Both the Mambas I've used had no protruding battery covers. They were both fine, no draggy feeling at all. Must have been a unit specific problem (with Everdying's review unit), not a design flaw.

All newer Mambas come with the Teflon O-ring, so there shouldn't be any chatter of sensor dragging along the pad anymore. I've heard that the teflon rings do wear out easily. But for me I've received 2 extra O-rings from Razer (one from the US, one from Singapore), so that's not a problem. BTW I only requested for 1, the fact that they sent 2 is a mystery even to me.

I'm mostly using it at 2000DPI, I don't get any jittering cursors at all. Depends on how you hold it, and the surface you use it on I guess. Whatever it is, I have no regrets buying it. Best mouse I've owned.

This post has been edited by igor87: Jun 17 2009, 12:57 AM

of cuz the best mouse la igot it cost 400+bucks,how can it not be a best mouse(until the next one shows up)
@everdying,how you get samples for you to do review just curious

try to take a closer look at your battery cover in good light.
i can clearly see the corner edges of the battery cover hardly like 0.5mm higher.
if on a hard pad u dont really feel the drag caused, but go on a cloth pad then its noticeable.
i could probably try to bend it in, but better still if they could recess it like how the top part of the battery cover is like.
which makes me wonder why they didnt.


This post has been edited by Everdying: Jun 17 2009, 10:51 AM

Looked at it again, the bottom part of the battery cover on my unit sits completely flush with the bottom surface of the mouse. And I've tried it on my Goliathus Control Ed, no extra drag.
They shaped the battery cover with that slanted recess so that it could be placed and removed from its pedestal dock with ease.

BTW @ Everdying does your review unit have any French words on the packaging and manual/guide? Because mine does, and I distinctly remember my first unit didn't.

yes i obviously know the recess edge is so it can sit in the dock.
what i said was to recess to lower edge also.

i guess a picture is easier to see.


the circled area pops up just a little bit, same on the other side.
thats where i feel the slight drag from.
so meaning the battery cover isnt exactly flat, and can be easily solved by either using stronger material or recessing the whole lower edge by a little or by having thicker mouse feet.
and yes it has stupid language manuals too.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Jun 17 2009, 12:13 PM

Yeah I got what you mean the first time.
My Mamba has no such problems though. Even when I run my finger up through the bottom edges of the battery cover, I don't feel any indentation.

They must have though of this problem when designing it. If they were to recess the bottom half too, it would be just a little harder to remove from the dock, as it would have to be moved vertically up first (clearing the bottom recess), before you can pull it towards you in a natural manner. And they obviously thought that their manufacturing methods were capable of meeting the required dimensional tolerances. I guess one or two specimens didn't.

This post has been edited by igor87: Jun 17 2009, 12:41 PM

if u actually see properly, the dock clearly goes past the bottom of the battery cover.
so any bottom recess wont make any difference cept for smoothness of mouse.
or perhaps your tolerance of feel isnt that great.

and pls dont tell me about their manufacturing tolerances etc.
fyi, even the mighty Death Adder had complains on drag issues, and in which razer issued extra feet.


This post has been edited by Everdying: Jun 17 2009, 12:50 PM

No new Mamba for me. Didn't need it. Hotel no WiFi, and was going to meetings so much, I hardly have time to game.
Now waiting for my flight back to KL in about an hours time.

yo blacktrix bro, have a safe trip home...post ur razer gear in here la instead in razer facebook haha

Whoever claims most expensive have to be the best wor?

Bro, the DA comes with extra feet meh?! Or this was for the first few batches only?

does it come with extra feet? my DA dun hav

actualy u have tp buy that feet from everglide haha..
it does not come together mine dun even have sticker

lolz...i bought for my fren a salmosa...even tat hav a sticker..
mine was bulk packing so of course no sticker...XD

mine is not bulk packing oso..haha becz my dad wont let me buy bulk packing becuz no warranty

Lolz... I am a little bit disappointed that the Mamba's Razer Logo is not lighted like the DA... It would make it even nicer with the pulsating logo...

dude wanna trade my DA for your mamba???LOL!!!
hahahaha

I ald got a DA and... No I dun have a Mamba... The price and the packaging are sickening...

This post has been edited by micdy: Jun 17 2009, 04:14 PM

packaging is sickening oni cuz 20 USD can buy myself a mousepad or something insted a jewel case

hey guys is the mic of the carcharias suppose to be loose? mine is like too loose till it wont stay in its place after i've adjusted it

Many people like to say its because of the Mamba's packaging that it costs so expensive...

it might be true, but i believe its more on the hardware on the mouse..

the jewel case is slightly overrated, but its still very nice