Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue 2000 Dpi Mouse with built-in Memory
by Razer
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Customer Review: Great Mouse
Summary: 4 Stars
Liked this mouse so much, I purchased a second one for the wife. I use mine for FPS games and it is great.Customer Review: Good or Bad? Definitely Good!
Summary: 3 Stars
I have to say that when this mouse is working as you want it to; as I would call, properly, it's dope as hell.
I say this cuz I can actually reach the buttons during most situations including RTS games and normal windows functions like browsing. Yeah the one on your outer-side & closer to body (left or right-handed), is harder, but I can still manage. Not tried it with an FPS game and been impressed, yet. One may program as one wishes, all the buttons. Awesome feature...
But once this thing stops responding to your wishes....
For instance: LAN party, someone else's place, unplug everything and you're off to game. Get there and the mouse's semi-cool configurator doesn't see a mouse is attached to your system. I don't get how it's firmware forgets one button's programming nor how it's own configurator utility doesn't see it after a replug-in. The whole thing works except one button, and you can't change anything 'til it sees a mouse. I still wonder at how I got it to work in the first place. It's now become an 80-dollar problem. And to think I was planning to get another one for when I choose to go lefty. Maybe I'm missing a step in the firmware flashing process. (This thing can get toasted, so they say, if it's not done right.) 'Til I figure out my first copperhead, I'll wait on a second & use my logitech optical for lefty work.
(I must now add to my previous comments. This things does work right.....but only when I put it into a certain usb slot. After a replug it remembered. This mouse is dope. This whole time it was just that one detail. Hardware recognition. pff. I still wish I could use multiple mice on one system....I may try that still. I've contacted Razer about this. They claim that both mice will work on one system but there will be configuring both mice at once. Bummer.Perhaps I need one for my laptop now.) 5 STARS. not 3.
Another thing; This mouse ain't for everyone. Not a single one of my gamer friends likes it. They all claim it's uncomfortable, or the buttons are too far away... Hand-size counts. One review I read here, stated that the mouse wheel was too far out, I disagree. My middle finger rests right on it. Again, personal preferance, I use my middle finger, not the index, to use the wheel button. Unfortunately, not one store in my area even sells them anymore. Even when they did, there were none on display (and they were all blue versions. gay desu!) So there is no real way to try one out...in my state anyhow. I took a chance, and Voila! Magnificence.
Customer Review: Good, Bad, and Indifferent
Summary: 3 Stars
I was really excited to have the Copperhead, and when I first installed the software, that blue glow hypnotized me. What's more, I could see the performance gain instantly--some games I have to turn down the polling rate so I don't sprint circles around the competition. It's even really great for steadiness, working in Photoshop and such: just quickly tap the dpi buttons to get what you want.
Unfortunately, the infrastructure surrounding the Copperhead is not so forgiving. Updating drivers is a bit of a nuisance and prone to bugs. Firmware updates became nigh impossible until I looked in various forums and found tons of users with the exact same problem. After some agonizing "burden of proof" with tech support, they sent me a new Copperhead. I have no idea why hardware would suddenly fail so critically: I've had bad firmware updates that just need to be re-run--they don't brick the unit. But when this happened, I was hosed without a replacement.
I won't buy one again. I'll enjoy what I have. And given the Vista headaches I'm now having with my Lachesis, I don't think the software problems are going to get better for the Copperhead: Razer's probably on to bigger and better things.
Customer Review: Not Too Bad While It Works
Summary: 3 Stars
Picked up 2 of these sometime in late 2007 but didn't start using one of them until spring of last year. After about 6-7 months of use the side buttons stopped working. You can press them in but you never feel the "click". Since it's past the warranty period, Razer won't recognize any warranty or RMA process.
The feel of this mouse is different than most, it's more of a flat grip where as most have more arch to your palm. Overall while using it, I liked it and having the ability to adjust the dpi while using tanks/vehicles/turrets in games.
I have made the overall rating a 3 because of experience with Razer's customer service and the short term that it worked as opposed to other mice I've had. If the 2nd one that I opened is still working this time next year, I may bump it up to a 4.
As a side note, I have a Logitech MX500 that has moved on to my work PC that has been going strong for over 3 years. I also have an MX518 I use with my laptop and it's been "travel beaten" and is still going strong after several years.
Customer Review: Just a warning for people with big hands
Summary: 3 Stars
This isn't a bad mouse and the other reviews are accurate for sensitivty, etc
The only real drawback: this thing is tiny
If you have big man hands; you may experience hand cramps trying to hold this thing. I experience pain just trying to curl my fingers in a way that lets me even reach the buttons on the side (they are "under" the side edge and tucked inwards)
If you have little girly hands; than this is a fine gaming mouse
For me; I'm sticking with the logitech series of game mice; they are far more ergonomic for large hand sizes
If you decide you really want a razer branded mouse; try one of the other razer series, some of them are at least medium size (like the lachesis); but the copperheads are the smallest mice I've ever tried (and we have dozens of various gaming mice at my job)