a few in the $90+ range, including some Razers. There just wasn't much really good in the sub-$50 range. I finally settled on a Razer Diamondback 3G from Dell, which I ordered without ever seeing in person.
So far, and I'm only a few hours into using it, I'm liking it almost as much as my well broken-in Copperhead. The mouse is very precise. It comes with on-the-fly-DPI adjustment (which I don't know if I'll use... I just need to find a level I'm happy with). It also adds 4 side buttons to the 3 the Copperhead had. This is probably going to be the biggest challenge for me to get used to. I already downloaded the Razor driver and shut off the two right-hand side buttons, as they were mimicing the mouse wheel in TF2 and I was accidently weapon switching at the worst possible times. The left mouse buttons hit my thumb in a much more expected place and I haven't had any trouble accidently hitting them so far. I can see mapping one them to be my in-game microphone key.
Aside from the placement of the right-hand buttons being in a spot where I accidently hit them (the Copperhead had rubber grips on the sides, so I'm also used to being able to hold the sides of the mouse firmly without triggering anything), the other issue is the size of the mouse. It is about an 1/8 of an inch wider than the Copperhead and maybe slighty more longer. It FEELS much larger though. After a couple of hours of use, my palm is a little achy from holding the larger mouse. I think I'll be able to get used to that, however. The Copperhead actually already feels small when I try it in comparison.
I'll post a follow up in a week or two, once I have gotten used to it (or decided I hate it and see if it's mousewheel will fit in the Copperhead).
Razer Diamondback 3G (http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-diamondback-3g)
FYI... I got mine in blue, to match the glow from my PC. The mousewheel lights up nice and bright. The sides are no where near as bright as the pictures on the website.
A couple of months ago, the mouse wheel started to really degrade. It went from having a tactile, rubber feel to being so smooth it was slick and hard to spin. I started getting creamed in FPS games because I couldn't switch weapons precisely (if at all). Finally, 2 weeks ago, the mousewheel sensor gave up and started acting like I was spinning the wheel all the time. It was time for a new mouse.
Sadly, the local stores don't stock a great variety of mice. They have a few bargin bin models, and then a few in the $90+ range, including some Razers. There just wasn't much really good in the sub-$50 range. I finally settled on a Razer Diamondback 3G from Dell, which I ordered without ever seeing in person.
So far, and I'm only a few hours into using it, I'm liking it almost as much as my well broken-in Copperhead. The mouse is very precise. It comes with on-the-fly-DPI adjustment (which I don't know if I'll use... I just need to find a level I'm happy with). It also adds 4 side buttons to the 3 the Copperhead had. This is probably going to be the biggest challenge for me to get used to. I already downloaded the Razor driver and shut off the two right-hand side buttons, as they were mimicing the mouse wheel in TF2 and I was accidently weapon switching at the worst possible times. The left mouse buttons hit my thumb in a much more expected place and I haven't had any trouble accidently hitting them so far. I can see mapping one them to be my in-game microphone key.
Aside from the placement of the right-hand buttons being in a spot where I accidently hit them (the Copperhead had rubber grips on the sides, so I'm also used to being able to hold the sides of the mouse firmly without triggering anything), the other issue is the size of the mouse. It is about an 1/8 of an inch wider than the Copperhead and maybe slighty more longer. It FEELS much larger though. After a couple of hours of use, my palm is a little achy from holding the larger mouse. I think I'll be able to get used to that, however. The Copperhead actually already feels small when I try it in comparison.
I'll post a follow up in a week or two, once I have gotten used to it (or decided I hate it and see if it's mousewheel will fit in the Copperhead).
Razer Diamondback 3G (http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-diamondback-3g)
FYI... I got mine in blue, to match the glow from my PC. The mousewheel lights up nice and bright. The sides are no where near as bright as the pictures on the website.