I know – it took me a while to get it too. Just as a keyboard for me is for tapping to make letters appear in your screen, a mouse is for swooshing around the desk to get to where you want to go.
But no.
I have been taught the error of my ways by my gamer teens.
A mouse and keyboard are so very much more.
I didn’t really buy into it… until I sat and watched them play.
THEN I got it.
Honestly – the way their fingers fly about and hammer their peripherals, I’m amazed that they last more than a few months.
And that’s the biggest thing, actually – the cheap ones they used to have didn’t last long. They simply wilted under the pressure and collapsed in terror.
But buy them a decent, properly designed gaming mouse or keyboard, and not only do they do all manner of clever trickery which i don’t really understand or appreciate, they also last. Which I most certainly do understand and appreciate. Build quality is everything – and simply works out cheaper in the long run.
Razer’s new Naga Epic Chroma gaming mouse features MMO optimized buttons, wireless gaming-grade technology and Chroma lighting features
It showcases Raxer’s new Chroma lighting on its tilt-click scroll wheel and mechanical thumb grid, a feature that allows personal color customization through Razer Synapse.
Okay, here’s the tech spec bit;
This one-size-fits-all ergonomic MMO gaming mouse offers a total of 19 buttons with 12 mechanical buttons situated on the iconic Razer Naga’s thumb grid. It is outfitted with an 8200 DPI 4G laser sensor that captures up to 200 inches per second and offers a maximum acceleration of 50 G, and also features both a wireless and wired mode with 1,000 Hz Ultrapolling and a 7-foot, lightweight, braided fiber cable.
Razer’s latest gaming mouse also supports Razer Synapse: Stats & Heatmaps, the newly updated beta software for Razer’s cloud-based driver that provides technical tracking data such as game time, button presses, distance moved, how much overall pressure was exerted while gaming, and more. This data can be especially useful to users of the Razer Naga Epic Chroma in helping them tweak their gameplay, increasing personal accuracy and reaction times and improving their play settings and interfaces.
Product Features:
• 19 MMO-optimized programmable buttons
• 12-button mechanical thumb grid
• Tilt-click scroll wheel
• 8200 DPI 4G laser sensor
• Wireless gaming-grade technology
• Chroma lighting with 16.8 million customizable color options
• Razer Synapse enabled
• 1000 Hz Ultrapolling
• 200 inches per second / 50 G acceleration
• Zero-acoustic Ultraslick mouse feet
• 1.13 m / 7 ft. lightweight, braided fiber cable
• Approximate size: 119 mm / 4.69 in. (Length) x 75 mm / 2.95 in. (Width) x 43 mm / 1.69 in. (Height)
• Approximate weight: 150 g / 0.33 lbs.
The best price for the Razer Naga Epic Chroma we found was just under £115, direct from Razer themselves. It’s a brand new model, and not widely available yet. But if a keen gamer of your acquaintance should find this under the tree, I guarantee there’ll be whoops of joy…
