Razer Deathadder $33 @ Amazon

I rarely see it fall below the $50 mark, but it's on sale for only $33! The lowest I've seen (besides the circuit city deal last year). I had to fight the urge as I already own a logitech G9.

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Thanks for posting this. I might get it, but it looks to be the old Death Adder, not the 3500 new one.

 

Good find, that's a good price for that mouse. If I hadn't purchased a new mouse a few months ago, I probably would have gone with this one.

 

wow, weird.
this afternoon my friend told me bout how good this mouse is, and i see it for $33 right now, lol. def buyin one.

 

Mmmm I'm not sure about that. I guess the really good deathadder is the 3.5G one, which has 3.5k DPI. This one has only 1.8k. Weird.

 

The 1800 DPI is the older DeathAdder version, hence the relatively cheaper price. The new ones with 3500 DPI is still priced around $50 nationwide.

 

Right. I'm not buying it then. Though, it is still a top gaming mouse, and everyone who's in a small budget should buy it for sure.

 

oh damn, that's why... should i get this?

 

$33 is still a good price for the (old) DeathAdder.

 

thank you David, just ordered one. I've been using cheapest Microsoft mouses, I wonder how this one will feel like.

 

I am in the same boat. I just got one and will use it to replace a cheap MS optical mouse. I don't really need this mouse but I have been waiting to get a razer mouse for a while.

 

Cant go wrong and they might ship you the 3500 dpi version....

 

If you guys bother to scroll down to the item specification, you guys might catch this, AND I quote, "Razer DeathAdder with an improved 3500dpi 3.5G optical sensor". This is the Razer DeathAdder 3500!

EDIT: Hmmm... seems like both the 3g and the 3.5g version has the same description... So mrblur, you might be right that they might 'accidently' shipped you the 3.5g version! LOL....

 

The information on the site is conflicting; it lists both 1,800 DPI (the old DeathAdder) and 3,500 DPI (the refresh). However, at $33, it's an excellent price even for the original DeathAdder, and definitely perfect for someone new to the realm of gaming mice.

 

Mastershroom, thanks for your really helpful posts on Razer mice and your recent post on the New DeathAdder. I wanted to ask you. What are the main differences between the old DeathAdder and the new.

 

The sensor is the most obvious difference; the original DeathAdder had a 3G optical sensor that could go up to 1,800 DPI. The new model has a 3.5G optical sensor that can go up to 3,500 DPI, a level usually only achieved by laser mice. I have no idea what 3G or 3.5G mean at all.

Externally, the only difference lies in the cable; the original DeathAdder had a regular rubber-insulated cable like 99% of mice out there. The new one introduced a braided fiber cable designed to exert less friction on whatever surfaces it rubs against, so it becomes less of an annoyance during use. I never really had any issues with the regular rubber cable, but it definitely feels a lot smoother when it moves across my desk.

I took a few photos of my old and new DeathAdders when my new one arrived. This photo just shows them side by side. You can see that they are physically identical, apart from the cable:



This one is a close-up of the cables:



And this one is a close up of the new DeathAdder's braided cable:



Apart from the sensor and redesigned cable, the new and old DeathAdder mice are completely physically identical to one another. Same shape, size, weight, and buttons.

 

Thanks a lot. I am really excited to get my new DeathAdder. This will be my first Razer mouse. If I really love it that much then I might sell this one and buy the new one, even though the differences are small.

 

Well I wanted to report back.

I just got my Deathadder and it is the 3G version NOT 3.5G. But I mostly expected this. Here are my impressions below...

- I love the look of the mouse overall. All black.
- The mouse itself is rather large and would work well with people with large hands.
- Love the softtouch paint coating on the mouse. Feels just like my Thinkpad mouse and Thinkpad lid
- Love the glowing Blue LED lights on the scroll wheel and the in and out fading of the triple snakes. This is a very cool touch.
- I really like the mouse wheel. It isn't smooth flowing like many of the newer Microsoft mice and you can feel the clicking, but you don't hear it
- It has a shape very similiar to my basic NS optical mouse, which I really like and find comfortable.
- The weight of it seems just right to me. Not to light and not too heavy.
- What I don't like is how think the cord it. It looks like over time and bending it might crack, break?
- I am not sure if $50+ dollars is worth it. Believe it or not I am planning on using it for office work. Maybe a hardcore gamer would know better and be able to point out the fine points.
- Overall I am really really happy I bought it and it is worth the money for me.
- Would the 3.5G make much of a noticeable difference than the 3G? In what specific scenarios?

 

I don't think the cord is fragile. I had the original DeathAdder 3G for over a year, and the cord is still in great shape. Keep in mind that I carried this thing around in a backpack almost every day, too. However, the cord is definitely one of the strong points about the DeathAdder 3.5G; the braided fiber cable feels very tough, and doesn't get caught on anything easily.

As for the $50-60 pricing, I suppose it's personal preference. If you ask me, there isn't a better mouse within $20 of the DeathAdder, in terms of both ergonomics and performance.

With regards to the 3.5G, there is a pretty obvious increase in sensitivity. If you like your mice fast, it's wonderful, but even if you don't you can turn down your sensitivity settings, or even use the mouse at the original 1,800 DPI via the Razer software. The biggest difference is that braided cord, which I think is worth it on its own.

I'm glad you're happy with the DeathAdder. It's a legendary mouse.

 

I will take your word on it. If it survived everyday travel mine will be fine as I am only going to use it on my desk. I love the ergonamics of it. I wanted something with a fit similar to my MS basic optical mouse and it is very similar except it is a little bigger and a little heavier.

But I must say the sensitivity of this thing is CRAZY. I don't think I can handle it I had it on 1800 dpi and the smallest movement made the mouse move all over. I can't even get it to focus on a letter of text. Is this normal? The highest sensitivity of mouse that I used was 800 dpi and I am ok with that so I set the mouse to 900 dpi which seems to be ok. Is this a matter of me getting used to it or is it defective? Maybe going to the 3600 dpi 3.5G is an impossibility for me.

 

If you want to run it at the full 1,800 DPI, you're probably going to want to turn your cursor speed setting in Windows way down; that's what I did and now I can use 3,500 DPI quite comfortably.

 

Oh, that is a good idea. I will try that Thanks.

But does that nullify the benefits of the higher dpi?

 

No, you'll still have all the precision benefits, as well as a couple of minor performance benefits, as long as you leave the mouse itself at 1,800 DPI. For instance, the DeathAdder has the fastest perfect tracking speed of any mouse, at around 4.5m/s, but this max speed is inexplicably lower at the 450 and 900 DPI settings.

 

gah, this mouse is amazing. i can't use any other normal microsoft mouses anymore. i def recommend this mouse.