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‘raz’, also known as Jonathan Baker is one of the scene’s most prolific and experienced Call of Duty 4 pro gamers, and his award winning COD team from Team Dignitas is considered and revered as one of the world’s best COD squads. Aged 20 and hailing from Cheshire in the UK, he gives his thoughts on the Razer Imperator.
Razer have been the leading company in gaming peripherals since they began in the late 1990s, they have released the new mouse called the Razer Imperator, below I’m going to categorise all the features of this mouse and explain the good and bad points within them to help people get a better understanding of the mouse from a gamers point of view.
This mouse sports the a shell similiar to the Razer Deathadder which we all know is very popular among ‘Palm’ players, this mouse is no different but enables gamers to have a downsized version of it, maybe this wasn’t Razer’s intention but from the looks of the mouse ergonomically it seems similar and from the looks you can tell this is a ‘Palm’ gaming mouse, there is the usual blue LED glow and logo on the top of the mouse, but the scroll wheel is slightly different, the scroll wheel is bolder and has grip within it and then the blue lights glow beside it, which In my opinion gives it a bulky look.
Now talking about the new buttoned features with this mouse, This is the first Razer mouse where comfort is priority, as in some cases I’ve had the problem also but the side buttons in some cases on mice are to far or to close, this is where Razer came up with a genius method of allowing movement of the side buttons, but without downgrading its overall sturdiness, as everyone knows how hardcore gamers (as myself) have occasionally used the side buttons a fair bit and it has caused them to break, Razer have fixed this problem with having sturdier buttons.
Personally I’d say from my opinion these take some time to get used to, as I’ve noticed that because of them being a fair bit more ridged they stick out a tiny bit more, but positioning the mouse correctly enables me to minimize that problem.
The weight of the mouse is fairly average, its not to heavy nor is it to light, it enables gamers to fluently move there hand around the mouse pad without much trouble at all, although once first purchasing the mouse, you may find that because of the Teflon pads having a slight tip to them you might need to just roughen the corners down with something so that it doesn’t create a gritty feeling like something is under your mouse.
Gripping the mouse is fairly straight forward it’s held like most palm gaming mice it enables fluent comfortable movement with both wrist and arm movements, as with most gamers it varies as I’m arm movement myself.
Precision with most laser mice is that the technology itself is to advanced that it becomes all complicated with DPI, HZ and tolling rate, this mouse simplifies this with two buttons, just below the mouse wheel, now before you go oh my god! Not another accidentally click DPI change and rage. This mouse because of its sturdiness of its buttons it becomes quite hard to accidentally it most light handled buttons which are on other gaming mice, as when accidentally switching the DPI whilst playing is fairly frustrating.
Overall this mouse is on par with the Razer Deathadder, and slightly resembling the MX518 but being slightly wider. The cost isn’t substantial and the quality of the product itself is worth the money, since I have had this mouse I have given my Razer DeathAdder to my brother, so it shows which I prefer.
Johnathan ‘raz’ Baker / Team Dignitas – COD Team
Razer Imperator Specifications
Product Features:
Contoured for comfort, the Razer Imperator delivers gaming-grade ergonomics that reduces strain during extended gameplay and provides added grip during aggressive mousing movements. The Razer Imperator also features Razer’s first adjustable side buttons to ensure customized positioning for a variety of hand sizes and gaming grips. In addition to its ergonomically-designed form factor, the Razer Imperator comes armed with the 5600dpi Razer Precision 3.5G laser sensor for nothing less than pinpoint precision.
• Ergonomic right-handed design
• Adjustable side buttons
• 5600dpi Razer Precision 3.5G laser sensor
• Razer Synapse on-board memory
• Up to 200 inches per second/ 50g acceleration
• Seven independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons
• 1000Hz Ultrapolling / 1ms response rate
• On-the-fly sensitivity adjustment
• Zero-acoustic Ultraslick Teflon feet
• Approximate size: 123(L) x 71(W) x 42(H)
Product page: http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-imperator
Price: US $79.99 via Razer Store ; Europe: €69.99 via Razer Store
Team Dignitas Website: http://www.team-dignitas.org
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