Razer Imperator
Expert Ergonomic Gaming Mouse
Overview
Gaming mice are one of those items that gamers enjoys upgrading. We can happily use our old keyboard for years but a new gaming mouse is highly desirable and something that most of us upgrade more often than most hardware.
In this edition of Gang Gamer Grean: Razer Review, Thailand, we are going to be reviewing the Razer Imperator, whose aesthetics feels like a mouse from an entirely different company
Pros
- New ergonomic shape, might be good for some, bad for others
- Excellent sensor
- Excellent tracking
Cons
- Glossy surface shows off fingerprints
- Adjustable thumb buttons could be better
Imperator Review
The Razer Imperator sports an entirely different ergonomic direction to come from Razer, normally they would implement the same form factor serveral times over for their right-handed mouse, even the Mamba, their wireless mouse, uses a revamped Death Adder shape. The Imperator is special though.
The Imperator uses the tracking engine that's standard on all of the newer Razer's high-end mice now, a 5600dip sensor, with 1000Hz polling rate for 1ms response time. and, like every other major Razer mouse, its's got onboard memory for storing profiles of DPI settings and macros.
Not only did the ergonomic form factor surprises me, also there are adjustable thumb buttons - meaning, they can slide further up or down the mouse, so that you can place them where you want. Although they are too thin, maybe larger thumb buttons were better off.
The mouse grip combined with solid sensor and tracking makes the Razer Imperator one of the best gaming mouse at the right price.
The Imperator uses the tracking engine that's standard on all of the newer Razer's high-end mice now, a 5600dip sensor, with 1000Hz polling rate for 1ms response time. and, like every other major Razer mouse, its's got onboard memory for storing profiles of DPI settings and macros.
Not only did the ergonomic form factor surprises me, also there are adjustable thumb buttons - meaning, they can slide further up or down the mouse, so that you can place them where you want. Although they are too thin, maybe larger thumb buttons were better off.
The mouse grip combined with solid sensor and tracking makes the Razer Imperator one of the best gaming mouse at the right price.
First Hour Hand-on Review
15th minute: Trying out the new ergonomic gripping style, nice
19th minute: The adjustable thumb buttons are just too small
31st minute: Great tracking
38th minute: Some rounds of Counter Strike: Source, the new gripping style helps glue my hand onto the mouse
Technical Specifications
- Ergonomic right-handed design
- Adjustable side buttons
- 5600dpi Razer Precision 3.5G Laser sensor
- Razer Synapse On-board Memory
- Up to 200 inches per second/ 50g acceleration
- Seven independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons
- 1000Hz Ultrapolling / 1ms response rate
- On-The-Fly Sensitivity adjustment
- Zero-acoustic Ultraslick mouse feet
- Approximate size: 123mm(L) x 71mm(W) x 42mm(H)
- Ergonomic right-handed design
- Adjustable side buttons
- 5600dpi Razer Precision 3.5G Laser sensor
- Razer Synapse On-board Memory
- Up to 200 inches per second/ 50g acceleration
- Seven independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons
- 1000Hz Ultrapolling / 1ms response rate
- On-The-Fly Sensitivity adjustment
- Zero-acoustic Ultraslick mouse feet
- Approximate size: 123mm(L) x 71mm(W) x 42mm(H)
Unboxing Video
Gallery
Ratings (out of 10)
Build Quality - glossy surface is overused
7.5
Ease of Use - the new ergonomic is clearly helpful with better gripping style
9.0
Features - the adjustable thumb button could be better
Features - the adjustable thumb button could be better
7.0
Performance - great tracking and sensor
9.0
Value - a fair price to pay
8.5
Overall - Extraordinary
8.2
