Razer announces the launch of the Razer DeathAdder V2, and the Razer Basilisk V2. The former is the latest iteration of Razer’s best selling mouse, while the latter is the brand’s highly customizable gaming mouse. Both have been upgraded and refreshed with the latest in Razer’s industry-leading mouse technology.
The DeathAdder has had over 30 variations of its iconic design which has sold over 10 million units worldwide as of 2019. The signature design and class-leading ergonomics have been kept, but now also featuring Razer’s Focus+ Optical Sensor, Optical Mouse Switches and Razer Speedflex Cable.
“Razer has always strived for perfection with every product we make, and we’ve continually finetuned and honed the DeathAdder over the years.”
“With the DeathAdder V2, we’ve taken the most iconic gaming mouse on the market and improved it even further, to give gamers the ultimate weapon and honor the DeathAdder’s reputation of being ‘the unfair advantage’.”
Alvin Cheung, Senior Vice President of Razer’s Peripherals Business Unit
The DeathAdder’s unique ergonomic shape is best suited for palm grip users and works well for claw grip users. This optimized design provides greater comfort for gaming, reducing stress and eliminating finger drag points. The V2 has that and more; with a new sweat-resistant coating and rubberized side grips for better control. The DeathAdder V2’s refined scroll wheel for distinct, notched scrolling at a lower resistance, all in a sleek, 82g lightweight design for the best gaming experience.
As mentioned, the DeathAdder V2 has the Razer Focus+ Optical Sensor, the highest sensor specifications in the market with added new intelligent functions: new Smart Tracking, Asymmetric Cut-off and Motion Sync features, for incredible precision. Razer Optical Mouse Switches in the DeathAdder V2 use infrared light beams to actuate clicks and eliminates unintended double-clicks. Ultra-fast and durable, the switches are both accurate and built to last, up to 70 million clicks.
That’s not all, the DeathAdder V2 also has the highly flexible Razer Speedflex Cable, providing less friction and snagging on normal pinc-points, minimizing desktop and ‘edge drag’ for large, unhindered swipes and snag free movements. 8 programmable buttons are fully customizable via Razer Synapse 3 for quick access to macros and secondary functions through Razer HyperShift. HyperShift allows secondary functions assigned to any button and activated by user-defined shift key or button.
Last but not least, the DeathAdder V2 has Advanced On-board Memory, allowing up to 5 profiles saved onto the mouse for users to access their personalized settings anywhere, anytime. With Razer Chroma RGB support, people can have their preferred colour scheme too, and sync their mouse with other Razer Chroma enabled devices.
Razer DeathAdder V2
- True 20,000 DPI Focus+ optical sensor
- Up to 650 inches per second (IPS) / 50 G acceleration / industry best 99.6% resolution accuracy
- Razer Optical Mouse Switches rated for 70 million clicks
- Improved ergonomic design with ultra-durable rubber side grips
- Large 100% PTFE mouse feet (0.8mm thick)
- Gaming-grade tactile scroll wheel
- On-The-Fly Sensitivity Adjustment (Default stages: 400/800/1600/2400/3200)
- Hybrid Cloud storage and on-board memory (4+1 profiles)
- Razer Chroma RGB lighting with true 16.8 million customizable color options
- Eight independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons
- Advanced Lift-off/Landing distance customization
- Razer Synapse 3 enabled
- 2.1 m / 7 ft Speedflex cable
- Approximate size: 127.0 mm / 5 in (Length) x 61.7 mm / 2.43 in (Grip Width) x 42.7 mm / 1.68 in (Height)
- Approximate weight: 82 g / 2.9 oz (Excluding cable)
- Compatible with Xbox One for basic input
- $69.99 USD / 79.99€ MSRP
- 14th January 2020
The Razer Basilisk V2 has many of the same upgrades as the DeathAdder V2, while keeping the customizable features of the Basilisk family. It has instead 11 programmable buttons that includes the acclaimed multi-function paddle and customizable scroll wheel resistance, for gamers to further personalize their mouse. Assign from simple keymaps to whatever commands you need, along with Hypershift technology, you can double the number of customizable controls as you require!
The customizable scroll wheel resistance of the Basilisk V2 can be tuned to a user’s level of tactility: high resistance, to friction-free spin. The 100% PTFE mouse feet gives it a smoother glide, made better with the Razer Speedflex Cable.
Razer Basilisk V2
- True 20,000 DPI Focus+ optical sensor with 99.6% resolution accuracy
- Advanced Lift-off/Landing distance customization
- Up to 650 inches per second (IPS) / 50 G acceleration
- Eleven independently programmable buttons
- Replaceable multi-function paddle
- Razer Optical Mouse Switches rated for 70M clicks
- Ergonomic right-handed design with textured side-grips
- Gaming-grade tactile scroll wheel with infinitely customizable resistance
- On-The-Fly Sensitivity Adjustment (Default stages: 800/1800/4000/9000/20000)
- Hybrid On-board and Cloud Storage (4+1 profiles)
- Razer Synapse 3 enabled
- 2.1 m / 7 ft Speedflex cable
- Approximate size: 130mm / 5.11 in (Length) x 60mm / 2.36 in (Grip Width) x 42mm / 1.65 in (Height)
- Approximate weight: 92 g / 3.3 oz (Excluding cable)
- $79.99 USD / 89.99€ MSRP
- 14th January 2020
Up your game with your choice of the Razer DeathAdder V2 or the Razer Basilisk V2.
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