Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue 2000 Dpi Mouse with built-in Memory

List Price: $60.99 Discount Price: $49.99

Features:

• Pointing Device Connectivity Technology: Cable
• Pointing Device Wireless Technology: Not Applicable
• Movement Detection: Laser
• Interfaces/Ports: 1 x 4-pin Type A Male USB

Customer Reviews:

Just a warning for people with big hands [Posted on 2008-04-24]
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)

Good, Bad, and Indifferent [Posted on 2008-06-09]
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.

Somebody fed this mouse DECON!!! [Posted on 2008-06-24]
However, I'm going to call a spade 'a spade' and just get right to it: the Razer Copperhead is a clean lined, well lighted piece of junk.

I bought the mouse about eight months ago, for a new gaming / media system that I was in the process of building. I got transfered out-of-state for a temporary (6 mos.) job assignment and the whole PC project got put on hold. When I returned, I completed the new system build (complete with a new install of XP (Pro) Media Center Edition). I installed my Panda 2006 Security & Antivirus and Office Pro 2003. I then spent two (2) full days doing broadband updates at Panda, Windows Update, & Office Update. The new system ran like a precision clock, no hint of a fault anywhere. Standard corded (PS2) mouse and wireless USB lazer mouse both performed flawlessly.

So now I remember that slick, new Copperhead sitting across the room on a bookcase shelf. I retrieve it, read all the install data, and install in on my new machine without any problems whatsoever. It ran beautifully as a standard, corded mouse for about sixteen (16) hours that day. I didn't try setting up any buttons and didn't have any games installed on the system yet...but, it still seemed to work great (in Profile 4, the only setting I chose) as a standard use mouse. During this first day, I had shut-down & restarted my new system four or five times without any system or Razer issues. The next day, however, the mouse only lights up (but no lazer emission on the bottom side) and the mouse cursor stays stationary at the center of the LCD display; it will not move. This mouse is dead at all USB ports; my old mice still work fine, everywhere. I've tried the uninstall-reinstall several times and of course went to that FANTASTIC :( support page at the Razer website to get the latest drivers & firmware, but it turns out that my driver CD already had the most up to date versions of both. No luck.

I can't risk fouling up this pristine PC and operating system install for the sake of prooving that this BOZO product is worth a third of the $62 asking price. Maybe I'll just use my standard cordless lazer mouse to avoid system risk and then try to figure out how to convert this Copperhead into a bathroom night light (for the Tidy Bowl Man).

average mouse, get the logitech g5 instead! [Posted on 2008-07-11]
So I just built my new gaming rig adn got it with this mouse, it's definetly a nice mouse, good feel, good speed, but my brother came home from college with his logitech g5, so i tried it out. I am now the official owner of a logitech g5 and it was a better mouse. The G5 has interchangable weights so you can have the weight you wish for gaming or what not, The g5 is also a bigger mouse so you get a better feel and a better grip on the mouse. So if you can grab yourself the G5 rather than any razer.

Allowed me to take out more dudes [Posted on 2008-08-07]
Definitely improved my skills in Rainbow Six Vegas 2 when compared to my USB optical mouse. It wasn't a miraculous quantum leap but it was a definite improvement. My shooting accuracy went from around 20-25% (no, I wasn't real good at Vegas 2 to begin with) with the USB mouse up to around 30-35% on average with the Razer. Also, it takes some tweaking of the settings and a few gaming sessions of test driving to get the mouse just right for you.

I didn't give it 5 stars because I don't totally like the ergonomics of the mouse as much as just a plain old regular Dell or HP standard mouse. The Razer feels too long and low for my hands. Also the right side buttons aren't positioned very well (they're used for changing the sensitivity in-game). Also, $50 isn't exactly a bargain for such a simple device.

Overall, I'm happy with the mouse. Like I said, I became a better, more accurate player(about a 20-30% improvement in my accuracy) in Vegas 2. However, don't expect this mouse to perform miracles.

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