Software

The Naga V2 Hyperspeed is fully compatible with Razer's modular software, 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 100 to 30,000 CPI and in increments of 50. Polling rate can be set to 125, 500, or 1000 Hz. "Calibration" allows one to adjust the lift-off distance between three presets (low, medium, high), along with the option of setting up asymmetric cut-off. The fourth tab, called "Power," enables one to set the idle time (in minutes) after which the mouse enters sleep mode, as well as the battery status percentage at which Low Power mode is enabled. Low Power mode lowers the maximum tracking speed from 750 IPS (19.05 m/s) to 550 IPS (13.97 m/s) and maximum acceleration from 70G to 40G. 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, Synapse had a RAM footprint of 485 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 120 MB keep running. Remarkably, these processes continue to load if Synapse is set to not auto-start with Windows. The most convenient way of terminating these processes is to run any recent Razer mouse firmware updater.

Battery Life

Razer states a maximum battery life of up to 250 hours in 2.4 GHz wireless operation and 400 hours in Bluetooth when using the default Alkaline AA-battery. This refers to continuous usage at the maximum applicable polling rate (1000 and 133 Hz, respectively). When using a non-default battery, battery life will differ accordingly. Interestingly, battery life of the Naga V2 Hyperspeed is slightly higher compared to the DeathAdder V2 X Hyperspeed when using 2.4 GHz wireless (250 vs 235 hours), but significantly lower when using Bluetooth (400 vs 615 hours). I've been told that this is largely due to the optical scroll wheel encoder, which results in a higher base power draw.

While Synapse includes a basic, percentage-based (which is a bug, should be 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.

After not moving the mouse for a short while, the Naga V2 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 has passed, set in minutes within Synapse.