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Razer 4000DPI Lachesis Mouse Reviewed (Verdict: Great on a 30-Inch Screen)
Posted by Matt Buchanan at 11:40 AM on November 28, 2007
With 3200dpi gaming mice becoming de rigeur, Razer needed to step it up to 4000 to keep the pissing match going. Even though a 3200dpi mouse is already too fast for some, I4U's reviewer says that Razer's 4000dpi Lachesis "is very accurate and tracking is great," particularly in Crysis. But, most of you probably aren't twitching around a 30-inch screen like the reviewer.
If you're on a considerably smaller screen, you'd probably find yourself in the case of the missing cursor. Fortunately, you can adjust the resolution on the fly, and profiles are stored in the mouse's 32KB of onboard memory. The major drawback's actually the scroll wheel, which he wishes was more like the one on Logitech's G9. That aside, it pulls a pretty solid 9.0 rating.
Since it's an ambidextrous mouse, I'm also guessing dedicated-hand diehards (like myself) or un-fans of Razer ergonomics might not be entirely comfortable with it either. At $US80 MSRP, I'd grope one in-store somewhere before dropping coin. [I4U, Razer]]
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lafond66
Posted 8:46 PM 27/11/07
The great thing with Razor's is the software it comes with gives you "On-the-fly" sensitivity adjustment. So when you're done fragging, and it's time to work on that excel spreadsheet, you can press whichever custom button you've set, and scroll the wheel, and drop it down, to a more manageable speed.
lafond66
johnnyabnormal
Posted 8:29 PM 27/11/07
Hmmm...not for OSX? Just checked the product page.
johnnyabnormal
willyolio
Posted 12:38 AM 28/11/07
to be honest, you don't even need the software for the sensitivity adjustment. it's just there to change it from the default values (which are something like 4000-2000-1500-1000-500). it works fine without the drivers, but i installed them anyway.
i have one, it's quite good. the best thing compared to other mice is that it tracks quite well even when i make very jerky movements back and forth. even my MX1000 lost track once in a while when i did that.
willyolio
rainfever
Posted 1:36 AM 28/11/07
pretty much why i love my Logitech MX518. It has 3 levels of sensitivity. I'm only on a 20 inch wide screen, but before getting this mouse i was always irritated that the highest level of sensitivity offered by Windows XP was far too slow.
rainfever
timerider42
Posted 10:18 AM 28/11/07
@johnnyabnormal:
Not for Mac = Not for me
timerider42
Ypoknons
Posted 11:04 AM 28/11/07
Oh, I'm sure you can program this mouse for sensitivity levels using buttons in the post-MX500 world. Extremetech also really liked how smooth this mouse glided.
Technically it's large monitors and resolution that makes high sensitivity mice handy. The two are usually correlated, but not always.
I never really have any problems paying high prices for mice. Sure you can say $80 my buying a cheapo, but it's the only part of the computer you touch all day. Assuminmg you have the cash to afford other expensive gadgetry, $100 for a mouse isn't bad.
Ypoknons