I wanted to try different mice after using a Logitech G502 lightspeed for a long time. While my G502 lightspeed is by no means a terrible mouse, I wanted something that weighed less and I wanted to try out different mice shapes. After hearing many praises for the Viper Ultimate, I decided to try it out myself to see if the hype was worth it or if it was all marketing nonsense.
First off this is an ambidextrous mouse. I am a right handed user and I mainly play with palm/claw grip sometimes transitioning to full palm and full claw grip. The rubber texturing on the sides and its shape makes it super comfortable to use and I have medium sized hands. On top of that, it is really lightweight.
The charging dock is an absolute genius idea I wish other big companies would start adopting. You simply plug the dock into your PC, then plug the receiver on the spare usb port on the dock, and when you need to charge your mouse just put it on the dock. If you need to charge it in a pinch, take the usb cable out of the dock and plug it directly into the mouse.
Next let's talk about build quality. And boy did Razer deliver. No signs of creaks, has a really solid feel, materials don't feel cheap, and the left/right clicks have really nice texturing on them.
Left and right clicks may feel a little off at first if you are coming from mice that have extremely tactile and distinct clicks. That's because they are using optical switches and you may or may not like how they feel but I got used to them pretty quickly. The side buttons however have a really nice tactile feel and despite being an ambidextrous mouse, as a right handed user I never accidently bumped into the side buttons on the right hand side of the mouse. Razer really nailed the side button positioning such that they can't be accidently activated (at least in my opinion).
Wireless performance is on par with my G502 lightspeed. No noticeable delays, weird connectivity issues, or any funny business.
Battery life is also really good. I usually disable RGB and that really helps with battery life. Sadly I've only had my mouse for a few days so I can't fully test battery life claims.
TLDR: An awesome mouse that won't disappoint. I recommend getting the dock combo to get the full experience. I mean, might as well if you're going to drop big money on a wireless mice anyways. I see no reason not to.
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