Razer Naga MMO

Razer peppers the MMO mouse with buttons.

With a laser sensor and 19 programmable buttons, the Naga Chroma is trying very hard to get some attention, and it will probably succeed by big numbers alone.

As an MMO mouse, the Naga falls into the same traps as the Corsair Scimitar, although it makes its buttons easier to locate by providing them with a concave top surface, so there’s less chance of pressing two at once. If you have to look at it, Razer has chosen to rotate the numbers printed on the array through 90 degrees, presumably to make them easier to read, although we’re not sure about that, having tried it. The wheel is a tilting model that moves very positively, its rubber tyre nicely studded to prevent slippage.

The ergonomic design makes it feel a little smaller than the Scimitar, although it still has to integrate the button array into its structure, so any space savings Razer has achieved are going to be minimal. The black plastic shell is grippy and eversoslightly textured.

A finger rest on the right side is a nice touch, giving those underused digits somewhere to hang out.

This version of the Naga ups the colours it’s capable of displaying to 16.8 million, and also comes in a lefthanded version. A wireless edition, the Epic Naga, is also available.

You have to love MMOs (or possibly accounting) to buy a mouse like this, and the Synapse software makes configuring its button array very straightforward. Its appeal may not be broad, but if you have a need for all those buttons, you won’t be disappointed with the Naga.