Razer Orochi Bluetooth Notebook Gaming Mouse

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 3.9 x 8.1 inches ; 13.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002JTWODG
• Item model number: RZ01-00300100-R3U1
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 15, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Razer Orochi brings mobile gaming mouse standards to new heights with its small form factor and bleeding-edge technology. Equipped with a gaming-grade laser sensor and dual mode wired/wireless functionality, the Razer Orochi uses Bluetooth technology to address your need for portability and ease of use with a wired mode option for gaming grade performance.

"We live in a mobile society of gaming where powerful notebook gaming is a must. With all gamers in mind, the Razer Orochi and Kabuto provide the perfect portability to improve your gaming experience anywhere at any time.” says Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, President of Razer. “Gaming should never be restricted to one area."

GAMING ON THE GO IS NOW POSSIBLE! The Razer Orochi is the world’s first notebook gaming mouse that offers a lethal 4000dpi Razer Precision™ 3G Laser Sensor and dual mode wired/wireless functionality that provides gamers with precision, control and accuracy. With other versatile features like 7 programmable buttons, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, and Razer Synapse™ On-board Memory it is designed for superior performance, flexibility, and comfort. The Razer Orochi possesses a sleek ambidextrous design with the convenience of a wired/wireless hybrid system giving the user gaming grade performance and the freedom of movement in wireless mode via Bluetooth® technology. In addition, the Razer Orochi would not be complete without a custom carrying case making it truly a portable gaming mouse.

Features						Specifications
Bluetooth 2.0 Connectivity						• Razer Precision™ 3G Laser sensor • Tracking up to 100 inches per second • Ambidextrous design • Razer Synapse™ On-board Memory* • On-The-Fly Sensitivity™ adjustment* • Zero-acoustic Ultraslick™ Teflon® feet • Gold-plated USB connector • Powered by 2 AA batteries
	With built-in Bluetooth compatibility with most laptops, the Razer Orochi offers gamers on the go hassle-free wireless convenience.
Dual Mode Wired/Wireless Functionality
	With a wired mode option, the Razer Orochi delivers gaming grade precision, control and accuracy.
						Package Contents
						• Razer Orochi Bluetooh Laser Gaming Mouse • Razer Orochi Master Guide • Razer Orochi Quick Start Guide • USB Cable • Battery Door, 2 AA Batteries • Certificate of Authenticity
Razer Precision™ 3G Laser Sensor
	The Razer Orochi reigns supreme with its 4000dpi 3G Laser sensor, which enables movement speeds of 5 times that of standard 800dpi optical sensors.
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Razer Lycosa™ Illuminated Gaming Keyboard non-slip rubber finish for optimum tactile comfort, fully-programmable keys with macro capability			Razer Moray Plus™ Mobile Gaming Communicators extended bass and passive noise isolation in a sleek, lightweight in-ear design; and an omnidirectional microphone					Razer Kabuto™ Mobile Gaming Mat ultra-thin, soft gaming mouse mat designed for the gamers on the go who demand precision

Product Description

The Razer Orochi brings mobile gaming mouse standards to new heights with its small form factor and bleeding-edge technology. Equipped with a gaming-grade laser sensor and dual mode wired/wireless functionality, the Razer Orochi uses Bluetooth technology to address your need for portability and ease of use with a wired mode option for gaming grade performance.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice portable mouse that makes me re-think my want list, October 15, 2009

By	Xen - See all my reviews

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I purchased this mouse after having lag issues with my Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse over bluetooth. The MS mouse would lag behind my movements. Really bad when using my bluetooth headset on Skype or MS communicator. The Orochi totally fixed that issue for me! :) I recently bought a Razer Naga and was convinced of the quality of their mice. This is definitely a Razer mouse. Things you expect like a braided cable for wired mode, solid construction and the soft matte finish on the top with glossy sides are all there.

In thinking of a good way to review this mouse I realized a pattern. What I thought was my mobile mouse wish-list turned out to not be quite what I really wanted. The design of the Orochi had the features I didn't know I wanted.

It is a little larger than my previous mobile mouse, BUT it sits better in the hand and is more comfortable in long term use.
It isn't specifically ergonomically designed for right hand use, BUT the excellent ambidextrous design ends up feeling like it was custom designed for whatever hand you use.
It isn't rechargeable, BUT the AA batteries last longer.
The battery compartment is under the top buttons and not on the bottom, BUT it attaches via 3 magnets and is much easier to open/close.
Sure LEDs eat battery power, BUT they come on only when you move the mouse and go off when you stop (this is really fun to watch haha!) - note: you can also disable them for maximum battery life

There are a few key things to know when choosing this mouse

1) When not in wired mode the polling rate and dpi can not go as high. This is due to the bluetooth protocol design and not Razer's. They could have used a custom dongle like on the Mamba, but that would mean something else to carry and use to have wireless connectivity. Bluetooth was a good tradeoff. If you want ultimate performance, plug in the cable. You've got it in your included carrying case right?

2) The mouse's settings are stored on the mouse itself (very cool). If you want to reprogram them you have to plug in the cable. Again a tradeoff for bluetooth. Not bad, just something to be aware of. You can have 5 application profiles which change according to the game/app in use (or manually).

3) There are two buttons on each side. The ones on the opposite side from your thumb are not so easy to reach in the heat of action. This however allows for the ambidextrous design. By default these step through your pre-defined dpi sensitivity stages and are well designed to stay that way or use for actions you don't need as frequently.

I'm grasping to think of any real "con" against this mouse. If I had to say two things I would like changed it would be: Make it so the wheel can both ratchet and free-scroll (I got used to free scrolling when not gaming) and have the side buttons not recess quite so far as the bottom edge of the top matte part is kind of sharp.

If you are looking for a portable sized gaming mouse or have a Razer on your desktop already and want to take the experience with you pick one up!

Small update:
I just got my Kabuto mouse surface and I noticed that the on/off switch on the bottom of the mouse is a bit loose in the on position. This won't make it accidentally turn off, but it does make it jostle around a little on a surface that isn't perfectly flat (the kabuto is a bit bumpy from being rolled up in the package). This doesn't affect the mouse use or performance at all, just makes a little rattling noise when mousing.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Jerks and lags, December 16, 2009

By	Charlie (Iowa) - See all my reviews

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This mouse has so much potential, but Razer has been overzealous with power management, significantly decreasing performance.

As another poster noted, leaving the mouse still for only 2-3 seconds will cause the mouse to micro-sleep. If you're in a game and you leave the mouse still for a bit to look at something, it will go into this micro-sleep state. When you move the mouse, it'll jump about an inch on your screen -- no smooth tracking at all. This behavior is obviously flawed. If Razer is so concerned about battery life, they should allow users to set how long it takes to sleep, but under no circumstances should the default be so quick. Especially for a gaming mouse!

Another issue is that, despite the mouse being ostensibly both a Bluetooth mouse and a Mac mouse, Bluetooth support on the Mac is distastefully subpar. For one thing, as other reviewers have mentioned, configuration doesn't apply to Bluetooth mode for anything meaningful - tracking speed, acceleration, etc. are all inapplicable. Not just that you can't set them from Bluetooth mode (oh no, that's a separate issue entirely) -- the settings you set in wired mode don't even apply! You have to use the OS X Mouse configuration panel.

Worse yet is what I call "drunken mouse syndrome." Sometimes, after some period of inactivity, the mouse will inexplicably start to lag and jerk. Specifically, the mouse-cursor motion is about 0.5-1.0 seconds behind the physical mouse motion, and as it's tracking it will jerk along its path. A couple seconds of this stumbling along and the drivers swooshing to catch up with the physical mouse is enough to make you want to throw up. Luckily, turning the mouse off and on again fixes it temporarily, as does putting the computer to sleep and waking it back up by clicking the mouse.

Frankly, for anyone who wants a gaming mouse or a Mac bluetooth mouse, this mouse is a bad choice, especially for the price. $70 is way too much to pay for something that's broken.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Mouse! Poor Mac Support, December 11, 2009

By	Peter Sierra (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I purchase this mouse for my Macbook Pro (unibody).

Having tried several mice (including Apples' Magic Mouse) I can say the Razer Orochi is simply an amazing mouse.

It may be a bit small for some, but as a notebook mouse, it's perfect. The bluetooth connectivity is so smooth and precise, I have yet found the need to use the cable connection.

It's designed almost perfect. The batteries give it a perfect weight. And using it for design (I'm a heavy photoshop user) it's just pixel perfect.

The Bad: Poor Mac Drivers. The mouse werks perfect, with the exception of the additional buttons. I hope Razer will build on the mac support. Oh yeah and I could of done without the gratuitous packaging.

But other than that it's truely the best mouse I have used. Dare I say I may even replace my intel lazer mouse at home with it.

I hope this helps.