Microsoft Habu Gaming Mouse Black Win USB AMER CD

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It's a great mice; it replaces my Logitech MX518 (which is not dead yet). It's very precise, I use it on a X-Trac pad Zoom and it never skips. It looks amazing along side my Reclusa keyboard.My only concern about it is a doubleclicking issue; it always happened in the past with microsoft product; When playing some "click intensive" games like diablo 2, etc, when you single click, the mouse double click. So far it's solid; I hope it'll stay like this :)

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this mouse is huge, and my hand can barely get around it... sensitivity feels weird. But I have to say it looks alot better than in the picture. So if you're used to big and heavy mice, get this one.

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I bought this mouse to replace my over 5 year old Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3. The Habu caught my eye for a number of reasons. 1. It has the same shape & size as the Intellimouse Explorer 3 which is very comfortable. 2. It is a laser mouse that works on all surfaces (except glass). 3. It has a very high max speed (I would sometimes exceed the max speed of my old mouse which would result in erratic pointer movement).4. It has 7 programmable buttons.5. It is a (partially) Microsoft mouse. I have trusted Microsoft for my mice forever and require that my mice use the Windows default pointer acceleration scheme. All the Logitech mice I have used before have their own acceleration scheme which I despise. 6. It looks awesome. Duh.Unlike many people who have bought this mouse I didn't have any trouble with the driver installation. Sure it didn't work the first time, but after restarting the computer it installed no problem. That wasn't really a big deal for me. What is a big deal to me is that the Right mouse button squeaks when I press it. It is horribly annoying and makes a statement about the build quality. However, even worse than that was the broken pointer movement. With pointer acceleration turned on the mouse would snap to moving straight up/down and left/right. For example, I would try to draw a circle in paint and end up with a square every time. Also, moving the mouse diagonally would cause the pointer to either stop moving entirely or would result in a staircase pattern (the mouse moving straight up, then straight to the side, then straight up again and so on...). This was not acceptable so I called Microsoft support about it. The impaired behavior only occurred when acceleration was turned on so I am convinced that it is a driver problem but the Microsoft rep was convinced that it was a hardware problem. They sent me a replacement Habu but that didn't fix anything. The replacement didn't have squeaky buttons but it does have even more movement problems than the first one had. The second one has trouble detecting leftward movement along with the snapping to the x and y axis.I did some research and found some articles about Windows Mouse Pointer Ballistics. Using the equations in the article, I adjusted the DPI and Polling rates of the Habu so that their ratio matches that which "normal" Windows mice have and I was able to get most of the function of the mouse to work properly. If I want to use the 1000hz polling rate, then it doesn't work, but 500 seems ok. It doesn't match the default Windows acceleration that I wanted, but at least it accelerates and moves normally. If I had known about these problems I wouldn't have even considered this mouse but now it is a little late for that. I still trust Microsoft mice and was considering getting the Sidewinder for awhile, but I will shy away from Razer from now on. It seems to be the Razer mentality that pointer acceleration should not be used (proof is all over their forums) and if I contact them for assistance with their drivers (Razer makes the drivers) they never answer my questions and always refer me to Microsoft.In case you're wondering, the problem isn't my computer. I tried both my Habus in 6 different computers owned by 4 different people and they have the same problems on all of them.If you don't use Mouse acceleration then this mouse is actually really good. It has alot of nice features that really make it worth the money. However, if you're like me and require mouse acceleration then stay away. Far away...[Note: I would give this a 2/5 but since I did not buy it from NCIX it won't let me.] This review was modfied by poster @ 02-14-08 02:01 PM

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Overall, I am very satisfied with my purchase and the mouse operates well under most circumstances. It feels great and the settings can be altered to your style and preferance. I would highly recommend this mouse to anyone looking to upgrade.

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I rarely comment on any products, but given the poor rating that this product has had because of poor driver & firmware execution upon its initial release, I decided to add a review. I'll start out by saying that I am a civil engineer, and I do a great deal of drafting and design at work. I am extremely picky about the mouse I use for drafting purposes, and recently (after a monitor upgrade) I went looking for a new mouse, due to the fact that at the high monitor resolution, I couldn't adjust my old optical mouse's pointer speed up fast enough to be useful for drafting. I went to a local electronics store, and picked up a wireless mouse & keyboard package from Microsoft, thinking that it would be a great thing to be wireless - what a mistake I made! I saw now that nearly every mouse manufacturer out there (I assume to keep up with their competitors) has a new side-scrolling/panning mouse wheel (that I can only assume is useless to 99.9% of the users out there) - I didn't think much of it when I purchased the package, but upon using the mouse, I realized that they made the downward click pressure of the mouse wheel much greater, to prevent accidental clicks when you use the side-scrolling feature, and it made the pan feature in AutoCAD difficult to use, and very hit and miss, as often the wheel would click into the side-pan mode instead of a down-click (useless in AutoCAD). This is absolutely horrible for AutoCAD, due to the fact that the downward center mouse click enables panning. There was also a terrible lag between clicking the pan function, and it actually enabling pan in AutoCAD - I'm sure due to the fact that they try to maximize battery life in wireless mice, so the response isn't instant as with wired mice. After 2 days of use, I promptly returned the setup. I started looking (and looking, and looking!) for a wired mouse to buy, but had a difficult time finding any good-quality wired mice without the side-scroll/pan feature. Finally, searching on an online retailer's website, I finally stumbled on Razer products, as well as the Microsoft Habu mouse (made by Razer). I passed it by previously in the store, because the packaging looked so ridiculous, and it was marketed as a gaming mouse. I figured it would be overloaded with buttons and side-scroll/pan features, being a gaming mouse. I was very wrong - I looked at the features, and noticed Razer products are absolutely no-nonsense mice - apparently they realized that 10 extra customizable buttons and side-scrolling/panning on mice are not only useless, but difficult to use and undesirable. I went to the store, clicked the display model a bit, and realized that I finally found exactly what I wanted. I read extensively about the driver/firmware problems, and I tracked down a no-fail guide to updating the firmware and software on the Habu mouse before even attempting to connect it. I downloaded the latest software from the Razer website, and installed it without any problem using the no-fail guide (see below). I started using it, and all I can say is "Wow!" All of the functionality of my old mouse, excellent wheel click pressure, instant response, excellent tracking, fully customizable sensitivity in both x and y-directions, fully customizable buttons, and sensitivity settings so high that you can make the mouse useless! (For those of you who have no idea what they mean when they talk about mouse resolution (I previously didn't understand it either, before purchasing the product) is that basically you can set this mouse to 1 of 3 different resolution settings, which sets the overall sensitivity of the mouse. You can, however, still adjust the sensitivity of the mouse at any of these 3 resolution settings, to make the mouse less sensitive, if you find the speed too fast.) The "polling rate" also has three setting, which, as far as I can tell from mouse use and reading about polling rate on the internet, adjusts the number of readings the mouse submits to the computer about position, to make the mouse pointer more accurate and smooth. (To tell you the truth, I don't see much of a perceptible change when adjusting the polling rate from the smallest setting to the highest.) The only negative on this mouse is that there are internal lights with this mouse, which I found not only tacky but distracting. You can turn them off with the Razer configurator, but the lights always turn back on after a cold start, a reboot, or return from standby. You have to reset the lights in the configurator (even though the configurator reports the lights as set to "off") every time. This was obviously a firmware or software problem, and no worries - I contacted Microsoft tech support, and they are aware of the issue. Their development team is going to fix this problem in the next driver/firmware release. I find it horrible that the truly excellent hardware was plagued by initial software/firmware problems, doing a great deal of damage to user opinion's of the product. I wish Microsoft had more thoroughly tested the software before releasing the product, but I suppose there is always pressure to deliver products to store shelves before they have undergone thorough testing. Rest assured, after applying the latest driver and firmware update, you will have an excellent mouse in your hand! Here is a summary of the online instructions for updating the software (note: this guide assumes you already have the Habu mouse installed on your system with an old version of the software - adjust the guide accordingly if you just purchased the mouse and are doing a fresh install of the latest software from the Razer website). Installation Instructions: - uninstall all Habu software (which is just the driver pack), and reboot your computer - install the latest drivers from update package downloaded from Razer's website, from a clean slate - (if you get this message) say "YES" to the windows warning about non-WHQL drivers - VERY IMPORTANT! - say "NO" to the "reboot now" option, and navigate to the firmware folder (which is part of the driver package), and install the new firmware - after the installation program reports that the firmware was successfully installed, unplug and re-plug the Habu - reboot your computer NOTE: It's very important NOT to reboot before attempting the firmware update because the operating system and the drivers see the mouse ONLY after the driver installation. After a reboot with the old firmware, the mouse was never detectable by the drivers again. It seems that the Habu drivers will only detect a mouse after a reboot with (at least) version 2.01 firmware installed.

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Great mice, one of the best looking out there. Not very different from a Razer mice for a similar price anyway. One of the best ambidextuous mice out there.

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I bought this mouse to replace a LOGITECH MX-500 who serve me very well in all those years of use. The HABU feel different but not that far, it did not take long for me to get use of it, and i like the blue led when i'm gaming late at night gives a nice touch.Check for softwares and firmwares update on RAZER website when you'll get it

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Nice mouse. I am a gamer and am picky about a lot of my stuff when it comes to the computer. The Habu has been great though and I switches from the Logitech MX518 (awesome mouse as well)

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Didn't like this mouse very much, I returned it. See weaknesses. No matter what I did I could not find a sweet spot, it just seemed to move out of proportion with my hand, it was a very "weird feeling" This review was modfied by poster @ 07-31-07 10:09 AM

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I feel like I am cheating on some of the games I play. One complain though, I find that the right button is making a lot of noise after I press the button. It sounds like a grinding noise.The installation was simple without any issues.

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Got it since a week. I had problems with drivers after the installation. I still have problems as the mouse keep the lights on despite I have desactivated them in the software. I found the ergonomy to be good but only for large hands (I have medium size male hands). Buttons 1 and 2 are a tiny bit hard to press. Side buttons could be a bit better placed (either too much in the front or too high). Nice looking mouse. 3,5/5 This review was modfied by poster @ 05-30-07 07:05 AM

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Well all in all its a great mouse and well worth every cent. The price seems like a lot at frist but when you get it and get it setup you can quickly justify the $$$. 7 programable buttons, a scroll wheel, and a 1ms responce time you will really owning your friends at the next lan party. The adjustable laser sensitivity is just a bonus...

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Slickly designed mouse that fits well in the hand and has lightening fast response if needed. Provides the standard five buttons plus two small configurable buttons set by default to raise and lower DPI on-the-fly. No side scrolling, but perfect detent on the scroll wheel and some bright blue LEDs built-in. Only trouble I had was the initial update of the mouse firmware due to poor instructions on the Razer's site. Also, the LEDs can be turned off in the config panel but they seem to always come back on after a reboot no matter how you save the profile or apply it.

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For fans of the intellimouse explorer 3.0, this is a nice upgrade for you. The ergos are basically the same plus you get better tracking with laser.The ergos on this mouse I find are better suited for people who like to rest their palms on the mouse. I will call them palm users. The logitech G line as well as their gaming line (MX500 series) are more suited for larger hands or people who like to move their mouse with their fingertips. I could not get comfortable with the shape of the G7, so I looked towards something similar to the IE 3.0.However, the Habu addresses both types of mouse users by offering a further set back set of side buttons that you can swap in.In any case, the earlier revisions of this mouse had an abundance of problems with drivers, the cord, and so on. Mine was manufactured in November 2006 and has had none of those reported problems.On to the features: This mouse feels very good in your hands. I find that the side buttons feel very good and are very responsive. The mouse wheel doesn't have that annoying tilt feature that is basically useless in games. It is wide and rubbery and scrolls well. The 2 main buttons are coated in a rubbery substance to improve longevity and grip. The glowpipe is also rubbery and it runs along the side of the mouse.You can upgrade the firmware as well as the drivers for this mouse, and using the driver allows you to make use of the extended features. There are 4 dpi settings and 4 polling rate settings. Depending on what type of gamer you are, you're bound to find a combination that works for you. Also, each button can be configured to do whatever you want, be it windows functions or customized in games. 5 profiles are saved onto the mouse and can be switched in order using a button on the bottom of the mouse. This is not entirely useful in game as you would have to press a button on the bottom as well as wait for it to load up. For me the swap is a bit slow to be able to have multiple setups for in game use. Because you have to scroll through the profiles in order, it doesn't make it as efficient as being able to select which profile you want to use.Overall it is a very good mouse. The black looks great and the mouse looks great on your desk. The wire is a bit stiff on the newer revisions, but if you have a way to keep it in place, it's not that big of a problem. This mouse works great with my func 1030 mouse pad. This review was modfied by poster @ 02-22-07 09:28 PM

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i got this to replace a worn out oem optical mouseits like a whole new world. adjustable dpi is great, even though i rarely change it( only if someone else needs to use my pc)at first it feels slightly too humped but you learn to love it and it feels perfect for my handthe laseer is not in the middle of the mouse but more towards the bottom. this threw me off at first as it was hard to get used to but im fine with it nowunlike the copperhead u CAN TURN OFF the glowpipe and scroll wheel lightsit is stupid that the included cd is useless and also how the manual tells you to set it up one way and there is a sticker on the mouse with the intrustcions in reversemake sure you pickup a mouse pad to go with this

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Since i need a gaming mouse to be wired, i choose the Habu. I cant really compare to the other Razer products but i find it more ergonomic then the G5. It is very accurate. 7 buttons for you to map custom keys and macros.It was a tad annoying to get started but a simple google search solved that problem. The solution is also on a thread on this page.My only complaint is that the blue light isn't as bright as on the pictures.