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Razer's New Mouse Optimized for MMO and RTS
An anonymous reader writes "XYZComputing has a review of Razer's new Krait mouse which is specifically designed for massively multiplayer online gaming as opposed to the usual design focus of first-person shooters. From the article: 'The criteria for an appropriate mouse for each style of gaming are different, or at least Razer would want you to think that this is the case. With the market starting to accept products like gaming mice and gaming keyboards, it was only a matter of time until someone introduced a mouse for a certain type of game. While it is easy to be skeptical of such an idea, Razer has a great reputation and may actually be onto something here.'"
I can see no defining qualities that set this apart from any other standard mouse. It's just a marketing ploy, all they did was add some flashy lights and now are expecting people to pay more for less.
Isnt that clever, you take a normal mouse, you relabel it to something trendy ("WoW mouse, anyone?) and then you send it for review to people who will get excited about specs, like 2 buttons and a scroll weel, acting as a third button (WOW again)...
Major changes from older models... the color of the LED
Its got to be a really slow day to get all excited about this kind of technological breakthroughs!
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Not that I don't agree, but stuff like this shows us what retarded marketing is used, and you ask yourself "why do they use it?" Because that is what sells products, stupid gimmicks to stupid buyers.
I personally have an mx700 with matching keyboard, I've had it for over a year and a half now, and love it. They are both wireless, response time is great, mouse has the charging station, still on original batteries, and the keyboard uses a pair of AA's like once every 9++ months (I've changed them twice I think). The mouse, even after long hours of abuse playing all kinds of games and doing everything else I do is still just as responsive and the batteries still have a great life due to the fact the charger only charges it when necessary.
As for Razer, I have never owned one of their mice b/c they have always seemed like one of those companies that try to capitalize on the stupidity of consumers. Kind of like telling me there is a difference between the can of soup with a pretty label and the can that has a white label that says "chicken noodle".
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling a pig in mud. Soon, you realize the pig is dirty, and he likes it.
http://f1store.formula1.com/catalog/index.php?cPat h=29_35 has the 400$ mouse pad to go with it