Hey guys. My faithful Logitech G7 has served me well for the last 3 years but the wheel is starting to go so I'm planning on buying a gaming mouse in the near future. I'm pretty sure I want to go with something corded this time around. I've narrowed my list to basically the Razer Lachesis and the Logitech G9. I play 95% FPS with the occasional RPG. My hands are on the small side. What do you guys recommended between these two? Thanks a lot in advance.
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I cant stand the look of the g9, and I'm still loving my corded G5.
I think you should head to bestbuy, and see if you like the feel of the Habu, microsoft + razer technology. I used to love the feel of that mouse. But otherwise, I am also still using my razer copperhead, so you cant really go wrong.
I think you should head to bestbuy, and see if you like the feel of the Habu, microsoft + razer technology. I used to love the feel of that mouse. But otherwise, I am also still using my razer copperhead, so you cant really go wrong.
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I had both in my hands and my personal favourite was the G9. Cannot tell you this is the one you should buy but this is my feedback to you:
-I have now a Mx518 and the Lachesis felt like a 1:1 copy from the shape point of view with a plus for the rubbery texture
-The G9 is a tad smaller and thats why maybe is in my opinion a little bit uncomfortabler(you have to take in mind that I have rather big hands,thats why i chosed the Mx518)
-Best thing to do is to go to a local store that has them both and simply put them in your hand to see which one is more appealing
PS:sorry if my english gave you headaches, its not my first language, nor my second one
-I have now a Mx518 and the Lachesis felt like a 1:1 copy from the shape point of view with a plus for the rubbery texture
-The G9 is a tad smaller and thats why maybe is in my opinion a little bit uncomfortabler(you have to take in mind that I have rather big hands,thats why i chosed the Mx518)
-Best thing to do is to go to a local store that has them both and simply put them in your hand to see which one is more appealing
PS:sorry if my english gave you headaches, its not my first language, nor my second one
Don't worry about the english, you still communicated and that's all that matters. I appreciate the input.
Aesthetically speaking, I love the way the Lachesis looks and I like the blue leds on it. However, from comparison photos it looks rather large and I have a suspicion the G9 might fit better in my hand.
Does Best buy carry Razer mice? I know they carry logitech obviously. There's a best buy across the street so maybe I'll go see if they have both so I can compare how they feel.
Aesthetically speaking, I love the way the Lachesis looks and I like the blue leds on it. However, from comparison photos it looks rather large and I have a suspicion the G9 might fit better in my hand.
Does Best buy carry Razer mice? I know they carry logitech obviously. There's a best buy across the street so maybe I'll go see if they have both so I can compare how they feel.
MustRotate
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For small hands i would go with the G9.
Bestbuy Lachesis.
Bestbuy Lachesis.
Well, that didn't help very much. I went to my local bestbuy and they didn't have either mouse in store. In fact the only Razer mouse they had was the Deathadder. Don't know how similar that is to the Lachesis. The closest logitech mouse they had was the G5 and I don't thiink that's anything like the G9. Anyway, so I'm back to square one. Anyone one else have any input or impressions to share?
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Not too sure if it's too late, but I recently purchased a Deathadder from BB. Coming from another G7 MX518 user. I found the shape of the Deathadder abit awkward, there is a concave dip on the right and left mouse buttons respectively which made mouse handling uncomfortable ( since I hold my mouse using my fingertips when gaming competively; index and middle finger slightly arched, palm not touching the face of the mouse) That was my initial gripe.
2nd gripe, they apparently made drivers for Vista 32/64, ok good, but the only option to update your firmware is through a 32 bit system. No biggie, I updated through a laptop running Vista 32. Only to find out that the DPI switcher and poll rate function do not work under Vista 64. The sensitivity sliders work fine, but without the Razer customizer in Vista 64. Polling rate defaults to 450-500.
Mouse cord resembles the ones found on retractable usb laptop mice, which is supposedly tangle free, NOT
Goodluck on your search ( returning the Deathadder to try the G9 or another trusty MX518)
2nd gripe, they apparently made drivers for Vista 32/64, ok good, but the only option to update your firmware is through a 32 bit system. No biggie, I updated through a laptop running Vista 32. Only to find out that the DPI switcher and poll rate function do not work under Vista 64. The sensitivity sliders work fine, but without the Razer customizer in Vista 64. Polling rate defaults to 450-500.
Mouse cord resembles the ones found on retractable usb laptop mice, which is supposedly tangle free, NOT
Goodluck on your search
( returning the Deathadder to try the G9 or another trusty MX518)