Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Good Bye For 6 days!

Hello there, I know I haven't really posted anything awesome lately, and this is no different. I am just putting out an update to say i won't be posting anything for the next 6 days... Probably. I am going on a school trip and will maybe have time for some quick updates, but no big reviews. When I get back I will continue my reviews again.

Benvahkiin

Sunday, 17 June 2012

The Mouse Pad Myth

According to most people at my school, you need a $40 Razer mouse pad if you ever want to be good at gaming... What?! I use a $3 mouse pad I got from Walmart and there's nothing wrong with it at all. In fact, It even outlived my old Logitech mouse of 3 years! Honestly, making it "50x more responsive to movement" is just a marketing gimmick. Also, who cares if you have a 9'x5' mouse pad, unless your mouse moves at under 100 DPI, the size makes no difference. It legitimately makes me angry when I see Razer and Steel Series marketing their $50 mouse pads. Although it is technically just an opinion, I think that "professional" mouse pads are a complete scam.


Ol' Faithful



Benvahkiin

Happy Father's Day!

Happy father's day to every father out there! I will post something later today.

Saturday, 16 June 2012

Razer Nostromo Review

Hey! Sorry I have been gone for a few weeks. I have just been studying for finals and what not. Anyways, today I will be reviewing the Razer Nostromo (formerly known as the Belkin N52te). As you can probably tell by now, I'm a Razer fan boy. Well, lets get on with then review!

What I like about it:
- Very ergonomic. This thing just melts into your hand like butter. It fell amazing.
- Good software for buttons. Most of the buttons are extremely easy to reach and the software for the macros is second to none.
- Blue back lighting. I love this blue back lighting. I have it every where on my PC setup. It just looks really sharp.
- Great braided cable. Again with Razer's braided cables. I feel like it will never break.

Some honorable mentions are the D pad which is amazingly comfortable, and the build quality. Again it is built for the abuse of a hardcore gamer.

What I don't like about it:
- Awkward buttons. Most of these are placed perfectly, but some are just incredibly odd to get to. I only feel this way about the "space bar" and scroll wheel are both very awkward to reach to. It's probably just because I have small hands though...
- Palm logo doesn't light up. Yeah, this is not a big issue for many people, but it lights up on my Blackwidow and my Naga... Why doesn't this one?

My rating:
Gaming use: 9/10
Everyday use: 5/10
Software: 10/10
Overall feel and quality: 10/10

Final score: 9.5/10 *note* I didn't count the "5/10" for everyday use because that's not what this is built for. Just disregard it really.

Benvahkiin