I will be comparing the Razer Diamondback 3G mouse against the discontinued Microsoft optical trackball. right off the bat, I think the Microsoft mouse is better in every way except for two, and these are technical reasons. So theres my review if you don't like reading.
Razer Diamondback G3
Microsoft Optical Trackball
So what are the 2 better things about the Diamondback?
It has 2 more buttons
Not better but "greater" in the sense of quantity. These buttons are inconveniently placed on the sides of the mouse, directly opposite each other. If you want to use one you tend to use leverage from the exact opposite side, hitting another button. You either do that or a odd "palm cupping" maneuver to the top of the mouse. Either way you can't really hit the buttons quickly or at the very least comfortably unless you have your main fingers completely abandon their position of the main buttons, moving your entire hand.
As you can see in the picture the trackball puts the buttons right next to your main fingers, close enough so you won't break your fingers trying to get to them, out of the way enough so you don't accidentally hit them.
Better DPI and precision.
Meaning it is basically more accurate with movement. So its perfect for those 4 shooter games that need a precise mouse to move your scope on your sniper rifle at maximum magnification. Clearly worth $50. Get fucking serious.
Apparently its also good for things like photoshop editing but if I need to be precise I either use one of the built in tools or my wacom tablet. So if you snipe a lot and use image editing programs sparingly I suppose this would be a good mouse for you if you want that DPI.
Now here I could simply say, everything else the diamondback mentions as a feature, the optical trackball is better. But its more fun and I get to shit on the diamondback a lot more if I write it out.
MACRO SYSTEM
The diamondback macro system is a fucking joke. It basically pops up this 1x1 inch white text window you type keyboard keys in, doesn't accept any mouse commands. On top of which theres a about a 1 second delay before what ever macro kicks in. Games that don't know to wait for your macros don't work with these very well. See example: all of them.
Meanwhile the microsoft macro system is probably the best one I have ever seen, at least top 2. and not just for mice, macro programs in general. Well legit ones anyway. It takes mouse commands and delays as well as keyboard ones. Below is the menu equivilant to the menu of the diamondback.
As you can see the Microsoft menu is much more robust. But it doesn't have cool menus and colors so clearly, it sucks and the razer one is better. Get fucking serious.
BUILT-IN MACROS
"But Dionysus, what about the built in macros? Surely Razer thought of good gaming macros being the uber gamer ass kissers they are?"
Don't ever interrupt me again fucker, and no they did not provide good built in macros or features. Microsoft either meets or beats them in this regard. first the Razer menu.
To be clear the menu button is equivalent of the menu button on a keyboard, and Advanced simply brings up the macro editor I showed you before. Now the Microsoft equivalent.
wow look at all those options built in. and just like the diamondback you can even reassign the normal buttons like left and right click to anything you want.
"but what about the on the fly-"
NOPE! Microsoft has that too. You can either use the built in precision booster and make one with the macro system.
I'm sure I will think of more stuff about the Diamondback 3G that sucks ass later, but for now I'll end it here.
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