For the previous couple of years mouse makers have been punching a bunch of holes of their designs to make them lighter, like that one automotive salesman on The Simpsons promoting a automotive with “speed holes.” But it’s change into a particular area of interest for ultra-twitchy avid gamers, and Razer isn’t one to shirk a pattern. The Viper Mini Signature Edition combines a brand new magnesium alloy chassis (the identical variety utilized in high-end laptops) with a holey hexagonal “exoskeleton” to make a 49-gram little monster.

The mouse has loads of bells and whistles. We’re speaking a 30,000 DPI sensor, third-gen optical major switches rated for as much as 90 million clicks, and Razer’s proprietary HyperSpeed wi-fi (sans Bluetooth, as a result of l33t avid gamers can’t stand the latency). In wi-fi mode it’s good for as much as 60 hours, and you’ll plug it in to a USB Type C wire when that runs quick.

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But that being mentioned, there are a couple of omissions as nicely. There’s no dock charger, no tilt on the scroll wheel, and it makes use of the usual five-button shooter configuration. There’s solely room for one saved profile within the mouse’s native reminiscence, and maybe most shockingly, Razer’s RGB lighting is nowhere to be seen. All that will need to have been vital to chop with the intention to make the mouse so gentle. 49 grams isn’t the lightest available on the market, even amongst wi-fi fashions. But it beats Razer’s earlier finest, the Viper V2 Pro, by nearly 10 grams.

The Viper Mini Signature Edition comes with a shocking quantity of add-ons. together with a set of grip tape stickers, a set of toes in each PTFE (the identical stuff that goes inside non-stick pans) and Gorilla Glass, and a microfiber cleansing fabric. You’ll want it: Razer recommends cleansing the mouse a minimum of as soon as a month, since its guts are on show and also you’re always fondling it together with your gross human sausage fingers. Good factor it comes with a 3 yr guarantee, a brand new finest for Razer.

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How a lot will it’s worthwhile to pay for this ultralight luxurious? Two hundred and eighty American dollars. It’s 319.99 euro, if you happen to’re questioning. You should purchase it from Razer’s web site beginning on February eleventh.