From my experience over the Internets, there is no review or video that really does the Abyssus justice. The abyssus is a great little mouse and my personal favortie of all that i have used. I've tried all of the Razer mice (except for the salmosa and diamondbacks) and it is the one that fit best for me, even over their flagship mice like the mamba and naga. I've tried the "Mad catz" Cyborg Rats, the intellimouse, the majority of the logitech series mice, the Steelseries Xai and Kinzu, as well as a few others. Some might read and say, "What! The abyssus is far inferior to the majority of mice you mentioned!" This is true...to an extent. Dpi, additional buttons, LEDs, and braided cords can only get you so far until they become pointless along with the majority of the other "features" companies try to pack in to convince the consumer its what they
need.
Things I was looking for in a mouse:
1) Optical Sensor
2) No cursor prediction/correction aka Drift Control aka NO acceleration.
4) Fast polling rate and Decent DPI
5) Comfortable in my hand, semi-wide claw grip
6) Last but not least a
LIGHT WEIGHT mouse
The abyssus has all of these features minus the fat. Yeah it has the blue snake logo on the mouse, however it can be turned off via the included software (which I haven't even used because it isn't necessary due to the switched located on the bottom of the mouse. This razer logo doesn't pulsate and from experience seems a bit dimmer than others, that might just be specific to my mouse but its what I have noticed (my roommate has the Lachesis, which I hate by the way). The mouse fits well in a mid to large size hand is perfect for a claw or fingertip grip (I toggle between both) and is super light weight. If you are looking for a heavy to mid weighted mouse you might as well stop reading here, really, its that light and with no adjustable gimmicky weight system it's stuck that way. The lift off distance is minimal, not complaints there. The click has a nice tactical feel to it which is satisfying while both browsing and gaming and provides large easily click-able buttons, even from the middle of the mouse. The top of the mouse is covered in a comfortable rubbish coating that does not leave fingerprints or smudges, however the sides of the mouse are glossy, but they have not caused me any trouble. The scroll wheel is of quality, not the best in the world, but above your average mouse I'd say. The cord is a healthy length and doesn't tangle but does however kink easily as it is not braided. As noted before it has the adjustable switches for DPI and polling rate, allowing the user to set the mouse up according to their specific needs and comfort zones. And to just add as a side note, I personally have never, ever, not even once found the need to go over 3000 DPI. Ever. Just because a mouse has 400000 DPI, does not make it useful or practical.
This is a solid, reliable, no bull**** mouse as razer actually claims. The only improvements i would make to this mouse would be to add the low-gauge braided cable and to cover the entire mouse in the top face coating it provides. I have been using this mouse for the better part of a year and have zero plans to change anytime in the near future. Again, key notes would be:
Light weight, semi-wide, semi-low profile, 3 button, optical sensor, zero acceleration, no required software (mac or pc) and no cursor prediction. Hope this helps in your decision.
No, we do not like mouse acceleration.
We actually HATE acceleration. As do the majority of graphic artists.
