[PC] Razer CEO Responds to Mouse DRM Debacle. - Page 6  

I would say it is DRM if you cannot get the best out of it without having to be online to use it properly. Good mouse though.

 

 

I wouldn't go that far. My Copperhead lasted me many years and was a pretty damn good mouse. My Naga is pretty awesome also. Very comfortable to use and I have had no issues with it really. I dislike this "DRM" fiasco, but I hope Razer will do the right thing.

Point taken, I may have overstepped my bounds on that one. I once owned a DA and it performed admirably but it was so light and flimsy it just felt "cheap" to me. That was just my impression at the time. I will admit that a lot of people use Razer products and are quite satisfied with their performance but I just wanted something that felt like it was actually built to last, again just my personal opinion, no offense intended.

I'm still using my 10-year old Logitech G5 wired mouse...you know, from back when it was revolutionary to have 2 side buttons on the mouse. Don't need more because I don't play MMOs. Looks like I dodged a bullet.

This discussion is going on within OCN right now here : [Razer] Razer Synapse 2.0 Used For Always-On Data Mining

I don't understand why razer make the system like this.
They should just give user the customization they need without having to access the activation server stuff, and give them option to back up the profile in cloud.

They made profile registration mandatory for customizing the mouse, then when the server is down, of course this thing will happened.
What's the logic behind this decision Razer?

They even do not want to fix their quality issues as I still saw many user complain that their razer product have such short life.

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 for 2 reasons:

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, 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 drivers are ok as long as its purely supplemental, otherwise I am not anxious to use any product that needs it.
Edited by bojinglebells - 11/9/12 at 3:51pm

I don't particularly care one way or another with Razer, but I can't believe anyone would spend more than $20 on a keyboard that isn't mechanical.

I have a hard time believing you've owned a mechanical keyboard (ducky, das, filco, razer, any brand, but razer has the blackwidow mechanical keyboard) and think rubber dome is preferable.

I mean I guess my characterization was correct in saying you like roccat because of shiny lights. I read your post perfectly. There are plenty of mechanical keyboards around $80+ that are a million times better than a roccat.

headphones are not really an issue here, although I'm sure audiophiles can talk about the nuances of razer or other brand headphones, and mice really don't matter, it's more about whether they are comfortable or not (there's not really much where quality can come through when it comes to mice, as long as you can get a DPI/CPI setting that's comfortable). But I'm astounded you'd spend $75 on a rubber dome keyboard. I have just never heard of anyone preferring rubber dome to mechanical, and $75 for a rubber dome keyboard is an outrageous rip-off.

I totally agree. Furthermore, Offline Synapse Release = profit.

From the logitech site:
You can program up to five profiles (keyboard macros, dpi settings, and LED colors), so you can play your way on other PCs**—without software installation.***

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/mice/g9x-laser-mouse