Customer Reviews

Razer Lachesis 4000 dpi Laser Gaming Mouse (Banshee Blue)

5 star:		(52)
4 star:		(20)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(13)
1 star:		(30)

 

 

All I can say is this is another great Razer product. It did indeed come right out of the box with all the problems people described in other reviews. I installed the provided disk drivers and restarted as per instructions. My computer restarted and the mouse went dead. I had to unplug and replug to get it to power up. The mouse powered up and mouse movement was extremely jumpy and wouldnt move correctly. Reading reviews and looking around before I purchased the mouse I had a memory jog and was reminded to take the clear plastic off the bottom. PROBLEM SOLVED. I played around with the mouse and found that it would lag a second or two before moving after sitting for a couple seconds. Another quick trip to the review pages and found that this is an easy remedy. DOWNLOAD THE UPDATED DRIVERS! That task completed and the mouse moves and works like a dream. In this day and age with software and hardware upgrades it should be all but instant to go to a website and download the latest driver. I wont insult anyone but if you expect any computer part or product to work right out of the box without updated drivers you're more than likely sorely mistaken.

I use this mouse with a steelseries mousepad and they are a great together. I personally love the look and feel ot Razer mice and they are a great fit for my hand and wrist posture. I havent played with any of the marco capabilities or anything like that but if it holds true to with other Razer products I wont be disappointed.

The only true recommendation I would offer someone that cant be fixed with a trip to the net is a trip to a local best buy or similiar store to see how the fit and feel to your hand will be. If you like what you see and feel hands on you wont be disappointed once you start using it.

Like mentioned above, dont let some of the down reviews deter you from this mouse. Take the plastic shipping sheet off the bottom and install the updated drivers and you wont be disappointed.

As far as usage I use this mouse for everything. WOW, COD4, BF2, Dawn of War II, are all on my active gaming list I've used this mouse with as well as a little Corel and photoshop'ing. Its meets my expectations and more.

I've been using a Copperhead for a while now. What I liked about the Copperhead was the precision and neutral hand orientation is friendly to us lefties. I thought my Copperhead was dying because I couldn't get the drivers to work so I ordered the Lachesis as a replacement.

Logitech has surpassed 2000dpi, but they have yet to offer the same smoothness as the Diamondback not to mention the Copperhead, which completely negates the purpose of 3200DPI.

This mouse is 4000dpi and offers the same smoothness only at higher resolution.

I was initially worried that I might have some problems with lift off, and jumpiness. The mouse shipped with firmware 1.64, and I upgraded to 1.75. Neither firmware had a problem.

The "lift off" movement was no more than 10-20% worse than any other laser mouse which is barely noticeable. Considering the precision, you can't ask for any better than that - plus with this kind of precision, do you really need to lift the mouse? The days of the ball mice are over!

The buttons on the side of the mouse are easier to reach than the copperhead as well.

I'm still getting used to the shape vs the Copperhead, but so far I do not find it any more or less comfortable, I'm just so used to the Copperhead that I'm surprised when I put my hand on something else. My initial reaction is "who cut the sides off my mouse", but overall the feel is close.

I use it with an eXactmat and the Lachesis works excellent on both sides.

The thing about 'gaming' hardware is that people are very very very picky. When I first decided to buy a mouse with a decent DPI I remember feeling like there was absolutely no choice because EVERY possible mouse had a good share of scaling negative "I'm a pro take it from me" reviews. I've owned a Razer Diamondback for about a year, at 1800 dpi. I loved it. It completely changed my online FPS performance (given that I'd been using a cheap wireless mouse before that). I got this Lachesis refurbished for cheap, but now that I've used it, if it broke because I stepped on it or something stupid like that I'd definitely spend $60~70 to replace it.

The buttons on the side: This is an ambidextrous mouse, meaning the buttons on the side are made so that they are easy to press with your thumb, so obviously on the other side of the mouse you don't have another thumb. Because you can use this as a lefty or a righty, one side of the mouse will have buttons that aren't exactly natural for your fingers to use. While this may be a 'con' the advantages gained in the excellent precision and high DPI greatly out-way this.

Hardware breaks, period. Especially this kind of hardware. The difference is that when someone breaks their logitech or microsoft or whatever cheapo mouse they don't immediately go write a negative review about it, whereas if their expensive gaming mouse breaks they get pissed real quick. This is the second Razer I've owned and it feels absolutely solid and I have no qualms about its quality. The advantage its given me to online gaming, just from switching from an already impressive older Razer, was evident in the first thirty minutes. Highly recommend, also remember to download the newest firmware.

Here is my mini review of high end mice I've tried recently.

Razer Lachesis 4000 dpi Laser Gaming Mous--Banshee Blue (4000 DPI, 9 buttons): This is the first mouse that gave me actual pain my my fingers and palm after just a couple of hours use and it has just about the worst ergonomics of any mouse I've ever used. The side buttons are in a very inconvinient location. In first person shooters you'll constantly be accidentally clicking either side's buttons since they're in the area where you grip the mouse (they're designed so you need to put "extra" pressure in the grip to click them). The laser itself is pretty decent at 4000 DPI, but it is placed in the middle of the mouse instead of closer to the front, so you basically need to move the whole mouse to aim instead of the regular first person shooter "tilting the front of the mouse" aiming. Be sure to go to their web site and use the updated drivers and firmware or you'll see a lot of "mouse jumping" problems even when you're not touching the mouse. Also I noticed the mouse buttons would register as "up" as I was turning sometimes with the mouse button down (such as a Heavy in TF2 spinning his gun using the side button, which is annoying as heck). There is also no on-mouse DPI display so there's no way to know which DPI setting you're at (one of the five DPI settings you're forced into). Anyone had any good experience with this mouse?

Logitech G9 Laser Mouse (3200 DPI, 7 buttons, weights, two grip types): I used this mouse for a bit less than a year and it is by far my favorite mouse. One problem is the connector between the mouse and cord eventually went bad and then the mouse had connection issues (Google this for more information). Other than that, it has by far the best tracking and button location of any mouse I've used. I like that the DPI switching is under the left mouse button and it is easy to tell what DPI level I currently am at. Highly recommended!

Logitech 931375-0403 G7 Laser Cordless Mouse Black (2000 DPI), Logitech NEW G5 Laser Mouse (2000 DPI) and Logitech MX518 Gaming Optical Mouse - Metal (1800 DPI): If you can't afford the G9, the models to the left are similarly good. I've used and like them, but they all had tracking accuracy loss over time and needed to be replaced (generally after about 6 to 8 months of every day gaming 4+ hours a day). None of the older models have the high 3200 DPI laser, but the G5/G7 have switchable DPI levels and generally feel good and are ergonomically nice for using over long periods of time.

OCZ OCZMSDMXD Dominatrix Laser Gaming Mouse/MSI GS-501/Cyber Snipa Stinger (3200 DPI, 7 buttons, weights): Very good for the price (one of the cheapest high end gaming grade mice). The button locations are good and so is the feel of the mouse. The default drivers that come with the mouse don't work with games well. You'll have to download the newer ones from their web site and do some special settings for your games to register the side buttons as MOUSE4 and MOUSE5. Highly recommended (drivers could use some work though).

Ideazon Reaper Edge Gaming Mouse - 3200 DPI (3200 DPI, 6 buttons): It's a decent mouse except for the side buttons. The bottom side button is under a nub that is a bit annoying to reach in the middle of a first person shooter fight. The top side button is a little nicer to reach and decent to use for knocking zombies off yourself in L4D. The wheel is annoying since sometimes as you scroll it seems to click without putting much pressure on it (which is annoying if you have something bound to MOUSE3 and you just wanted to scroll the mouse wheel). Also, it would have been nice to have two DPI buttons instead of the one (easier to "go to sniper mode"/"go to regular mode"). Currently the DPI button toggles between 5 different DPI levels one at a time and there isn't a way just to use less than that (I'd prefer just two for the above scenario...). I wouldn't recommend this mouse in it's current form.

As with any mousing, be sure to have a good quality mouse pad that doesn't need to be replaced (I used to replace those 3M Precise mouse pads about every month heh). I've been using a fUnc sUrface 1030, but there are a lot of newer ones out there now. Just be sure it's something you can soap wash and you should be good to go (no foamy or cloth pads).

The mouse works excellent. It skipped at first, then I turned it over and saw the clear soft plastic protective cover that covers the bottom of the mouse and partially interupts the laser. I removed it and the silver sticker that goes around the lazer as well and it has performed flawlessly since. Excellent for games and I do CAD with it as well. So if you're skipping, try uncovering the lazer D.A.

I just purchased a Lachesis. I have found that it is not really for me... I use the fingertip style grip more than any other, which feels really funky with the extra wide front area of the mouse... The buttons on the left side are also very hard to click with any style of mouse grip. I do like how lightweight the mouse is though, that and it is very grippy. Seems to work pretty well on my Thermaltake Flare Pad mousepad. The fading in and out effect of the blue light through the Razer logo is pretty cool too. Needless to say, I just ordered a Diamondback 3g, hoping to fix the problem I had with the grip issues I had with this mouse, though I do hate to get rid of the 4000 dpi, when setting it to 1600 dpi, it seems to do well enough for me. I did attempt using the claw grip, which seems to be better with this mouse, however I still prefer to use just my fingertips, so I will be taking this one back to the store where I got it... I'll review the diamondback after I get it. Hoping that the smaller size, and less 'funky' shape works better for me.

Ultra precise, this mouse has a lite feel to it when using, but being a fingertip control mouse that is a good thing. I was used to an older MS intellimouse explorer which is a palm mouse, took a little adjusting, like using a wrist pad for support. But it glides so smoothly that just using your fingertips is easy and feels right.
Like how you can change the cursor's up and down speed separate from the sideways speed. Setup profiles for each game and the mouse will change to that profile when that game starts.
Has more buttons than I have fingers...6 extra, 2 on each side and 2 right behind the wheel.
Being able to change the speed of the cursor on the fly in game is a great feature...
For the price: The quality is fine, software has every adjustment known to man. Windows Vista Ultimate had no problems installing it. But for the price, I'd expect it to last 3-5 years...of daily use. So at this point after one month, I'd give it two thumbs up.

For a short while the mouse was beautiful, amazing. I take care of my equipment and this mouse was no exception. However, after a month or so my cursor would stop moving, or it became jagged. I kept having to reset the mouse for the software to work correctly. The software and driver was up to date, but it continued doing it. I found many others had this error, Razer offered no fixes and still doesn't.

I gave this mouse a 1-star review for it's lack of durability. I used this mouse for less than one year, and it was nothing but problems. The mouse has a defect that causes the mouse to move on its own. When I would go to click on a link in any page, the mouse would move vertically by itself (which makes internet browsing or gaming close to impossible.) If you read other reviews or search on Google, you'll see this as a common defect with the unit. The common fix is to delete the old drivers and install the new ones, along with firmware version 1.94; but that did nothing to fix the issue.

It's definitely a very comfortable mouse for gaming and extended use, but it's inherit flaws are extremely irritating. Razer usually makes decent products, but this model is a bust. If you're looking to have to replace your mouse yearly, then buy this one. If you'd like something to last, avoid this model.

Who was this mouse made made for? The green giant? If you have small to medium sized hands, look elsewhere. I have fairly good sized hands and my hands felt awkward on this thing. The button placement on the sides are terrible. If you use this on the left side, the right sides button are completely unreachable because it dents in so far, vice versa if you use it as a righty. Another thing is that you'll keep hitting the side buttons unless your fingers are extremely long. I miss the logitech g3 :( Why doesn't logitech make an ambidextrous mouse anymore? It seems like the lachesis was made specifically for one persons certain type of hand and not made for universality. Don't waste your money on this thing, unimpressed.

Update - 03/30/11 The piece of junk died today, I had it for less than 2 weeks. Garbage! Stay away from Razer!