Razer Deathadder Black Edition Review

[pewpewmerica]

I am feeling like posting a review for something, so why not.

 

I have had this mouse for the last ~9 months, and I have to say that I never felt the need for a new mouse since. Anyways, lets get into this.

 

PROS: 

 

-Shape

I know that everyone has a diffrent preferance for mouse shapes, but it seems like for me and a lot of my friends there isnt a better mouse shape than this.

It works for all grips, especially for my relaxed palm grip.

 

-Long Lasting

Even though I know that 10 months isnt a lot, I have accidently poured a lot (more than I want to admit) of drinks onto it, it works as well as when I got it.

 

-Price

60 bucks is definetly a fair price

 

-Looks

DAAAYYYYUUUUM, the mouse still looks as cool as on its first day

 

CONS:

 

The only con I have with it is that razer synapse doesnt work for me, but that isnt the mouses fault.

 

 

 

To sum it all up, if you are looking for a mouse that isnt expensive, there is no reason not to go ahead and buy this!

[cafe]

To sum it all up, if you are looking for a mouse that isnt expensive, there is no reason not to go ahead and buy this!

 

 

yes there is

1. razer 

2. laser based mouse

3. razer

4. razer 

 

I recommend everyone just get a zowie...

[piplupgao]

yes there is

1. razor 

2. laser based mouse

3. razor

4. razor 

 

I recommend everyone just get a zowie...

Its Razer

What do you have against Razer

[cafe]

Its Razer

What do you have against Razer

 

fix'd

 

and everything

build quality, overpriced for build quality, shitty everything.

 

and idc if someone has a razer product and says "ohhh I have had it forever, argument blahblah I like it" then you must have nothing of quality...

[piplupgao]

fix'd

 

and everything

build quality, overpriced for build quality, shitty everything.

 

and idc if someone has a razer product and says "ohhh I have had it forever, argument blahblah I like it" then you must have nothing of quality...

Personally I'm fine with their cheaper mice but their "high end" stuff is really overpriced 

[AraSarkisyan]

Honestly I would stay away from Razer. Bought a Blackwidow, died in 9 months. Got it replaced, that one died in 10. My friend has RMAed his naga twice as well. 

[oktorok]

Could you give me some idea of what the sides of this mouse feel like?  my only gripe with the deathadder 3500 was with the shiny sides of the mouse. for reference i have a da3500 and a g400

[pewpewmerica]

Could you give me some idea of what the sides of this mouse feel like?  my only gripe with the deathadder 3500 was with the shiny sides of the mouse. for reference i have a da3500 and a g400

 

I cant post pics, but I can tell you that it feels like your thumb kinds sticks to it. Of course, you might have a diffrent hand shape, but thats how it feels to me. It is definetly a diffrent texture than the rest of the mouse.

[HirgaLTTki]

Could you give me some idea of what the sides of this mouse feel like?  my only gripe with the deathadder 3500 was with the shiny sides of the mouse. for reference i have a da3500 and a g400

 

I cant post pics, but I can tell you that it feels like your thumb kinds sticks to it. Of course, you might have a diffrent hand shape, but thats how it feels to me. It is definetly a diffrent texture than the rest of the mouse.

 

Not really, feels the same to me. Btw Synapse works for me

[JohnnyGrey]

I've had the regular DeathAdder (the 3500dpi infrared sensor) forever, and it's been a fantastic mouse. I don't understand the hate on Razer, some of their stuff is decent quality. The Lycosa keyboard I have is a different story, however. It's been defective since day one and has been collecting dust on a shelf.

 

Oh, and ybnrmalatall, seriously, please stop posting with purple text. I shouldn't have to resort to highlighting text in order to read something without burning my eyeballs.

[s3ns3]

deathadder is the best gaming mouse.

[HirgaLTTki]

deathadder is the best gaming mouse.

 

One of the best...

[Xelithium]

Deathadder mice are by far the best mice out there. The 2013 edition proved this once again by having one, if not the best, sensor out of any mice out there.

 

Their mice have no build quality issues, they do develop the best mice. That's their roots. There is far better options for keyboards, laptops, tablets (Edge lol), and headsets though.

[Wulfgar]

I use a 3.5g deathadder. It has an amazing sensor and I love the shape of it. However, the scroll wheel was never quite right.

[HEXiT]

there are a lot of people who dont like razer because for the most part there build quality isnt the best.

they claim omron switches in there mice but they seem to break very easily while other manufacturers use the same brand and last 5+years.

for the most part most people i have talked to about razer say they wont be buying a mouse or keyboard from them again. about 50% of them do and again wish they hadnt. so while razer may sell a lot of mice compared to other manufacturers they also have a very high fail rate and very poor customer satisfaction, to me razer are the pc equivalent of the xbox 360 rrd except razer give a much harder time trying to rma stuff.

 

razer stuff i owned...

lachesis (broke in 7 months)

deathadder (orginal still working)

carchararias (broke 4 weeks after purchase, rma and took 4 weeks for a replacement only to break 8 months later).

destructor mat. (every razor mouse i have tried on it scrapes across it like its on sand paper, but every other brand glides across it like glass).

[Toby]

yes there is

1. razer 

2. laser based mouse

3. razer

4. razer 

 

I recommend everyone just get a zowie...

 

It's optical.

[Jebonia]

yes there is

1. razer 

2. laser based mouse

3. razer

4. razer 

 

I recommend everyone just get a zowie...

 It is optical based? not laser

[cafe]

It is optical based? not laser

Okay copy what the guy above you said...

I still have 3 opinions stopping me from getting it

[Jebonia]

as much as you hate razer, they do make some good products and software. The razer deathadder is a tried tested and proven mouse. i have had the 1800dpi and the 2013 edition. My 1800dpi lasted me years before it broke. It wasn't the mouses fault it broke, it was dogs. Chewing the cable. The blackwidow is also a nice keyboard. Excellent Build quality and doesn't move on the table. pretty cheap keyoard considering it is full mechanical, 5 macros and commits no cardinal sins in terms of lay out (looking at you steelseries 7g) Razer synapse 1 was terrible but 2 is awesome now. Nice looking UI and works. Razer surround 7.1 is also an awesome piece of software. Its free and positioning is amazing. It shits on dolby headphones and is almost if not on par with cmss 3d. Mind you I havn't had a creative card in over 1.5 years so i might be remembering wrong. I'm not defending the company as i haven't had to contact support for warranty (only for general questions and they were answered with in 24 business hours) and only have experience with few of there products

[Graph1cs]

Well, Razer isn't a bad quality, it just depends on the buyer himself. If he take care of it, it will last for a long time, and Vice Versa.

[HEXiT]

nope im very light touch with my kit. if i wasnt i would have picked cherry blacks over the cherry reds i currently use on my keyboard.

as fo cardinal sins of there keyboards. there is 1. there gaming matrix. it actually breaks key roll over when your not on the wasd keys. to the point the keyboard will stop reading key combos after 3-4-5-6key presses. i much prefer a keyboard with full nkroll and you wont have any issues.with key combo blocking.,

[mrthuvi]

I have had 5 razer deathadder over the past 2 years. The first two were normal razer DA 3k5, they looked terrible after a few months usage. Then i tried DA Black it was awsome, but after ~1 year, the scroll wheel has this problem:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1292857/razer-deathadder-3-5g-mouse-wheel-problem

Sold it and bought a brand new DA black. To my surprise this mouse also had the same scroll wheel problem after 1 week usage. Tired with DA quality control, i then tried out Sharkoon Drakonia mouse. It was cheap but very good mouse. I was happy with it. Then DA 2013 came out and i thought why not gave my old mouse a chance. To my pleasant surprise, my DA 2013 doesn't have like hair trigger side button like a lot of people and even Linus talked about. I guess i won the razer lottery this time. The coating is better than old DA, but not as good nor durable as DA Black. I wish a DA 2013 black edition would come out.

[Hyydrah]

fix'd

 

and everything

build quality, overpriced for build quality, shitty everything.

 

and idc if someone has a razer product and says "ohhh I have had it forever, argument blahblah I like it" then you must have nothing of quality...

And "idc if someone has" the argument that "all the products I've purchased have poor build quality, high prices and shitty everything therefore all of their products are like that".