How scary are the rodents of the future? Mice that can shoot lasers with advanced precision from a single eye. They have no fear and invade homes by the millions across the country. Around the world, even. And, they are wireless. But weren’t mice always wireless? The disease-spreading kind were, but Verbatim’s Recharge/Go wireless laser mouse is a picture of the advances we have made toward making wires a thing of the past.
The Recharge comes in a black and green box wrapped around blister packaging. It’s a very eye-catching array of colors that grabs you from its perch on the shelf. And why don’t more people use matte black with glossy pictures on their boxes? All the big gaming companies do it, why don’t the little guys? It would actually cost less in the long run to leave it matte and just put a little bit of gloss on it. Packaging is the seller when it comes to store shelves, people. You want someone to look at your product? Make the box hot. Put Carmen Electra on that son of a gun. Holy mother of….
So back to the mouse. With a receiver that doubles as a charger, just dock the mouse in the receiver, charge and go – saves time, batteries and money. It’s also wireless – no cord clutter – and offers the reliability of a 2.4Ghz connection – that means no delayed cursor movement. Designed for comfort, it’s a perfect fit for right-handers and offers 3 programmable buttons for 1-click access to functions you use most. The 3-setting speed control lets you set a cursor speed to match your activity, and laser technology gives you more cursor precision and control. With this mouse, forget changing batteries – just recharge and go.
- Re-Chargable – Save Buttons. Dock, recharge and go.
- Laser – Precision movement and control with laser sensor tracking
- Ergonomic – Ergonomic design for enhanced comfort and usability
- Multi-Button – Enjoy one-click access to key functions with 3 programmable buttons.
Okay, that came from the Verbatim website. I didn’t write it. But here’s my skinny on the whole thing. It’s a laser mouse with precision movement that would allow precise control with games and software. It is wireless so you don’t have to yank those damned wires that are tangled around your speaker and keyboard wires so you have some slack. It comes with its own rechargeable batteries, and all you have to do is sit it on top of the receiver which is also the charger. It’s programmable, it has a lot of buttons, and fits your hand like a second skin. This, my friends, is art. And damned if it ain’t pretty.
I’m sure you’ve installed stuff on your computer before, but I recommend installing your drivers and software before plugging in your gear. It’ll save you a few headaches with Windows taking days to install your stuff. I got mine installed and immediately noticed a huge difference over my old optical mouse. For one, that red light from underneath it didn’t come one as I’m used to happening. I thought it was broken at first, then remembered it was laser, not optical. So, feeling dumb, I set it back down on the charger and walked away so I could get a full charge before playing. I had a date with Left 4 Dead (review here) and I wasn’t going in with a half-cocked mouse.
I waited about two hours for a full charge, as any knowledgeable tech guy knows the proper charge time of these batteries.. And because my battery charger has a digital readout that told me it would take two hours. Honestly, who really wants to go check for a blinking light to see if it’s green just so they can get their batteries out? Craziness. Of course I will leave them in the mouse for charging on the mouse’s base after the test.
So the batteries were fully charged. I grabbed the mouse and loaded it. Right off the bat I noticed how much smoother and more precise my movements were. The cursor seamed to be more connected to the mouse than on the screen. It was a very strange feeling not having any choppy movement or lag in the cursor. So I loaded up Left 4 Dead (read our review here) for some serious gameplay.
The Verbatim mouse did not disappoint. I got the most advanced movement I had ever felt in a game before. The motion of the game was much more realistic when I moved my character to look around or to aim my gun. I found that I was also taking zombies out with much more precision that before. I made it through the final chapter of the second episode of Left 4 Dead with much less damage taken than before. And this whole time I thought I simply sucked at the game. Now I can shoot a Hunter as he flies through the air and knock his ass into the middle of next week. It’s a beautiful thing, my friends.
So here’s my final take on the Recharge/Go. It’s awesome. It’s precise. It kicks major butt if for no other reason than being wireless and giving such beautiful movement when fragging the crap out of your friends or fighting hordes of undead hungry zombies and mutants. I personally give this mouse three thumbs up. But you only get to see two of them.
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