Razer Basilisk V3

Almost the perfect mouse – I was looking for a new mouse, with some RGB effects because I am a bit geeky like that. The definite "must haves" I was looking for in a mouse were: 1) comfortable feel 2) adjustable scroll wheel 3) a side button that I could program to do something specific 4) adjustable dpi settings I went to most of my local stores that had mice on display. And I must say, as soon as I put my hand on the Razer Basilisk V3, it was love at first feel.

That is, the contours of the mouse fit my hand perfectly. The side thumb rest is curved in just right, the area where my palm rests is contoured in the exact angles to snugly fit in my resting palm, and the two mouse buttons are wide with a slight dip in them to help my fingers feel well at home.

The Razer Basilisk V3 has something special in store for just about every user: excellent performance, tons of comfort, buttons galore, and an intuitive multi functional mouse wheel that optimizes your scrolling.

The scrolling wheel has two modes -- one where it gives a tactile feel with every roll (you can feel it going through each gear tooth like notched movements), or a totally smooth scroll, where the rate of scrolling increases with it the more you scroll! I don't like that most, so keep mine in the tactile feedback mode.

The body is matte, but sleek looking. And have I mentioned enough already how comfortable it is for me hand? There are numerous RGB lighting zones that can be customized too.

There are 3 side buttons within reach of the thumb rest. However, to me 2 of the 3 buttons are placed in positions that I actually have to move my hand on the mouse for my thumb to comfortably press them. That's annoying. The only button my thumb can comfortably press is the one towards the front of the thumb rest. I currently have that one programmed so that when I click it, it hides everything on my Windows desktop; when I click it a second time, everything is shown once again. The other two buttons I've customized through Razer's software to adjust the mouse DPI. Since those buttons aren't comfortable enough to reach, I figured that's what they'll be good for since I don't have to adjust those often.

Now the two buttons by the scroll wheel. Again, pointless for me and I would hardly use them. In order to use them, my middle finger has to come off the scroll to an almost uncomfortable position to press either or. I think the mouse would have been better with just one button there instead of two smaller buttons. To give you an idea, the two buttons on top are half the size of the thumb button, so it's not like I could move my middle finger and click one or the other in a hurried fashion if I was gaming.

So essentially I don't use those buttons. Waste of space, but it's not affecting my productivity at all nor the overall comfort. I have them marked in the attached photos.

The scroll wheel now - its four-directional scrolling capability that lets you scroll forwards and backwards, but also left and right. I haven't found a need to use the latter, so can't comment on it.

Overall, great ergonomics for hands and palm grip people. The sensor and switches are super good and the feeling is premium, plus the RGB and customization options are superb. Fantastic for the price, even if a few of the 11 mouse buttons are a little bit "out of place" for all my fingers to reach.