The Razer Diamondback

Compared to your average mouse, this mouse looks a little bizzare, alien, even. With it's clear body and agressive looks, it seems like the mouse is willing and quite capable of claiming a finger. A nice 1600 DPI sensor taking in 6.4 frames of your mouspad per millisecond, it might seem excessive.

At first glance, it's wicked, and the box says it performs with the best. The real question you've got to ask is, does it have more than looks and a shiny rear end? I've got a Diamondback Plamsa from Razer here that has performed as well as it claims on the box, consistantly over time. With the 7 programmable buttons (the left, right, middle, and two on each side) that you can set to whatever you like, using the included software, you can even program your scroll up/down to single keystrokes, short macros, or a lighting double click. attatching it to your computer is a thin, light, seven foot long USB cord with a gold plated connector on the other end (though that last bit doesn't affect performance, it looks cool and posh). It's teflon feet and amidextrous design, light weight, non slip buttons, and smooth glow (blue in this case, but green and red are optional) from dual LEDs provided for this purpose give a nice finishing effect.

While this may not be the best choice for your grandmother, it's a very versatile mouse, once you get used to the speed at maximum DPI. The adjustability lets you switch from sniping to rapid movement in games, or tools in photoshop, audacity, reason, take your pick.

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