Razer Copperhead gaming mouse reviewed

Propitiate.net took a look at the Razer Copperhead gaming mouse — the one that glows all funky with its blueness in the dark — and has mostly good to say with a few caveats. The sensitivity range on the mouse is quite wide, and it doesn't require any driver installation to change sensitivty on-the-fly via two side buttons on the right of the mouse. Unfortunately, the placement of those buttons is such that it can be awkward to actually perform the switch during something like an FPS. In all other ways, though, the mouse is quite comfortable and offers a good grip. On the con side, when you do install drivers for maximum tweakability, they're on the clunky side and gobble up more RAM than they should. The unit works so well without the drivers, though, that you may be better off simply not installing them. The price of the mouse at about $78 is on the high side, but overall a pretty sound investment.

[l @ Dec 19th 2005 1:25AM]

That's the worst review I've ever skimmed.

[Einhanderkiller @ Dec 19th 2005 1:25AM]

Meh. My MX518 works fine.

[fistpittingnork @ Dec 19th 2005 1:25AM]

Yeah your MX518 is a sound mouse, and available for almost half the price as this one.

But compared to other mice in the same catagory, 2000 DPI laser gaming mice, $80 for this isn't a bad deal.

Logitechs MX1000 (which is cordless and not really meant for gaming) is about the same price, and still 1600DPI as is your 518.

So, if you really can operate this mouse successfully without installing the given drivers, then thats one hell of a package.

But I agree, your MX518 is well sufficient for gaming.

[Nic Seow @ Dec 19th 2005 1:25AM]

To l -

Yeah, yeah. I ain't a review blogger, not yet, anyway. I do humour. So don't be grumpy. But constructive dissing would help.

And as you can tell, I wrote that in the middle of the night with nothing but an 12" iBook. So it's rushed. And. That's. Why. I. Wrote. In. Staccato.

[Colin Briscoe @ Dec 19th 2005 1:25AM]

Cameron Taylor, Director of Sales, Razer USA, emailed me with the update that the Copperhead will be available online towards the end of September and will be on the shelves mid-October.

[ky @ Dec 19th 2005 1:25AM]

I don't know about the rest of you, but I dislike the fact that all of Razer's mice look the exact same yet are different.