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davchun98
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Aug 22, 2017
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jmaster299
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Aug 23, 2017
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davchun98For me this 903 doesn't have enough buttons, and I say that as someone who has exclusively used Logitech products for over a decade. I currently have a G502, and the Roccat Leader is the first mouse I've seen that has made me even consider using something else.
I am not a fan of "MMO" mice that have all their extra buttons designed to only be used by your thumb. Defeats the whole purpose IMO.
I also don't see the need for the mouse to be charged while playing, like Logitech has with their new system. Driving it's cost up to $200. You can get the Leader on its own for $130, this drop is only a deal because it's including a mousepad, but that pad, while good, isn't necessary.
So a straight up comparison I would go with the Leader strictly because on its own it's less expensive. Corsair has a combo system on the horizon that is better than Logitech's as it uses Qi wireless charging. Allowing you to charge you phone and stuff by setting it on the corner of your mouse pad. It will likely be more expensive than the Leader though to. Probably in the $200 range.
I am not a fan of "MMO" mice that have all their extra buttons designed to only be used by your thumb. Defeats the whole purpose IMO.
I also don't see the need for the mouse to be charged while playing, like Logitech has with their new system. Driving it's cost up to $200. You can get the Leader on its own for $130, this drop is only a deal because it's including a mousepad, but that pad, while good, isn't necessary.
So a straight up comparison I would go with the Leader strictly because on its own it's less expensive. Corsair has a combo system on the horizon that is better than Logitech's as it uses Qi wireless charging. Allowing you to charge you phone and stuff by setting it on the corner of your mouse pad. It will likely be more expensive than the Leader though to. Probably in the $200 range.
Tex-Arozzi
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Aug 26, 2017
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jmaster299Just to chime in here. I am using the Leadr personally with the mouse pad provided in this drop for the last couple of months. I have used alot of mice over the years including the best from logitech, razer, mionix, corsair, and many others. Hands down this is the best mouse I have ever used. I will also say that the increased reaction time, and accuracy is noticeable when using this mouse pad. While it is not necessary it does make a big difference. Either way its an amazing product.
jmaster299
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Aug 26, 2017
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Tex-ArozziI have Razer's version of this mouse pad. Razer is the first company, that I know of, to release a mouse pad of this type. I have their old school eXactMat and have been using it for a decade now, or close to it. I have had it since some time in 2007 or early 2008. It's an aluminum mouse pad with both a speed and a control side. The Razer Vespula was the replacement for the eXactMat, so that's not the one I'm referring to. My eXactMat looks slightly different and has a very different name.
I wasn't knocking the mouse pad for this drop, and in fact I join this drop earlier today before it ended because I really do want a wireless mouse. I could actually use a new mouse pad as the wrist rest on my eXactMat is worn out after a decade of use. Though I will give Razer credit in that it has held help very well over the 10 years and over 22,000 hours, minimum, that I've been using it.
There is one obvious design flaw with the Alumic Mousepad, and that is the wrist rest does not secure to the mousepad in any way. With the eXactMat, the wrist rest has a thin rubber mat, slightly smaller than the size of the mouse pad, that the mouse pad sits on to keep the wrist rest in place. The mousepad has it's own rubber feet that allow it to rest securely on it's own without that pad for people who don't want to use the wrist rest. But it's a design element that, at least IMO, makes the eXactMat far better than any other mousepad on the market.
Again it's an aluminum pad, just like the Roccat one and it has both a speed and a control side, just like the Roccat one. But it's wrist rest is implemented far better. I'll obviously have to test the Roccat one to see how it works, but I'm already concerned about rolling the rest wrist off the edge of my desk. Or at the very least it moving out of optimal position. I personally move around a lot in my seat, so having my wrist rest secured to the desk by a large rubber pad nearly the size of the mouse pad, then weighted down by that mouse pad will be something I'll miss.
I may end up needing to try and sell the Alumic second hand then using that money to buy a Vespula, since Razer did keep the design element with the full size rubber pad attached to the wrist rest. I only need to do that since I've basically worn out the gel after 10 years in the position my wrist normally sits on my eXactMat.
So, I'm excited for the mouse, the drop with the mousepad is still slightly less expensive than the mouse on it's own. But I don't see anything about the Alumic Mousepad that makes it superior to any other mousepad on the market of similar design. I only see things that make it worse, like the loose wrist rest.
Also, and this is a completely unique use case, but I have a large 3 foot mouse pad that my keyboard and Razer Tartarus sit on, and due to the spacing of my desk, the edge of my eXactMat overlaps that just a tiny bit. Due to it sitting on that rubber pad for the wrist rest, its at just the perfect height to overlap that other pad while remaining level.
I wasn't knocking the mouse pad for this drop, and in fact I join this drop earlier today before it ended because I really do want a wireless mouse. I could actually use a new mouse pad as the wrist rest on my eXactMat is worn out after a decade of use. Though I will give Razer credit in that it has held help very well over the 10 years and over 22,000 hours, minimum, that I've been using it.
There is one obvious design flaw with the Alumic Mousepad, and that is the wrist rest does not secure to the mousepad in any way. With the eXactMat, the wrist rest has a thin rubber mat, slightly smaller than the size of the mouse pad, that the mouse pad sits on to keep the wrist rest in place. The mousepad has it's own rubber feet that allow it to rest securely on it's own without that pad for people who don't want to use the wrist rest. But it's a design element that, at least IMO, makes the eXactMat far better than any other mousepad on the market.
Again it's an aluminum pad, just like the Roccat one and it has both a speed and a control side, just like the Roccat one. But it's wrist rest is implemented far better. I'll obviously have to test the Roccat one to see how it works, but I'm already concerned about rolling the rest wrist off the edge of my desk. Or at the very least it moving out of optimal position. I personally move around a lot in my seat, so having my wrist rest secured to the desk by a large rubber pad nearly the size of the mouse pad, then weighted down by that mouse pad will be something I'll miss.
I may end up needing to try and sell the Alumic second hand then using that money to buy a Vespula, since Razer did keep the design element with the full size rubber pad attached to the wrist rest. I only need to do that since I've basically worn out the gel after 10 years in the position my wrist normally sits on my eXactMat.
So, I'm excited for the mouse, the drop with the mousepad is still slightly less expensive than the mouse on it's own. But I don't see anything about the Alumic Mousepad that makes it superior to any other mousepad on the market of similar design. I only see things that make it worse, like the loose wrist rest.
Also, and this is a completely unique use case, but I have a large 3 foot mouse pad that my keyboard and Razer Tartarus sit on, and due to the spacing of my desk, the edge of my eXactMat overlaps that just a tiny bit. Due to it sitting on that rubber pad for the wrist rest, its at just the perfect height to overlap that other pad while remaining level.
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