Razer Viper 8K Hz - Ambidextrous E-Sport Gaming Mouse with 8,000 Hz HyperPolling Technology (Optical Focus + Sensor with 20K DPI, Optical Mouse switches, 71g Light) - Black

Here's a bit of a dramatic history lesson; if you don't care for it and what the raw details, skip ahead. ----------------------------------- Anybody who grew up when competitive gaming first started booming knew there was only one thing that truly kept it all together: a compelling, new-age, tailor-made passion. In the mid 2000s, Razer got widespread attention with the releases of their Diamondback and Copperhead mice. They were their first mainstream products, and man did it feel surreal to experience what would be known as the first gaming peripherals. The color lighting in motion, the clicks, the premium feel of something engineered for us few (at the time) gamers was something that I'll always thank Razer for. Logitech was still making exclusively office supply mice, and the closest thing to gaming mouse was the Microsoft Intellimouse 3.0. They took the first step forward, because they knew that what was about to come was based on a fiery passion that every user reading this review knows by heart: competitive gaming. Now I'm not going to sit here and say they reigned forever. Logitech, Zowie, and Finalmouse have been IMO dominating the market for competitive mice, and I say that with no regret. I'm a personal advocate of the Zowie ZA series, but I've used all mice from the Sensei/Kinzu to the Deathadder 2013 to the Logitech G Pro. The Razer Viper puts the company finally back where it belongs. ----------------------------------- I won't get into what you can get from their advertising. Let me explain how it actually performs in your hand: -The shape and weight works in perfect unison together. I personally didn't like the Zowie FK1/2 despite its praise, but I do to this day love the ZA11. I appreciate the contact at the base of my palm as a sort of pivot point, and I have my fingers operate the mouse with a claw grip. This mouse is a dream if you use your mice similarly. -The mouse wheel is by far the best I've ever used in any mouse. It has absolutely, I mean zero, wobble, it is extremely quiet to the point of being silent, the clicks are subtle yet firm, and the weight is just like the mouse itself: light. -The clicks, from a feel standpoint, are different. I enjoy the silent switches you find on silent mice, but I can understand those who like the Zowie style which is like a banging click that gives you strong feedback and assurance. They do feel mushy, I am not going to lie, and they will take time getting used to, because pushing them too hard is a thing, and I do have concerns about how long they will last. I am hoping my muscle memory will get adjusted from my Zowie mouse and it will actually turn out for the better. From the limited time I've used it, I do believe that with a softer touch, these will be something that I cannot get away from. -With the softer touch, I do feel a bit quicker on the clicks. The softer touch required to fully depress them makes your fingers feel a lot more nimble, which is awesome. Less strain, more gain. -The opposite side buttons are near impossible to accidentally press. I actually like having the option to do with ease so because extra binds are always something I enjoy. But if that's a concern of yours, drop it. For this reason, the hypershift keys are a godsend.

This is an interesting mouse. Idk what Ibwas really expecting when I ordered it. I really like trying different types of mice and currently own a good deal of the more popular mice. The Logitech G305, 502, steelseries Rival 500, 600. Evga Torx carbon, Razer Basilisk, Deathadder and now the Viper. Corsair M65 elite and an Alienware AW558 that came with a monitor I bought. All have their plus and minus, but until I recieved the Viper I was using the Deathadder. The Viper is a pretty small mouse. I was surprised how thin and short it actually was. I have somewhat small hands so it doesnt bother me. It's ambidextrous, but feels surprisingly comfortable in the hand. It almost feels like it's not made for either hand in a way. It's great how they managed that. The left and right click feel very satisfying, almost like a deathadder, but not quite as light, closer to the deathadder than any other mice I own though. The side buttons are pretty close to flush, but still has that razer satisfying click. I think Razer has the best buttons of any mice I've used and that's no different here. The buttons are small, but it's a small mouse so... the cord is AMAZING for a stock cable and easily the best cable of any mice I've used to date. It almost feels like a shoelace. A quality show place that is somewhat stretchy. I havent had time to use the mouse over a long period of time, well, because it just came out, but I have no problem saying it's well built and should hold up nicely. It's a bit on the expensive side. If you have a little rodent you like using now then I would stick with what you have until you find this on sale or a warehouse deal. Its apsolutely worth picking up, especially if you're already in the market. I personally dnt find how light it is to make a difference, I think that's all marketing garbage and the market has just swung atm to wanting lighter mice. You would have to be one weak wrister fella for 20 grams or so to make a difference. Doubly so for thinking you can move a 60 gram mice faster than an 80 gram mouse, but hey, if you do have wrist issues then you should be looking for anyway to game without pain or the least amount of strain on your wrist possible. I would say it's good for that. Overall, I'm pleased. Its something different and fits good in my palm. Might be a little small for palm grip if you have meat hooks for hands, but I'd say it's great for fingertip or claw grip anyway. Use Amazon's return policy to your advantage!

I have gone through a handful of really amazing gaming mice in the last few months including the Glorious Model O and Model O-, the Zowie s2, Logitech G203 (amazing at $25), and this Razer Viper. I can't say enough good things about this mouse. It's incredibly light and glides incredibly well on my mousepad. The grips on the side are a great feature. They make other mice feel slippery once you get used to them. For me, the one minor thing that I would change about this mouse is the buttons on the side should stick out a little more. They are not in so far as to cause issues or misclicks, but I like to really feel where the mouse buttons are at all times. I do like the big thumb buttons on the Zowie S2 over these. One of the best features of this mouse is the scroll wheel. I use the wheel button in games frequently as I hold my mouse with 3 fingers on top (middle finger resting on the scroll wheel and ring finger on right mouse click button). The button press and tension is perfect - not too stiff, and not impossible to click at will. The scroll wheel movement is super smooth and tensioned where I like it. It also has a great rubber grip with a low profile texture that holds your finger very well. Button clicks are tuned very well on this mouse. Pronounced enough that you get a solid click with a bit of travel. I have never had an instance where there is an accidental double-click or a time where I needed to click quickly and it wasn't able to deliver. They feel great. The electronics in the mouse are some of the best available. Button switches are laser actuated so no delays or debounce issues. The sensor is spot on. One thing that I love about this is that you don't need the software to run it. I hate adding bloatware on my machine and yes, sorry Razer, I have uninstalled synapse and every other driver software that isn't system critical so I could save some performance when I run games. You can config this mouse with Synapse if you would like, but you really don't need to - it's plug and play. Keeping Synapse around will allow you to get the sweet RGB logo throbbing in sync with your other Razer peripherals. Otherwise, there is a DPI button on the bottom and an indicator light to let you know what your setting is and you are good to go. I did end up replacing the skates on this with Hyperglides. Hyperglide does not make drop-in glided for this, so I had to cut my own using the originals as templates. I used a very sharp exacto knife and traced the cut around the outside of the originals carefully. I used the bottom skate from a hyperglide cut for Zowie s2 and the top glide cut for Razer Death Adder. You could use the Death Adder glides, but the bottom one won't match exactly with the stock viper because there is not quite enough material. The curve is the same so, in a pinch, you can drop it in, but it will not match the stock exactly. Once I cut the shapes to match the stock glides, I beveled the edges and wet sanded them smooth down to 3000 grit sandpaper. I also used a little rubbing polish, but I don't think it was really necessary. The cable on this is close to a paracable with lots of flex. At some point, I am going to upgrade to a hand made paracable, but for now, the stock cable isn't bad at all. Removing the shielding from the cable will give it more flex, but manufacturers are not allowed to do this per USB standards, I believe. Just a heads-up, if you decide to crack the Viper open and replace the cable, I have read it does not use a standard JST 2.0mm 5 pin inside the mouse. I believe it uses the smaller 1.5mm JST. Bottom line is that this mouse was designed with input from pro gamers and the end result shows. I am not normally a fan of Razer products and like the smaller gaming brands like Glorious, Ducky, Zowie, etc. but Razer is one hell of a company. They understand what it means to be design-led and always marry looks, experience, functionality. The packaging on this is your standard amazing razer packaging and the whole thing, start to finish, is worth every penny. Great job on this one, Razer. You got me this time.

Fantastic mouse thus far, only complaint is the glue/small rubber rivets used to hold the grips on the side of the mouse started failing after only 2/3 months, had to use some adhesive and manually press it back to flush, will update on how it holds up, aside that fantastic mouse. came over from using the original lancehead ambidextrous from like 2017 for a good 9 years until it died,

I wanted to work on improving my aim and so I bought this mouse since it was very lightweight which means less force to start and stop moving it. I can definitely tell the difference, even just using it for work I could tell there was much less strain on my hand/ wrist. Previously I was using the Razer Lancehead due to its good reviews on reliability and I used all 4 side buttons for extra functionality at work. While I still have my Lancehead which has been reliable I wanted something better. I can tell the feel in the hand with the Viper is so much better even though its still ambidextrous. I had just gotten used to more of a claw grip due to the mice I have used in the past but the Viper really works for more hand styles. With my small hands the feel is like an in between a claw and palm grip but I can tell it would be good for either. I can tell the main issue with the lancehead other than weight was how flared out the back was. Another good thing about the Viper is the cable it comes with. Due to the limited space on my desk I'm forced to have my JDS Element 2 above my mouse mat which previously would move your mouse a little if you let go because of the strained against it. The cable the viper comes with allows more leeway before it gives out. Side grips are also a benefit and I have not had any issues with it pealing off or anything. Definitely give this mouse a try.

So, out of the box I hated this mouse, but after a few changes and using it for a while, I've come to really trust it. I own seven mice currently, and am using this one the most for a few reasons. Pros: Good cable, feels Wireless with a bungee. Lightweight, but not insanely so. Feels very sturdy, honestly incredibly built given the weight. Buttons on both sides means so much to me, it's so useful for less frequented keys in R6 and Smite, to name two games. Great button feel, a nice scroll wheel, and the software has improved a lot recently. Very good experience. The sensor is excellent, I haven't had a single issue, though I had to up the lift off distance a few pegs. Cons: The mouse feet are just awful compared to what I've grown used to. They scratch on my mouse pad, have inconsistent glide moving forward compared to side to side, and replacing them leaves a thick film that you really can't remove easily. I ended up replacing them with extra hyperglides I had for my G Pro Wireless, and they don't look right, but actually work fantastically! Seriously, this mouse is excellent once you change the feet out. My scores in Kovaks Tile frenzy went from 69 with this mouse to 90+ reliably. (It was previously the worst performer out of the pack by quite some margin) TLDR: amazing mouse, terrible feet, but I'm loving it after swapping them out and raising liftoff distance.

My personal favorite as a lefty. Been using this model since shortly after it was introduced.

viper ultralight, non mini, non wireless: it just works really well for my hand. large hands, halfway between claw and palm, i tend to grip the sides of my mouse with my thumb and little finger, and ambidextrous mice make that possible without cramping. logitech g403 had that hump on the right side that made it hard to grip without cramping, and especially since it required so much force to move, which the razer doesn't despite only being 10g lighter (feels like way lighter than that somehow, near-perfect weight btw; not too light it gets pushed around accidentally like the mini, but maybe 5g heavier would be actually perfect) as a side effect of it being ambidextrous, it doesn't have that slant across the mbuttons like the g403 does, which feels a little unnatural although I've gotten pretty well used to it i guess. i find myself sometimes accidentally pressing the right mbutton if i rest my finger on it, but that's been decreasing in frequency too. sensor lift off at stock of actually great vs viper mini which for me needed to be reduced using electrical tape. mini was hugely cramp worthy for me, couldn't rest my hand well on it either. way too small mousewheel flipping is really tactile although maybe a little too hard to spin, not by much though. wheel button is slightly too easy to press while scrolling. no annoying dpi button on top to accidentally press, it's on the bottom face of the mouse. there are two sets of side buttons, 2 on left and 2 on right. kinda weird, I've disabled the right ones. The side buttons are actually a little hard to press considering how light the mouse is, gets pushed back a little bit, not too bad. very good side grips btw, unlike the mini which had none. feels like they'll never fall apart or anything.

Definitivamente es uno de los mejores mouse del 2019, top 3 sin discusión y en muchas áreas el #1 Por donde lo veas este mouse es excelente, calidad de materiales, construcción, sensor, switches, forma. Se adapta mucho mejor para claw grip y fingertip grip aunque tambien podrías palmearlo si tu mano es pequeña. Pros +Buen cable, no es el mejor del mercado pero no tendrás ningún problema. +Los feet/skates son bastante buenos, igual no los mejores del mercado podrías mejorar con hyperglide pero tampoco es mucha diferencia. +La forma es muy segura, es decir, adaptable. No incómoda en ningún lugar y se ajusta perfecto a claw grip + El peso para mí punto de vista es perfecto 70gr +Los clicks son suaves y sin pre travel, Tienen ligero post travel pero no afecta en nada. Fenomenales +Construcción excelente calidad, los grip de los costados muy bien Cons +Software es pesado y solo lo debes utilizar para configurar lo que necesites y después borrar +Los feet pueden mejorar (esto si te pones muy peaky) +El precio es elevado +Un poco más de rgb no le habría hecho daño, finalmente es configurable +Los botones laterales están un poco atrás, si los usas muy muy seguido (para leaning en R6 o PUBG por ejemplo) será incómodo Excelente mouse realmente lo mejor que hay ahorita

This is my main mouse.

Bozulan logitech faremin yerine aldım. Hemen CS2 de denedim. Çok çabuk alıştım ve hissedilir oranda daha iyi nişan aldığımı hissettim. Hafifliği çok yerinde. Hızlıca çekip hedef almaya çalıştığınızda overshot olmuyor. Tam istediğiniz noktaya geliyor. Rekabetçi oynayanlar bilir flick shot için çok iyi. Sol ve sağ tuş basış hissiyatında biraz boşluk hissediliyor. Ama tuşların dönüşü olduköa hızlı, tek tek tıklarken sorun çıkartmıyor. İleri geri tuşlarını kullanmak için uygulamayı indirip ayarlamam gerekti. Ancak sonradan uygulamanın arkada çalışmasına gerek olmuyor. Teker bunnyhop için çok iyi değil, o amaçla alınmasını tavsiye etmiyorum. Razer yazılımı birçok şeye olanak sağlıyor ve kullanımı kolay. Ancak sisteme gereksiz yük bindirmesiyle ünlü olduğundan arkada çalıştırmıyorum. Ne yazıkki program çalışmazken rgb yi kontrol edemedim. Şu an karşılaştığım tek sorun da bu. Sizin için sorun değilse kesinlikle almayı düşünün.

After using a cheap gaming mouse for almost a year which i thought I was satisfied with, but when I switched for this Razer mouse (this is the 2nd product I buy from them) I IMMEDIATELY !!! felt the difference. I swear mouse flicks, tracking, general use and the glide over the mouse pad felt Significantly different it LITERARY feels like part of your hand

Absolutely amazing mouse. Delivered within 24 hours but I returned it because I decided to go for the ultimate version which is wireless. Anyone wanting to go for this wired version, I'd highly recommend it. You'll notice tremendous change in your game style within an hour of using this mouse. Extremely light and offers great aim.