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  • Looking to Get a New Mouse

    #1
    I'm looking to get a new mouse sometime soon and would like some community input before I decide which one I get.

    Currently I am using a Cyborg R.A.T. 5.
    It has been a great mouse, and I would recommend it to anyone looking to buy a gaming mouse. It was my first real gaming mouse with a dpi count of 4000. Now that I have gotten used to using really sensitive mice, I think I am ready to step this factor up a notch. Also, I think I may want some more buttons on the mouse.

    Currently, I like the Razer Naga Hex. I know it may look kind of ugly, but it seems to have a decent amount of buttons, and it looks like it has some decent weight/size to it. I considered a Naga, but those seem to have too many buttons, plus I wasn't really a fan of the way they are laid out. (Note: I'm basing this off of observation alone)

    I'm in no hurry to update, so if there are any mice that are coming out in the near future that I should keep on my radar, I'm all for that. I'm completely shut off to a regular Naga (for those that do have/or have used one), it just seems like it might be kind of cramped.

    Thanks everyone!
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  • #2
    You have to be careful with Razor mice, they have a 50/50 chance of loose buttons (from what I see what my friends have). I personally use trackballs so I can't help you much more.

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    • #3
      Yep, Razer mice do seem to have some quality issues, more specifically minor quality button manufacturing. If you get lucky however, I reckon the Naga Hex would be a great mouse (especially the thumb buttons are perfect for gamers. Not too many so you don't hit the right ones, but still enough to more or less map your entire 1-7 number keys on it).

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      • #4
        It's a mouse... Buy a cheap one with a few extra buttons. At least that's what I do. My brother bought some fancy high-tech gaming mouse and I see no point in it. He paid like 160$ for it and the only thing he gained was that he could change the sensitivity on the go. Which turned out to be but a nuisance since he kept accidentally hitting the button.

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        • #5
          i want to get a new mouse aswel. current one has 2 buttons and the mouse wheel as a button, maybe getting 1 with a thumb one aswel would be good. i think id still like to get one with a wire, cant be bothered with all this recharging all the time or having to buy batteries. dont want to spend that much either if i cant get away with it.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by hellodean View Post
            i want to get a new mouse aswel. current one has 2 buttons and the mouse wheel as a button, maybe getting 1 with a thumb one aswel would be good. i think id still like to get one with a wire, cant be bothered with all this recharging all the time or having to buy batteries. dont want to spend that much either if i cant get away with it.
            Take a look at the MS Sidewinder X8.

            Up to 4000dpi (programmable into three seperate modes accessable via buttons on the mouse topside).
            Two additional thumbuttons on the left side.
            All keys can be programmed with makros either via the included tool or by realtime recording.

            Can run both wireless or with magnetically locked wire. In wireless mode, the battery is good for several hours of nonstop gaming until a recharge is necessary, and even then you can simply grab your wire and easily hook it to your mouse via the magnet lock in two swift motions and the recharging starts.

            Good mouse for very little money.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Feloidea View Post
              Yep, Razer mice do seem to have some quality issues, more specifically minor quality button manufacturing. If you get lucky however, I reckon the Naga Hex would be a great mouse (especially the thumb buttons are perfect for gamers. Not too many so you don't hit the right ones, but still enough to more or less map your entire 1-7 number keys on it).
              I've heard about this with Razer products in general. I currently have an Orochi (for my laptop) and a Tiamat 7.1, both seem to be working so far so I think if I go with the Hex, I would be willing to chance it. I just wasn't sure if there any other good ones that I did not know about that had similar functionality or something unique about them that would be interesting/useful. I've noticed lately that every piece of technology that I buy needs to have something not commonly found in other pieces of its kind (hence why I got the RAT in the first place-the thing looks like something out of Transformers).

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              • #8
                Eww, why would you get the Tiamat headset?

                True 7.1 surround sound is awful on headsets.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Feloidea View Post
                  Eww, why would you get the Tiamat headset?

                  True 7.1 surround sound is awful on headsets.
                  It was pretty cheap considering what it came with and you can still set it up for 5.1 and it sounds great. However, you just have to make sure you tweak your sound settings otherwise it won't sound as good.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Desolate_Hybrid View Post
                    It was pretty cheap considering what it came with and you can still set it up for 5.1 and it sounds great. However, you just have to make sure you tweak your sound settings otherwise it won't sound as good.
                    The thing is however, multiple less powerful emitters will always be inferiour in sound quality than a single powerful one, both to technical limitations AND generally inferiour structural design. Plus, emulating surround sound by placing lots of emitters in the respective directions can hardly fool a human brain into believing the surround sound. A small emitter two centimeters away from your ear will always sound like a small emitter two centimeters away, not like a gun shot going off somewhere as it is intended.

                    Simulated surround sound is actually far superiour in tricking your brain to accept the illusion of surround sound and more powerful emitters only amplify that advantage.

                    Unless you payed less than 80$ for the headset, you'd always get a better performance with single emitter headsets for a comparetively pricerange. Better yet, get a true Hifi headspeaker for about the same price and then buy a simple 20$ attachable microphone to it and it will blow every so called "gaming" headset out of the way.

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                    • #11
                      I have a Razer Lachesis 5600 mouse and its indeed very nice and sexy piece of hardware, i absolutely love it. However, i have to admit, i had some technical issues with it, more exactly with the left and occasionally right button too, they would doubleclick, when pressed just once. This was pretty annoying while playing Call of Duty for example. Had to blow some air under the buttons to temporarily fix it, everytime it happened...strangely though, the issue kinda went away recently for whatever reason. So i am fairly happy.

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                      • #12
                        i got razer mamba 4g mouse which i think is the best (but expensive) . the design is very good and i can operate as
                        wired/wireless and have a rechargeable battery. i never had any problem with othe razer mouses though

                        check this out:
                        http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-mamba

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