Software

The DeathAdder V2 X Hyperspeed is fully compatible with Razer's staple software suite, Synapse 3. Synapse is embedded into an overarching software suite called Razer Central. From there, it is possible to install additional optional modules, such as Chroma Connect, Chroma Studio, or the highly sophisticated macro editor.

All settings are accessible through four tabs. "Customize" houses button remapping, which also includes a HyperShift function to enable a second set of button maps that can be accessed upon pressing a dedicated shift button. "Performance" is used to adjust CPI for up to five levels, ranging from 200 to 14,000 CPI and in increments of 100. Polling rate can be set to 125, 500, or 1000 Hz. "Calibration" allows one to adjust the lift-off distance by selecting one of the pre-calibrated Razer surfaces, which then can be fine-tuned even further. The fourth tab, called "Power," enables one to set the idle time (in minutes) after which the mouse enters sleep mode. Lastly, profile management is available, too.

All setting changes are applied immediately and saved to the on-board memory, so the software does not need to be running (or be installed) all the time. On my system, the software had a RAM footprint of 385 MB on average when running in the foreground, which doesn't change when minimized, be it to the taskbar or system tray. Upon exiting the application, several processes with an overall RAM footprint of 184 MB keep running. Remarkably, these processes even load if Synapse is set to not auto-start with Windows.

Battery Life

The DeathAdder V2 X Hyperspeed can be operated either with a single AA or a single AAA-battery, but not both. Expected battery life thus will not only depend on settings and connectivity, but on one's battery of choice as well. According to Razer, when using the included Alkaline AA-battery, the DeathAdder V2 X Hyperspeed has an expected battery life of up to 235 hours if used in 2.4 GHz mode at a polling rate of 1000 Hz, and up to 615 hours using Bluetooth. Using an Alkaline AAA-battery, 95 (2.4 GHz) and 245 hours (Bluetooth) can be expected. When using a Lithium AA-battery instead, the DeathAdder V2 X Hyperspeed does 365 (2.4 GHz) and 950 hours (Bluetooth). Compared to the Orochi V2, battery life is thus around 14% lower, which is due to the 3319 having less advanced power-saving features than the 3369 of the Orochi V2.

While Synapse includes a basic, non-percentage-based battery charge status indicator, it is based on the discharge curve expected of an Alkaline AA-battery. Thus, the estimate will be largely if not entirely off when using any battery that isn't an Alkaline AA; i.e., even just a regular Alkaline AAA. In addition to the status indicator within Synapse, Windows will display a percentage-based indicator within the Bluetooth settings when using Bluetooth, though this one operates under the same parameters and is merely implemented in order to comply with specifications irrespective of the accuracy of its reported value. In any case, due to battery status reporting being unreliable when using a non-Alkaline AA-battery, which I did during testing, I cannot give any estimate regarding expected battery life.

After not moving the mouse for a short while, the DeathAdder V2 X Hyperspeed enters a rest state from which it can be woken up by either moving the mouse or clicking any button. The same goes for sleep mode, which is entered after a certain amount of idle time set in minutes within Synapse has passed.