Customer Reviews

Razer Pro Click v1.6--1600 dpi Mouse for Mac/PC

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I am a computer accessory geek. I buy mice and keyboards like some women by shoes and I have to say that this is hands down the best mouse I have ever used. It is comfortable, light, smooth and just damn cool to look at! I have one on my Mac and one on my XP machine and it works just as good on either one. Highly recommend!

The mouse sensitivity randomly goes back to the lowest setting, even with the newest drivers installed. There is a weird disconnect between the Razer control panel sensitivity and Apple's Mouse system preference. Both have to be set to highest sensitivity for the mouse to perform at highest sensitivity. The problem is that Apple's system preference randomly resets to the slowest setting in-game. This makes the mouse useless since I have to minimize the game to reset it.

OK, so some of the Razer mouses get better reviews, but let's face it, this one looks better with your iMac.

If you don't need 57 buttons or whatever this has, then DON'T install the drivers!!!!!

The drivers are horrible and convoluted, and will only make it impossible to get settings to a usable level....and I honestly mean impossible. I worked for an hour trying to get it right, and wound up having to use Desinstaller (an app that removes stubborn drivers, etc. like this) to get it out of my system.

If you only use left-click, right-click, and scroll wheel, then you'll love this mouse. I do miss scrolling sideways like Apple's Mighty Mouse does, but this is far more responsive, and you will probably like it a lot.

If you want 18 buttons, you may want to find another gaming mouse with better drivers.

Cons:
The side buttons are absurdly small, fiddly, too close to the back.

The programmable side buttons won't learn show desktop or task switch macros because, if you press them in the programming menu, your PC will either show desktop or task switch.

I have programmed backspace for one of the buttons for web-browsing. It doesn't work but pressing backspace on my keyboard does.

When I turn the PC on, I sometimes have to unplug and replug the mouse otherwise it remains 'off'.

It's too small and flat. The Microsoft/Razer Habu is about perfect in this regard - if you really want a Razer mouse, I recommend that. The buttons programme correctly on the Habu as well.

It doesn't work on my desk - maybe something to do with the white surface. So I have an optical mouse for which I have to buy a mousepad.

It feels cheap.

Pros:

It looks nice.

Er, that's it...

This mouse is marketed as a high precision mouse with good drivers for Apple Computers. This mouse fails on both counts. The drivers only partially work with several newer operating systems. The most annoying drivers related problem is that every time you plug in this mouse or restart your computer, the drivers will reset the system sensitivity to slowest. This means that when the computer is started, the user has the chore of resetting their sensitivity to a comfortable level. I can tell you firsthand that both 10.5.2 and 10.4.11 are not fully compatible with Razer's drivers. If you check their website's list of drivers for this mouse you will see that they only offer drivers for 10.4 and 10.5. This means that you may need to downgrade your operating system to use this mouse.
Software problems aside, the mouse I received also has very inconsistent clicking especially in the left button. It requires multiple clicks before it registers anything, sometimes it double clicks things after one click, once in a great while it will perform up to par. The side buttons are also poorly placed. the ones on the right side of the mouse are difficulty to reach, this reduces the usable number of mouse buttons to 5 counting the wheel.
I do not reccomend buying this mouse to anyone, Mac users in particular.

I am a recent Windows convert (to an iMac). I love my iMac but was not crazy about the Apple Mighty Mouse. Unfortunately, there do not seem to be a lot of alternatives. The Razer seemed like a nice choice. A mouse that was highly configurable, worked with the Mac OS and had a nice scroll wheel and that most important right-click button. OSX has right-click menus so to me it seems a right-click button just makes life easier. After receiving the Razer I was initially frustrated after loading the included software drivers. The mouse worked but was not configurable. When that option was clicked, it produced a error because the driver was not written for Intel hardware. Fortunately, there is a new driver on the Razer site--v1.6.7 which did the trick. Now all is good. I like the feel of the mouse and it does have numerous configuration options for those who want precise settings--so I recommend this as a nice alternative to the Mighty Mouse.

Clearly the reviews for this product here are mixed. I chalk it up to personal preference and the range of platform and OS variations being run today.

But if you're a Mac user here's the bottom line: there aren't many good mice (mouses?) available for the Mac and while this one is not perfect, it is a HUGE upgrade over that abomination, the Mighty Mouse.

By not perfect, I mean the cable is a little long and the I'll agree with other reviewers who say that the side (flank) buttons are a little difficult to differentiate and engage. But they are so way easier to engage than the Mighty Mouse. The contact points on the Razer Pro are minimalist and slick so movement is very smooth and precise.

Most important, the primary and secondary buttons are well differentiated compared to the "uni-button" on the mighty mouse which is a bad joke.

Anyway, it takes a little trial-and-error to dial the thing in, but if you use your Mac a lot, that's little price to pay for all the ease, performance and functionality this mouse provides.

This mouse is perfect size. The buttons on the side are easy to press once you get used to them. Now whenever I use anyone elses mouse I'm always trying to find those buttons! They're very handy to have. Also this mouse moves very smoothly.

Pros: Smooth tracking, buttons and scroll wheel aren't loud, perfect precision, and the colors look fantastic when they glow (they aren't keep you up at night bright), the white is very clean looking and will not get dirty or chip easy at all.

Cons: The gold USB plug doesn't work when I start up my computer sometimes so I have to unplug the mouse, plug it back in, then it works. Also the tray icon has to be enabled for the buttons on the sides to work but it doesn't really bother me...

Over all I give this mouse a 5 star rating because its very easy to use, and its not a huge mouse. I have smaller hands and they fit perfectly on here considering most of the mice made (logitech, microsoft) are so huge.

I will buy another razer mouse if this one ever goes out.

I had high hopes for this mouse. I ordered it for a Mac. It came with an installation CD but the mac software has no installer or seemingly any way to install it. I downloaded the latest from the internet which seemed to work. I went to the help button within the preference pane, and guess what, no actual help file installed! I emailed tech support, which was not easy to find on their website. 4 days-no response! I am just trying to get it to do what the mouse I have been using for the past 9 years could do, program the side buttons to do back and forward for internet browsing. Can't for the life of me figure it out, so I will probably go back to using USB overdrive, and the mouse does not feel the same with it. It has 7 buttons but I can't program them to do what I want so what is the point? The preference pane is also difficult to understand, and has some settings without any explanation of what they actually do. The mouse itself works ok and feels ok. I may send this one back.

I like the mouse, I find it comfortable to use and the "sensitivity adjust on the fly" is really handy. The side buttons are kind of awkward to use, but I've gotten used to it and don't feel like I'll get RSI from using it. The weight seems just right, and the Teflon glides are nice (i have not had to clean mouse-goo off the bottom of it in the two months i've been using it).

My real complaint is that the scroll wheel glows bright blue. It is very bright and you can't turn it off. There is nothing you can do about it except throw a towel over it or unplug it if you want your room dark. It is that bright. I watch movies on my computer and find it terribly annoying. I am tempted to disassemble the unit and find a way to permanently shut it off.

Update: I have, in fact, taken it apart and disabled all the LEDs inside. Now its *really* dark, since the sensor uses infrared or some other non-visible light. It was very easy to make the modification.