Razer Cobra Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse Review
In 2020, Razer released the Viper Mini, and it was a huge hit both with the enthusiast mouse audience and with gamers looking to enter their vast hardware ecosystem on more of a budget. Coming in under fifty bucks, it nevertheless had a lean weight, optical buttons, and gaming performance that competed with some of the better pro gaming mice on the market at the time.
Unfortunately, Razer claimed that the “Mini” branding and the relative lack of RGB support meant that it didn’t land with their much bigger mainstream audience that buys stuff at Target and Best Buy. So rather than cave to endless enthusiast demands for a wireless model — they did nothing for years.
This year, the Viper Mini tide finally broke, but rather than give in to fan demands for a cheap-yet-powerful wireless model, Razer went in two wildly different directions. First, they created the nearly three hundred dollar “Viper Signature Edition,” a limited drop-based magnesium monstrosity filled with huge holes and high-end hardware. Each time they put some of these on their web site, they sell out in spite of the fact that it’s one of the most obvious cash grab products the company has ever made. It’s also one of their least efficient in terms of carbon waste, apparently requiring a new mold to be used…
