I bought a black matte rat7 four months ago and have not had any problems with it. In fact its the most comfortable mouse i have ever used for FPS. It gets alot of hate for its look and its previous model had tracking issues on non black surfaces. The sheer customization is why i bought it, i have small hands with a finger tip grip so a deathadder/logitech g500 feels like a football to me.
pros: finger tip/claw grip/palm grip(when fully extended), fully customizable to fit you hands, removable weight system, love the packaging (i know i know weird, but i enjoy the fact it comes with a molded foam form to snugly keep the mouse protected when traveling) accessories (now i'm starting to sound like a little girl) but it comes with 3 different grips that can be changed to your liking (rubber grips
). i love the pinky wing which keeps your pinky from rubbing on your mouse pad. Four different customizable DPI profiles with on the fly profile changing. Great weight and build quality (doesnt feel chintzy and isnt falling apart in my hand)
cons: useless sniper button (dropping your DPI when sniping seems rather useless and gimmicky to me) Mad Catz software to change your DPI profiles sometimes crashes for me (not sure if other have this problem) SHINE this mouse shines like a mofo, started shining on the left/right trigger buttons with less than a months use.
i would recommend this mouse to anyone interested in FPS, still love my naga for MMO/RTS though. Its a bit pricey but i would only buy this mouse new. As i said before some older models had issues with the laser jumping and sometimes failing, so i would stay away from auction sites selling used rat 7s.
8/10 would click again
*edit i have a RatM coming in the mail for my laptop, something to check out if your into wireless as the rat9 has battery life issues