This is an interesting product in the sense that it’s a unique offering in the market. I think for me personally I’d rather have the blu-ray drive in my PC and a regular 4 bay NAS, but I definitely see the purpose of having the drive in there because it gives you that many more options for archiving your data.

Today our full reviewer kit arrived in a fancy metal briefcase and it included the Razer Mamba, Razer Carcharias, and (I requested a “recommended mouse pad” from them as well) a Razer Destructor mousing surface. There were also some other little goodies inside that I wasn’t expecting. I guess this attention to detail shouldn’t surprise me that much when the box that the Mamba comes packaged in is rumoured to cost as much as $20USD

I see I’m not the only one on the web who was so impressed by this reviewer kit that they simply had to take pictures of it. Engadget has an enormous gallery of this mouse and the unboxing experience. I just wanted to make this blog post to tease the readers and viewers of Tech Tips and give them an idea of what’s coming down the pipe.

A brief history of mice that I have owned:

Logitech MX700 – My first “expensive” set of peripherals was the Logitech MX Duo. Man that thing was sweet back in the day! I had gone from a generic BALL mouse to what felt like heaven.
Logitech G7 – Then I upgraded my monitor. All of a sudden I’m running at 1920×1200 and it feels SOOO laggy. I couldn’t figure out what it was at first, but turning down the resolution seemed to fix it. The MX700 had to go.
Razer DeathAdder – My first G7 died. I used the DeathAdder only briefly while I waited for my G7 to get back from RMA. I didn’t really like it. It felt kinda… cheap to me, and the tracking didn’t feel that impressive, and it died.
Logitech G5 – I bought one of these after the DeathAdder died and I couldn’t believe what I’d been missing out on. Wired is the way to go for sure!
Logitech G9 – This mouse still sits on my work desk, and I spend about 1/2 of my “mousing time” using it. I no longer use it for gaming though.
SteelSeries Ikari Laser – SteelSeries sent me one of these for the recent Tech Tips we did on “Gaming Essentials”. Its tracking is superior to the G9, and it’s FAR more comfortable to use

The Mamba is a unique product. It has no direct competitors because it is both a corded and a cordless mouse but I will be subjectively putting up against every mouse I have on hand. That means you’ll find out how it compares to the G9, Ikari Laser, and the G7 (the closest thing to a wireless competitor). I’m very excited to try it out, but alas I’m still at work…

Check it out!

A lot goes into a product launch besides fun things like YouTube videos, so I’m glad we still had time to get these out the door. I hope you enjoy part II of our January 8th launch videos.

I failed and got the required chipset wrong (should be 790GX, not 790FX), but other than that, I’m very happy with the results. Hopefully you enjoy the video!

Look for the Domino ALC to show up at an NCIX near you in the coming weeks!

I’m very proud of this Tech Tips because it marks a continuation of our success in keeping the episodes shorter, and also packing in more information. Check it out below.

Mike, if you’re reading this, no I do not frequent California, USA…

We’ve got a lot of exciting things coming up for Tech Tips and we’re making constant efforts to improve our release schedule. Thank you for your viewing and the feedback that has allowed Tech Tips to keep improving.

Well it looks like I’ll be attending Fragapalooza as an NCIX representative. I’m going to bring along the Tech Tips camera so if you’re wanting to make a guest appearance to show off a talent on Tech Tips and you’re going to be at Fragapalooza, let me know and I’ll see what I can do.