Razer Ouroboros Gaming Mouse Review
Synapse Software
Published: 11th February 2013 | Source: Razer | Price: £115 |
Software
The Razer Synapse software is one of our favourites, being incredibly versatile and easy to use. Customising your hardware with it is simplicity itself, and the Ouroboros is no different. Pick your button, customise it from the drop-down box and you're good to go.
The software handily points out what button is what and has a tooltip to remind you what each button is bound to.
As you'd expect from such a high-end mouse, there are five DPI steps available and you can adjust the horizontal and vertical sensitivity separately. Whilst it would be distracting on your desktop, dampening the vertical sensitivity ups your accuracy in FPS', as people tend to be on your level.
As with any wireless mouse it's important to extend the lifespan as long as possible between charges. The Synapse software can be set to darken the lighting and be very aggressive in its timeout speed if necessary. It's all about keeping you fragging for longer.
Most Recent Comments
I've been looking forward to this review 
Now that I know the mouse is good, I think i'm going to get one.
I'm going to wait for it to drop in price first though, £115 is too much for a mouse. £80 is the highest i'm willing to go, seen as you can get a R.A.T 9 for around £70 - £80, which is just as customizable.
Now that I know the mouse is good, I think i'm going to get one.
I'm going to wait for it to drop in price first though, £115 is too much for a mouse. £80 is the highest i'm willing to go, seen as you can get a R.A.T 9 for around £70 - £80, which is just as customizable.
this looks an awful lot like the R.A.T. mouse.
i dont like the look of this like :S i like my taipan which was only £47
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Originally Posted by SieB
I've been looking forward to this review
Now that I know the mouse is good, I think i'm going to get one. I'm going to wait for it to drop in price first though, £115 is too much for a mouse. £80 is the highest i'm willing to go, seen as you can get a R.A.T 9 for around £70 - £80, which is just as customizable. |
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Originally Posted by Ulijin
It really does look like the R.A.T 9 but without a bunch of optional adjustments and it costs more. Why not just get the Cyborg?
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I'll just wait till they drop in price or a better mouse is released.
Oro bore us.
I find mice like these to be absolutely horrible. It's like some one couldn't be bothered so just threw loads of bits on a frame. It also looks terribly uncomfortable.
I'll stick with my 2007 CE Boomslang. About the only Razer mouse I would bother to own.
I find mice like these to be absolutely horrible. It's like some one couldn't be bothered so just threw loads of bits on a frame. It also looks terribly uncomfortable.
I'll stick with my 2007 CE Boomslang. About the only Razer mouse I would bother to own.
Waiting for the Mamba 2013, Got a feeling they will bring it out this year to go along with the 2013 Blackwidow range 
Really like that mice - got one for myself.
Only had Logitech before that (the G700 to be precise) but i wanted to try something new and the razer hasn't dissappointed me - yet!
The price is hefty, yes - but combined with the brilliant razer-customer support I found it was worth it. Don't know about the Cyborg-Support though, but the green glow from the Ouroboros is looking need
Only had Logitech before that (the G700 to be precise) but i wanted to try something new and the razer hasn't dissappointed me - yet!
The price is hefty, yes - but combined with the brilliant razer-customer support I found it was worth it. Don't know about the Cyborg-Support though, but the green glow from the Ouroboros is looking need
I found their support to be pretty tragic if I'm honest.
My Boomslang developed what I thought was a fault. I contacted customer service who gleefully informed me that it was out of warranty. Hmm funny that they should keep tabs on what they are selling to whom.
Proved it was in warranty at which point they ignored me so I contacted them again. In the end they got stroppy and sent me a nasty email telling me to get hold of the retailer I bought it from and not to expect anything because they didn't have a replacement.
That's not good enough on a £130 mouse.
And then we come back to pricing. Who set these rules that £100+ for a mouse that cost peanuts to make was worth buying? It's pretty crazy if you ask me.
I also question the build quality as I have owned three Razer mice and they seem to wear very quickly. I had a 'budget' mouse from them (by budget I mean £38) and it fell to bits within six months after developing a terrible squeak when you clicked. Maybe it thought it was a literal mouse?
I'm done with spending out an arm and a leg on peripherals that are nothing but marketing hype. Give me a decent Dell keyboard any day with a Dell mouse.
My Boomslang developed what I thought was a fault. I contacted customer service who gleefully informed me that it was out of warranty. Hmm funny that they should keep tabs on what they are selling to whom.
Proved it was in warranty at which point they ignored me so I contacted them again. In the end they got stroppy and sent me a nasty email telling me to get hold of the retailer I bought it from and not to expect anything because they didn't have a replacement.
That's not good enough on a £130 mouse.
And then we come back to pricing. Who set these rules that £100+ for a mouse that cost peanuts to make was worth buying? It's pretty crazy if you ask me.
I also question the build quality as I have owned three Razer mice and they seem to wear very quickly. I had a 'budget' mouse from them (by budget I mean £38) and it fell to bits within six months after developing a terrible squeak when you clicked. Maybe it thought it was a literal mouse?
I'm done with spending out an arm and a leg on peripherals that are nothing but marketing hype. Give me a decent Dell keyboard any day with a Dell mouse.
I think the RAT 9 looks better and performs better than this, and £120 is just ridiculous, i think Razer has lost the plot.
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Originally Posted by blair
I think the RAT 9 looks better and performs better than this, and £120 is just ridiculous, i think Razer has lost the plot.
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I think a lot of these companies need to restructure and look at the stuff they are selling. We are in a recession,and the number of people who are prepared to pay this sort of entrance fee for a mouse are dropping like flies by the day.
I actually ended up with a fake Razer mouse.Forget what it's called I got a refund via Ebay when I discovered it was fake. But, hilariously it has lasted longer than the first genuine Razer mouse I bought with far less headaches
I gave it to my fiancee.
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I always was more of a Logitech guy and the Ouroboros is my first razer product. I never had problems with them on keyboards though and just heard great things about them alltogether, so i thought i give them a shot.
Hopefully i will never need the customer service though.
I still have my Razer Black Mamba. It's one of the best mouses I've ever used. Has subdued styling & I always use it with the light off on the scroll wheel.
"Ouroboros is usually depicted as a snake eating its own tail. It is a distinctly different concept to that of something existing for infinity, because it means an endless cycle of death and rebirth. So to name a mouse, and especially you're new top of the range model, as Ouroboros is a strange choice on the part of Razer. Are they implying that this mouse will die and need to be renewed, or that if you purchase it then it will soon be replaced in the endless cycle of different mice that can be classed as the top of the line?"
I think the mouse name fits nicely. Not for the reasons you mentioned, but because of the customizations that is possible with it. there are circumstances that will make the user change the mouse configuration without having to buy a new one.
What circumstances you might ask? For example, children still growing up, their hands get bigger, not smaller. Another? Broke a finger recently? Could help you configure it so it won't be as painful or inconvenient to move around.
Think about it.
I think the mouse name fits nicely. Not for the reasons you mentioned, but because of the customizations that is possible with it. there are circumstances that will make the user change the mouse configuration without having to buy a new one.
What circumstances you might ask? For example, children still growing up, their hands get bigger, not smaller. Another? Broke a finger recently? Could help you configure it so it won't be as painful or inconvenient to move around.
Think about it.
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Originally Posted by blair
I think the RAT 9 looks better and performs better than this, and £120 is just ridiculous, i think Razer has lost the plot.
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Incidentally, my nephew also has one and he has the same problem with his right click mouse button.
Sorry, but those people can keep their junk.
i would really like to see this in white
Still using a Steelseries Ikari, since I refuse to upgrade to anything without separate rests for my pinky/ring... Razer, you now know what I want, make it!
First Razer Ouroboros purchased 13th of February, replaced with a new one after one month and finally replaced with Mamba 4G after another 2 weeks.
This product is a shame!
This product is a shame!
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