Razer DeathAdder Essential - Left-Handed Esports Ergonomic Gaming Mouse - 3,500 Adjustible DPI

In this photo, the new one is on the left, my original is on the right. I have had this mouse for about 20 years and it has served me well. Unfortunately for the market options, I am a strictly left-handed gamer with zero intent on changing my setup. However, Epic Computers & Electronics had this baby brand-new and price was of no object to my need for left-handed gaming. It's lasted me for 20 years and I expect I'll get another 20 out of this guy too! Handfeel is the same--wonderful, a perfect fit.It is a real shame Razer does not make this mouse anymore. Left-handed gamers need love too. I'm so grateful to Epic for having it and I will make my niche and perhaps not-so-niche PC purchases with them going forward.

What can I say? This is the Deathadder you know and love, but mirrored so left handed people can enjoy that contoured feeling too. :) I love this mouse so much, to the point where I almost considered dragging it to work every day so I would have a nice mouse there too.I noticed two things that are so minor they don't affect my score but are things you should be aware of before buying:1) My hands are pretty small and sometimes the mouse feels a tad over sized, but it's nothing compared to the discomfort of a right handed or symmetrical mouse. I doubt anyone other then very small-handed people would even notice this and unless I hold the mouse in one really particular way, I don't either.2) Even though I'm left handed, I've used a right handed button configuration all my life (aka left mouse button is primary, right is secondary). However, the left handed Deathadder is designed for people who have swapped the buttons (so left is secondary and right is primary). When I first used it, it felt wrong and kind of uncomfortable to use the left mouse button and my middle finger as the primary mouse button/finger so I swapped it in Windows 7's settings. I was expecting a huge learning curve after the change, but not so! The mouse is contoured so nicely that after a few hours, I was using my index finger and the right button as the primary button like a pro. (Though, good luck transitioning back to the other configuration at work/public computers, but at least it's an easy setting to change.)The mouse worked immediately after plugging in on Windows 7 box, with no need for Razer's drivers. I've used it for gaming as well as web browsing for hours on end with no discomfort after the intital learning phase (mentioned above). As with all Razer mice, the buttons and tracking are responsive and the mouse texturing/shape is comfortable. The side buttons seem nice but I haven't used them very much yet, as I'm not used to having side buttons at all!Overall, I couldn't be happier with this purchase. If you need a left handed mouse for any sort of serious computer using, this is the one for you!

A little background:Though I write with my right hand, I have always gamed with the mouse in my left hand. Finding left handed mice is difficult and I have been a Razer user for years, I started using them because of their ambidextrous design, back with the original Razer Boomslang, then a Boomslang special Edition CE. I loved both of these and would buy another one in a heartbeat. They stopped updating the drivers for the Boomslang CE, so I started having problem with the mouse not working properly with the latest games. I then tried a Razer Ourobouros,(ambidextrous again) but the one I got would not work wirelessly, only wired. Returned it, since it is a very expensive mouse, and instead of getting a replacement I was reimbursed for the cost. The side buttons on the Ourobourous were awkward to use so I decided to look for something else.Review:This is my first "from the ground up" lefthanded mouse and I have been very pleased with it. The form fit is good for my (large but not huge) hand, the side buttons are within easy reach for my grip (I use a "palm" grip, see the razerzone.com website for an explanation of the three basic grip types). The mouse is very responsive and works well with the type of games I play (BF4 lately) I would have preferred green lights rather then blue but that is no big deal. I use a Razer Vespula mousepad and this mouse works very well with it.The only reason it does not get five stars is the user interface. I have not had any technical issues with the synapse software, but making any changes on the buttons for the lefthanded mouse is counterintuitive to say the least, but you could easily call it damn annoying. Once you have made the changes there is little reason to mess with it again (I don't use multiple profiles, I have no need for it). So for a mouse that is one third of the price of the Ourobouros I am very happy.