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General: Razer: Interview with Robert Krakoff
Stradden
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Staff Writer Carolyn Koh recently had the opportunity to ask a few questions of Robert "Razerguy" Krakoff, the co-founder and President of Razer, about their line of gaming mice.
Not all mice are created equal, nor are keyboards. For the majority of us gamers (especially us MMOG gamers), we direct a lot of attention to the selection of our CPUs and video cards, but our peripherals are an afterthought. We are still using the cheap headset, a wireless mouse, the old key-board that came with the last, last computer build.
As gamers look for better peripherals to enhance their gaming performance, manufacturers are beginning to take notice and only in the past few years have mainstream manufacturers begun to cater to the gamer.
Here at MMORPG.com, we've started a section on hardware reviews from the MMO gamers' perspective. I took this one step further and sought out one of the top PC gaming peripheral manufacturers, Razer. Razer leapt into the forefront of the "must have" gaming peripheral when the Razer Boomslang launched in 1999, and became the favorite mouse of professional gamers such as Jonathon "Fatal1ty" Wendell. Then, in 2004, their Diamondback (claimed to be the world's first 1600 dpi optical gaming mouse) won the accolade of being named Gamespot's Gaming Hardware of the Year (Personally, I use that mouse in the spiff red version).
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Read the interview here.
Cheers,
Jon Wood
Managing Editor
MMORPG.com
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E8400@ 4.0Ghz ~ Saphire HD 4870 ~ 6GB DDR2@ 860MhZ
I love my Diamondback. It was well worth what I paid for it a few years back. One of the best features about it is the sensitivity level I can set it to. It keeps my wife and daughter off my gaming rig since they can't control the mouse enough to click web links
I've had my Barracuda headphones for 3 months. They're very comfortable. The sound is great in BF2 and BF2142 with them.
I'll be looking at that Macro keyboard, next time I get a peripheral itch.
That's how I figure if a new model is coming out soon. The Company Store discounts it.
Notice: The views expressed in this post are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of MMORPG.com or its management.
Agent_X7 AKA J Star
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The irony.
I just got my Copperhead 2 days ago and am blown away at how great it works. I have used a standard 2 dollar type mouse for my past 15 years of computer useage, i dont even have a standard optic mouse. So to jump into the 21st century using such a high DPI mouse is amazing.
"Mrs Kraiden" likes it too because she thinks that it is "pretty" and even allowed me to buy a blue illuminated keyboard to match my new blue mouse! Now that I see I can get "gamer" headsets (that also glow blue) I will have to stop by the store and pick this up too!
Great article, and I always like when we get more information about the things that help us game as well as the games we play!
-Hasani-
The Tarantula on the other hand is on my desk and I couldn't imagine gaming without it now.
I like the look of their headset and may try it out at some point.
"by gamers for gamers"
I think Im gonna puke if I hear this again.
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"MMOs, for people that like think chatting is like a skill or something, rotflol"
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"Far away across the field, the tolling of the iron bell, calls the faithful to their knees. To hear the softly spoken magic spell" Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
I'm not that blatantly violent with my equipment either, I dont push buttons until the interal components feel the impact or slam my mouse around like it's a baseball bat, but each time I've had a Razer I've had mouse buttons start to die on me within 5 months of purchase.
Currently using a Logitech G5 and loving it, had it over for a year and 3 months and not a single sign of it dying on me, and it's a hell of a lot more comfortable to hold than either of my Razers were.
So I don't know what to say really, either I've just been unfortunate enough to get two bad Razers from two separate companies, or Razer mice aren't as robust as they think and those aside from me in this thread are the rare minority who didn't have their mice die on them.
That said, the sensor in the Razer mice (The same tech as used in my G5) is fantastic and the response time and the accuracy of the Razer mice is exceptional, so if I am just a minority who happens to have suffered with a bad couple of mice, then I get that and I totally recommend Razer products. If not, then take this interview and article with a pinch of salt.
/KsE
Looking for something new.
I love my Copperhead btw.