Razer Krait

Conclusions

It's a sign of the times that mice can be released that specifically target certain types of games. Will you get a benefit if you spend your hard earned cash on this mouse? Well it certainly looks nice, and whilst in the dark emits an impressive orange glow that will complement any pimped out machine.

There's no doubting that it is a well put together piece of equipment, it feels as good as the other Razer products and so that puts it at the top of the list. It also has a very cool name, the Krait being a yellow and black, venomous snake. Mice are so personal that the best piece of advice someone can give you is try before you buy, if you can, as they all feel slightly different.

The main problem with this mouse is not in its design but in the marketing. The primary concern is that somebody reading this, who likes playing RTS games, may have already bought a Copperhead and is now panicking that he doesn't have a super-duper, specialist RTS mouse. The truth is, it doesn't do anything that different. The box is covered in quotes from pro gamers and stats and tables bigging up the fact that the mouse can perform 1200 actions per minute. In reality no human being can perform anywhere near that many actions in a minute - that's 20 clicks or movements every second. Can you say RSI?

If you're after a mouse that has high specification and is great for all types of games then this mouse fits the bill. At the time of writing Ebuyer was listing it at £28.80. Others were listing it around that price but don't expect to pay anything more than £30. A solid price for a very solid mouse, with only one failing - not providing anything new or exciting.