Gaming Mouse Group Test

Razer Krait

I reviewed the Razer Krait a few months back. The Krait is a very slimline, flat lying mouse with only three buttons and LED strips down the sides. Razer's idea was to focus on comfort, with the target audience being those in the market for an RTS gaming mouse. As I have said before I feel this marketing is slightly misleading and notice no special difference between this mouse and others in its ability to do 'wonders' in RTS games.

In terms of usability I certainly enjoyed the mouse. The limitation of only three buttons can be annoying for those who have become used to that extra level of choice. In particular, the big annoyance about a mouse without side buttons is the inability to go backwards and forwards when internet browsing. That is a feature I commonly use and given the amount of time we all spend on the net, is quite important when deciding on which mouse to go with.

The Razer software is again a pretty standard affair, doing all the jobs you'd expect mouse software you do. With the Krait you can set up keyboard hotkeys that will allow you to change the mouse sensitivity on-the-fly. This isn't as intuitive as some of the other mice on the market, which allow you to change the sensitivity directly through the mouse.


The Razer Krait was probably best suited to the hard surface mats. It has three small feet that, despite being made of what feels like teflon, are actually a little bit underwhelming. The light weight of the Krait saves its unconvincing feet, as they don't actually need to be all that imposing to get the job done. The mouse almost glides on its own.

RTS & FPS

The Krait advertises itself as being targeted at an RTS audience. In reality though it didn't perform significantly better than any other mice whilst I was playing Medieval 2: Total War. That's not to say the mouse underperformed, it simply did the job in a satisfactory manner, it felt responsive and accurate.

The same can be said for the FPS testing. The lack of configurable side buttons is probably more important and as such I'd recommend the Logitech G3 over the Razer purely because they are of a similar design yet the Logitech has those extra buttons (and a nicer grip texture). If you do fancy the Krait, though, it will certainly get the job done and is most suited to those who prefer a lightweight mouse.

The Razer Krait is probably slightly overpriced at £28.80, especially when you consider that Microsoft and Razer have teamed up to produce the Habu. We haven't managed to get our hands on a Habu just yet, though we should hopefully have a review of it in the not too distant future.