Ahhh My new Razer Mamba is faulty
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Robin
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They don't make mice like they used to, having used many recent models they all tend to flex, creek and squeak after very little use. That's why my main mouse is still an Intellimouse from 1999, I have slammed down the thing in anger a few times over the years and it still doesn't squeak.
I would contact them and get it fixed under warranty or get them to give you a new one.
I would contact them and get it fixed under warranty or get them to give you a new one.
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- Paganisterr
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+1 on Razer products appearing to be dropping in quality. Their Xbox 360 controller I bought a year ago broke within a week - couldn't click in the left stick properly. The second replacement one had a fault where it would randomly flip between its sensitivity modes without warning, making it almost impossible to play with - also within a week. Along with the left bumper button not clicking properly either...
Shame really. Their products are really good on paper.
Shame really. Their products are really good on paper.
Pako
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I would agree. I have shifted back to the Logitech camp for most of my peripherals again. Although my Saitek keyboard still won't die, oh well.
It's a shame my Lycosa keyboard didn't live up to my expectations. Now it's a paper weight.
Good luck with your mouse.
It's a shame my Lycosa keyboard didn't live up to my expectations. Now it's a paper weight.
Good luck with your mouse.
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- neema_t
My mouse is faulty too, but I wish it was that it was squeaky... I've got a Logitech G500 and it started playing up three days ago, I noticed that if I moved it too quickly it stopped responding. Now if I move it anything but very slowly, it hardly does anything. Luckily it's under warranty and both Logitech and Amazon (from whom it was purchased) have provided absolutely flawless service, Logitech said "tell Amazon and if they don't deal with it then we will", and Amazon said "your replacement is already on the way, just send yours back when you get it". This is why I buy Logitech stuff and do so through Amazon! I'm a little apprehensive about getting the same mouse again because it might develop the same fault a little while after the warranty expires, but maybe it's something as simple as a worn cable (these braided ones really are crap) or a dead capacitor or something, which wouldn't be too much trouble to fix.
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Why would you spend so much for a membrane keyboard? Basically paying for a 2 dollar keyboard with lights strapped to it and some other pointless junk.
Look into Mechanical keyboards, and if you want some Macro keys/other junk, just get the Razer Black Widow. (The only product I feel is worth purchasing from them)
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You're the only person that I've met that doesn't like the feel of them. Have you tried a keyboard running linear switches, like the SteelSeries 6Gv2? I personally can't stand how Logitech keyboards feel like you're typing on mashed potatoes or mush. Then the roll-over counts on cheaper membrane setups and USB cables.
Doesn't every run two monitors these days anyhow? I find the justification for an LCD screen to be kind of silly in a day of cheap, decent TFT monitors and relatively stream lined widget and monitoring systems.
Doesn't every run two monitors these days anyhow? I find the justification for an LCD screen to be kind of silly in a day of cheap, decent TFT monitors and relatively stream lined widget and monitoring systems.
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The only switch type with a mechanism designed to generate noise (in modern switches) are the Cherry MX Blues. Black, Brown, Clear, Red all lack this. Black and Red are linear switches with no tactile point to tell when actuation occurs (though it is always at 2mm of travel) while Clear and Brown both have a tactile point where the force graph changes a touch to let you know you've hit that point.
Blacks are generally the hardest to bottom out due to the force increasing from 40g to 80g (actuation at 60g) linearly with travel, while Browns have actuation at 40g (I believe) and Reds are at 35g.
Membrane keyboards are roughly 55 to 60g of force at ~4mm of travel, with margins because of how the rubber moves under compression. Logitech keyboards, especially their G series, tend to be extremely mushy feeling with very little feedback till you've bottomed out. And even then, its vague. In my opinion, old Dell keyboards that you can find in surplus anywhere have a more consistent and progressive feel to them, and I've had several friends I know sell their G series board because they felt the 2 dollar Dell I got from a thrift store felt better.
The display on the G series keyboards is, in my opinion, the same as having an air fuel meter in a Civic with an intake - it is just there to look cool but really doesn't add much. You can get email notifications on damn near any phone these days, and if you are honestly that worried about your core temp I believe you have other things to worry about.
Also, if you (Greyfox) think that all mechanical keyboards are clicky, you've very clearly spent no time actually dealing with them. Black switches are quite easy to test, as they are a popular option for gaming keyboards. Razer also has Blue and Brown switched keyboards for very fair prices (cheaper than the G series boards) that are infinitely better for anything where you actually care about the typing experience.
Blacks are generally the hardest to bottom out due to the force increasing from 40g to 80g (actuation at 60g) linearly with travel, while Browns have actuation at 40g (I believe) and Reds are at 35g.
Membrane keyboards are roughly 55 to 60g of force at ~4mm of travel, with margins because of how the rubber moves under compression. Logitech keyboards, especially their G series, tend to be extremely mushy feeling with very little feedback till you've bottomed out. And even then, its vague. In my opinion, old Dell keyboards that you can find in surplus anywhere have a more consistent and progressive feel to them, and I've had several friends I know sell their G series board because they felt the 2 dollar Dell I got from a thrift store felt better.
The display on the G series keyboards is, in my opinion, the same as having an air fuel meter in a Civic with an intake - it is just there to look cool but really doesn't add much. You can get email notifications on damn near any phone these days, and if you are honestly that worried about your core temp I believe you have other things to worry about.
Also, if you (Greyfox) think that all mechanical keyboards are clicky, you've very clearly spent no time actually dealing with them. Black switches are quite easy to test, as they are a popular option for gaming keyboards. Razer also has Blue and Brown switched keyboards for very fair prices (cheaper than the G series boards) that are infinitely better for anything where you actually care about the typing experience.
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I was at a computer fair and their was one in a box but you could press the arrow keys, razer added the clicking on the black widow.
buttons were not that stiff to press, it is the clicking I do not like.
I want the keyboard to be as quite as can be when I can late at night.
buttons were not that stiff to press, it is the clicking I do not like.
I want the keyboard to be as quite as can be when I can late at night.
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Razer has two switch types, the Blues where the first ones in the Black Widow, but they also have Browns in the other version of the Black Widow.
And again, have you tried Black switches, such as those on the Steelseries 6Gv2? Or any of their mech boards?
And again, have you tried Black switches, such as those on the Steelseries 6Gv2? Or any of their mech boards?
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Well, make that two people. Mechanicals are, imo, no better than the $5 peices of crap Dell and Acer send out with their systems. They sound (and from what limited experience I've had with them, feel) like you're typing on a 1930's typewriter, and you pay extrodinate prices for something that just purely isn't worth it. I'd happily go and pick up something like this before something like this...
For me, the lower the profile, the better (which is why I'd love to mod out a Laptop keyboard some day), and the more displays and flashy bits so I can see what's going on, the better.
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