Razer Orochi Bluetooth Notebook Gaming Mouse
- Gaming optimized Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
- Dual Mode Wired/Wireless Functionality
- Razer Synapse Onboard Memory
- 4000 dpi Razer Precision 3G Laser sensor
- Detachable three foot, lightweight, braided cord
Product Description
The Razer Orochi brings mobile gaming mouse standards to new heights with its small form factor and bleeding-edge technology. Equipped with a gaming-grade laser sensor and dual mode wired/wireless functionality, the Razer Orochi uses Bluetooth technology to address your need for portability and ease of use with a wired mode option for gaming grade performance…. More >>
Razer Orochi Bluetooth Notebook Gaming Mouse
Good mouse, don’t hesitate spending the money if you have bluetooth built into your PC or Mac.
Rating: 5 / 5
This mouse aims to be the best of both worlds- both a gaming mouse and a travel mouse- but I should have paid attention to the dimensions- this mouse is too small for many adult’s hands. It seems even smaller than many travel mice out there already. I have average-to-large hands, and this mouse is too small for my palm to rest on. Even worse, the price made me think this was a premium mouse like a Logitech MX or G series, but the finish and labels wore off inside a week, and the mouse didn’t always work after my laptop came back from sleep.
Rating: 2 / 5
This mouse has a beautiful look and feel to it, as well as coolness thanks to its blue glowing scroller (adjustable), as well as battery indicator. As a Mac user I found the installation simple and straightforward, being able to use it both as bluetooth and as a wired usb mouse. I have to say that the downpoint is the software. The drivers are poor and there is no button programmability. The settings are sometimes reset and you must set them again in system preferences. Additionally and more frustratingly, when on bluetooth mode, the mouse does go to sleep too fast, making it skip shortly after awoken. Razer’s website states that the sleep mode is there for battery life and it is unadjustable.
I also own a Logitech MX anywhere mouse so I used it as my basis for comparison.. The logitech MX mouse is a far superior mouse, having a similar feel, weight and smoothness. The only large difference is the need for a USB receiver (tiny one at that). Logitech has full button programmability and support for mac. When wired through USB, the razer orochi is wonderful without skips, albeit without the ability to program buttons. Overall for anyone looking for a portable mouse id have to ask you first, bluetooth or usb receiver? That might be your decisive factor. However, Razer Orochi is advertised as a high quality portable gaming mouse.. it doesn’t live up to its expectations. Especially if i have to wire it for it to function as advertised. If you don’t mind the small receiver on your USB port, I will recommend the Logitech over the Razer Orochi 100%. .
Hope this helps.
Rating: 3 / 5
Do not buy this unless you are buying it for a small child. It is way too expensive to waste on a mouse. I would of been happier with a Microsoft ergonomic mouse for 30 dollars. I made the mistake of buying this to match my Razor keyboard which I love. The mouse overall has good technology but is made for both left and right handed people which means get used to lots of random clicks happening because of the way the mouse is symmetrical and has 4 side buttons. The mouse is way too small to use on any type of extended usage more than 5 min of surfing. Your hand cramps up so badly because it simple does not fill the palm and buttons are too close together. Finger tips extend so far over the front its ridiculous Maybe their larger model for almost 120 is a nice buy but way too expensive for a mouse. Cool concept but needs to be double the size. Also I am 5’11”
Rating: 1 / 5
This is a very interesting mouse. The onboard memory is probably the best part about it. The manuals and help doesn’t do a great job of explaining it through. It basically works like this, you can store up to 5 different profiles on the mouse, with there own DPI sensitivity settings (even multiple stages of DPI controlled by buttons) and button mapping settings and macros. Mac users get slightly screwed, I’m dual booting on a Macbook with XP and OSX, and only in Windows can you set up the profiles and move between them with the “Configurator” program. However, it is possible to allow the buttons on the mouse to change to a different profile at any time, without using the Windows program. So even though I can’t set profiles from the Mac OS on my computer, I can use the profiles I set on the PC side, but I can’t easily change between profiles on the Mac OS.
Using Bluetooth still uses whatever setting your current profile has, just like wired mode, except the polling rate drops to the lowest setting and the DPI can’t go beyond 2000. Your profiles and button mapping all stay, on Bluetooth, wired, on any computer. I think that is very very nice. Unfortunately, the mouse doesn’t provide any feedback on what profile your on, although you can probably figure it out by investigating DPI and button mapping settings when using the mouse. Right now, I’m in Mac OSX, using a Bluetooth connection, with a profile I set up while the mouse was connected by USB to the computer while I was in Windows XP. You can only edit the mouse’s profiles while using the Windows-only Configurator program and only while connected by USB. The mouse is powered by USB when it is connected by USB, which is great in case your batteries die. One important note, the Configurator program seems to have a problem sometimes. Whenever you create a new profile or change a profiles name, make sure to hit “Apply” to save that profile to the mouse before you start setting up its settings, otherwise the mouse kind of messes up and treats that profile as having just default settings.
Overrall I’m very impressed with the mouse, especially with the fact that I can use it on any computer, with the USB cord or Bluetooth, and it will keep my settings. The options in the Configurator program for setting up profiles were pretty extensive, macros, can assign a button to switch to a profile on the mouse, can assign a keyboard key to a button on the mouse, and can move between different levels of DPI sensitivity. I was afraid the mouse would be a bit too small for me, but even though it’s smaller than my other mouse, it’s still comfortable. It comes with a traveling case and a nice braided USB cord.
Rating: 5 / 5