Razer Boomslang 2000 review

Rizenet heeft een review gemaakt van de Razer Boomslang 2000 mouse (ja een muis ). De Boomslang 2000 heeft een USB aansluiting maar kan door een adapter ook op de PS/2 poort aangesloten worden. Hoewel dit geen optische muis is, is ie met z'n 2000dpi vooral bedoeld voor de hardcore gamer. De configuratiesoftware ziet er ook erg strak uit. De vraag is natuurlijk of je $100 voor dit geval over hebt.

Speaking of the mouseball, lets explain how this thing works. The Boomslang uses a beam of light to track any movement on the wheels. It detects this at a very impressive 2000 dpi. A normal mouse is around 300 dpi while the M$ IntelliEye Mice are 1200 dpi. In addition to that, a normal mouse computes 1.5 MIPS (Millions of Instructions Per Second), while the Razer Boomslang computes 6 MIPS. Very impressive indeed.

Coolness aside, how does it stack up in your games? Does it really make a difference and is it 100 bucks worth? The answer, in general, is a resounding, "HELL YES IT DOES!" The mouse does have a learning curve, but once you master it look out. My frag count increased by, damn near, 50% in a matter of about 3 days. Speed is the essence of FPS games, and this rodent just oozes it. Be for-warned that the buttons and scroll wheel are EXTREMELY sensitive.

[...] To sum it up, this rodent kicks some serious ass. Once you get used to it, that is. If you don't give yourself a good 3 days to get used to the Boomslang, you might as well have flushed $100 bucks right down the crapper. Patience, grasshopper, is the key. Give the Boomslang 3 days of good use and, I believe, you will love it. Aside from the scroll wheel placement, I love this mouse and can't imagine going back to my plain old mouse. I would be willing to bet that you will feel the same way. If you are a gamer, slide on over to Best Buy, Software Etc. or RazerZone and pick one up. I am betting that you won't be sorry.