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5 Responses to “Razer DeathAdder Mac 3G Gaming Mouse”
This mouse was an incredible disappointment. I had very high hopes since I have heard nothing but good things about Razer and this mouse in particular.
Back-story: I was looking for a good, relatively symmetric, mouse to use for productivity applications on my Mac and gaming in Windows on the Boot Camp partition. The idea of a mac-specific gaming mouse called a death adder caused me to chuckle, and I liked the light-up white better than the light-up blue. I am supportive of companies that make mac-specific products, even if they are re-branded PC components. The market share for Mac is still much smaller than Windows, so I appreciate companies making that investment.
The Problem: In my setup, I use a mouse without a mousepad on a matte-white Ikea desk. The 3G Optical engine in the death adder is unable to track at all on this surface, and drifts continuously left or right horizontally. Every other optical or laser mouse I have tried works fine on this surface. Interestingly, the Death Adder tracks fine on a glossy wood-grain surface, or even the aluminum surface of my Mac, or on a white piece of paper.
Razer suggested that I used a mousepad, but I was disappointed in paying so much for a mouse that was so limited in surface utilization. Returned.
Rating: 1 / 5
This is the best mouse I have ever purchased. It glides and scrolls quite comfortably. The extra buttons are an added bonus and make scrolling and functionality much easier. The glow logo and the glow scroller just make this mouse that much cooler.
Rating: 5 / 5
I like the razer deathadder not only for gaming, but for all around use. My wife and I share our computer and we each use separate mouse profiles which are easy to switch. I found that the scroll wheels works best when it’s speed is set low for all applications that we use.
Rating: 5 / 5
The bottom line is the mouse drivers are not compatible with 10.5.6. The mouse works great in Windows, as the drivers are supported there. On the Mac side the drivers are broken, so beyond assigning keyboard strokes to buttons on the mouse, you are stuck with the Mac’s sensitivity and tracking settings which revert back to default any time you try and change them.
I’d give it 4 or 5 stars if worked as well as it does in Windows. Great design and feel. Very light and smooth, fits nicely in my palm. Fix the drivers and you have a super product.
Rating: 1 / 5
Several things impressed me about the Mac Edition DeathAdder. First is the Mac driver software. It lets you configure you mouse far more than any other driver I’ve seen (USB Overdrive, MS Intellipoint, or Logitech Control Center). Many mice ship with generic, buggy, or old (OS X 10.1) drivers. The RazerDeathAdder.app is recent, polished and gives you loads of options. I haven’t used the Windows version, but if this the amount of control PC gamers have, I’m impressed! Works great in Leopard (10.5.8) and Snow Leopard (10.6.1). I’m pretty sure the doesn’t work if you boot Snow Leopard into the 64-bit kernel, but there’s really no need to use the 64-bit kernel for home use.
I’m also impressed with the silky smooth gliding action. It has to be the smoothest mouses I’ve ever used. It’s surprisingly lightweight too. I also like the clicky tactile buttons that have a very short travel distance. I use my mouse for 3D apps like Cinema4D and modo, so being able to easily click the middle wheel is essential for navigation. Razer’s crisp click-by-click wheel ensures I don’t accidentally scroll when I wheel click.
On the down side, it only has two side buttons.
I only wish there was a cordless version for Mac!
Rating: 5 / 5
February 8th, 2010 at 19:08
This mouse was an incredible disappointment. I had very high hopes since I have heard nothing but good things about Razer and this mouse in particular.
Back-story: I was looking for a good, relatively symmetric, mouse to use for productivity applications on my Mac and gaming in Windows on the Boot Camp partition. The idea of a mac-specific gaming mouse called a death adder caused me to chuckle, and I liked the light-up white better than the light-up blue. I am supportive of companies that make mac-specific products, even if they are re-branded PC components. The market share for Mac is still much smaller than Windows, so I appreciate companies making that investment.
The Problem: In my setup, I use a mouse without a mousepad on a matte-white Ikea desk. The 3G Optical engine in the death adder is unable to track at all on this surface, and drifts continuously left or right horizontally. Every other optical or laser mouse I have tried works fine on this surface. Interestingly, the Death Adder tracks fine on a glossy wood-grain surface, or even the aluminum surface of my Mac, or on a white piece of paper.
Razer suggested that I used a mousepad, but I was disappointed in paying so much for a mouse that was so limited in surface utilization. Returned.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 8th, 2010 at 19:30
This is the best mouse I have ever purchased. It glides and scrolls quite comfortably. The extra buttons are an added bonus and make scrolling and functionality much easier. The glow logo and the glow scroller just make this mouse that much cooler.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 8th, 2010 at 22:02
I like the razer deathadder not only for gaming, but for all around use. My wife and I share our computer and we each use separate mouse profiles which are easy to switch. I found that the scroll wheels works best when it’s speed is set low for all applications that we use.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 00:44
The bottom line is the mouse drivers are not compatible with 10.5.6. The mouse works great in Windows, as the drivers are supported there. On the Mac side the drivers are broken, so beyond assigning keyboard strokes to buttons on the mouse, you are stuck with the Mac’s sensitivity and tracking settings which revert back to default any time you try and change them.
I’d give it 4 or 5 stars if worked as well as it does in Windows. Great design and feel. Very light and smooth, fits nicely in my palm. Fix the drivers and you have a super product.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 01:51
Several things impressed me about the Mac Edition DeathAdder. First is the Mac driver software. It lets you configure you mouse far more than any other driver I’ve seen (USB Overdrive, MS Intellipoint, or Logitech Control Center). Many mice ship with generic, buggy, or old (OS X 10.1) drivers. The RazerDeathAdder.app is recent, polished and gives you loads of options. I haven’t used the Windows version, but if this the amount of control PC gamers have, I’m impressed! Works great in Leopard (10.5.8) and Snow Leopard (10.6.1). I’m pretty sure the doesn’t work if you boot Snow Leopard into the 64-bit kernel, but there’s really no need to use the 64-bit kernel for home use.
I’m also impressed with the silky smooth gliding action. It has to be the smoothest mouses I’ve ever used. It’s surprisingly lightweight too. I also like the clicky tactile buttons that have a very short travel distance. I use my mouse for 3D apps like Cinema4D and modo, so being able to easily click the middle wheel is essential for navigation. Razer’s crisp click-by-click wheel ensures I don’t accidentally scroll when I wheel click.
On the down side, it only has two side buttons.
I only wish there was a cordless version for Mac!
Rating: 5 / 5