Razer orochi vs g9x

So I bought a razer Orochi yesterday, it was my first gaming mouse. Even though my hands are on the smaller side, the mouse felt so cramped and uncomfortable. I am a claw type gamer, kind of a hybrid between a claw and palm, but when i place my hand on it, it feels like it gives little support. It also feels a little on the cheap side. I don't mind those issues, i guess it takes some getting used to, and I dont mind keeping it. But is the g9x by logitech any better? If any g9x owner can enlighten me. I wont factor in the wireless capability of the orochi against the wired g9x. But I heard the logitechs warranty is the best, like if something breaks it seems they ship a replacement out the same day. While razer's warranty/customer service is on the poor side. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

 

The Orochi is primarily made to be a portable mouse, so it's designed to be much smaller than most other gaming mice. That's why the cord is only three feet long. I prefer to think of it as a regular portable Bluetooth laptop mouse that just happens to have a 4,000 DPI wired gaming mode option.

The G9x is a good mouse. You'd probably enjoy the smaller Precision grip for your claw-style gripping. The other wide-load grip is more palm-friendly.

As for support, Razer's is just fine. If you have an issue, they'll ship out a replacement same-day, just like any other major accessory manufacturer. The one time I had to get something replaced by Razer, they just had me email a photo of the product with its serial number tag on the cable visible, and they shipped out my replacement. Razer mice are covered for two years, I believe.

tl;dr - as a main gaming mouse, the G9x is probably a better overall choice than the Orochi unless you really need the Orochi's compact portable size or Bluetooth capability. For your claw grip style, you might also consider the Razer Lachesis, or the Abyssus if you don't need side buttons.

 

Thanks a lot, I will give the razer orochi a few more days and see if it grows on me. I am gaming on a notebook, alienware m14x. I never game on the go (on battery), but i do travel a lot, take it to friends houses, etc. For the price I wish it had a rechargeable battery.

+ rep (not like you need it ;p)

 

I've heard some complaints about the scroll wheel on the G9X, so beware of that.

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I bought the Orochi for my gaming laptop, used it for 2 weeks, hated it, felt extremely uncomfortable, lag issues, destroyed my k/d ratio, then i went an got an Alienware Tactx, which is based on a logitech g9, much better, used it as my main mouse till i switched with a steelseries ikari, which i use as my main today. Just sayin...

 

I just returned my orochi for the g9x. I am loving the g9x. The orochi was highly uncomfortable and small, and i have small hands and a claw grip. I hated how it sloped down very steeply where the mouse buttons are. The scroll wheel on mine seems fine though.

 

I have both, the Orochi for my M15x and the G9x for my Desktop. The Razer Orochi is good, but the G9x is just amazing. The microgear scroll wheel is cool, its nice for surfing the web but I have to switch it to the standard mode when I game because its a little too sensitive. The weights and optional grip are great. The sensitivity control on the mouse is a nice feature. Im glad you're happy with it.

 

I just got an Orochi for traveling to school, and I have a DeathAdder for home. I like both, the orochi is great as a portable mouse that can game. I feel like i should have gone for a g9x or a steelseries sensei instead of the deathadder though.

 

Yeah thanks, one of the best things I like about it, apart from the many customizable features it has, is its onboard memory (like the razer) but the profile switching as well. Means I don't have to have the software running in the background for the mouse to work properly because everything is stored on board and I can switch the profiles for each game. Only have to use the software for making changes.

 

FWIW, I like my DeathAdder a lot better than my old G9. Same number of buttons, but I find the DA more comfortable, and the optical sensor is top-notch, even if the G9x has more DPI.

 

Yeah I haven't tried the death adder but I will, I heard great things about it. Does it have on the fly dpi switching? And btw nice machine especially with the asus gtx 580

 

It does, although the button is on the underside of the mouse. I don't mind; it keeps me from accidentally bumping it.

 

I have nothing to say other than I enjoy using my G9x. I'm more of a palm gripper though, so I rarely use the Precision mouse shell, but it does have a nice, rough texture that makes it easy to grip in case your hands get sweaty or something. The scroll wheel feels great using both modes (I use smooth scrolling for websites, and the geared scrolling for gaming), and the extra mouse buttons are nice as well. The weights are what sold me on the mouse (besides the laser tracking) since I was looking for a heavy mouse (I typically use 14g of weights in it).

The only complaint that I have with the G9x (when use the Precision grip) is that it only takes a *tiny* bit of pressure to accidentally press the side buttons. In my case, using that grip can cause my to open up a bunch of Firefox windows, and/or minimizing everything to the taskbar. Just be aware of this.