I had a long and interesting chat with Razer’s president about the development of the first wireless mouse the company has put out. Of course, it’s not just wireless, it’s also wired, making it what he termed the first “convertible” mouse. At last, you can use a mouse while it’s charging!
You may remember that Razer was one of the die-hard ball-mouse proponents. They were making ball mice for ages after everyone else had moved to optical, because they felt the technology wasn’t good enough for gaming input. Now most of their mice are optical, but they’re transitioning now to the 3rd (and a half) generation laser sensor. And this whole time they’ve been weighing whether to try wireless; actually, it’d be more accurate to say they’ve been trying it for years and only just recently decided that the device they could put together was good enough. And now they have what they feel is the best mouse in the world, and a first in several categories.
You can see the tour of the Mamba in the video, but it’s worth mentioning here that the grip is very comfortable and they’ve tweaked the shape of the Death Adder to make it more comfortable, as well as repositioning the thumb buttons, adding some extras at the tip, and coating said buttons in the grippy finish, which I love. The base is also the charger, but you can detach the cable (appears to be a modified mini-USB interface) and put it in the mouse, so it’ll charge while you’re using it. There is no performance difference, they say, between wired and wireless; they were only satisfied with the product once the wireless firmware could support the same 1000Hz polling rate as their wired software. And now they say they’ve squashed most of the bugs and we’re going to get a really solid product.
I like Razer’s design philosophy, and I like their mice. I’m really looking forward to putting the Mamba through its paces in a month or two.
Is that video choppy for anyone else?
They also showed off the new “Carcharias” headset, which is the headset that will be coming in the Megalodon package; the package will include a little amp/mixer that they’re still QAing. They were really light and very comfortable, I can see myself wearing them for way longer than the Piranhas, which, though they sounded great, tended to crush my head a bit. I didn’t get to use them for anything, but I’m hoping they sound as good as their cousins.
Anyhow, these are definitely winners from what I can tell, and I’ll have a full review of them as soon as they’re available — should be a couple weeks.
I like that mouse. I wonder how ergonomical it is; can it be used long term and still be comfortable?
it felt really great in my hand. it’s a lot like the death adder but a little higher in the middle and with deeper divots in the sides.
You bet. It’s a razer mouse after all. I’m using it for decades.
I really like the idea of being able to charge the mouse while using it. I used to have a similar mouse for my laptop, I don’t recall the brand, but you couldn’t use it while it was plugged in, which I thought was completely absurd.
Any idea on the pricing of this new mouse?
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That mouse is definitely made for ride handers correct?
If it was both hand friendly I would definitely pick one up.
Damn being left handed!
Nice video David! been googling like mad to find a hands on for this Razer Mamba..
hahaha you tried to check out the removable batery but it dint work, you almost broke the mouse!
Devin i mean :) spelling error lol
hi devin, when you do a full review on the razer mamba, could you confirm whether the mouse has no prediction/correction with its tracking. I saw on a razer video on youtube and the razer guy said it had no prediction which interested me.
could you test if the mamba has perfect tracking, whether it skips, has any negative or positive feedback and whether it’s true that the mouse has no prediction/correction (unlike the deathadder which has prediction).
also in your review could you work out the exact measurement of the lift-off distance for the mouse on various types (hard, cloth, etc) of mousepads. because a mouse with high lift-off distance is bad for low sensitivity gamers that like to lift their mouse off the pad when they swipe.
i am looking forward to this new mouse from razer, i hope the high price is justified, because on paper it is a great mouse. 200ips/50g is a massive statement and could it be? lag free wireless!!!
i look forward to reading your full review on this mouse, i really do hope it lives up to its hype.
Microsoft announce the same design type of mouse months ago. Looks like Razer just copied them. The Razer mice are also extremely overpriced. You can preorder the new Microsoft mouse for $65 to $79 shipped.
They’ve been making this mouse for 8 years…
That mouse looks really nice. I like how it can be both wireless or wired, although I would personally use it as a wireless and just charge it at night.
Have never owned a razer but I think that’s going to be my first. Devon, when’s that coming out?
I’m done with razer products. I bought a 3G diamondback and a year later the scroll wheel in it died.
I’ve used computers over 20 years and I’ve never had a mouse die so quickly.
I went back to Logitech and snagged a G9. It’s a better mouse all around and I feel more comforatble with it’s level of fit and finish.
Nice mouse, I got a wee small mouse one time before and it gave me terible pains.. thanks for reviewing this one.
Its look very ergonomic.
I hope it would be good for by bro who is a tech potato.
Sweet!
Very cool looking mouse! I’ve never seen one like it before.
I went ahead and bought one based on the article and comments listed here. Very comfortable. I’m happy.
~Jane
I like the look of the Mamba. Very sleek. I also like that you can recharge the batteries. I use a Microsoft mouse that needs to replace batteries and they always die at the wrong time. My only concern is build quality since one poster complained he had a razor break for him and I heard that from someone else I know.
Yeah it does look pretty sleek but I would have to play around with it to really get a feel for it and see if it works for me. In the end it is all about comfort and functionality, so I will have to test it out ASAP.
I went cold turkey a few years ago when my old mouse died - it was hard to use the touchpad, but now I’m an expert and will probably never go back to a mouse. But - if I did want a mouse in my life in the future, this seems like a cool one.
This looks to good . I’m going to buy it for sure..
Its a cool mouse and match up with my latest stylish PC.
Ever watch the Simpsons? Ever see the Episode where Ned Flanders opens a store for left handed people? Yep 15% of us are left handed and almost always ignored by the manufacturers of input devices. I have to buy mice that work for both right and left handed people because a left handed version of the “cool” mouse with all the hi tech features is almost… yes almost never available.
this is the first mouse I have seen that competes with my Logitech evolution. I have had it for over a year, and up until this one nothing comes close