Razer Diamondback

The Diamondback is a mouse that is produced by Razer, a privately held company based in the United States and founded 1998. The company's goal has always been to produce products and gear For Gamers by Gamers (tm).

The Diamondback is a lightweight semi-see-through product with seven buttons, they come in three different colors; red, blue and green.

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MSRP $49.99
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69
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2 positive
1 mixed
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Pros:
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Bonus points for 'cool status'
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On-the-fly sensitivity changer
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Illuminated
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High resolution DPI (mouse resolution)
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You can not switch colors on the mouse unless you mod it yourself
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Thin fragile lightweight cord
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Pros
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  • Macro-recording for both mouse and keyboard input
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Cons
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MSRP  $60.00    Released  --
Pros
  • user adjustable weights
  • very smooth use
  • nice texture feels good in the hand
Cons
  • low and high dpi settings are too fast and too slow - useless for normal use
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Cons
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Cons
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Comments

1.  avatar GT-D said:

I've got one and I love it.

Works really well, no problem with cable, great button layout and scroll wheel.
Mar 31, 2008 10:49am
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Midwinter

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March 30, 2008
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reviewer
ProSCORE
67
negative
mixed
positive
4 pros
2 cons
have ithave it
love itlove it

Pros

  • Bonus points for 'cool status'
  • On-the-fly sensitivity changer
  • Illuminated
  • High resolution DPI (mouse resolution)

Cons

  • You can not switch colors on the mouse unless you mod it yourself
  • Thin fragile lightweight cord

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GT-D

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September 23, 2008
approved
reviewer
ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
positive
4 pros
0 cons
have ithave it
love itlove it

Pros

  • Bonus points for 'cool status'
  • On-the-fly sensitivity changer
  • Illuminated
  • High resolution DPI (mouse resolution)

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

Comments

"I've got one and I love it.

Works really well, no problem with cable, great button layout and scroll wheel."
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foxhaze

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April 5, 2008
approved
reviewer
ProSCORE
50
negative
mixed
positive
1 pro
1 con

Pros

  • Bonus points for 'cool status'

Cons

  • You can not switch colors on the mouse unless you mod it yourself

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rabidpotatochip

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April 24, 2008
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ProSCORE
0
negative
mixed
positive
0 pros
1 con

Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • You can not switch colors on the mouse unless you mod it yourself

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