Razer RZ01-00780100-R3U1 Taipan Ambidextrous PC Gaming Mouse - 8200 DPI 4G Laser Sensor

When I first looked into this mouse, I admit that I was skeptical. I had been using a Razer Copperhead for over 6 years and there was nothing I wanted more than to get another identical mouse once it wore out. I was crushed when I found out that the Copper head was no longer in production. I begrudgingly set out to find as similar of a replacement as possible, and my search led me to the Taipan. The look and feel of the mouse are very similar to the Copperhead, but it is not as "small" in your hand. In truth, this makes the Taipan even more comfortable to use over long periods of timer. Any style of grip used on the Copperhead can similarly be applied to the Taipan, and the traction pads on the sides help with grip in the same way that the silicone ridges on the sides of the Copperhead did. The click and scroll action are very smooth and responsive, so no worries there.The sensitivity seems exceptional. I don't really notice a difference over my old Copperhead (2000 dpi); at this resolution you really can't tell whether the device is 2000, 4000, or 6000 dpi. Then again, my Copperhead was the best thing since sliced bread, and I held that opinion right up until it died. The point it, the sensitivity is as good as you're going to see. I don't buy into any of these "dual sensor" gimmicks, and the Taipan performs well enough that I don't see any reason to shell out twice the price for any of the "higher end" devices. For surfaces, I primarily use the same Mantis Control mouse pad that I bought with my original Copperhead and it works well with the Taipan as well. The Taipan does not track at all on glass (I have an Ikea glass desk), but there are very few mice out there that can track glass at all and those that do seem to have spotty performance.My only real disappointment by comparison comes from the side buttons - I find that the ones on the Taipan are slightly harder to "find" than those on the Copperhead. They simply don't seem to be placed as intuitively. This is simply a result of the design - having these buttons in the same location as the Copperhead's would put them in the middle of the rubber grip zone. This would be impractical, so I can't knock Razer for making this choice. Overall, the design is good. It is simply an adjustment that I have been having to make. I am also unhappy with the decision to sleeve the cord in a braid (I detest them as they do nothing in my experience but cause kinks and fray out), but this is the direction that all enthusiast mice manufacturers are going for some reason. Again, I can't blame Razer for simply keeping up with changing industry standards.Overall, the Taipan is a great mouse. Everyone has different needs when it comes to mice, so making sweeping recommendations would be foolish. What I can tell you though, is that if you had a Copperhead before, this is the mouse to get to replace it. You'll be very glad you did.

The Razer Taipan is an excellent mouse. I owned the original Microsoft Sidewinder for about 5 years before it finally died on me, and after much research looking for a comparable mouse I finally decided on this one. I was a bit worried that it would be an abrupt change from my old mouse, but it really does fit the hand quite well and I adapted to it very quickly. My old mouse had thumb buttons arranged vertically rather than the horizontal placement the Taipan uses, but they're positioned so well that I hardly noticed the difference. I use the side buttons so much for navigating forward and backward in browsers that I now feel lost using a mouse without them.The Taipan comes with support for Razer's Synapse 2.0 software that allows you to customize your mouse for various games and programs. I haven't played around with it too much, but it seems to work fine. You can adjust whether the mouse wheel and logo glow or not using it (the wheel glows continuously, the logo fades in and out).The cable has an interesting "braided" texture that is supposed to reduce tangling. It's about 2 meters long but I have it all stretched out so that particular issue hasn't arisen. To me, it feels nicer than the typical rubber cable.About the only complaint I have with this mouse is that the mouse wheel doesn't "spin" like my old mouse if you give it a good flick, so scrolling through long webpages takes a bit more effort. But I understand the justification for it (games often need precise incremental clicks of the mouse wheel rather than fast spins), and it's not a serious complaint. I'm sure over time I'll adapt to it, and I suppose those scroll bars on the side exist for a reason. The scroll wheel itself has a nice rubberized surface that feels nice and doesn't get slippery, and has little bumps on it to help ensure you scroll just as far as you want and no further.

Razer Taipan is a perfect mouse. Bought it to replace an old Diamondback 3G, which is also gorgeous, but has already started to act up a bit.So some pros:- Perfect look. Really. It looks magnificent. With all its lights, shapes and reliefs. Very stylish mouse.- Very high DPI. If you need it of course. To be honest I do not use the maximum value. 8200 - something beyond.- A lot of button. 9, to be exact. And you can program them all.- Braided cord.- Good weight distribution.- I use palm grip, so it seems very comfortable for me. For work and gaming. But this mouse is quite comfortable for both grips, and the more it is symmetric and can be used as a left-handed and right-handed.About cons, they are, but minor:- 2 buttons on the right side. Its not easy to press them for me. Need unnaturally bent arm. May be the case in the grip, may be in the amount of hands. But these keys I almost never use, so for me it is not so important.- Sometimes the mouse gets blunt, need to blow in a sensor hole. While I do not understand what's wrong, maybe in the dust, may be in the pad. I got Goliathus Alpha.- Price. Its normal for me, but some people don't understand it. "Mouse over seventy dollars, what is wrong with you?" I'm good.Some recorded Synapse in cons, but apparently I'm already used to it, because I Lycosa keyboard, so using it for quite some time.Overall its a great mouse. Very happy that I purchased it. Great product. Worthy. Try it and you will not regret it.