Razer Atheris Ambidextrous Wireless Mouse: 7200 DPI Optical Sensor - 350 Hr Battery Life - USB Wireless Receiver & Bluetooth Connection - Classic Black

My favorite mouse. I tried about a dozen different highly-rated mice from Razer, Logitech, you name it. This is the one. Its great for small hands and has a perfect shape for a palm grip. Other palm-grip mice are way too big and feel incredibly clumsy for me.

This may be the best travel mouse I have ever used. Heavy, solid, pairs easily and never drops connection with either the wifi or BT. Its weight is primarily affected by the 2 AA batteries carried internally. Some opinions on weight: If you game or do basic office work, you will never be more accurate than with a heavy mouse than with a light one. Why? It simply gives your brain a starting point and allows you to calculate an exact end point because you have a known weight with which you are moving allowing you to end up in the exact location that you intend to be at the final destination. Headshots are much easier with such a tool. There is one advantage with a light mouse however in that you will move much more quickly from the start but you will trade accuracy as a result for that twitch factor, so take your pick. Lets just say you will never be accused of cheating if you use a light mouse because your movements will be more erratic and far less accurate. In addition, if you game with a light mouse, expect to hate the transition to a heavy mouse for a while until you get used to it. Only when you start seeing some of the incredible shots you pull off will you start to appreciate it. Pros: -Heavy; -Solid construction; -Smooth accurate glide surface; -Easy to pair with solid non-dropping connections; -Works equally well on Linux as it does on Windows without hunting for drivers. -Includes both wireless and BT so it works on anything; -Very comfortable fit for a small mouse. Cons: -You will hate this mouse if you have big hands so dont buy it; -You wont like it if you prefer a light mouse; -Razer software wants to link to a real person / email address before you can use it. I have not tried to load it yet so I dont know if the current version is still doing that but it is almost a guarantee; -Marketing preys on Consumers who dont understand DPI and I hate that about mice manufacturers as they all do it these days. I better elaborate on the last one. DPI on this mouse is an astronomical 7200 DPI (note this is not the industry highest either). What does that mean exactly? Well, it stands for Dots Per Inch. To put that into perspective on why you really dont need it, you might first want to understand that mice that were 600 DPI back in the 90s and 2000s and they still work perfectly fine and were like that for years. That is all you could ever buy until Razer changed that game with a product called the Boomslang mouse. Matter of fact, I think I still have a Boomslang around here somewhere, but this is off subject and you can probably read that history yourself. To make this easy, DPI of 7200 means in exactly 1 inch of travel, your mouse has the resolution to move 7200 dots worth of travel. This is simple enough. Now lets analyze your monitor. The majority of monitors are still 1080p which means you have 1920 dots across. If you do a literal translation of this mouse to your desktop screen at 7200 DPI, that means your mouse would traverse from left to right of your entire screen 3.75x is the space of 1 inch. If we were moving vertically, you would traverse the entire screen 6.67x!!! Even if you have a modern 4K monitor, 1 inch of travel would mean you would still be traversing the monitor nearly 2 times! If you are starting to visualize this, this mouse would be pretty much unusable if it were not dampened by software and no longer running at its native resolution. When razer released its Boomslang way back when, if you didnt dampen its 2,000 DPI, it was already unusable right out of the box. These days, it seems to be expected that manufacturers are doing this and Windows will dampen it right out of the box for you. Lets just say while your mouse may be 7200 DPI capable, you are not really using that capability. The point of all this is simple... Marketing hype for these super high resolutions is just that, hype. You are not going to be a better gamer if this thing was 2,000 DPI or 20,000 DPI. You cannot possibly use these resolutions effectively. With that said, the way the mouse feels and moves physically means everything and that is what will win the day, and boy does this mouse feel right when moving it. I hope all this makes sense. What I have not tried: I have not loaded the Razer software which allows you to tweak the mouse like polling rate and DPI. I might load it to check out what the latest tools looks like but there is no need to load anything special to make this mouse work and I likely wont use the tools after the initial look. Update 1/19/19: Mouse has a major con.... My wife liked it so much she took it. Just had to buy another one to replace it. In the approximately year I have owned it, I have never had a single disconnect / dropped signal as mentioned here by other reviewers. My only thought is that there is a problem with the bluetooth on their laptop, a problem with drivers on their laptop, the mouse entered some sort of sleep state which it will do after a certain amount of inactivity, or they got a bad mouse. Note that I have never used the official Razer drivers either so it could be a problem with Rzer software that I am not aware of.

Since I’m a claw grip mouse user I tend to use smaller mouses. This mouse was perfect for me and my hand. The clicks were easy to click down without requiring a lot of force for gaming. Very small and portable for office and travel if needed. Only downside is the mouse is heavier than most mice, but I’m fine with it. Some people prefer lighter mice. Heavy mouses don’t affect me or most people. The software is also very helpful for doing tasks faster and gaming. The software is not glitchy and is very modern looking.

I wanted a higher DPI + 2.4GHz mouse for the office, this thing is perfect. Nice low latency on 2.4GHz.

The main reason I enjoy this product is the size of the mouse. I’m an individual who has small hands. Having small hands is always an issue when dealing with computer mice. You can almost never find one that fits your hand and this one does just that 5/5

I bought this mouse assuming itd fit my small hands well. But its design is not that suitable. Many times when I try to double click the mouse doesnt hold its position and slides, making a drag move instead of open. Sadly no linux support. Quirky Bluetooth integration with ubuntu.

I like the size of this mouse and that it can connect via BT or Dongle/2.4. A long time ago, I bought the Razer Orochi. What a POS. The plastic pads on the bottom were not recessed and would fall off after a couple months. That mouse was over $100USD at the time. The pads on the bottom of this one are recessed. Note: In order to connect without the dongle, you need to have a newer BT module. One that supports LE. My older MBP does not have this. At first I thought there was something wrong with the mouse. It would not pair. Then I went to the manufactures site and that is where I found LE was required for BT connectivity. The packaging was nice and the manual. It also came with some stickers.

How good is this mouse? I bought another one just in case Razer discontinues this one, so Ill have a backup. Perfect setup for a quality wireless mouse. Bluetooth band and 2.4ghz band means you can (technically) pick your frequency in case youre in a hotel thats flooded with 2.4 ghz. No problems, no issues, dual functionality.

I got this to use with my work 2-1 which I lug all over and use in various sites and love it. Bluetooth so no wires and no dongle to lose. Very accurate and most importantly feels great in the hand. I like that it has a little heft to it, while still being small enough to use anywhere and pack away easily. Great portable mouse.

This is the first Razer product Ive tried as Ive been happy with Logitech mice since before optical tracking tech. But in the last couple years, Logitech has disappointed with poor build quality and gimmicky design. It took only about 10 seconds for me to see that Razer has surpassed them in design and build quality. +Wheel feel +Multiple wireless modes +Tacky side grips +Reinforced click switch actuators +Tracking performance +Software UI -Required to register online to use driver software. I think if internet is absent it has an offline mode, but Im still annoyed that Im forced to register an online account to setup my mouse without resorting to workarounds.