Update - months later, have my opinions changed any?

It's always a good idea to review things after using them for a long time. Sometimes opinions change over time as little annoyances pop up here and there, or features you didn't realize were there are discovered, or a product just starts making a better and better impression than its first use did.

So I have decided to revisit some of the reviews I've written and let everyone know how I feel about the peripherals I've tested after giving them more use. Plus I may be adding a new review to the site soon.

Razer Death Adder
So. I claimed this is the best mouse I've tried so far, period. Has this opinion changed any?

Well, yes and no. I still think the mouse looks great, feels great, and performs great. However, there are a few catches.

First, my hand has a slight aversion to the shape after long-time use. I tend to develop almost a cramp in the pinky, and I'm not sure why. The mouse looks and feels comfortable most of the time, however my pinky disagrees. Without frequent shifting, my hand will get tired after a while. This is something I haven't noticed happening with the Razer Diamondback, Logitech G5 or Logitech G3. The Razer Diamondback took a little getting used to, but after that it felt fine.

The software for the Razer mice... well, I just don't like their software. I absolutely love one feature of it, and that's the on-the-fly sensitivity adjustment. However, that does not make me want to install it that badly, especially since the software for the Death Adder made my computer randomly reboot (both the release driver and the updated beta driver). It didn't happen until I installed that software, and it stopped after I removed it, so I'm pretty sure that was the cause.

Overall I'd still say the Death Adder is a great mouse. However I'd say it's more on par with the G5 now instead of leaps and bounds ahead of it.


Razer Diamondback
The Diamondback has grown on me. At first I liked it the least of the Razer mice. It's shape was odd compared to other mice I'd used, and I didn't like the side buttons that much.

Now, after using it a lot, I tend to like the shape quite a bit. The more I used it, the more it just "fit". I think it has something to do with the width of it (it's more of a narrow mouse). Also the buttons have a good solid "click" to them which I really like. The Death Adder has this same click as well.

Overall I'd rate this mouse 9/10. The only reason I'm not giving it a 10/10 is because it took me some time to get used to it (as in days, not just a couple hours). It's a great laptop mouse as well (that's what the primary purpose of mine is).

Logitech G5
Probably the best overall mouse. Shape is nice, clicks are good, cord is excellent (braided, unlike Razer mice), and built in DPI switching without installing any software. I never use DPI switching because I don't play many FPS games anymore, however I can see that being handy for someone who does. I've tried it in CS:Source, but it is more trouble to me than it is worth personally. I'd rather get used to one mouse speed setting for all my applications and games if at all possible.

Logitech G3
Solid, good little mouse. I still feel the same about it as before. Wish it had a display for the DPI switching similar to the G5, but I guess that's what the G5 is for. However this mouse caters to a different crowd because it's shaped entirely different. So, some type of LED indicator of what DPI it's set to couldn't hurt.

So as you can see my opinion has changed a little after some long time use of these products. Overall it's the same, but some small things here and there have helped and hindered over the course of time.

-Rav