Razer Basilisk Gaming Mouse: 16,000 DPI Optical Sensor - Chroma RGB Lighting - 8 Programmable Buttons - Mechanical Switches - Customizable Scroll Resistance - Classic Black

I wish it was a little wider, with my last two fingers hanging off my hand will start cramping after too long, but I realize most gaming mice are like this. The reason for 4 star is cause the grip under the thumb keeps popping up, as it it wasn’t taped down as good. This has happened since day one, gets annoying in the middle of a game when it pops ups

I love the razer mouse Death Adder Elite series. The Basilisk series came out and I had to try it, The tension control on the scroll wheel makes it nice so you dont over spin wile switching weapons in my FPP games, the extra button for whatever you want to use it for makes things easy so you have one less key on your keyboard worry about. What I dont like is its size. I have big hands with long fingers and it does not feel natural in my hand like the Death Adder. When Im in game my grip just dont feel right seems to throw me off my game ,feels to small. It would be cool if Razer could build the next model based off the Death Adder and little bigger to. All and all Im still happy with the performance.

I bought this mouse to possible replace my

Please take the following review with a grain of salt, as I am by no means an expert. I use the mouse largely for non-gaming purposes, and the games that I do play dont typically require 16k DPI with a clutch function. Im actually pretty sure I could never learn to control it. That said, Im really enjoying the mouse so far. The ability to rebind all button functions was a big selling point for me, as it means that I can make use of those buttons with functions Im not likely to use otherwise. Im pretty basic, so the default rainbow lights were a bit much. Thankfully, they can be changed to pretty much whatever you want. Synapse is a fairly comprehensive customization tool that gives a ton of options. Unfortunately it does lock you into tying up some of your RAM at all times, otherwise all changes revert back to the original programming of the mouse. This would be a lot more enticing if it reprogrammed the mouse itself, allowing you to close synapse when youre done and still retain its changes. I dont run a high-end machine, so that extra drag on RAM can be pretty noticeable. Ive already considered removing it, which would unfortunately mean removing several of the big selling points and bringing back the rainbow. All in all, Im pretty satisfied, though improvements could certainly be made to the implementation of synapse.

I went from the Razer Mamba which was a gift. It was great for awhile but finally died (pretty sure I raged and slapped my mouse to the mousepad one too many times). I tried the Death Adder which was fine but I found to be too big for my hand. The Basilisk has a nice inset and the buttons are further back and just fit me better. I havent gone through trying to create macros with any of them yet, but maybe with the extra button on the side. We will see. If you are looking for something slightly smaller than the Death Adder I think you will like this.

Bought a Razer Basilisk to replace a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer that finally gave up the ghost after more than a decade of faithful service. RIP little buddy. Id return the Razer in a second if my girlfriend hadnt thrown out the box it came in. Its not so much the mouse that sucks, its the software you have to use to get all the advertised features: * In order to customize the mouse DPI, LED colors, button assignments, etc. you must download Razer Synapse (v3.0, mind you). * Synapse requires you to create an online account in order to use it. It also requires that you keep it running in the background at all times. If you ever close it, the mouse reverts back to its default settings. * The license agreement for the Synapse software says Razer and anyone else they choose may take any data they want from your computer without limitation. The license agreement also says Razer has no obligation to provide any updates or even to keep running the Synapse servers to allow you to keep using all the features of the mouse you paid for. If they ever discontinue their service or go out of business, tough. * The default settings cause the mouse to cycle through LED colors (annoying) but worse, it seems to prevent my computer from going to sleep. Even if I manually put it to sleep, the mouse will wake the computer back up, presumably so it can change the LED color some more. Dont leave this mouse connected to a laptop unless its plugged in to an AC adapter, or youll have a dead battery. In summation, Im not about to use a mouse that spies on me. You shouldnt either. It does make a pretty good cat toy, but I bet you can get a *really* good cat toy for $70.

The mouse itself works great and has a lot of customization options, from changing LED lighting or sensitivity on the fly. However, the mouse also comes with an entire suite of software that has to be installed and a majority of it you probably dont need. That means this mouse isnt just a plug and play deal since you have to go through this setup but if youre that person who wants to tweak every little thing about the mouse then this is fine for you. When my first mouse arrived the rubber gripping near the very base of the thumb and palm is coming away from the mouse. I ordered a replacement and the new one has the same issue. I expected a little more from a pricier mouse.

Have had this mouse for a month now. If I had realized That yesterday was the last day to set up a return I would have done so. The left button is a big issue. After only a month of use and half the time the left clicker no longer works or multi clicks which makes gaming and work difficult. It is very frustrating. Not impressed with this mouse and a bit irritated I am going to have to purchase a new mouse already due to this ones failures. I give it the three stars though based on comfort and lighting.

The overall feel of this mouse is nice, but its held back by some hard-to-ignore flaws. The sides of the mouse are smooth rubber which feels awful and is impossible to keep from feeling greasy, no matter how often you clean it. My wife has a Razer mouse and the rubber wore away in less than a year, which I expect to happen here — I wouldnt have ordered it if I knew the size and smoothness of the rubber. Additionally, the mouse wheel click is incredibly sensitive and happens often when scrolling the wheel. Razers keyboard and mouse software borders on bloatware, and is incredibly intrusive and a pain to use. For all it does, it still wont boot your system with the LED settings youve saved so you have to tolerate the obnoxious default rainbow setting until the OS loads Razer Synapse. Coming from a Logitech G500 (which is no longer sold, unfortunately) this mouse doesnt really stack up. The rubber texture is hard to get past and the software is too much.

I had to replace my Steel Series Rival as it finally gave up the ghost. I decided to go with the Razer Basilisk. Well, the Basilisk feels nice, but its not as long as my Rival was. The Rival fit my palm better, but dont get me wrong, the Basilisk is still very comfortable, and I like its rubber grips better than the Rival. I love the DPI choke. You can hold it for some slow and precise mouse movement, and release to go back to your normally set dpi. My only wish is that the Basilisk retained its settings without having to open Synapse. The Rival did this, just set it and never have to open the settings program again (even between PCs). But hey, the Basilisk is still a great mouse, and Im happy with it.