anyone got any experience with "razer diamondback"?

No personal xperiences. but i checked a hardware-testing online portal, where it's described as a well-done product for hardware gamers at a very fair price (in germany bout 50 €). They awarded it.

BUY !!

I have one and i'm quite happy with it.. it can be used with both hands (very important as i like the mouse on the left when doing work [shorter way from keyboard to the mouse] and on the right when playing [better control]). It exact, the driver has useful options. No problems so far.

Urmel aus dem Eis wrote:No personal xperiences. but i checked a hardware-testing online portal, where it's described as a well-done product for hardware gamers at a very fair price (in germany bout 50 €). They awarded it.

Yeah.. the reviews I've found is also quite positive. I was just wondering weither its old and if there are better alternatives out there now.

esteel wrote:I have one and i'm quite happy with it.. it can be used with both hands (very important as i like the mouse on the left when doing work [shorter way from keyboard to the mouse] and on the right when playing [better control]). It exact, the driver has useful options. No problems so far.

If this is the one you're using on a regular basis thats gotta count for something

tChr wrote:If this is the one you're using on a regular basis thats gotta count for something

Yeah its the one i have at home and use every day. I can't complain about it

tChr wrote:Yeah.. the reviews I've found is also quite positive. I was just wondering weither its old and if there are better alternatives out there now.

The Diamonback has been replaced by the Copperhead, which has a 2000DPI sensor vs the Diamonback's 1600DPI, and uses a laser instead of an LED for optics (laser is slightly better for tracking on odd surfaces such as glass and other similar textures). However, there is a rather large price difference between the Diamondback and the Copperhead, therefore I'd say you get more for your money with the Diamondback.

I have a Diamondback myself as well and am quite fond of it. I only have two complaints... the x64 software is only half-functional (not a problem for normal users of the non-64bit version of windows) and the "dot" indicators on the side buttons irritated my fingers a lot, I ended up shaving them off (simple to do) with a razor blade.

Willis wrote:I have a Diamondback myself as well and am quite fond of it. I only have two complaints... the x64 software is only half-functional (not a problem for normal users of the non-64bit version of windows) and the "dot" indicators on the side buttons irritated my fingers a lot, I ended up shaving them off (simple to do) with a razor blade.

Excellent.. How is the linux suport?

Never mind.. i got it.. so I'll probaby play some tonight

Edit:
Man I still hate chords..

I have never owned a cordless mouse that I liked. They are all quite bulky and heavy. Cords have never bothered me at all, and I have never had to use a cable management system.

The diamondback is a very nice light-weight and compact mouse which is most of the reason I like it. I previously had a Logitech mx510 which was ok, but a bit heavy. I have a Logitech G5 coming soon that I'll be trying out (as it has a weight changing option, though I know no forward button will drive me insane). Sometimes its (mx510/mx518/G5) massive size is slightly annoying, but it is rather ergonimic for a right-hander, so that makes its size slightly less noticeable

Finaly got a non useless poining device tChr? im impressed i use a copperhead, but i never tried the diamondback so i cant realy say how they do compare. dont forget to uppgrade the firmware on the mouse! that solved some iritating problems for me.

tZork wrote:Finaly got a non useless poining device tChr? im impressed i use a copperhead, but i never tried the diamondback so i cant realy say how they do compare. dont forget to uppgrade the firmware on the mouse! that solved some iritating problems for me.

Mouse.. Firmware.. wtf. Mouses should not have firmware, damnit. They are supposed to be simple pointing devices. crap

But thanks anyway.

The diamondback and copperhead is practically identcal exept the copperhead is 2000 dpi laser whilst the diamondback is 1600 dpi optical. The buttones are a bit bigger on the diamondback it seems, and the copperhead seems to be a little more picky on the surface wich its used.

Only the copperhead has publicly released firmware (which was released to address surface-reading issues)