Razer DeathAdder Gaming Mouse

A Closer Look

	Ergonomic Right-Handed Design The ergonomic right-handed design provides optimum comfort for intensive and extended gameplay.
	1800dpi 3G Infrared Sensor  The 3G infrared sensor in the Razer DeathAdder™ enables movement speeds at 2.25 times faster when compared to a standard 800 dpi optical sensor. Before the enemy sees you, he’s already dead. *Please note that Infrared is invisible to the naked eye.
	1000Hz Ultrapolling™ A response time of 1ms, as compared to that of 125Hz / 8ms found in conventional gaming mice, gives you the competitive edge over your opponents.

  The DeathAdders is different from any other mouse that Razer has put out so far, although it does have some similarities to the Microsoft / Razer Habu Mouse. The mouse has a new shape and is no longer ambidextrous to fit the left or right hand players alike. The new design is more ergonomic in shape and the mouse is made to fit the right hand. The contour of mouse will be very familiar to you if you are already using a mouse shaped like this and you hand should be immediately content with the feel. Personally I think the time had come that Razer had to make the move to a right handed mouse in order to stay competitive with other manufactures that have had successful right-handed only mice.

The top half of the mouse has a different finish than the body of the mouse. It looks to be some sort of matte finish and almost feels like a bit of rubber is part of the plastic. The two different colors of black give it a very distinctive look, but again reminds of the Microsoft / Razer Habu.

The larger-wider scroll wheel, made out of soft semi-transparent rubber, makes it easy to rotate and has a good amount of feedback letting you know just how far you have moved, but I would prefer just a bit stronger response back. This would make for better recognition of the scroll movement and would give you a more precise feel when you select weapons or items during game play. With it being a wider than most you get a much better feel and confidence when using the wheel. The ribbed scroll wheel is also a button that can be assigned task.

With the mouse plugged in and you turn it over you will instantly become aware of that there is something absent. The common red light emitting from the sensor area is departed. The Razer DeathAdders uses the next (3^rd) generation, infrared optical sensor instead of the more common laser and red-lighted optical sensor. This new generation gives it superior control and response. Yes it is a bit behind in the dpi comapred to the Logitech G5 and the Fatal1ty 2020 is still at top with 2700dpi, but the 1000Hz polling rate (the G5 maxed out at 500Hz) really helps even up the playing field.

Located on the left side of the mouse are two thumb buttons that you can program to carry out different functions. The placement of the buttons fitted to my hand pretty well. My thumb naturally aligned up to the buttons and I could easily slide my thumb down away from them to grip the mouse better. The buttons seems to be in about the same location as on the Habu, but you do not get an extra plate to relocate then. Well placed buttons mean that you don’t have to think about where they are located when playing, thus adding to you reaction time to eliminating your opponents.

The DeathAdder has all the distinctive stuff you expect from one of Razer’s mice. The USB polling rate can be adjusted from 125MHz up to 500MHz or 1000MHz. It uses a 16-bit wide data path which makes the mouse capable of sending a hefty amount of data back to your PC. The cable is a tangle free cord that measures 7 foot in length and the USB plug is plated in gold for the best possible connection.

Everything you need to make the Razer DeathAdder work is included within the box. The drivers that came with the mouse appeared to only be for Windows XP (I did not see a Vista folder on the CD), but if you go to this page on the Razer site you will be able to download the 1.05 drivers that have XP64 / Vista 32/ Vista64 compatibility.