The DAV3 HyperSpeed (left) is a tiny bit smaller than the “normal” one (right). Photo taken by the author.

Razer’s DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed Mouse Is Almost Incredible

Thoughts after one month with their mid-range option

EDIT: And one month later, I’ve discovered Razer’s recent wild marketing blunder. It’s a big yikes. I’m no longer a fan of this mouse!

Most of the marketing attention in the world of gaming mice centers on premium products, pushing gamers to spend close to two hundred dollars and get all the biggest numbers. Sometimes it is fun to buy more raw mouse performance than you’ll ever actually need, but it’s not that practical…and not a great value for most users.

That’s why the mid-range exists. The dark, lonely, sad, boring mid-range. It sits there between “budget” and “expensive,” hoping you’ll go for its bland mix of value and features. Sometimes these products deserve to vanish unnoticed into history, but other times they somehow exceed their lack of ambition and become something truly exciting.

Razer’s DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed gets so close to the mark, but it is let down both by some weird choices and the inevitable march of time.

In the past, if you saw “HyperSpeed” in the name of a Razer thing, it meant you were looking at a budget wireless product. These days, the branding is sadly more muddled, with several non-budget products now carrying that…