I have finally found a new mouse to get: the brand new Razer DeathAdder. It replaces my former new mouse choice that was the Logitech G5 (which can be found for $35 now), mainly due to the fact that it comes with the standard Razer driver suite to adjust the mouse to a perfect fit. Plus, it looks really nice and is very comfortable. The only problem is finding it, since as of today, this brand new mouse is sold out.

Wonder why I want this mouse so bad? Check out these specs:

From the Razer product description:

1800 dpi 3G Infrared Sensor
1000 Hz Ultrapolling™ / 1ms Response
5 programmable, Ultra-large Non-slip Buttons with Hyperesponse™
16-bit Ultra-Wide Data Channel
Zero-Acoustic Ultraslick™ Teflon Feet
Always-On™ Instant Response
Award-winning On-The-Fly™ Sensitivity Drivers
Right-Handed Form Factor

The brand new technology in this mouse is the 3rd generation Infrared Sensor, which allows great possibilities. For example, in tactical first-person shooters like Counterstrike, Swat 4, or Rainbow Six, accuracy and reflexes are key elements. When playing with very realistic bullet damage, every shot counts.

This image from razerzone.com shows what movement looks like with low sensitivity mouse settings:

Most often, gamers either have to choose between turning mouse sensitivity down low to allow for better aiming and turning the sensitivity up rather high for faster 180° spins. The beauty of the 3G Infrared sensor (besides the fact that a human eye cannot see it, unlike current Optical and Laser sensors) is that it allows a player to have sensitivity lower for better aiming but still “swipe” (move the mouse rapidly, like in a 180° spin) without going all the way across their desk or mouse pad.

Also, this mouse has a more conservative DPI rating than some so-called gaming mice that claim much over 2000 DPI, like a mouse with 3200 DPI. While it may seem like a mouse with a higher DPI rating would automatically be a better mouse, many of the techniques that are used to achieve high ratings make the mouse inferior. Sometimes the ratings are created by artificial software interpolation and even other times higher DPI ratings can be produced with magnifying lenses, which can adversely affect proper hand movement reaction.

The final portion of awesomeness involving this mouse centers around the application that goes along with it. With the suite comes the ability to change the USB polling rate from 125MHz all the way up to 1000MHz, which in turns allows for more sampling at faster rates, or a higher polling rate. Playing games with my current mouse, a standard wireless Logitech, I do not really know what kind of difference the polling rate will make. I do know that there are a good handful of mice, mostly from Logitech and Microsoft, that allow USB polling rate adjustment, and they have shown a noticeable difference in mouse accuracy, so I am very excited to use this feature.

As far as history goes, the Razer brand has produced sound mice like the Copperhead and Diamondback models, which have been traditionally considered great for gaming. I never bought either one because I had fairly recently bought my mouse in a Keyboard+Mouse combo, but I have gotten very weary of changing it’s batteries every two weeks, and I can never turn it off, which is a terrible feature to exclude in wireless mouse.

While I cannot get my hands on this product because it is sold out, I will add some photos later that showcase more of this mouse’s features.

**UPDATE**
I have actually found this mouse on TigerDirect.com, and it is actually $10 cheaper. Score!

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