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Razer Lachesis Gaming Mouse Banshee Blue

Manufacturer : Razer Inc.
In Stock : 24

List Price:	$79.99
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Features

4000dpi Razer Precision 3G Laser sensor
Up to 100 Inches-per-Second tracking speed
Nine independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons
32KB Razer Synapse onboard memory
On-the-Fly Sensitivity adjustment

Product Description

Equipped with the revolutionary 4000dpi Razer Precision 3G Laser sensor, the Razer Lachesis gaming mouse takes on the same lethal traits as its namesake that will send shivers down your enemies spines. Add 32KB of onboard memory, nine programmable Hyperesponse buttons, as well as an impressive 1000Hz Ultrapolling with 1ms response time, and youve got a formidable weapon in your arsenal of destruction. Victory beckons - move in for the kill.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 3.50 out of 15 reviews

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Great Mouse - B. Anderson, May 11, 2008

I installed the latest firmware update and the mouse works flawlessly. Very precise control for gaming, good overall function.

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Jumping mice - James J. Myers, May 06, 2008

I am expirenced with shooters and mice. The other Razors that me and my boys own have never jumped. This one, even with the newest drivers, 1.64, still jumps. It seems to always jump at the wrong time. Any time is a bad time though. But you say sound affects this mouse. I'll test it and see. When it's working, it's working good. Well, I did check the mouse with no sound around and it still did the same thing. Very disappointing.

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A Frustrating Mouse - Jason M. Stone, Apr 29, 2008

I purchased the Razer Lachesis after building a new PC for myself. I'd been using the Logitech MX Revolution prior to that, but decided I'd use that one at work and keep the Lachesis at home. My main reasons for choosing the Lachesis were a) it looked cool and b) it was expensive (so it MUST be good, right?), relatively speaking.

I've been using it for a couple months, and just recently decided to retire it and bring my MX Revolution back home. The Lachesis IS pretty nice looking (it matched my Razer Lycosa keyboard quite nicely), but using it is a pain.

The problems with the Lachesis aren't with the onboard memory or programmability or the software. They're much more fundamental, which in my opinion, is nothing short of a complete failure for a mouse. In a nutshell, the buttons are overly-stiff. They're too difficult to press.

To be more specific and to provide a little background, I'm a web designer. I do an extensive amount of work in Photoshop, manipulating pixels. I use a pen tablet for much of it, but I still need to be able to make extremely precise movements with the mouse occasionally (i.e. make selections that are of a specific size, right down to the pixel). The problem with the Lachesis is that, yes, the movements can be precise... but once you exert the required amount of force on the mouse button, you've moved the location of the pointer.

The precision with which you can control the pointer is great, but the buttons on the mouse make that precision utterly useless. I hated using this mouse.

For general web surfing, I suppose it was fine, though the thumb buttons were awkwardly placed, requiring me to shift my hold on the mouse to press. They, too, were too stiff, too difficult to press without moving the mouse.

For ANYTHING requiring even the slightest degree of precision, the Lachesis is worthless.

Unfortunately, it's going into the storage bin, and I'm going back to my MY Revolution. Razer could take a few lessons from Logitech on the tactile quality of mouse buttons and placement.

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Intended for professional users ONLY!!!! - S. Schwendener, Apr 18, 2008

Anyone who gives this mouse a bad review probably has not taken the time to manually tweak their mouse for the surface they are running it on. I am using mine on a Razer mantis surface. Yes I did use the Beta software that Razer is telling their users to use. Here is the thing. It took me a whole month to realize this is hands down the most amazing mouse I have ever used? Not sold yet? Here is why. The mouse features onboard memory for 5 different profiles. Out of the box the mouse is not configured. Literally every aspect of mouse tracking can be tweaked with the Lachesis. What I mean is when I am playing a shooter I use a high polling rate and take full advantage of the enormous DPI this mouse has to offer. Shooter for me is profile 2. Profile 1 is for Windows use and tracks much slower. Profile 3 is somewhere in between the two and is for playing strategy games. Profile 5 (i dont use 4, I just hit back from 1) is for movies (which is on very low settings) because you will find that the vibrations in the air caused by sound waves ARE picked up by this mouse!!! AMAZING!!

The only reason I dont give it 5 stars is because when using OS X the mouse doesn't work the same as in windows but it still works fine for careful photoshop movements.

Anyone who gives this mouse a bad rating is spending their money on all the wrong things!! If your not ready to take the time to research how laser mice work then DONT BUY IT!

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Great mouse for game and normal use. - Peter C. Fang, Apr 17, 2008

I own a copperhead, and I believe this mouse is actually more natural for me than the Copperhead. Being a amphidestrious mouse, there are two buttons that will be harder to reach. For righty, it's the ride side buttons. However, this is not an issue for me and I don't think it will be fore most folks. I do love the dpi changing buttons located below the mouse wheel. On the Copperhead, I had to adjust dpi using the right side buttons, which is also very hard to reach.

The overall quality is better than Copperhead. I love the one piece design and the rubberized surface.

Unlike most reviewers, I don't have any driver issues even before updating the firmware. This is a mouse I can live with even if I don't play game.

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