Rashad June 23, 2005 Share Rashad Member June 23, 2005 Razer is one of our Fragfest sponsors so I decided to try out one of their mice. As of yet, I have no complaints about it. The mouse: 1. Is VERY responsive. 2. Has 7 programable buttons. 3. Feels good(in my hand). 4. Lights up. 5. Has a cool multi-colored Chameleon Green paint scheme. 6. My index and middle fingers fit into the left and right mouse buttons like a glove. Here is the site's link. This is the best mouse I've owned yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX June 23, 2005 Share NOFX Member June 23, 2005 I used to have a boomslang...I didnt like it very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk June 24, 2005 Share Lunk Member June 24, 2005 Looks nice Rashad. But, I think I'll stick with my logitech wireless setup. It works great and without all the wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bandit June 24, 2005 Share Bubblegum Bandit Member June 24, 2005 Rashad, that's awesome that you made your decision partly on Razer's sponsorship. I would like to take this time to remind everyone that if you buy something from one of our FF sponsors, please in the comments section make a reference to their sponsorship of our community. If they see that they are directly being affected by sponsoring our community, they are willing to sponsor in even higher capacities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless June 24, 2005 Share Clueless GC Alumni June 24, 2005 I also own a Razer Diamondback, I love it. Now I use my dads Logitech on his machine and it feels bulky and sluggish. I bought mine for fragfest because I figure that 100 people with wireless stuff, theres gonna be some problems with interference and such. But i'm hooked on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashad June 24, 2005 Author Share Rashad Member June 24, 2005 I agree with you there clue. I've had frequency interference at lan's before, and it can be a big hassle. Good old wire mice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*BiGBonES** June 24, 2005 Share *BiGBonES** Member June 24, 2005 I'm struggling to see where these 7 buttons are??? What do you guys think? -Is it worth the money? -Does it improve your cs? -What effect does the wire have on your game? (altering the precision of the mouse movement) I don't know if this has been done already, but maybe we should start a sticky about different the types of mice out there, similar to that about headphones. After all, the mouse plays the most important part in your game, but is it worth investing this amount of money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashad June 25, 2005 Author Share Rashad Member June 25, 2005 First of all, this mouse wasn't really that expensive @ 49 bucks. That's about average for a quality mouse. Has it improved my cs game? To be honest, I havn't had the time to play all that often now that i'm working. However, I can tell a slight difference. It does seem to be more responsive than my previous mouse. I suppose in the end it all comes down to personal preference and the ability of the player. Even if you do have the best mouse in the world...it still may not make you a better player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfsblood June 25, 2005 Share Wolfsblood Member June 25, 2005 Shoot. And here I was thinking I might have found the secret to getting to the top of the ladder. Guess it's back to the old practice makes me a little better idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Spuds July 1, 2005 Share Sgt. Spuds Member July 1, 2005 Ive played with mine the last hour, just got it. Um, I like it so-so, but a few things bother me. A, its either too fast or too sluggish, you have so many variables, CS sensitivity, windows sensitivity, and the three in the Razer customizer, I guess i'll just have to mess with it to get it right, any suggestions? Also, i cannot seem to get buttons ( i think ) four and five to be my back and forward bottons, how can I get this? but hey, it looks good, and the see threw mouse wheel is very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless July 1, 2005 Share Clueless GC Alumni July 1, 2005 I have no issues with mine, I dont use any profiles or anything. I have my sensitivity set at 1.8 in CS, and thats all ive done. I also use an n52 game controller instead of the keyboard, so i dont really have a need for the mouse buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Spuds July 2, 2005 Share Sgt. Spuds Member July 2, 2005 I have a n52 also, but dont use it, feels weird and tacky. I am going to go ahead and say it This mouse is the biggest waste of 50 bucks i have EVER had the displeasure of owning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless July 2, 2005 Share Clueless GC Alumni July 2, 2005 It took a while to get used to the n52, but now, I cant play without it. As far as the mouse, it is smaller and takes getting used to as well, especially if switching from a Logitech, but now im hooked on the mouse too. Give it a little time. The main benefits are the resolution, and the fact that the optical sensor never powers off when idle meaning immediate response, never lag. I hope you dont give up on it, I think you'll like it when you adjust to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Spuds July 2, 2005 Share Sgt. Spuds Member July 2, 2005 (edited) I just played with it for quite some time, i dont know. My pinky hurts bad now, on the bad b/c if hittigh the "ridge" under the right side buttons, and the side from draggin on my mouse bad, b/c my hand doesnt fit well in this thing. As far as the 1600dpi, great, sensitive as can be, great, i have it almost all the way down, slightly up from my 510. I find the side buttons all but usable. I have yet to use this mouse in a everyday thing, but I don't see it lasting long. The no back/forward buttons will get me so p/oed when surfing the web, i might have to throw this thing like my mx500 got thrown ( some of you may remember that story ) I honestly think this thing is a gimic, they make you think its going to improve your game play, when i could have just cranked the sensitivity up on my 510 and gotten the same effect. I'll try this thing for a week, if i dont like it, witch i cant see myself liking it, i will go out and get a mx518, dismatal it, take out the weight, and get some uber nice mouse feet for it. and the n52 Yea, i got used to it also, but in my room, after my dad upgraded his pc, i play cs on it, and didnt feel like bringing it back to the living room, so I learned cs over again I didn't really care for it to tell you the truth, I hated not being able to type, and I didnt have enought keys for what I wanted to do. Edited July 2, 2005 by Sgt. Spuds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Spuds July 12, 2005 Share Sgt. Spuds Member July 12, 2005 Well, i had gotten used to it, and started to somewhat like it and jsut use another pc for every day life for my forward and back bottons and comfort, but now guess what Razer =pwned Wont power up now, weird. Moral of the story Stay away from off-brand gimmics, stick with the big names Now all I have to do is get RE-used to the 510 518 mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Entaque July 12, 2005 Share Guest Entaque Guests July 12, 2005 (edited) I have the mouse, it's alright, but I'm about to give it up soon for the MX 518. I've had it since last year, and I'll have to say it is a bit small for my hand. My pinky/ring finger seem to get squished against the mouse pad. It isn't a comfortable feeling if you use the Razer Diamondback for a while... Plus it hurt my aiming skills... I guess some people with smaller hands would enjoy it though. If you have big hands, you might want to think twice before getting the mouse. At least try it out before you decide to keep it or not. Other then that problem, the mouse is on the average side, it can be too fast or too slow at times. Anyway, I'm personally use to using bulking mice, I use to have (somewhat crappy mouse) a Kensington (800dpi) which that was quite a while ago. It's designed similar to the new Logitech MX 518 mouse | Link: http://www.kensington.com/images/pc/K72127-4618.jpg Just my opinion on the Razer Diamondback, and for conclusion: Try before you Buy, or even Buy and Try it, don't like it after you've tried it, take it back. I know that's what i'm doing soon! Edited July 12, 2005 by Entaque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Spuds July 13, 2005 Share Sgt. Spuds Member July 13, 2005 I might also have my friend that works at bb, buy me one, take it out, put the broke on in the box, take it back, get his money back, and then take the new one and either sell or keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Spuds July 13, 2005 Share Sgt. Spuds Member July 13, 2005 Got a brand new one, see how this one works. THe problem with the old one was in the wire, when it was bumped, it wouldnt work, wiggle it and it would work. Great, get used to a weird mouse, it goes bad on ya and you cant go back to regular mice lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brillow_Head July 13, 2005 Share Brillow_Head Member July 13, 2005 thinking I may start a pinned mouse and keyboard periph topic...I'm gonna probably pick up a new mouse and (cheap) keyboard to bring to FF05. I'll stick to a wired mouse when I purchase. Look for a new topic in the pinned area for places to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Entaque July 13, 2005 Share Guest Entaque Guests July 13, 2005 Got a brand new one, see how this one works. THe problem with the old one was in the wire, when it was bumped, it wouldnt work, wiggle it and it would work. Great, get used to a weird mouse, it goes bad on ya and you cant go back to regular mice lol. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Funny enough, that's similar to what happen to the first one I bought. The mouse was fine for about a week, and then the problems started... If you wiggled the mouse cord, the mouse would turn off, or if you click the left mouse button it..would..squeak.. annoying noise. So, I took mine back and got another, this one seemed to be fine and still alright now. The only problem is, is that it's way to small for my hand at least, really uncomfortable for the pinky/ring finger, plus it lowers performance while gaming. Great mouse overall, not for bigger hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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