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Razer Basilisk Gaming Mouse Review

Others/Mice & Keyboards by stefan @ 2017-12-24

Since the Basilisk is aimed mostly towards FPS, we have tested it in titles such as Quake Champions, Battleborn, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and DOOM. After calibration, the mouse performed excellent thanks to the modded PWM3389, which supports up to 16000 DPI, in increments of 50 and starting at a minimal value of 100. Considering that Synapse 3 is a beta software, we were surprised to find out that it was quite stable on our system and we have not experienced any crash during the test period. We are also seeing the Hypershift function which is similar to the Easy-Shift[+] employed by ROCCAT and layered LED lighting options in the Chroma Studio for even more interesting LED lighting effects.

A Closer Look Contd.

The said clutch can be replaced by a smaller version of it, but if we decide to use the Basilisk mouse without this feature, Razer has also included a cover for the assembly:

The right side of the mouse does house a secondary rubber layer, which is meant to rest the ring and pinky fingers:

The top area of the mouse does house a large RGB-enabled scroll wheel, two extra programmable buttons but also the usual left/right click buttons; these do use Razer’s own Mechanical Switches with a lifespan of 50 million clicks:

The bottom area of the mouse does house PTFE feet for a smooth glide on the surface we will use the product on; here we will find two other unique features: the Profile button which allows cycling through up to four on-board profiles stored in the mouse hardware but also a Resistance wheel that allows fine-tuning the scroll wheel behavior:

The previously-mentioned cable does end up with a customized Razer USB connector:

As soon as the mouse is plugged in to a spare USB port, the Chroma LED lighting system will provide some nice effects:

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