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Razer Naga users

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I'm thinking about purchasing this mouse, but I want some others honest opinions of it. I really find myself short of keybinds around the WASD cluster. Thought about changing to ESDF, but I don't want to have to relearn my key bindings with my left hand.:D

Are the 12 side buttons very easy to press/memorize, or is it a gimmicky/unnatural feeling to use?
 
Hi:

I just bought the Razer Naga and the Logitech G9x: and so far it looks like the Razer is going to stay; and the G9x is going back. Coming from a Logitech Trackman wireless trackball its taken some getting used to for either mouse. At times I've wanted to chuck both of them and buy another Trackman.

But things have settled down: and I'm using the Naga more and more; while really wanting to love the G9x, its just not happening. The Naga is more comfortable: with a real natural 3rd finger rest; and overall more comfortable grip. The 12 buttons are very useful; and do not take much to get used to- programmed mine for commands for Combat Arms; and raising or lowering dpi. The G9x is comfortable for the index finger and middle finger, but the 4th finger and pinkie seem not to have anywhere to go.

The indents seem more pronounced on the Naga than the G9x; though the G9x does have the left/right wiggle for the wheel, that the Naga does not have.

The placement of the forward and back buttons is awkward to say the least on the Naga versus the G9x- definitely takes some getting used to; though I did reverse the order of the programming of the two buttons. And that has helped. The G9x's forward and back buttons are much better, but then again they dont have a 12 button key pad in the way.

The software is okay, from what little I've actually looked/used it. Programming the various buttons was straightforward; and 2 software updates, have been made available in the last two weeks, along with 2 firmware upgrades. The software for the G9x was a bear to use, and understand- the format is radically different from the Setpoint software that Ive been using for 5 plus years or so. You can take the G9 software and chuck it.

The singular feature that I wish the Naga had that the G9 has is the document flip- frankly I didnt even know of that feature existed till just recently, so I guess I can actually live without it; or request that it be included.

The G9x has the selectable weight system that the Naga does not have; but the Naga is sufficiently heavy and hefty for my purposes.

So at this juncture, the Naga for me is a keeper (did I forget to mention the nifty blue lighting on the keypad and scroll wheel, along with the fading in fading out in blue of the Razer Naga logo? No? Well, its a very attractive mouse to boot- the G9x is dull in comparison.) for me; and the G9x is being returned.

Hope that helps.

Best
 
I think the G500 is a much better logitech mouse and the one you should have bought. The G9x sufferers from being to small and awkward for many people. Also the G9x side buttons are not always responsive and fast due to the fact they are not in direct contact with the microswitch but rather have a lever and second button to go through to get to that.

On the other hand the naga is just in a class of its own with so many added buttons.

Also I don't think it matters which mouse you get you should still switch to an esdf or rdfg config. It is always worth making a change for the better just think about it in how much time it will take you to do tasks once you relearn the movements. I have changed my config many times while gaming and every time it was for the better. Arrows > wasd > esdf > rdfg > esdf. The last move was because keys do not always work in all games with rdfg and you need the modifier keys like shift, ctrl and alt to use more keys. Some keyboards do not suffer from this problem but most do.
 
rudy said:
Also I don't think it matters which mouse you get you should still switch to an esdf or rdfg config. It is always worth making a change for the better just think about it in how much time it will take you to do tasks once you relearn the movements. I have changed my config many times while gaming and every time it was for the better. Arrows > wasd > esdf > rdfg > esdf. The last move was because keys do not always work in all games with rdfg and you need the modifier keys like shift, ctrl and alt to use more keys. Some keyboards do not suffer from this problem but most do.
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Off-topic, but: what about tfgh? I just tried esdf and rdfg, and they felt weird because the bump on the f key ends up under my middle or ring finger. With tfgh, the bump on the j key is under my index finger just like with wasd so it feels more natural and you're still surrounded with keys.

And I agree that the G500 would have been a better comparison to the Naga; it has one more button than the G9x and is much more comparable in shape. Also has the weight system and horizontal scroll wheel feature that the OP liked about the G9x.
 
The reason I never tried tfgh is because it would push my thumb to far over to naturally rest on the space bar.
 
The Naga for me is the best mouse to date.

With the Deathadder and the Mamba, my hand hurts after a few hours of heavy use. That is not the case with the Naga. As above poster said, the third finger rest and the overall curves of the Naga are just perfect for my hands. I assume this is the reason why it is targetted for MMO players: Longer play sessions.

As for the forward/back buttons, I simply remapped buttons 3 and 6 for that functionality. Only downside is no Synapse, therefore the razer app must be installed for this. For anyone wondering, the 12 buttons can either replicate buttons 1-= above QWERTY or the numpad with a switch below.

And this coming from someone who despised the Mamba and bashed Razer for their shitty product at launch :)

Here are pics of the 3 in comparison (Warning..big):

All 3 at the same back level:
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Back:
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Curves:
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Naga button curves:
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Mamba button curves:
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