Razer Diamondback Plasma Limited Edition - Ice Blue

by Razer

Product Features

• While the Razer Diamondback Plasma - Limited Edition is technically the same as its predecessors the Razer Diamondback Salamander and Chameleon Editions, the Razer Diamondback Plasma is a limited edition run to commemorate the first six months of the revolutionary Razer Diamondback line and the close to quarter of a million sold worldwide since its inception.
• Award winning Razer drivers featuring On-the-Fly sensitivity adjustment
• Frame rate over 6400 frames per second (5.8 megapixels per second)
• 16 bit data path, as compared to 8 bit and 12 bit data paths used by other conventional mice
• Always On Mode - the optical sensor never powers down - provides instantaneous response at all times during gameplay

Product Details

• ASIN: B0009BB644
• Product Dimensions: 110.2 x 96.5 x 35.4 inches
• Media: Electronics
• Release Date: May 23, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,628 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

After its launch 6 months ago at the World Cyber Games 2004 in San Francisco and sweeping every major gaming industry award including Hardware of the Year 2004 (Gamespot), Editor's Choice (PC Gamer), Editor's Choice (Computer Gaming World) and more than 200 positive reviews and awards worldwide, Razer is launching the new Razer Diamondback Plasma - Limited Edition. Featuring the world's first infrared sensor for demanding gamers, the Infrared Optical Engine Powered by Razer Precision provides the same top notch gaming performance that gamers have come to associate with the Razer Diamondback. Utilising a tracking engine that is invisible to the naked eye, the Razer Diamondback Plasma - Limited Edition can't get any cooler with its ice blue glow! High speed motion detection, up to 40ips and 15g Buttons - 7 physical buttons optimized for gaming response and independently programmable Non-slip side rails and new ergonomic ambidextrous design Zero acoustic Teflon feet for smooth motion over any surface Gold plated USB connector for maximum conductivity Size - 5.04 length x 2.5 width x 1.54 height 7 foot, lightweight, non-tangle cord Comes with custom designed Razer Diamondback Lan-Pack for storage

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They sweated the details on this mouse, October 2, 2005

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Joseph King #9995 (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Razer Diamondback Plasma Limited Edition - Ice Blue (Electronics)

I'm not a gamer.

I bought this mouse for ergo reasons. And because I spend enough of my life at the computer that there's no reason to have anything other than the hottest equipment.

I switched from the Logitech MX-510, the other hot gamer's mouse series. They're functionally very similar, but the Razer Diamondback has been far superior (for me) in practice! Here's the breakdown:

Razer Diamondback pros:
- Better ergo I: Smaller size that fits more naturally in your palm, in better "at rest" position, than the Logitech. (At least for my desk and my hand.)
- Better ergo II: Also, the way your fingers rest on the (slip-proof) main mouse buttons is more relaxed. In particular, it feels like I'm easily using my whole finger. The Logitech in comparison was awkward, felt like I was using only part of my finger, or never quite was settled right.
- More buttons, or at least more buttons available for reasonable use.
- Left and Right side buttons much more comfortable to click.
- More programmable? At least in practice, more easily programmable, so I did customie more.
- Great driver and control panel applet to set options for the mouse. This really helped me get more use out of it.
- Nice work on software details; e.g. "on-the-fly sensitivity" adjustment, without going back to Control Panel, just with controls on the mouse.

Logitech MX-510 pros:
- The Logitech has two buttons, one each above and below the scroll wheel, that mean "keep scrolling in that direction." So you roll the wheel in one direction, and when your finger hits the end of the roll, you can just move to the button right there to say "keep going." Nice. I'll miss that. (But I've already adjusted the scroll speed conveniently several times on the Razer to where I'll miss it less; I never (or at most once?) adjusted the scroll speed on the Logitech.)

These kinds of choices can be very personal. But in my experience, you couldn't get me to go back to the Logitech now.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Gaming Mouse, October 12, 2005

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A. Rehder "SilverSeraphim" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Razer Diamondback Plasma Limited Edition - Ice Blue (Electronics)

This is the first gaming mouse that I've owned, and I'm really quite impressed with it. Here's why:
- Good size, comfortably fits into your hand
- Light weight and easy to use
- Nice solid buttons that click nicely and fit your hand
- Very precise and responsive movement
- Excellent firm scroll wheel
- Comfortable and easy to use side buttons
- Easily customizable with included software
- Not too pricey (I got mine for about $40)

After using it I have only found one part of this mouse that I dislike. The buttons on the right side of the mouse are not very accessible. The ones on the left side line up perfectly with my thumb, but the ones on the right side don't really line up with any of my fingers. This isn't an issue for me because 5 fully functional buttons is plenty for me, but if you want a mouse with 7 buttons and intend to use them all I wouldn't buy this mouse. Other than that this mouse has been fantastic. =]

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Most of us probably won't tell the difference., January 25, 2007

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Aekero - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Razer Diamondback Plasma Limited Edition - Ice Blue (Electronics)

I like to game..I like to play shooters, rts', rpgs, etc. So, when my last mouse was showing a little wear and I thought, "why not get a gaming mouse?"

To be honest, I totally noticed a difference going from a ball mouse, to a cheap optical, to my microsoft optical mouse, but not so much going from the microsoft mouse to this one.

Honestly, unless you're the most serious gamer, (and if you're _that_ serious there are probably more expensive, better mice out there)you probably won't tell much of a difference between this one and any other decent optical.

The features it advertises are all true I'm sure, I noticed it's easy to install, doesn't turn off, lots of dpi etc, but buying this mouse isn't going to make many people better gamers. On a side note it felt awkward when I first grabbed it...don't worry if it does, you'll adjust to it in the first sitting.

I like the feel of it, it looks cool, and it works just fine, so I kept it, but I liked my other that cost half as much, just as much. So buy it if it still appeals to you, but don't expect it to save your noob a## from taking a rocket to the face.