Razer Mamba Wireless Gaming Mouse Review

Playing with the Mamba

Finally to the good stuff: going through hours of online fun in name of the test, playing Team Fortress 2 and World of Warcraft. Creating profiles and recording macros wasn’t easy, but we managed to create a set of buttons to our liking (quick weapon change and ducking action, fast spell and combat ability release). A sensitivity setting above the 2,000 dpi range felt like an exaggeration especially in a game such as World of Warcraft that has so many icons on the screen to be clicked, but in some adrenaline-fueled Team Fortress matches the fast response was great. The gamer can choose whichever dpi settings he/she likes depending on gameplay style and preferences. During the test we were adjusting our choices as we played on, free from pre-chosen settings as in other gaming mice, fine-tuning the sensitivity to either game as we felt it was required. Although the extreme dpi setting and no-latency 1ms response worked as promised, we really felt that this freedom of choice was the highlight of the whole experience. The wireless performance was amazing, with no lag or interferences of any kind. We wouldn’t have noticed the Mamba was a wireless device if it wasn’t for the lack of the telltale cable. Kudos to Razer because the 1,000 Hz polling rate erased any fears of slow response. According to them, the battery lifespan is approximately 14 hours for non-stop gaming and 72 for normal gaming usage. We’ve been playing for over a week now
, going either some three straight hours or just working regular time with no play, and still haven’t felt the need to recharge the Mamba.