Razer RZ-1600 Diamondback Precision Gaming Mouse- Chameleon Green

by Razer

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006ZSXJE
• Item model number: RZ-1600
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From amazon.com

Elevate your gameplay with the Razer RZ-1600 Diamondback Precision Gaming Mouse. Featuring an optical engine powered by Razer Precision, the Diamondback boasts a 1600 DPI sensor, twice that of conventional high performance sensors. High speed motion detection of up to 40ips and 15g, a frame rate over 6400 frames per second (5.8 megapixels per second) and 16 bit data path means you’ll always be on top of the action. Always-On Mode keeps the optical sensor powered up continuously, providing instantaneous response at all times during gameplay. The ergonomic, ambidextrous Diamondback is built for speed and comfort with seven programmable, ultra large, non-slip mouse buttons and non-slip side rails. Zero acoustic Teflon feet ensure smooth motion over any surface, and the gold-plated USB connector delivers maximum conductivity. Plug in the Razer RZ-1600 and experience what your game has been missing.

Product Description

Razer Diamondback PC Gaming mouse in unique colors

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They really 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 RZ-1600 Diamondback Precision Gaming Mouse- Chameleon Green (Personal Computers)

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.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Smooth As Glass - But . . ., April 29, 2005

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J. Douglas "A Gamer" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Razer RZ-1600 Diamondback Precision Gaming Mouse- Chameleon Green (Personal Computers)

The first thing I noticed about this mouse was how smooth it was, and how easily it glided across my desk. The Teflon pads on this mouse really do take you by surprise with the slickness they provide to even the slightest movement - but there in-lies the first problem for me personally. So slick is the response, that even the most negligible hand/arm movement results in a positive movement of the mouse. The slight 'drag' afforded by cheaper devices, actually helps me keep the pointer exactly where I want it, yet with the Diamondback, button clicks on the mouse can force the pointer off target by quite a few pixels. This may not sound like much, but if you're a serious gamer, or you copy & paste a lot of text, you will soon feel the effect. Copying & Pasting text was particularly difficult, as the release of the left mouse button alone caused a backlash of the mouse position by at least one character, resulting in a re-selection needing to be made.
Having said that, when the sensitivity is set to a sensible rate, the resolution and accuracy of movement is quite remarkable. No matter how fast the mouse is moved, you're constantly aware of the lack of lag or 'skip' as would be felt with nearly all other types of mouse. Again, this is felt most during gaming, where fast accurate movement is paramount. The 1600 DPI and phenomenally rapid sample rate, truly separate this device from virtually any other. That apart, brings me to my second gripe, and that is the Side Buttons. Now truthfully, the Diamondback has been developed with Right & Left handed users in mind, and the layout of the side buttons reflects this, because in true operation, proper access to the four side buttons is realistically limited to two side buttons only - the left two if you're right-handed, or the right two buttons if you're a sinister left hander :) So basically, in real-world terms, the Diamondback is a 5 button mouse, but with an extra 2 side buttons to accommodate ambidextrousness. While in use, it's almost impossible to operate the 2 side buttons with your little finger without skitting the mouse quite badly. So there we are - the Diamondback is a 5 button mouse for left or right handed users.
My last and most serious gripe - the software doesn't work/install on all versions of Windows XP. The RazerZone.com site does explain some work-arounds for this, but some are so complicated and involved (deleting this, re-booting, running this, installing that, clearing the Cache for this, etc . . .), that most users wouldn't even bother. Besides, the mouse will work without the software, and will quite happily work at it's basic level with the generic Windows mouse drivers, so you can use the mouse at 1600 DPI straight off just by inserting it into a USB port. You can still adjust all the most important parameters for the mouse from the standard mouse settings from the Windows Control Panel. If you can't install the Razer software, you just won't be able to access gizmos like the on-the-fly sensitivity settings. This sort of thing may be useful to some gamers for instance, but I'm sure I'll survive without it.
ACTUALLY USING IT: Well, I've had it a few days now, and it's definitely a learned experience. Most first-time users may take a while to warm to it, myself for one, while others will take an instant like to it. Personally, I've felt the most benefit from this mouse while using it for web design scenarios. The sheer accuracy of this device at low speed/sensitivity allows me to at last use the mouse as a genuine graphics tool, rather than a rough, clumsy approximation of one. I've found to my delight that pixel-by-pixel movements and alignments are an easy task with the Diamondback, and this alone has decided upon my continual use of it. This is the point; this mouse is being pushed as a 'Gaming Mouse', and while this is true, it's also a fine-tuned tool for graphic use too. If you use this for gaming, you'll notice a marked improvement in smooth movement in-game, allowing fast, yet accurate and smooth aiming and 'looking' with no lag or jitter. If you use this mouse for graphic design, you'll soon find this mouse extremely smooth, accurate, and faithful to your movements, allowing you to draw, drag, drop and select with pixel perfection.
All-in-all, I'm deeply impressed with the Diamondback, particularly after experiencing 400 and 800 DPI devices - but please contact RazerZone.com if you have difficulty installing their software that comes with the mouse, and place some pressure on them to do something about it - a patch or other answer to the XP problem. In all fairness, I blame the endless Microsoft Updates (definitely needed for security) for problems such as software install failures, and software developers are finding it difficult to keep up with Mr. Gates' Windows gurus and acolytes.

Final word - A VERY Highly Recommended Buy. Well Done RAZER!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Final Cut Pro Editor Seal of Approval, December 4, 2005

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Muhammad Miguel Ali Hasan "Film Director & Po... (Sunset Beach, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Razer RZ-1600 Diamondback Precision Gaming Mouse- Chameleon Green (Personal Computers)

I am part of Apple's Student Developer program, mostly because, as a filmmaker, I am constantly pushing the limits of what Final Cut Pro, among other apps, can give me

So far, the Razer Diamondback is the best mouse I have ever used for FCP, including some of the Logitech's

PROS -

1. CONSTRUCTION --- this is often overlooked, but the rubber pads all over this mouse make it easier to control and click --- the buttons are solid, and the package is great overall

2. TRACKING --- they weren't lying about that 1600 DPI and MHZ stuff --- this thing tracks excellently! With programs like FCP, one has to be SPOT ON where there mouse is clicking, and this thing works, as advertised

3. LOOKS --- couldn't help it - but its definitely the coolest looking mouse I've ever owned

4. SCROLL WHEEL --- very solid scroll wheel, that goes with your movements and easy to grip

5. MISTAKE FREE --- there are side buttons along the mouse, but it is very difficult to touch them accidently, thus minimizing any false commands

CONS -

I'm a Mac user, and unfortunately, there are no drives available for this mouse --- that doesn't mean that it won't work, it simply means that one cannot customize any of the buttons, which is a bummer

On the other hand, the scroll wheel, right click, regular click, and tracking all work great! I definitely see a difference in how solid the tracking is, compared to a more regular mouse

Anyhoo - I highly recommend this mouse, especially for video editing or other graphics works

Thanks for reading!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Muhammad Ali Hasan