The DeathAdder is a great mouse for the price, but it's not as great as I understood from the product description. I wondered how so many features could be offered for such a low price, and now I know. (I use the DeathAdder with a Mac, OSX 10.6, so some details may differ on Windows.)
The DeathAdder's "programmable" buttons are limited to choosing from a hard-coded list of keyboard strokes (12 function keys, 8 cursor control keys, escape, space, tab, enter, and delete) and key combinations (cut, copy, paste, undo, redo, quit, switch application, minimize window and two Mac-specific combinations). You can't even set the buttons to act as any other key or key combination, much less program a menu item or sequence of keys.
Also, the DeathAdder's ability to change DPI settings is limited to switching between 800, 1200, and 1600. I wanted a setting below 800 for increased precision, and something I read had given me the mistaken idea that I could switch between 3 user-programmed DPI settings.
Apart from those disappointments, my first 24 hours show the DeathAdder to be an excellent product. I expect to use the DeathAdder as my primary mouse for the foreseeable future, but if I had it to do over again I would buy a more expensive -- and more programmable -- mouse.Get more detail about Razer DeathAdder Mac 3G Gaming Mouse.
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