Mad Catz Cyborg Rat

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/mad-catz-cyborg-rat-a-guided-tour-video/

OMFG! This thing is a beast! What's the release date on this thing? Can't wait for someone to take it out for a spin and do a writeup.

 

Did you hear the response time on the Rat 9? Wireless 2.4 Ghz with 0.01 millisec. lag!
All metal construction and up to 56 programmable buttons... I just pee'd a little.

He mentioned around April for release date. Wonder if that is a Euro release date.

 

Looks pretty interesting.

 

It will compliment well with my m17x-R2.

 

Looks a little gimmicky despite probably being very comfortable.

 

My last Cyborg mouse was great. Until the left mouse butting started squeaking and not responding. All metal construction it may be, but with Saitek quality control... who knows if it's any good.


However like a mug I will be buying it

 

I want to see how true that actually is...as it is, the top of the line gaming mice from Razer, Logitech and others are down to 1ms in wired or wireless modes...I can't fathom how Saitek claims to have cut that down to 1% of 1ms in wireless.

 

That thing looks like it would be more comfortable rescuing the Allspark from Megatron than moving your cursor.

 

It's between this and the Razer Mamba for me. Looking for a new wireless mouse, and I thought the Mamba is as good as it would get for big hands. No gimmicky lights is also a nice touch for the mouse.

 

If the Mamba's lights bother you that much, you can disable them.

I'll vouch for its shape being excellent for large hands, I have the DeathAdder which is virtually physically identical. My gorilla paws love it.

 

That thing is a beast and an eyesore. It seems like the ergonomically design would be beneficial but I don't think I would want that thing uglying up my desk.

 

Eyesore? I'm assuming you hated the Thumbler from Batman Begin? That's what this mouse reminds me of, the Thumbler. I really like it but I'll wait to see how good it really is after some reviews.

 

Haha, the Thumbler. Daddyd, nice description for it, fits perfect. The shape of a mouse has been around forever and although i know you can only make so many shapes that will fit comfortably under your palm, they went outside the box.

I heard it will only run on a titanium mat or it will ruin your desk!

 

I liked how a blog put it: Jonathan Ive's Antichrist.

 

dang. that RAT9 looks epic. that may be my next mouse purchase..... *cough* if my orochi ever decides to die on me....at this rate, i got it for the next 5 years *cough*

 

These are desktop mice. The Orochi is a laptop mouse. You need both, and you need it now.

 

hahaha. if only i had the money. Willing to donate some mate?

 

It will make working on your desktop PC perfect and so enjoyable. You need it. It's precious.

 

i still perfer my mamba for my desktop and my orochi for my laptops


maybe if my mamba ever dies than i might think about getting that but pretty sure the mamba will last me a very long time lol


but i pretty much perfer razer brand for my mice gear

and than saitek for my keyboard gear which i have the cyborg which so far going good and love it but i am on my 2nd one the first one the wire died on it...

 

too bad i dont have a desktop only got this m1530. i'll see how it goes

 

ugh I want this mouse, but hearing how it only has 0.1ms lag is a bit iffy, I'd want to see how the reviews start looking once it comes out.

 

Whoa... the Mad Catz Cyborg Rat looks simply awesome but by looking at it, I get the feeling that probably either my fingers or the palm of my hand would get pinched in-between the adjustable parts of the mouse.

Not that Mad Catz would be so careless they would not design it with safety in mind, but I got that feeling nonetheless.

I will not get my hopes too high before than seeing the actual specs on this new mouse, but if they are good enough I will have a hard time choosing between the Razer Mamba and this one.

Anyone knows or wants to take a guess what the DPI on it will be?, I hope for something higher than 4,000 DPI.

I just hope that it meets my standard...

Either it is responsive, fast and comfortable enough to lay a firestorm of lead upon the heads of an entire opposing brigade with a sniper rifle in less than 3 seconds in a First-Person-Shooter game, or it is not worthy of me.

 

I think I remember reading that it's 5600dpi just hope it can transform big enough to accomidate my hand one of the main interests in it

 

ugh, i want some reviews/release date on this thing......

 

Holy crap!!! This looks AMAZING!!!! I need one of these soooo bad. I ;ove the design, bit iffy about the 0.01ms response time in a wireless mouse. Costs ~170 American dollars for the 9.

 

I can guarantee you that 0.01ms response time is a misprint.

 

It's probably 0.1 at the most. I don't think computers have a 0.01ms response time!!

 

or they mean 0.01 seconds response

 

The wireless on the UK site claims 1ms. I'm going for the RAT7.

 

I'm probably going to get the RAT9. I'm just not sure the wireless and extra 15g of weight is worth $30.

 

For me, that would be a turn off. I like my mice as light as possible, that's why I love my DeathAdder. When I had a Logitech G9, I always used it without any weights in the cartridge, and when I use my Orochi in wired mode, I take out the batteries.

 

You can remove the weight.

 

yeah the weight is removable, the good thing is that there are two batteries and they are hotswappable, so u never have to go wired like the mamba if it dies

 

Yes, I thought that was amazing. What are the chances that it could fall out though? That could be embarrassing!!

 

hmm i wouldnt think so. from the Rat 9 video, it sorta looks like it would be in there tight or would have some sort of locking system. considering its upwards of £100, i dont think it would have that type of problem

 

That's true, it's pretty expensive, so it better be pretty amazing.

 

My bet is that it'll fall apart in a remarkably short period of time. The build quality of Saitek and it's sub/super-brands has never impressed me and there's no reason to suspect they've suddenly taken a quantum leap forwards. I'll buy it anyway of course, but that's my guess.

 

If that's the case, I hope they have a good warranty.

 

Will they ever release this thing? I have preordered it more than 3 months now...

 

haha yeah has anyone ever wrote them? if i had to wait three months id ask for ym money back. write them and tell them you either want a ETA or your money back.... maybe then they will tell you, and when you find out tell us, i want one real bad too. Just for the fact the batteries are hot swapable, i wanted a mamba until i found out you have to bring that stupid charging center around you everywhere u go? i hope the rat has a little USB dongle instead... because i dont want to have to bring that everywhere i go.

 

Fortunately I am not yet charged. I will be once the product is being shipped but this waiting ends up to be ridiculous.
I don't want to disappoint you but I believe that for at least the 9 series we may have to carry lots of stuff around...

 

I like the precision button, so you can slow it down when trying to snipe.

 

I only hope to be big enough. So far nothing fits my hand and after hours of use me hand hurts.

@MaxGeek
The precision button is a smart idea actually

 

Have you tried the Razer DeathAdder? It fits my gorilla paws quite nicely.

 

Yeah, I 've tried that too, the same thing.
To give you an idea about how small my mouse feels

my thumb is at least an inch away from the mouse and my index is in the air LOL
that's why I hope for the R.A.T 9 to fit my hand since I can adjust it.

 

You poor primate, I nearly called photoshop on that XD you don't need a mouse, you need a medium sized cat

 

LOL, indeed

 

IT'S THE MISSING LINK.

On a serious note, I'm wondering if the Cyborg really can adjust to fit your hand, Stam. A Sidewinder X8 is, what, 128mm long. A MS Habu--which is basically a Razer Deathadder that Shroom the Breadcrab suggested--is a little bit smaller than that... and I consider that a full-bodied mouse. Yow.

 

Can the situation be any worse with the R.A.T 9 than it is now with the Sidewinder?

 

All those gaps and joints might pinch you in unfortunate places. Or something. It looks more like a Decepitcon than a mouse, to tell the truth. The features do look promising, as does the construction.

I hope a retailer carries those so I can check the shape and heft for myself.