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Not that long ago, Most gaming mice seemed to
have hit a wall at 800 dpi. Manufacturers appeared think that this was just
fine for the purpose, and no more work was needed. That was about when the
Boomslang showed up, complete with two models – at 1000 and 2000 dpi
respectively. Although not optical, these are still hot mice to own. Razer
has since upped the ante, with the Viper and Diamondback series optical
mice, which boast 1000 and 1600 dpi resolution respectively. Logitech, never
the slacker, has also stepped up with the MX518 which has 1600 dpi
resolution as well. Today we’ll be looking at the Raptor-Gaming M2, a mouse
capable of up to 2400 dpi. Is this the new king of dpi wars? Read on!
Packaging &
Contents
The
M2 showed up in a rather nice tin container. There was lots of good
information on the cardboard sleeve, but only if you read German. Still, no
points lost here.
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Inside the tin is a nice array of goodies, including a small manual, driver
disk, a couple of weights, Some Teflon stickers, and the M2 itself. The
weights are interesting on this mouse, as it allows one to change the weight
of the M2 to suit your preferences…a very nice touch.
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The
M2 is not the flashiest mouse in the world to look at, but it is certainly
not ugly. The ‘soft touch’ casing is very nice, and almost feels like cloth
when touched lightly. The M2 has the usual two main buttons, with the
addition of three more user defined buttons. Two of these are located on the
left side of the mouse, and the last is the scroll wheel. The small clear
button just above the scroll wheel is the sensitivity button, which toggles
through the various dpi modes.
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Flipping the M2 reveals four Teflon feet and a single screw. The Teflon
feet, of course, will allow this beast to slide easily on whatever mouse pad
you happen to place it on. Removing the screw allows the back of the M2 to
pop off, revealing a small cavity to mount and replace the two weights.
There are two small screw holes here, but I could only find one small screw
in the packaging to secure the weights with. Not a big deal…the single screw
turned out to be more than enough.
Specifications
Technical Details
Resolution adjustable in steps (400dpi up to 2400dpi)
3 weight adjustments possible (110gr., 120gr., 130gr.)
Special Design for right-handed use
Special Soft-Touch Surface
Flexible 2.5m USB cable
8 buttons incl. mouse wheel
2 sets of additional mouse sliders
Acceleration up to 20g
Delivery Content:
RAPTOR-GAMING M2
2 additional weights (10gr. & 20gr.)
Quick Installation Guide (ger. & engl.)
2 sets additional mouse-sliders
Application software CD (latest update on www.raptor-gaming.com)
Hardware- and Software requirements
Any Pentium or IBM compatible PC with Win 98/ 2000/ ME/ NT/ XP.
Programmable 3rd., 4th., 5th. button and tilt wheel function require
driver in
Win 98/ 2000/ ME/ NT/ XP.
64MB RAM memory or above recommended
One free USB port
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