If there’s one thing that irritates me, it’s when manufacturers don’t actually list what’s in the mouse. Otherwise, the mouse contains an 8200dpi sensor. With Razer’s 4G sensor system, the optical sensor is supposed to correct for that, so there shouldn’t be any issues there. The reason for this is because laser sensors had some very strange issues when the mouse is lifted causing the cursor to jump around. You can see that Razer has gone with their new 4G sensor system, which means there’s both an optical sensor as well as a main laser sensor as well. Yay Razer logo!įor those who care, here’s a shot of the bottom of the mouse. Since it was kinda pointless for me to take a shot of the other side of an ambidextrous mouse, I ended up just grabbing a shot of the rear of the mouse. Sorta reminds me of a certain Italian supercar… ( Lamborghini anyone?) Additionally, you can see that the mouse itself does have a contoured/arched design, which Razer claims is great for palm grip users as well.Īround the front, we get a better view of the aggressive, angled styling Razer has gone with for the Taipan. What’s super neat is that Razer has included a grippy material on the side, which is great for claw grip users. There’s two buttons here as mentioned earlier. Here we’ve got the left side of the mouse, which just so happens to be identical to the right side of the mouse (ambidextrous!). There’s also two buttons in the center for DPI controls and two buttons on each side of the mouse (four total) with very nice silver/chrome accents giving the mouse quite the classy look. All of the buttons on the mouse are fully customizable through the Synapse 2.0 software, so it doesn’t really matter which buttons are intended for what. It’s not too loose and has great tactile feedback as well. In terms of buttons, we’ve got the usual left and right clickers, a scroll wheel which, by the way, feels very nice. Personally, I think the Taipan might be one of the best looking mice in the Razer lineup. Styling here is aggressive and angled which is a tad different from what we’ve seen from Razer in the past. The weight feels very nicely distributed in the center of the mouse. In terms of weight, the mouse is extremely light which is generally how Razer designs their mice. Additionally, the top of the mouse is constructed of a slightly rough and textured material that should prevent slippage quite nicely. Taking a quick look at the top of the mouse here, you’ll notice that it’s an ambidextrous design, which means it’ll work very well for both right and left handers. Typical of Razer gear, the green backlit Razer logo looks amazing. Let’s move on.įor the rest of the pictures today, I’ll have the Taipan plugged into the system. Included in the box, we receive a ton of documentation and of course, the usual Razer stickers we all know and love. With features like an 8200DPI 4G dual sensor system, same ambidextrous shape of the Razer classics that came before it, and a design created by a collaboration between Razer and eSport’s finest, has Razer finally produced a worthy successor with the Taipan? With a completely new design, Razer’s goal was to create a new mouse that could be called a successor to the classics that helped put Razer on the map – the Boomslang, Diamondback, Copperhead, etc. Anyway, speaking with the Razer reps at the booth, I learned that the Taipan would be Razer’s new flagship ambidexterous mouse. Additionally, after having my last Razer Imperator fail pretty hard on me in a relatively short time-frame, I wasn’t exactly the biggest Razer fan out there either. I’m a palm grip type of guy and I’ve never had a mouse with an ambidextrous design work well with that grip. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of mice with ambidextrous designs. Unfortunately, there was no Artemis sample at E3, so I shot straight to the Taipan to get a feel for the new mouse. Safe to say, at this point I was dying for a hands on demo. The other? Well, that was the Razer Taipan, a new gaming mouse announced that very morning. Safe to say, I was quite intrigued by both products.Īfter speaking with some of the Razer representatives at the booth, I found out that the joystick, LCD, numpad contraption was a prototype controller called Artemis, which is a controller designed for the upcoming MechWarrior Online game. The first was a mouse which at first glance looked a bit like the Imperator and the other of course was a strange joystick, LCD, numpad contraption that I had never seen before. Entering the Razer booth for the first time, I noticed that there were two main products on display. Balance is the KeyĮarlier this month, I was pretty excited to attend E3 for the first time and while it was nice seeing all the new game announcements at the show, I just had to make it my top priority to visit the Razer booth first.
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