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You can even get the Chroma edition for cheaper than the 2013 Essential on Amazon right now! The Chroma edition offers up an (excessively) higher DPS sensor, and the ability to control the color of the LEDs. If you’re currently considering picking up your own Razer DeathAdder, it’s a mouse that I highly recommend, and I know it won’t let you down. I used mine for an entire two years with only 1 semi-menial complaint that didn’t really effect my experience a whole lot. Accessories and ExtrasĪll-in-all, the Razer DeathAdder 2013 is a great mouse which works extremely well for any game as well as any general computing you might be doing. There is no prediction, no jitter all the way up to 6400DPI and it is seriously one of the best mice I’ve ever used.
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Unfortunately, Razer still hasn’t deemed it necessary to throw sensitivity toggling buttons on the DeathAdder, so you have to either sacrifice a thumb button for this or manually change it in Synapse. You can create up to 5 custom sensitivity profiles within Razer Synapse, and switch between them with relative ease. The side button switches are made by Kailh and are also high quality, and actually feel somewhat more responsive than the Omron switches up front. The DeathAdder also features high-quality Omron 10M microswitches for the left/right/middle-click buttons which won’t crap out on you anytime soon. It’s safe to say that the sensor which the DeathAdder uses is optimal.
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It runs with a polling rate of 1000Hz and features a 1ms response time. It boasts the highly accurate Avago ADNS-S3988 4G infrared sensor which is capable of tracking up to 6400 DPI, 200 inches per second and 50g acceleration, although you’ll never need it that fast. The performance of the DeathAdder 2013 is really what you would expect out of a high-end gaming mouse and you can really feel the difference between something this and a basic mouse. At the end of the cable is a gold-plated USB connector for super connectivity potential. I would suggest wrapping this part of your cable with electricians tape to avoid fraying. Unfortunately, the cable is still prone to fraying if you have a wooden desk with rough edges that the cord will rub on. The cable is roughly 7 feet long, and it’s braided in a durable feeling material. The buttons feel like they’re perfectly spaced and there is a high-arch in the middle of the mouse that caters to palm grips. The DeathAdder 2013 is so damn comfortable to use that you’ll almost forget you’re using a mouse sometimes. I mentioned that it was an extremely comfortable mouse previously, and I really mean it. The scroll-wheel only offers one (clicky) scroll type and doesn’t offer any kind of left-right click function like the Naga does. There are only two auxiliary buttons on the left side of the mouse (thumb side) and the DeathAdder falls short if you’re looking for something comparable to the Logitech G502 Proteus Core’s mass amount of buttons. The Chroma edition of the DeathAdder does allow for customization of the few LEDs that the mouse has, but the 2013 version does not. The DeathAdder 2013 has a design that will cater more to minimalists than it will to people who want sharp edges and lots of lights.