cloud storage for driver profiles is an interesting idea, however it is folly to rely upon, and ultimately feels like a cop-out for not wanting to put onboard memory in order to save a buck on their end (ie Razer Taipan is still $80 MSRP and yet is otherwise an inferior product to their previous $80 range products such as the Lachesis because it does not have the onboard memory and instead completely relies on Synapse 2.0 for full feature access)
ultimately, Synapse 2.0 is disappointing (if not also somewhat nefarious) for 2 reasons (and this is assuming any potential "data mining" isn't malicious either):
1. it helps Razer milk more profit out of their products without truly benefiting the end user (if they eliminate onboard memory in favor of cloud like we've seen so far with the Taipan, it should at least reduce cost, but we haven't seen that yet)
2. it helps get Razer software onto more PCs because it becomes a "necessity" for full feature access, which in turn helps sell future Razer products (think Steam)
IMO the ideal product is one that is near 100% configurable and ready to use straight from the mouse itself where all you have to do is plug it in and it works the way you want it to. Razer mice with onboard memory are ok because you can at least uninstall the software after you have configured it the way you want, or at least it will work the way you want on the next computer you plug it into without having to worry about installing drivers...Although onboard memory alone is still not quite as ideal as say the Xai/Sensei where you can configure the mouse on the fly without interfacing software. The Razer Abyssus (my current mouse of choice) is also a good solution as it has mechanical dip switches for configuring at least a few DPI settings and polling rates, but ultimately lacks the degree of configuration you'd want with a more advanced mouse.
Cloud synchronized drivers are ok as long as its purely supplemental, otherwise I am not anxious to use any product that requires it for using any feature beyond the absolute basics.
Edited by bojinglebells - 11/9/12 at 7:09pm
ultimately, Synapse 2.0 is disappointing (if not also somewhat nefarious) for 2 reasons (and this is assuming any potential "data mining" isn't malicious either):
1. it helps Razer milk more profit out of their products without truly benefiting the end user (if they eliminate onboard memory in favor of cloud like we've seen so far with the Taipan, it should at least reduce cost, but we haven't seen that yet)
2. it helps get Razer software onto more PCs because it becomes a "necessity" for full feature access, which in turn helps sell future Razer products (think Steam)
IMO the ideal product is one that is near 100% configurable and ready to use straight from the mouse itself where all you have to do is plug it in and it works the way you want it to. Razer mice with onboard memory are ok because you can at least uninstall the software after you have configured it the way you want, or at least it will work the way you want on the next computer you plug it into without having to worry about installing drivers...Although onboard memory alone is still not quite as ideal as say the Xai/Sensei where you can configure the mouse on the fly without interfacing software. The Razer Abyssus (my current mouse of choice) is also a good solution as it has mechanical dip switches for configuring at least a few DPI settings and polling rates, but ultimately lacks the degree of configuration you'd want with a more advanced mouse.
Cloud synchronized drivers are ok as long as its purely supplemental, otherwise I am not anxious to use any product that requires it for using any feature beyond the absolute basics.
Edited by bojinglebells - 11/9/12 at 7:09pm
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