[0:00] Now, if you have seen the Viper V3 Pro
[0:01] everywhere, this month you're probably
[0:03] wondering the same thing everyone is. Is
[0:04] this actually worth $159 or is it just a
[0:07] V3 Pro with a new number on the box? And
[0:09] the answer here matters because you
[0:11] could easily waste $159 on something
[0:13] your current mouse already does. So, in
[0:15] this video I'm going to test this mouse
[0:16] against the Superlight, against the V3
[0:18] Pro, and against clones that cost a
[0:20] third of the price. And by the end of
[0:22] this video you'll walk away knowing
[0:23] exactly what to buy. But before any
[0:25] comparison matters, you need to
[0:26] understand what Razer actually changed
[0:28] inside this thing and what they didn't.
[0:30] We have a new which goes up to 15,000
[0:33] DPI now. They also added something
[0:34] called frame sync which from what I
[0:36] understand makes the sensor and the chip
[0:37] inside the mouse sync up better before
[0:39] sending data to the PC. Basically, you
[0:41] have less wasted data, less delay, and
[0:43] it helps a lot with battery life which
[0:45] brings me to the one upgrade that
[0:46] actually matters day-to-day. Now,
[0:48] battery went from 95 hours on the V3 Pro
[0:50] to 180 on this. I charged it day one
[0:53] after three or four days it was still
[0:55] sitting like 60% and I run this at 1,000
[0:57] Hz on desktop and 4,000 Hz in games.
[0:59] Scroll wheel is new, too. Optical
[1:01] instead of mechanical, smoother,
[1:03] quieter, should last longer. The new
[1:04] dongle shows you battery, DPI, and
[1:06] polling rate through LED without opening
[1:08] any software which is kind of cool, I
[1:10] guess. Next, you have switches which are
[1:11] Gen 4 and they are super loud.
[1:14] They're all hollow, metallic, way louder
[1:15] than the V3 Pro, and definitely not what
[1:17] you want to hear for $159 to be honest.
[1:20] But how much of a problem that actually
[1:21] is depends entirely on what you compare
[1:23] it to. And what the mouse feels like
[1:25] after a week on your pad matters way
[1:27] more than any spec on the box. So, let's
[1:29] talk about how it actually feels. Now,
[1:30] first thing out of the box, my first
[1:32] impression, it feels floaty. I tested
[1:34] this on different pads, cloth pads,
[1:36] glass pads, different textures, same
[1:38] thing on all of them. Now, you get used
[1:39] to it after like a few hours, so it's
[1:41] not really something that would make you
[1:43] not want to buy this. Now, the shape is
[1:44] identical to the V3 Pro. If someone
[1:46] subbed them out on my desk without
[1:48] telling me, I'm not sure I could pick
[1:49] the right one to be honest. Now, this
[1:51] locks in my hand well for gaming better
[1:53] than Logitech as a shape for me
[1:54] personally, but that's a preference, not
[1:56] a V4 thing. And if you use like a palm
[1:58] grip and you need that hump in the back,
[2:00] this is not for you. Just get like a
[2:01] Deathadder. Now, where do I notice the
[2:03] Razer pulling ahead is on glass pads.
[2:05] With a lot of newer mice, or even like
[2:07] clones, you have problems with some
[2:09] particular surfaces, especially glass.
[2:11] With this one, I didn't saw any
[2:13] problems. One thing to flag though, some
[2:14] people are reporting lift off distance
[2:16] feels too high even on the low setting.
[2:19] Now, if you play low sense and lift your
[2:20] mouse a lot, that could be a real
[2:22] problem. Now, it might of course get
[2:23] fixed in a firmware, but it's there. We
[2:25] also have these Synapse web, which Razer
[2:27] is pushing really hard the idea that you
[2:29] don't need software anymore, but you
[2:30] still need Synapse the first time to
[2:32] update the firmware before web config
[2:34] even works with this mouse. So, yeah,
[2:35] keep that in mind. Now, the clicks, I've
[2:37] been holding off on this because it only
[2:39] really makes sense next to competition.
[2:41] And at $180, the Super Strik is doing
[2:43] something with its switches that makes
[2:45] the Razer whole approach look like
[2:47] outdated. Now, Logitech hits let you set
[2:49] actuation point wherever you want. You
[2:50] get haptic feedback, you can make the
[2:52] clicks feel however you like, quiet for
[2:54] browsing, happy for gaming, whatever. On
[2:56] the V4 Pro, you get loud clicks and
[2:58] that's all. Now, of course, more option
[2:59] is always better than one bland choice,
[3:01] and this is where Logitech is generally
[3:03] ahead on innovation. Now, for daily use
[3:05] outside of gaming, the Super Strik is
[3:07] just better to live with, and if Razer
[3:09] put that kind of click deck on this
[3:10] mouse, it would be my main easily, which
[3:12] is why I think this release is more of a
[3:14] test than a final product. As someone
[3:16] who did marketing for 10 years, this
[3:18] feels like Razer dropped it just to see
[3:20] how the community reacts before
[3:21] committing to something bigger. Now, I
[3:23] bet some money that within a year they
[3:24] announce like a V4 Pro SE or whatever
[3:26] they want to name it with some sort of
[3:28] adjustable switches built in, similar to
[3:30] Logitech. Now, bottom line on this match
[3:32] up, best raw specs and battery, V4 Pro
[3:35] wins like easily. Best daily click
[3:37] experience, Super Strik by a lot. Either
[3:39] way, shape comes first. If the Viper
[3:41] fits your hand, you're not buying a
[3:42] Logitech regardless, and the other way
[3:44] around to be honest. But, here is what
[3:45] neither brand wants you thinking about.
[3:47] What you can get for a third of this
[3:49] price. Because in 2026, the real
[3:51] competition is sitting at $40 to $60 and
[3:54] is getting uncomfortably close. So, here
[3:57] is what else your money could get you
[3:58] right now. The moment the V4 Pro
[4:00] launched, the V3 Pro dropped around
[4:01] $120. Now, if you want to go lower, the
[4:04] ATK X1 Pro is around $50. Basically,
[4:07] it's just like a Viper shape clone,
[4:08] where independently tested it has it
[4:10] keeping [music] up with mice at two or
[4:11] three times its price. Build, of course,
[4:13] is not like Razer, but for what it
[4:15] costs, it's hard to argue against. Now,
[4:16] the M chose L7 Ultra Plus is about like
[4:19] 50 6 dollars with an 8K dongle in the
[4:21] box. Yeah, of course, it's a different
[4:23] shape, but worth knowing about if you're
[4:25] like fingertip or like a small hand
[4:26] player. And then, there is the VXE R1
[4:28] Pro at around $35, which is probably the
[4:31] most talked about budget mouse in the
[4:32] community right now. It's like 54 grams,
[4:35] solid sensor, and nobody who's tested it
[4:37] can find like a meaningful gap against
[4:39] mice four times the price. Now, if you
[4:40] want something in between where you're
[4:42] not rolling the dice on AliExpress, but
[4:44] also not paying flagship prices, Pulsar
[4:46] is king in my opinion. So, we've got
[4:48] everything from $35 to $1 59 dollars on
[4:50] the table, and what separates them is
[4:53] not what you'd expect. Now, pro use the
[4:55] Viper because at tournament, you need
[4:57] zero surprises. On-site support,
[4:59] replacement units, firmware tested for
[5:01] months. That matters only when your like
[5:02] career is on the line. But, for everyone
[5:05] else playing like ranked at home, that
[5:07] doesn't really matter that much, to be
[5:08] honest. Now, something worth saying
[5:10] about this launch specifically, nobody
[5:11] can tell you about durability on a mouse
[5:13] that's been out for weeks, and Razer had
[5:15] real issues with switches and scroll
[5:17] wheels on older Vipers. So, take every
[5:19] launch review with a grain of salt, of
[5:21] course, including mine. Of course, at
[5:23] the end of the day, what separates all
[5:24] of these mice is perceived performance.
[5:26] How it feels in your hand, on your pad,
[5:28] in your game. Not what the sensor does
[5:31] in a test lab. And at that level, the
[5:33] gap between $50 and $159 has never been
[5:36] smaller. So, now, we have three
[5:38] situation, three answers. Now, if you're
[5:40] on a V3 Pro or Super Strikers now, and
[5:42] you're happy, just don't get this.
[5:43] Nothing here changes how you play, and
[5:45] if I'm right about Razer dropping an
[5:47] updated version with better switches,
[5:49] you'll be glad you waited. If not, it is
[5:51] what it is. I'll get you a beer, and
[5:52] it's fine. But, if you're like on
[5:54] something older, V2 Pro, older Logitech,
[5:56] anything from a couple generations ago,
[5:58] the V3 Pro at $120 is the best move
[6:01] right now, to be honest. Now, if you
[6:02] don't really care about brands and stuff
[6:03] like that, VAXEE XE R1 Pro at $35, 8K X1
[6:07] Pro at $50 for the Viper shape, or
[6:09] Pulsar for something more polished. So,
[6:11] pick the shape that fits you, spend the
[6:13] rest on a better pad or better or
[6:15] whatever you want. I don't really care.
[6:16] And to be honest, at this point, you see
[6:18] a bunch of people comparing
[6:20] online, but the only thing that matters
[6:21] is how it really feels in your hand.
[6:22] There are people hitting Radiant with
[6:24] like a Microsoft IntelliMouse 1.1 mouse
[6:26] from years ago. So, at the end of the
[6:28] day, get what fits your hand at the
[6:29] price that you can afford, and you
[6:31] should be fine, to be honest. Now, drop
[6:33] your current mouse in the comments. I'm
[6:34] curious what everyone's using, and
[6:36] whether you're upgrading or staying put.
[6:38] And if you want to learn and see more
[6:39] about gaming peripherals, or like my
[6:41] first impression on the latest Logitech
[6:42] mouse, check out this next video.