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I bought another Razer mouse, because I decided I wanted an ergonomic right handed mouse instead of ambidextrous one.

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My Razer™ Imperator on my Roccat™ Sense

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User Review

Holy T-Rexes.
It is gorgeous. Sleek black rubber all over the top, with shiny, black piano-finish plastic on the left, right, and bottom.
I really liked how the cable was in a rope-like material, so it would bunch up or coil up like regular cables. And, like the Copperhead, the USB head is gold-plated.

The mouse is light but very solid.

The box packs a chokeload of content. THREE Razer manuals, TWO Razer logo stickers, a certificate of authenticity, a Razer product catalog, and (get this) a Razer COASTER. hahaa

When plugged in, the Razer logo glows its ridiculously awesome blue. The light pulses on and off, like a really slow heartbeat. The other light comes from both sides of the scroll wheel.

Gorgeous.

Technical Specifications

* Ergonomic right-handed design
* Adjustable side buttons
* 5600dpi Razer Precision™ 3.5G Laser sensor
* Razer Synapse™ On-board Memory
* Up to 200 inches per second/ 50g acceleration
* Seven independently programmable Hyperesponse™ buttons
* 1000Hz Ultrapolling™ / 1ms response rate
* On-The-Fly Sensitivity™ adjustment
* Zero-acoustic Ultraslick™ Teflon® feet

Approx. size in mm: 123(L) x 71(W) x 42(H)

My Review

Incredibly comfortable. It fits perfectly in my hand. The 3.5G Laser sensor is pin-point precise.
max DPi is 5600, but I set mine at 4800dpi. Polling rate is set at 1000MHz, of course.
(Just so you know: It is always better to set your dpi high then tune it down in Windows settings. This gives better accuracy and precision. Meaning 4800dpi@low windows speed settings will be better than 1200dpi@high windows settings.)

Razer™ Ultraslick™ Teflon® at the bottom makes the mouse glide smoothly AND precisely, with no unwanted motion when you hold it.

Buttons are awesome to click. The thumb buttons are very convenient.
Also, the thumb buttons are adjustable to suit your hand position.
Both claw-grip and palm-grip users will love the mouse. Reviews online say that it is a definite improvement over the Deathadder, which was already so comfortable.

One complaint I have is that there was no driver cd with the mouse. You have to go to the Razer site and download the driver manually. However, one advantage is that you will have the latest version that is compatible with whatever version of windows you are using. Previously, most driver cds that came with my gaming mouse were outdated drivers anyway.

That being said, the download process this time was quick and painless.

The Imperator Driver

The Imperator driver had tons of customizable options, each of the 7 button can be programmed, including macros which allowed multiple actions to be implemented with one click. DPi settings and X-Y axis customization is also available. You can allocate up to 4 different DPi settings to be saved. Then, by clicking the DPi buttons on your mouse, you can cycle through the 4 levels of sensitivity without having to manually change them again through the interface.

I played Sudden Attack and Crysis for about 2 weeks.
FPS gaming shows an immediate 40% increase in frags. It has never been easier to headshot.
And RTS gaming. With Starcraft 2 (beta), micromanaging was very easy, although I had to lower the in-game sensitivity settings to prevent my mouse from flying all over and moving the map. Similar results with DoW2.

Summary

Pros: Incredibly Comfortable; Pretty packaging; Nice clickable buttons; Accurate and precise; Smooth; pretty much everthing you want from a Gaming mouse
Cons: RM290 may be steep for non-serious gamers; Driver has to be manually downloaded; only for right-handed humans.

A very enjoyable experience.
In conclusion, RM290 might seem alot. But I assure you..

It’s worth every cent.