Microsoft Habu Laser Gaming Mouse (Black)
by Microsoft
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Customer Review: WoW
Summary: 4 Stars
Before I got this mouse, I was using a non-gaming mouse to play my favorite fps, Counter-Strike Source. This mouse has honestly boosted my skill. If you're not used to a mouse of this caliber, it will be hard to get the hang of at first. The high dpi was awkward to me for awhile. Other than that I love the thing! I suggest it to anyone who asks about it. Go Microsoft! Go Amazon.com!Customer Review: Great Mouse For The Price
Summary: 4 Stars
This mouse is great, the only thing that holds it back is its software which is a bit difficult to install. Once the mouse is installed it performs beautifully. My recomendation is that users install the mouse according to the directions on the razer support site rather then using the directions the mouse is packaged with.Customer Review: Microsoft Habu Laser Gaming Mouse
Summary: 4 Stars
Pro's- Looks great, very precise movement, excelent performance and software.
Con's- one of the resolution buttons sticks occasionally, the pointer isnt great in accuracy.
Overall a nice mouse worth the money.
Customer Review: Habu Mouse
Summary: 4 Stars
I like the size and shape very well. The programmable buttons make this mouse good for most apps. The 'always' on feature is great for my games, response is very good . I would buy it again and on Amazon the price was excellent.Customer Review: Good mouse, terrible software
Summary: 3 Stars
This mouse feels very good in my hand. I have slightly smaller than average hands, but it seems like it would fit a bigger hand just as well. I have been trying a lot of different mice, and this is the first mouse ever where I can comfortably press the side buttons with my thumb without shifting my hand. The alternate side buttons are a great idea.
This mouse combines the best of both worlds for me. The fast sensor from Razer allows me to have a fast cursor speed without the cursor jumping over pixels. Microsoft gets credit for the great ergonomics. (I am switching from alternating between the Razer PROv1.6 and the Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000.)
This mouse has a huge weak spot, however. The software that comes with it is really ugly and unprofessional, and looks like it does not belong on my computer at work. It looks like a videogame, and is also hard to use.
But that's not the worst -- I can't even get it to work! I have followed the instructions that came with the mouse, and it failed to detect it. I then uninstalled and reinstalled the software, having to reboot each time. I then followed the online instructions from Razer to try the software for their Copperhead mouse instead -- no luck! Finally, I e-mailed their support department and they tried to walk me through reinstalling the software again, followed by trying to install the Copperhead software instead. It still doesn't work, and I am waiting for another response from them.
The mouse works well otherwise, and I am able to set it to the 2000 dpi mode with the two buttons next to the scroll wheel. I am able to adjust the cursor speed with the Windows standard mouse control panel. However, all the "advanced" functionality is dead in the water at the moment. I noticed that the bundled software gives you the option to turn off the glowing edge, and I'd really like to do that.
Update: For those of you claming user error, I followed the instructions issued by Razer tech support to the letter, and was still not able to resolve the issue. I removed all traces of my previous mice and all traces of the software.
It was indeed a firmware-driver incompatibility issue, because afer I kept trying the new version firmware/driver package every time it was released, the fourth one I tried finally worked. The driver now talks to the mouse.
That's the good news. The bad news is that I almost wish I hadn't -- the driver software is absolutely awful and unusable. All of the controls are tiny and unclickable, and the software is confusing. Earlier today, I somehow disabled the middle mouse button, and have not been able to re-enable it since.
I have been in the software industry for ten years, so I've seen my share of bad user interfaces. This one is not the worst I've ever seen, but it's close. The drivers ruin this otherwise great mouse.
Second Update: I finally got the software to work, but it slowed down my computer and actually caused Windows to blue screen (i.e. total system crash) several times. I have since removed the software and have been happily using the mouse with its limited basic functionality. I am still happy with this mouse, but cannot give it more than 3 stars.