Razer Releases Imperator Mouse for Righties

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5:31 PM - November 25, 2009 by Marcus Yam

Another Razer mouse! Gotta catch 'em all!

Razer is adding another new mouse to its lineup just before Thanksgiving. Razer this week introduced the Imperator, a right-handed ergonomic mouse for "palm and fingertip gamers," who make "aggressive mousing movements."

The Imperator sets itself apart with an adjustable position of the side buttons, allowing for the perfect position regardless of how a gamer holds his or her mouse. The device also features a 5600dpi Razer Precision 3.5G laser sensor.

"Ergonomics and control were the key objectives with this mouse" said Robert Krakoff, president, Razer. "Your grip stays locked and planted no matter how often you lift and swipe your mouse while playing. One of the typical complaints of gamers is the difficulty in reaching the side or thumb buttons on a mouse. We have pioneered adjustable side buttons that slide and lock into your ideal thumb position. You just can’t get a more custom tailored fit than the Razer Imperator."

The mouse, priced at $79.99 or €69.99, is available now direct from Razerzone and will be in stores late December.

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Source : Tom's Hardware US

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joshthor 11/26/2009 12:13 PM
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looks like the g5

jasonr49 11/26/2009 12:13 PM
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I'd love to know how ppl actually use 5600dpi, my mouse is capable of 2000 but I set it at 800 and even at that dpi it moves so fast with just a slight flick of the wrist... can't imagine playing at 5600dpi. Looks like a nice mouse though.

Shadow703793 11/26/2009 12:22 PM
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joshthor :
looks like the g5


+1. That's what I thought so too. Imo, the G5 was one of the best designed mouce(mice?) ever.

Anonymous 11/26/2009 12:25 PM
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My work mouse is at 1800dpi. It's the death adder I bought just for work since it gives me the best movement in AutoCAD. I do notice that everyone else complains about how fast it is but the faster it moves, the quicker i can get things done.

I'll have to check this mouse out more as I think customizable locations for my thumb buttons would help me out.

deadcat 11/26/2009 12:25 PM
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falchard 11/26/2009 1:02 AM
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BUT CAN IT PLAY CRYSIS?

sylvia648 11/26/2009 1:34 AM
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Yeah, it does look like the MX500, MX510, MX518 and so on. Which in that case if it has a similar feel then it's amazing. Hmmm... a razer mouse I might get. I liked the Diamondback, but the side buttons were horrible and the edges of the copperhead were annoying as well. Using the Habu now, but it feels a little slow after using it for almost a year... must have faster.

dro524 11/26/2009 1:39 AM
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jasonr49 :
I'd love to know how ppl actually use 5600dpi, my mouse is capable of 2000 but I set it at 800 and even at that dpi it moves so fast with just a slight flick of the wrist... can't imagine playing at 5600dpi. Looks like a nice mouse though.


Yeah lol I'm still using an Mx310 with 800dpi and it's enough for me.

Onyx2291 11/26/2009 1:53 AM
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I'm fine with my Deathadder. By the time I'll need a new one it would have been revised twice and there will be 5 more types of mice.

mlopinto2k1 11/26/2009 2:04 AM
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MitchMeister- 11/26/2009 2:13 AM
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G9 FTW! I love that mouse. Had a G5, mx1000, mx710 before that, but the G9 with the small grip is perfect for me, and with all the weights in it... man. lol.

xc0mmiex 11/26/2009 2:55 AM
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lol i didn't notice until u guyz said it, it is a g5 knock off... i thought razer would continue make their terrible innovative mice, but finally they smartened up and just took the best mice ever made, painted it black, and gave it blue LED's... well, i guess its a nice christmas present for all the RAZER fanboyz with 7 mice, 6 "gaming surfaces" aka, mousepads...

Drag0nR1der 11/26/2009 3:11 AM
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falchard :
BUT CAN IT PLAY CRYSIS?



It's a mouse... give it up, it's getting very very tedious now.

opmopadop 11/26/2009 3:37 AM
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My Deathadder is pretty damn good, cant imagine this mouse will be much of an improvement, but its not going to stop me from buying it anyway. Razer make good gear .

skykaptain 11/26/2009 5:04 AM
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I have my mouse set at 3000 dpi as my mouse surface is 6" x 6" so movement is low. what does the 3.5G mean? As G as in 9.8 m/s^2 or grams?

brendano257 11/26/2009 6:07 AM
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That really is almost an exact copy of the Logitech G5. I guess they figured they might as well copy the most godly mouse ever =D

jaymoney61 11/26/2009 7:37 AM
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looks like the g5

liquidsnake718 11/26/2009 9:12 AM
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Arent all mice right handed for right handed people? I am a natural left hander but I am also ambidextrous(probably wrong spelling). I have been using my right hand ever since my first Mac and PC.... I used to use Pc's before mice but thats not the issue.... the issue as, were there ever any left handed mice??

randomizer 11/26/2009 11:22 AM
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So it's a G5/G7 with flared buttons and a resolution so high that no surface is fine enough to make it useful?

xsamitt 11/26/2009 2:33 PM
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Anonymous 11/26/2009 5:19 PM
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I'm using a Cherry M-200L Ergo Shark L Wireless Laser Mouse right now, left handed design. Logitech also has a left-handed mouse. The Cherry mouse is nice though, as it has a usb cable to use as a charger. Means you can continue the mouse as the batteries are charging, which is great.

Haven't had to use that yet though, even using this mouse at work for 2 straight months, so batteries are quite ok.

sm0kex 11/26/2009 6:10 PM
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noobs the precision of the sensor is far superior than anybodys logitech does have great mice tho, one of my faves is actually the first g5 the orangish one god that was a great mouse. Razer has always tried to make ambidextrous mice and has been an innovatior in senor technology for mice. You have the dpi set to the highest it can go so it tracks the most then you set your sensitivity in your application you will have to set it really low. You'll finally notice how bad of a mouse you were using and how much smoother everything feels.

extremepcs 11/26/2009 6:22 PM
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Bleah. I'll stick with my G5. Best mouse I've ever used.

OblivionLord 11/26/2009 6:38 PM
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The whole point in a high DPI mouse is so you can lower the sensitivity in the game settings to its lowest and adjust the hardware sensitivity on the mouse alone since any form of software adjustment is simply interpolation.

In UT3, I play at 1600x1200, set the ingame sensitivity to 1 and put my G9x at 5600dpi and it feels just right to me at that point.

Also make sure that your Windows sensitivity is at the center with no mouse acceleration enabled either in Window or ingame.

Cryogenic 11/26/2009 8:44 PM
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falchard :
BUT CAN IT PLAY CRYSIS?



Oh, no ... please, noo, not that damn joke again ... damn, this joke is starting to bore me to tears, have you seen a grown man Cry? one more of this joke and you will.

virtualban 11/26/2009 10:15 PM
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Cryogenic :
Oh, no ... please, noo, not that damn joke again ... damn, this joke is starting to bore me to tears, have you seen a grown man Cry? one more of this joke and you will.


But can you Cry sis?
sorry about that...

hellscook 11/27/2009 3:20 AM
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Do the drivers come with a virus?

tank 11/27/2009 7:24 AM
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Thats great for sensitivity... For you guys that say 800 dpi is great for me, i am sure that is. The goal of making this more sensitive is simply for gamers. If it takes x amount of time to move your mouse across your pad, then it is safe to say it will take even less time with a more sensitive mouse. But will 1 ms or 2 ms even make that big of a difference... try it. Every advantage you can get while gaming is worth it, as long as your not cheating lol.

randomizer 11/27/2009 8:23 AM
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You don't need a fancy mouse to be a good gamer. Good gamers have skill.

Cryogenic 11/27/2009 1:05 PM
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randomizer :
You don't need a fancy mouse to be a good gamer. Good gamers have skill.



You need at least a decent mouse if you're going to play any FPS shooter or RTS at a level higher than casual, anything competitive requires more than an office mouse.

The difference is highly noticeable, once you need to do head shots across the map with the fastest response time possible, or when you need to give 10 orders to your units in 3 seconds.

ssalim 11/27/2009 5:53 PM
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But can it play Modern Warfare 2?


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