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Mad Catz Ships R.A.T.M Wireless Gaming Mouse
Mad Catz Interactive now officially announced that the Company has begun shipping the R.A.T.M Gaming Mouse, the first in a new range of GameSmart mobile gaming accessories. The R.A.T.M is the first mouse to combine Bluetooth Smart (4.0) technology and a gaming grade laser sensor, providing market leading battery life, universal compatibility and the performance expected from a R.A.T. gaming mouse.
Delivering up to a one year battery life, the R.A.T.M is compatible with a multitude of devices from PC and Mac through to next generation TV's, smart phones and tablets. For devices that do not feature Bluetooth Smart mouse support, the R.A.T.M comes equipped with a nano dongle. For platforms running Windows 8 with native Bluetooth Smart mouse support, the R.A.T.M can be connected directly. The R.A.T.M features a patented adjustable palm rest, 12 action buttons (10 of which are programmable), and a power efficient 6400DPI twin-eye laser sensor. The R.A.T.M uses an all new Windows and Mac compatible drag-and-drop programming interface, allowing gamers to intuitively program commands with speed.
"Smart devices have made considerable inroads in delivering all forms of entertainment including games, music, movies, books, and social media. Mobile gaming is a vibrant and exciting space and we don't see controller-based games replacing touch screen games, we expect them to enhance and enlarge the smart device gaming experience to include the living room experience. There are a number of point-to-point solutions in the market today that provide proof of concept, but the industry needs an agnostic operating system solution to provide standardization, ease of implementation and scalability," said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. "With our long history in the gaming industry, Mad Catz has the technical capability, product breadth, global distribution, and developer and publisher relationships that uniquely position our company to make this ambitious initiative a success. We believe the GameSmart initiative fits perfectly with our long-term strategy of designing innovative products for passionate gamers."
The R.A.T.M is available in matte black, gloss black, gloss white and gloss red.
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#4628311 Posted on: 07/30/2013 12:09 PM
They're kinda adjustable, however I borrowed RAT9 from a friend of mine and it felt really bad no matter how I adjusted it. He really likes that mouse and it's comfortable for him, but for me - no way.
For stationary gaming rig I use non-adjustable Razer Mamba 2012 and it feels great. For lappy I have tiny Razer Orochi 2013. It's far from Mamba in terms of comfort and performance isn't as good (although it's surprisingly snappy as for Bluetooth), still hands down beats RAT when used with my hand.
My brother has 2 Logitech G700 mice - one for lappy, and one for stationary PC. They're really comfortable and in case someone was interested in buying one, I didn't like his 1st G700 - it was weird, sometimes laggy, with a lot of jitter, especially when moving it slowly at high dpi, both wired and wireless. Precision-wise it didn't even stand near Mamba. The new one is still G700 (not G700s) and it feels like a completely different mouse - it's responsive, precise, and doesn't skip pixels during slow movements. Mamba still feels quicker, but G700 somehow makes you feel you have more comfort. I think it's up to user's preference as they both work superb, just feel different. Picking one or another may be like picking top-shelf headphones. They all work great, you just have to get ones you like. Back to G700 - it's heavy, but I think I could still recommend it as a gaming lappy mouse. Mamba has huge receiver which is troublesome.
Nonetheless, I'd advise against buying RAT mice before trying them out. They may be great if they fit your palm, but adjustments are not everything and they don't guarantee the comfort.
Is the mouse 'length' adjustable?
They're kinda adjustable, however I borrowed RAT9 from a friend of mine and it felt really bad no matter how I adjusted it. He really likes that mouse and it's comfortable for him, but for me - no way.
For stationary gaming rig I use non-adjustable Razer Mamba 2012 and it feels great. For lappy I have tiny Razer Orochi 2013. It's far from Mamba in terms of comfort and performance isn't as good (although it's surprisingly snappy as for Bluetooth), still hands down beats RAT when used with my hand.
My brother has 2 Logitech G700 mice - one for lappy, and one for stationary PC. They're really comfortable and in case someone was interested in buying one, I didn't like his 1st G700 - it was weird, sometimes laggy, with a lot of jitter, especially when moving it slowly at high dpi, both wired and wireless. Precision-wise it didn't even stand near Mamba. The new one is still G700 (not G700s) and it feels like a completely different mouse - it's responsive, precise, and doesn't skip pixels during slow movements. Mamba still feels quicker, but G700 somehow makes you feel you have more comfort. I think it's up to user's preference as they both work superb, just feel different. Picking one or another may be like picking top-shelf headphones. They all work great, you just have to get ones you like. Back to G700 - it's heavy, but I think I could still recommend it as a gaming lappy mouse. Mamba has huge receiver which is troublesome.
Nonetheless, I'd advise against buying RAT mice before trying them out. They may be great if they fit your palm, but adjustments are not everything and they don't guarantee the comfort.
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#4628410 Posted on: 07/30/2013 03:03 PM
I think the Razer and R.A.T mouse use the same lazer. I can tell you know that both get cursor dift under high dpi. The slightest vibration will bring cursor movement. Having my music on with the SUB booming away i cannot control them under high dpi. Now with the G700 the vibrations don't effect it even with my Sub booming. Grip and comfort wise for me the G700 wins as well. Yes i own all of these mouse.
I think the Razer and R.A.T mouse use the same lazer. I can tell you know that both get cursor dift under high dpi. The slightest vibration will bring cursor movement. Having my music on with the SUB booming away i cannot control them under high dpi. Now with the G700 the vibrations don't effect it even with my Sub booming. Grip and comfort wise for me the G700 wins as well. Yes i own all of these mouse.
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#4628471 Posted on: 07/30/2013 04:26 PM
I am gonna wade in to the argument by adding that the software for them is awful as well. I went from a Habu that worked flawlessly, did everything you wanted, software worked perfectly to a RAT 5 (At least I think that's the one I got) installed the software that came with it and it just did not work, couldn't program it, set up macros do ANY of the functions that I had bought the mouse for and the website had no help or info what so ever. They may have updated the drivers and software by now but the mouse lasted 2 days before it got replace by a Death Adder.
I don't understand why these mice are so popular. They cost $120 and they look like they feel about as comfortable as sticking your hand into a high powered blender that's running. I'm sure those who own them swear they're as comfortable as a pillow, but I'll believe that after sticking my hand in a blender then concluding it's comfortable.
I am gonna wade in to the argument by adding that the software for them is awful as well. I went from a Habu that worked flawlessly, did everything you wanted, software worked perfectly to a RAT 5 (At least I think that's the one I got) installed the software that came with it and it just did not work, couldn't program it, set up macros do ANY of the functions that I had bought the mouse for and the website had no help or info what so ever. They may have updated the drivers and software by now but the mouse lasted 2 days before it got replace by a Death Adder.
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#4628834 Posted on: 07/31/2013 06:50 AM
Your absolutely right. EVERY time I watch a movie I have to turn down the dpi otherwise every second the play panel keeps appearing which is really annoying.
As for playing loud music with bass, the curser too jumps as you mentioned.
I think the Razer and R.A.T mouse use the same lazer. I can tell you know that both get cursor dift under high dpi. The slightest vibration will bring cursor movement. Having my music on with the SUB booming away i cannot control them under high dpi. Now with the G700 the vibrations don't effect it even with my Sub booming. Grip and comfort wise for me the G700 wins as well. Yes i own all of these mouse.
Your absolutely right. EVERY time I watch a movie I have to turn down the dpi otherwise every second the play panel keeps appearing which is really annoying.
As for playing loud music with bass, the curser too jumps as you mentioned.
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This. Don't like the shiny look of the new R.A.T. I will stick to my current Cyborg 5.