The Razer DeathAdder V2 looks a lot like its predecessor, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s a timeless look with clean lines and pleasing curves. The mouse buttons are indented to cradle your fingers and flare out to give you plenty of room, while the side rubber grips are simple but effective. Razer is quite pleased with the ergonomics at work here, and they should be. It appears to be large for a mouse in its weight class, sitting comfortably as a lightweight at 82g, but this is largely an illusion. It has a similar footprint to the HyperX Pulsefire mouse, though it isn’t quite as tall. The flared front end broadens the V2, and the raised shell gives it a larger profile. Its actual dimensions are 127 x 61.7 x 42.7 inches (LxWxH). To complete the look, the DeathAdder V2’s lights are sharp and crisp. The wheel and logo on the shell both look great thanks to Razer Chroma. It has eight buttons that you can customise in Synapse to suit your needs. That’s two on the front, two on the side, the scroller with two DPI buttons behind it, and a button on the bottom of the mouse to cycle through up to five different profiles for when you have different configurations for different uses. Setup is as simple as plugging in the mouse, which launches the Synapse installation. Other mice force you to visit the website, which is a good thing, but there are a lot of different options to choose from on your first instal. The first topic we should cover is Razer Synapse, which is almost too in-depth. Of course, it’s not just software for managing the DeathAdder V2, but it’s also designed to plug in and manage all of your Razer devices, which can be confusing. However, you can configure all of your buttons however you want and save up to 5 profiles in the mouse’s on-board memory. You can change the DPI, polling rate, lighting, and even customise your tracking.
