Razer Takes Aim at FPS Market with Customizable Basilisk Mouse

[btarunr]

Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced the Razer Basilisk, a customizable mouse with state-of-the-art features for first-person shooter (FPS) games. Razer's rich history of purpose-built mice is getting its next major entry with the Razer Basilisk for FPS gaming. The Razer Basilisk comes equipped with a 5G true 16,000 DPI optical sensor, the same sensor used in the celebrated Razer DeathAdder Elite and Razer Lancehead Tournament Edition, proven to excel under the demanding accuracy and precision needs of FPS gamers. What's more, the Basilisk features Razer Mechanical Mouse Switches with an industry-best 50 million click lifespan.

The mouse offers a continuum of scroll wheel resistances to choose from. The scroll wheel can be adjusted via a dial on its underside for increased or decreased resistance to fit the preferences of each gamer. This can be especially useful for gamers who bind jump to their scroll wheel and are looking to adjust the jump activation to a preferred level of resistance. The Razer Basilisk is equipped with a removable clutch for easy access to additional mouse actions. The default clutch setting allows gamers to temporarily lower their DPI to instantaneously switch between high DPI close-quarters fighting and low DPI precision shooting. The clutch is fully programmable and can be set for push-to-talk, item pick-up, or any other actions. The clutch comes in two different lengths (short/long) to cater to different hand sizes. A rubber thumb cap is also included for players who prefer the mouse without the clutch.



"The customizability of the Razer Basilisk sets it apart from other FPS mice, and is something that we're incredibly proud of," says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO. "This is a mouse designed for tweaking that last ounce of performance out of each gamer's specific FPS playstyle. For games like CS:GO, PUBG, Quake, and the likes, there's nothing better."

The Razer Basilisk is powered by Razer Synapse 3 (Beta), a software configurator that acts as the control center for the mouse. Button remapping, surface calibration and Razer Chroma lighting effects are all controlled by Synapse 3 (Beta), which is able to store personalized settings on the mouse itself or in the cloud via Hybrid On-board and Cloud Storage.

Price: U.S. $69.99 / EU € 69.99. Available on Razerzone from September 2017, elsewhere Q4 2017.

Product features:

• Razer 5G optical sensor with true 16,000 DPI
• Up to 450 inches per second (IPS) / 50 G acceleration
• Gaming-grade tactile scroll wheel with customizable resistance
• Two removable clutch (short/long) buttons and a rubber thumb cap
• Eight independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons
• RazerTM Mechanical Mouse Switches
• Ergonomic right-handed design with enhanced rubber side grips
• Razer Chroma lighting with true 16.8 million customizable color options
• 1000 Hz Ultrapolling
• Razer Synapse 3 (Beta) enabled
• Approximate size: 124 mm / 4.88 in (Length) X 75 mm / 2.94 in (Width) X 43 mm / 1.69 in (Height)
• Approximate weight 107 g / 0.24 lbs

For more information, visit the product page.

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[Chaitanya]

And still no DPI indicator LEDs on mouse.

 

[Manu_PT]

Seems really promising! Just concerned about the 107g. Razer still can´t deliver a 3389 sensor mouse that weighs no more than 90g. 107g starts to be on the "too heavy" side for low sens.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

Seems that they copied some of the features found on Corsair's Glaive RGB Gaming Mouse here... incoming salt-throwing madness from the CEO himself or the fanboys of Razer... or both. Took Razer years to finally make use of the snake theme their company is based on.

 

[NationsAnarchy]

Yet another candidate to replace my G502 lol

 

[HisDivineOrder]

After I had two Deathadders and two Nagas fail within a few years (mouse button phantom clicks OR failure to click), I switched to Logitech. Haven't had a mouse fail yet, years later. I'd recommend staying away from Razer.

 

[Manu_PT]

@HisDivineOrder dont even get me started on Razer products failing on me, ahah. Disgusting really. And I went Logitech route too, my g9x lasted 7 years (and is still working, but I switched mouse lol) and now I am running a G Pro. Flawless materials really. Logitech is top notch. Still this Razer mouse is interesting, I might try it.

 

[raptori]

Yet another candidate to replace my G502 lol

This might be a downgrade from G502 , the whole razer is a downgrade compared to Logitech .

 

[cryohellinc]

Razer product - breaks after month. No thx.

 

[micropage7]

Razer product - breaks are a month. No thx.

but the looks. many people buy that

 

[kiddagoat]

So much shade being thrown around here..... my BlackWidow has been solid for the past 2 years. My Diamondback and Mamba TE have been amazing for that period of time as well.

Haters gonna hate, I have had Logitech and Razer products die on me. Shit happens, get over it. Though I will rest easily in the shade here.

 

[GreiverBlade]

This will be a downgrade from G502 , the whole razer is a downgrade compared to Logitech .

corrected

but the looks. many people buy that

yep ... many mislead people ...


4th agreement with the "Razer is crap and does not even last a full warranty without 1 or 2 RMA" i had my share with them ... now i am plenty happy with Roccat and Logitech (more feature for the money and better build) Nyth and G410
heck even my Roccat Alumic does way better than the Razer Vespula for a cheaper price (differences between them? if i except the price? well ... not much, the Alumic offer all the Vespula offers but better ... )

and to add for the Razer Blade, for the laugh, all i did find in second hand was : defective unit, various reason but none in working state the sellers probably got fed up with RMA'ing it and thought it would be more profitable to sell it (around at last 4 pieces found) also BNIB price is a blatant thievery.

So much shade being thrown around here..... my BlackWidow has been solid for the past 2 years. My Diamondback and Mamba TE have been amazing for that period of time as well.

Haters gonna hate, I have had Logitech and Razer products die on me. Shit happens, get over it. Though I will rest easily in the shade here.

peripheral failures for me : all were Razer, various kind from mouse mat to headset, never had a logitech or Roccat (or even Trust and A4) die on me ... it's not shit happens : it's Razer happens (the only thing i still have from Razer is a mouse bungee, but that would be weird if something so simple got an issue ... well it did have one issue : overpriced for what i is but i got a 50% discount on it, so that make it up for it.)

just in case, the Diamondback (alongside the Copperhead and Boomslang) were the only good product from Razer, after that : whole crapfest.

oh edit: and they got the sh!ttiest software ever Synapse is a p.o.s, i rather have my macro and shortcut in internal memory and be able to use it on any computer i plug it (without needing to install the soft anywhere else than on the main computer ofc), than rely on that cr@p

 

[NationsAnarchy]

Personally I don't have any bad experiences with Razer, so the hate that most people show actually really irritates me.
At least their newer stuff are better quality-wise compare to older SKUs/models.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

To say this, got a few number of PC shops I went to said there's complaints every few months saying their Razer products; mainly the mouse & keyboard, failed on them not even passing 6 months after normal usage. Have to say it's either just bad luck or got a really bad batch from Razer. Bet to u the CEO himself isn't doing anything to fix his company's rather appalling quality on most of their product lineup as a means to rip those customers to fill his pocket.

 

[GreiverBlade]

At least their newer stuff are better quality-wise compare to older SKUs/models.

ahhhhh nope .... their only "quality" SKU/models were the Copperhead/Diamondback/Boomslang .... after that, it's nothing but crapfiesta

Personally I don't have any bad experiences with Razer, so the hate that most people show actually really irritates me.

one upon a hundredth, Razer should deem themselves lucky to have you as long as you do not have any issues .... it's fine? right? (there is only 2, eventually 3 type of people that have no issues with Razer, 1: the reviewer, mostly because they have the product for a quite short time and 2: the sponsored one, who probably get better unit, so they act as a smoke screen ... ok the 2nd is rather "conspiration theory type" ahah ... ah yes and the 3rd the kind that are lucky beyond comprehension, that have no issues and are convinced that this brand is good )

for me, well their actual product are slightly under or on par with Trust and Bloody but 2 time the prices, which put them into the "worse of the worse"

 

[NationsAnarchy]

@GreiverBlade Too bad then, I'm typing this reply with an used BlackWidow Tournament Edition Stealth, still works nicely after moderate usage for some months.

 

[GreiverBlade]

@GreiverBlade Too bad then, I'm typing this reply with an used BlackWidow Tournament Edition Stealth, still works nicely after moderate usage for some months.

why too bad ... read what i wrote

as long as you do not have any issues .... it's fine? right? (there is only 2, eventually 3 type of people that have no issues with Razer, 1: the reviewer, mostly because they have the product for a quite short time and 2: the sponsored one, who probably get better unit, so they act as a smoke screen ... ok the 2nd is rather "conspiration theory type" ahah ... ah yes and the 3rd the kind that are lucky beyond comprehension, that have no issues and are convinced that this brand is good )

it's still a sh!tty brand for a vast majority nonetheless (luckily ... the Razer oranges switche are not technically Razer but Kaihua Kailh... at last one part i like in that model )

 

[NationsAnarchy]

@GreiverBlade say whatever you want bro the brand doesn't give me a bad experience, so I just have to say that I'm fine with it. I'm fine listening to your points of proving it bad or sucks or whatever.

 

[Prima.Vera]

To be honest, I had both Razer and Logitech, and both crapped on me, and both with coil whine after a couple of months, then button failures, etc.
Have a cheap Anker mouse and zero issues in 3 years....
Microsoft mice are also good quality.

 

[NationsAnarchy]

@Prima.Vera Anker is a great American brand, not too surprised to me at least. Btw, nice benchmark score (you know what I mean)

 

[GreiverBlade]

@GreiverBlade say whatever you want bro the brand doesn't give me a bad experience, so I just have to say that I'm fine with it. I'm fine listening to your points of proving it bad or sucks or whatever.

you really don't read what i write as i write it .... so fun ... okay as you wrote : whatever

edit: on a second thought... you actually did read the way i wrote it ...
oh well

 

[NationsAnarchy]

you really don't read what i write as i write it .... so fun ... okay as you wrote : whatever

edit: on a second thought... you actually did read the way i wrote it ...
oh well

Of course I do read it.
Tbh your reaction is really weird, and yes I just read it the way I understand.
Whatever mate

 

[GreiverBlade]

Of course I do read it.
Tbh your reaction is really weird, and yes I just read it the way I understand.
Whatever mate

better now? bwahahah ... my reaction weird? nope ... not at all

 

[NationsAnarchy]

better now? bwahahah ... my reaction weird? nope ... not at all

Not at all, because you're the one who create it

 

[Prince Valiant]

I won't refute that there's some sort of issue with Razer stuff with all the complaints. I do wonder how much of it is from extreme usage vs. failing because of quality issues.

I have a Boomslang, Naga, Naga Epic, and Spectre that are all still working fine after heavy use.

The worst issues I've had are needing to clean a couple switches in the NE and the top shell went to crap when I forgot to clean it and left it alone for a few days.

All that said, I won't touch a mouse that requires Synapse. Razer can bugger off with that garbage.