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Razer Lachesis

Written by: Josh Norem, March 23rd, 2008	Hold cursor over thumbnail to change image

Where to buy:

Dell: $69.99

“If you’re a left-hander looking for a gaming mouse we’d say the Lachesis is a no-brainer..”

Highs:
Extreme sensitivity levels; ambidextrous; comfortable

Lows:
Firmware update issues; on-the-fly sensitivity feature didn’t always work

Introduction

The Lachesis is the world’s largest pit viper snake, and the word means “Bringer of Silent Death” in Latin, according to Razer. In reality it brings comfortable mousing to both left-and-right handed gamers, but that’s a decidedly less sexy tagline. The biggest selling point of the Lachesis is that it offers 4000dpi sensitivity, which is the highest so far in the dpi arms race. Though its 4000 dpi was a bit too sensitive for our tastes and we had a few issues with the software, it’s still an overall decent product from Razer.

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User Reviews

"Overhyped"

Glen at Mar 31st, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Score: 7

I've been shopping around for a mouse and I've recently (in the past 2 weeks) tried the Diamondback, the Death Adder, and the Lachesis. The Diamondback and Lachesis share the same flaw imo...they are ambidextrous and therefore the side buttons are not as useable as they should be, and the mouse is not as comfortable to hold as it could be. I really like the top buttons for adjustable dpi w/o having to install software, but the odd shape, and the difficulty in pressing the buttons is a real turn off for me. The side buttons are too s...

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