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Razer Ouroboros Review: An expensive love letter to lefty mice lovers |
September 10, 2013
Gaming mice are a fascinating concept: how do you convince folks to spend over a hundred bucks to replace their $20 pointing-and-clicking device? First, it needs to be flashy; funky designs and lights help. It needs to be comfortable: see Mad Catz’s Cyborg R.A.T 7 ($99) and its ilk, replete with knobs to fiddle and bits to slide about. It also needs to offer an edge over the hoi polloi and their two buttons-and-a-scroll wheel affairs—Razer’s long since gone over the deep end on that front, the 17-button Razer Naga 2014 ($80) being their latest (admittedly excellent) entry in the input arms race.
Well, almost their latest—here’s another one for the pack, the Razer Ouroboros. It’s got a ludicrous name, will set you back $150, and doesn’t offer quite as much whizz-bangery as the Naga or the R.A.T. It’s also the best mouse I’ve used in years, distilling all of Razer’s mouse-tech into an ambidextrous package that’s user-friendly without feeling ridiculous. And it’s gorgeous, like some Imperial skunkworks project dreamt up by a jaded TIE fighter pilot, forever lost after one last fateful trip to that nondescript, not-a-moon space station.
Yes, it costs $150. But If you want a gaming mouse and can spare the cash, you should probably buy this one. Let’s get into why.
Delicious nuts and bolts
We’ll start with the important bits: it’s incredibly comfortable, eventually. You’ll need a screwdriver to loosen screws underneath the mouse and remove the rear panel, which gives you access to the AA battery compartment and lets you adjust the mouse’s length. It’s feels a bit small, but once stretched out it fits perfectly into my fairly large hands. A wheel on the rear end also lets you adjust the angle of the palm rest so your hand sits just right. The mouse is incredibly sturdy, and the soft matte panels hold up rather well after extended use. There are also a pair of interchangeable magnetic panels for the mouse’s sides, offering up flat, textured plates or smooth, contoured winglets—the latter clearly being the only correct choice.
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