Last nail in the Razer Coffin

[Agojama1]

I would like to share a story of how my dear-loved Razer DeathAdder Essential hit the bucket.

 

TL:DR No software support from Razer.

 

I was using it on Windows without any problems.

 

Then i got a mac for a job and it worked fine as default, but Razer Synapse 2 does not work with Essential and Synapse 3 is not available for MacOS.

 

But then I got a Virtual Machine on said mac and Razer stopped working as a mouse and became a waste of my time.

 

What I learned - by default Razer has a higher default DPI and on Ubuntu VM it just stops working properly.

I tried open-sourced drivers, but they couldn't help, because input was still from a mac.

And people who support open-source for Ubuntu and other Linux systems don't waste their time for Mac.

 

Now I have a mouse that only works with PC and is piece of unsupported hardware for everything else.

I will have to buy a new mouse now, because im not an octopus to have 2-3 mouses on the table.

Things that I tried:
- Configure Parallels application for mouse use in VM
- Allow VM to use Razer mouse directly
- Edit xinput tool on Ubuntu
- Edit all setting in default Ubuntu mouse manager and Gnome Tweak Tool
- Install Razer drivers and GUI for Ubuntu from open-source. I could edit colors, but not the behavior
- Try open-sourced driver for Big Sur, doesn't have my mouse
- Try other workarounds for Mac, but the problem lies within the hardware and the DPI it communicates further.

Hope that helps.

I really hope Razer would stop existing as a company, and will be busy molding hardware for other companies who would still be willing to buy Razer brand and logo.

[IPD]

I hate Razer for every rational reason in the book.  But when you mess around with iOS, you get whatever flustercluck Apple hands you.

[Daethz]

Every Razer device I ever had lasted less than one year before having hardware issues like doubleclick doubletype or even sensor issues.

And my razer man o war snapped on the top because they had the head cushion held on by toothpick sized plastic.

 

Go Logitech/Corsair.

 

Id recommend a G502, as everyone i have ever met got a g502 and never stopped using their g502.

G502 lightspeed though, the older cheaper ones have rather crappy scroll wheels.

[IPD]

Gigabyte.  Their laptops suck.  But their peripherals are bang on.