There are already some top-notch notebook mice available from the likes of Logitech and Microsoft, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room in the market for more; choice is a good thing. And after all, what gamer who’s ever wrapped their fingers around a Razer Lachesis, Diamondback, or Boomslang gaming mouse, wouldn’t want their laptop outfitted with its own Razer peripheral?
The Razer Pro|Click Bluetooth Mobile Mouse may lack a menacing moniker, like its gaming-centric siblings. But what it lacks in extreme epithets, it more than makes up for in solid Razer design, comfort and build quality.
The design of the Pro|Click is also fairly subdued for Razer, as the looks and shape of the mouse are pretty standard for portable mice: smallish and curved, with slightly concave sides that fit nice with the curve of your thumb. As with other Razer mice, the Pro|Click is ambdextrous, and features the familiar pulsing blue Razer logo on the back, keeping its design from looking too dull. Unlike most Razer mice, however, the Pro|Click comes in a choice of four colors, always a plus for non-gamers who don’t need their peripherals to be as visually intimidating. Another nice touch is the soft satin finish Razer applied to the surface of the Pro|Click. While it makes the mouse more comfortable to hold, it also gives the black model more of a gun-metal-gray look, which I consider a plus.
The small translucent scroll wheel isn’t anything to write home about, but its movement is pleasingly tactile. Likely thanks to Razer’s expertise in gaming, the Pro|Click sports a 1200 DPI optical sensor under the hood (which is a couple hundred more than Microsoft’s Bluetooth notebook mouse) for making sure even your portable mousing as precise as can be.
Press down on the back of the mouse, just above the Razer logo, and the back of the mouse’s shell comes away, revealing the pulsing blue LED, and space for a pair of AA batteries, which the company is thoughtful enough to include in the package. Because the Pro|Click uses beefier AA’s, rather than the AAA’s used in most notebook mice, the Pro|Click is a bit heavier than its competitors, but that just makes the Pro|Click feel more solid in the hand, and should provide longer battery life.
The Pro|Click pairing process is identical to the aforementioned Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse. After making sure the Bluetooth on your computer is enabled, switch on the mouse with a small slider switch on its underside, then press the gray recessed button on the other side of the optical sensor. After that, the magic of Bluetooth takes over, and your mouse should be ready to roll within a few seconds. Like Microsoft’s model, I don’t like the fact that there’s an on/off switch that you need to remember to turn off. I prefer the auto-off feature of Logitech’s VX Nano, but that mouse uses USB, which means there’s an extra piece of hardware to plug up a precious port, and possibly get lost.
Razer is thoughtful enough to include a drawstring pouch for keeping your mouse from getting scuffed up on the road, but it feels more like an afterthought. A zippered pouch with some padding like Logitech’s VC Nano would have been a nice tough, though to be fair, the Nano retails for $10 more.
The Pro|Click is certainly a solid choice for notebook mice, as anyone who’s ever used one of Razer’s gaming mice would expect. At a retail price of $59.99 it’s a bit pricey, but it packs more optical DPI than Microsoft’s Bluetooth Mouse, and comes in a variety of colorful flavors, where Mircosoft’s offering sports a rather drab gray.
The Razer Pro|Click Mobile is available now, direct from Razer for $59.99, or a bit less if you shop around.
Original post by Matt Safford
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