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azerhasa historyof

producingmuch-loved,

high-quality, peripherals.

Butwiththebrandwell

knownbybothenthusiastsand

pro gamers,thebuyingchoice

comesdowntotwokeythings.

First,is it affordable?Andsecond,

is it fitforday-to-dayuse?

Ta kingonthepricequestion,

£80isn’t exactlycheap,butit’s

notanunheard ofpricewhenit

comestoacquiringa top-quality

productfroma recognisedbrand.

Still,withtheMambaTEthere’s

somethinga littledifferentgoing

on...andit’s theinclusionofthe

world’s mostsensitivemouse

sensor. Asensorwhich,

developedinpartnershipwith

Philips,deliversupto16,000dpi

sensitivity. That’s notonlya little

justificationofprice,it’s an

extraordinaryachievementtoo–

onewhich,if you’re into

braggingrights,shouldmakethe

MambaTEevenmore desirable.

Sucha highmaximumDPIis a

headlinegrabberandperhaps

usablebypro-gamerssuitedto

highersensitivitysettings,butis

there a more real-worldbenefit?

Razerarguesyes,with

heightenedDPIbeingusefulin

multipledisplaysetups.It’s a fair

comment,althoughperhapsnot

themostpersuasive.

Yet sensitivityisn’t onlytobe

measuredinmaximums.

ThroughRazer’s Synapse

software tool,userscanfully

customisetheMambaTE’s DPI

settingsandintervals.Witha

Tool,andRazerboasts16.8

millioncolouroptions.It’s an

impressivelightshow, andone

which– thankfully– canbe

turnedoff whenthecomputer

goestosleep!

Inthemiddleofallofthis,the

questionremainsofhowthe

mouseis toactuallyuseona day-

to-daybasis.Well,assomeone

who’s solelyusedit forseveral

days,I’dsayit’s a pretty

impressiveshowing.Razer

suggeststhere’s anergonomic

formfactoratworkfor‘complete

comfort’.Andit is comfortable,

butanyonewitha largerhandor

preferringa palmgripwilllikely

findtherespectivelackofheight

andlackofpalmelevationnot

quitetotheirrequirements.You

mayalsofindthatyourlittle

finger, lackinganyconsideration,

is theonethingpreventingthe

freedomofmovementgivenby

themouse’s undersideTe flon

glidepads.

Theseconsiderationsinmind,

theMambaTournamentEdition

is otherwisecomfortableand

performswell.Itsconstructionis

uptostandard,andthe

designersare clearlyateasewith

matter-of-factdesignchoices

somefailtoconsider. Rubber

gripsalongthesidesofthe

mousebodyprovidea good

hold,andtheside-buttonsare

perfectlypositionedforeasy

thumb-reach.Thepimpledroll-

wheelis wellweightedandeasily

controlled,andtheDPI

adjustmentsbuttonsare quickly

actionedwithouteverbeingat

riskofbeingpressedinerror.

Otherfeaturesare asexpected.

Atoughbraidedcable,andthe

optionformacro creationand

storage(onceagainthrough

Synapse)are present.Butwithall

thisconsidered,it’s thattough

decisionofpriceversussuitability

needingmostthought.Razerhas

producedanimpressively

specifiedmouseandnotjustfor

thepro-gamer.

mmKevinPocock

rangeof 100 upto16,000dpi,

anysensitivitycanbeachieved

throughemploymentofsingle

unitincrements.Yes,youread

thatright.Shouldyousowish,

youcanseta DPIlevelof10,438

oranythingelsewithinrange.It

reallyis a levelofcustomisation

yettobeseenina mouse.

If DPIcustomisationaloneisn’t

flamboyantenough,onelookat

theMambaTournamentEdition

bringstolightthecolouredstrips

downeithersideofitsbody.

These,aswellastheRazerlogo

onthemouserearandthescroll-

wheel,are smartlylitby 16 LEDs

ina rangeofstaticcoloursor

sequences.Again,thisis

controlledthroughtheSynapse

DETAILS

• Price:£79.99


• Manufacturer: Razer


• Website:www.
  razerzone.com


• Requirements:
  USBport,a love
  for sensitivityand
  illumination

Doesthisfast-moverstrikea chord?

Professionallypriced,

andpositively

positioned

Razer Mamba:

Tournament

Edition

8

7

Quality

Value

77

Overall