Razer Death Adder

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Well, I'd heard ALL the hype, and even contributed to it a little bit myself, but after owning one I'd ordered off of newegg for all of ONE DAY before it died out of the blue... I have to say, I'm not impressed.

The ergonomics are good, they're better than my G5, and mx518 (which are pretty much identical in your hands, minus the G5's weight system), but it's still shite compared to my Intellimouse 3.0

Money is essentially no object when it comes to my gaming setup. Financially, it's something that I can accept and afford at any time. There are a LOT of more expensive mice out there, many of which I've either owned or at least used a bit.
Nothing can compete with this IE 3.0 that I've seen yet.

The death adder was nice, and I'm RMA'ing it for a replacement, not a refund, just to give it another chance.

After the new one gets here, which will be about 14 days or so, I'll write a review to let you guys know if it's redeemed itself or not.
As it stands right now though, it's just nowhere near worth the hype it's received.
All I can guess is that these people saw something high dollar from a big gamer brand and assumed it was the bees knees. The people with the rave reviews must have either owned the earlier Razers, such as the Copperhead and Diamondback, or they were Logi users, coming from the MX5xx series or Gx series'.

Because I can't imagine anyone coming from an IE 3.0 considering it an upgrade.

The liftoff tracking on the Death Adder is coming in at very nearly a full half inch! That might not sound like much, but trust me, it's more than whatever mouse you're using.

I'll keep you guys posted.

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Wow f0cus, very nicely done. I hate to say this, but, ummmmm, you have just WON, that's right WON yourself a NEW job around here. 1337

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Post by SunTzu »

im a real fan of razer really good stuff fo sho
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2nd from the left :twisted: :twisted: :D :D 8)
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Post by eXg. Fish111 »

Yeah, 2 of my friends have been thru 5 DA's before they got one that stayed alive.

My advice dont update the firmware (if it aint broke dont fix it)

But im in love with mine. I have a M$ intellmouse explorer for 5 years before i bought my DA 4 months ago, and its just awesome.
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Post by eXg. Fish111 »

Oh snap, didnt even wait for the pic to load.

Great comparison pic for anyone wondering about the shape, and doesnt feel like driving to bestbuy to feel one ;)
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why not try the best of both :D
Microsoft HABU Laser Gaming Mouse powerd by RaZer

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Post by eXg. Frag///aster »

not lefty compatable. which IMO = Not good enough.
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Post by eXg. sabooya »

My brother is lefty and he plays fine righty. He prefers it.
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yeah, as I understand it Fragmaster is a righty too. he's just a weirdo.

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Post by eXg. Pun1sher »

I must have LEFTY to keep me happy.

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Post by eXg. focus »

eXg. Pun1sher wrote:I must have LEFTY to keep me happy.

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Well yeah, but you're actually left handed, right?

he just plays that way from playing on your rig to learn.
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Post by BobMarley! »

eXg. sabooya wrote:My brother is lefty and he plays fine righty. He prefers it.
me 3. i write left, and do everything else with my right... wtftw

i still love my mx310 though. it's small and cheap and fits right in my hand. i had a hard time with the 2000dpi ones.. nuts dude
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Post by eXg. focus »

the new mouse should be arriving this evening. depending on if it lasts long enough, i'll be reviewing it again, but not until it's been working for at least 3 days straight.
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Post by m1nd »

a friend of mine has the Razor Copperhead works like a charm ;) im still using a Logitech MX510 just got used 2 it so yeah ;) aint trading it for nothing :P
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