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[00:00] Now, if you have seen the Viper V3 Pro

[00:01] everywhere, this month you're probably

[00:03] wondering the same thing everyone is. Is

[00:04] this actually worth $159 or is it just a

[00:07] V3 Pro with a new number on the box? And

[00:09] the answer here matters because you

[00:11] could easily waste $159 on something

[00:13] your current mouse already does. So, in

[00:15] this video I'm going to test this mouse

[00:16] against the Superlight, against the V3

[00:18] Pro, and against clones that cost a

[00:20] third of the price. And by the end of

[00:22] this video you'll walk away knowing

[00:23] exactly what to buy. But before any

[00:25] comparison matters, you need to

[00:26] understand what Razer actually changed

[00:28] inside this thing and what they didn't.

[00:30] We have a new which goes up to 15,000

[00:33] DPI now. They also added something

[00:34] called frame sync which from what I

[00:36] understand makes the sensor and the chip

[00:37] inside the mouse sync up better before

[00:39] sending data to the PC. Basically, you

[00:41] have less wasted data, less delay, and

[00:43] it helps a lot with battery life which

[00:45] brings me to the one upgrade that

[00:46] actually matters day-to-day. Now,

[00:48] battery went from 95 hours on the V3 Pro

[00:50] to 180 on this. I charged it day one

[00:53] after three or four days it was still

[00:55] sitting like 60% and I run this at 1,000

[00:57] Hz on desktop and 4,000 Hz in games.

[00:59] Scroll wheel is new, too. Optical

[01:01] instead of mechanical, smoother,

[01:03] quieter, should last longer. The new

[01:04] dongle shows you battery, DPI, and

[01:06] polling rate through LED without opening

[01:08] any software which is kind of cool, I

[01:10] guess. Next, you have switches which are

[01:11] Gen 4 and they are super loud.

[01:14] They're all hollow, metallic, way louder

[01:15] than the V3 Pro, and definitely not what

[01:17] you want to hear for $159 to be honest.

[01:20] But how much of a problem that actually

[01:21] is depends entirely on what you compare

[01:23] it to. And what the mouse feels like

[01:25] after a week on your pad matters way

[01:27] more than any spec on the box. So, let's

[01:29] talk about how it actually feels. Now,

[01:30] first thing out of the box, my first

[01:32] impression, it feels floaty. I tested

[01:34] this on different pads, cloth pads,

[01:36] glass pads, different textures, same

[01:38] thing on all of them. Now, you get used

[01:39] to it after like a few hours, so it's

[01:41] not really something that would make you

[01:43] not want to buy this. Now, the shape is

[01:44] identical to the V3 Pro. If someone

[01:46] subbed them out on my desk without

[01:48] telling me, I'm not sure I could pick

[01:49] the right one to be honest. Now, this

[01:51] locks in my hand well for gaming better

[01:53] than Logitech as a shape for me

[01:54] personally, but that's a preference, not

[01:56] a V4 thing. And if you use like a palm

[01:58] grip and you need that hump in the back,

[02:00] this is not for you. Just get like a

[02:01] Deathadder. Now, where do I notice the

[02:03] Razer pulling ahead is on glass pads.

[02:05] With a lot of newer mice, or even like

[02:07] clones, you have problems with some

[02:09] particular surfaces, especially glass.

[02:11] With this one, I didn't saw any

[02:13] problems. One thing to flag though, some

[02:14] people are reporting lift off distance

[02:16] feels too high even on the low setting.

[02:19] Now, if you play low sense and lift your

[02:20] mouse a lot, that could be a real

[02:22] problem. Now, it might of course get

[02:23] fixed in a firmware, but it's there. We

[02:25] also have these Synapse web, which Razer

[02:27] is pushing really hard the idea that you

[02:29] don't need software anymore, but you

[02:30] still need Synapse the first time to

[02:32] update the firmware before web config

[02:34] even works with this mouse. So, yeah,

[02:35] keep that in mind. Now, the clicks, I've

[02:37] been holding off on this because it only

[02:39] really makes sense next to competition.

[02:41] And at $180, the Super Strik is doing

[02:43] something with its switches that makes

[02:45] the Razer whole approach look like

[02:47] outdated. Now, Logitech hits let you set

[02:49] actuation point wherever you want. You

[02:50] get haptic feedback, you can make the

[02:52] clicks feel however you like, quiet for

[02:54] browsing, happy for gaming, whatever. On

[02:56] the V4 Pro, you get loud clicks and

[02:58] that's all. Now, of course, more option

[02:59] is always better than one bland choice,

[03:01] and this is where Logitech is generally

[03:03] ahead on innovation. Now, for daily use

[03:05] outside of gaming, the Super Strik is

[03:07] just better to live with, and if Razer

[03:09] put that kind of click deck on this

[03:10] mouse, it would be my main easily, which

[03:12] is why I think this release is more of a

[03:14] test than a final product. As someone

[03:16] who did marketing for 10 years, this

[03:18] feels like Razer dropped it just to see

[03:20] how the community reacts before

[03:21] committing to something bigger. Now, I

[03:23] bet some money that within a year they

[03:24] announce like a V4 Pro SE or whatever

[03:26] they want to name it with some sort of

[03:28] adjustable switches built in, similar to

[03:30] Logitech. Now, bottom line on this match

[03:32] up, best raw specs and battery, V4 Pro

[03:35] wins like easily. Best daily click

[03:37] experience, Super Strik by a lot. Either

[03:39] way, shape comes first. If the Viper

[03:41] fits your hand, you're not buying a

[03:42] Logitech regardless, and the other way

[03:44] around to be honest. But, here is what

[03:45] neither brand wants you thinking about.

[03:47] What you can get for a third of this

[03:49] price. Because in 2026, the real

[03:51] competition is sitting at $40 to $60 and

[03:54] is getting uncomfortably close. So, here

[03:57] is what else your money could get you

[03:58] right now. The moment the V4 Pro

[04:00] launched, the V3 Pro dropped around

[04:01] $120. Now, if you want to go lower, the

[04:04] ATK X1 Pro is around $50. Basically,

[04:07] it's just like a Viper shape clone,

[04:08] where independently tested it has it

[04:10] keeping [music] up with mice at two or

[04:11] three times its price. Build, of course,

[04:13] is not like Razer, but for what it

[04:15] costs, it's hard to argue against. Now,

[04:16] the M chose L7 Ultra Plus is about like

[04:19] 50 6 dollars with an 8K dongle in the

[04:21] box. Yeah, of course, it's a different

[04:23] shape, but worth knowing about if you're

[04:25] like fingertip or like a small hand

[04:26] player. And then, there is the VXE R1

[04:28] Pro at around $35, which is probably the

[04:31] most talked about budget mouse in the

[04:32] community right now. It's like 54 grams,

[04:35] solid sensor, and nobody who's tested it

[04:37] can find like a meaningful gap against

[04:39] mice four times the price. Now, if you

[04:40] want something in between where you're

[04:42] not rolling the dice on AliExpress, but

[04:44] also not paying flagship prices, Pulsar

[04:46] is king in my opinion. So, we've got

[04:48] everything from $35 to $1 59 dollars on

[04:50] the table, and what separates them is

[04:53] not what you'd expect. Now, pro use the

[04:55] Viper because at tournament, you need

[04:57] zero surprises. On-site support,

[04:59] replacement units, firmware tested for

[05:01] months. That matters only when your like

[05:02] career is on the line. But, for everyone

[05:05] else playing like ranked at home, that

[05:07] doesn't really matter that much, to be

[05:08] honest. Now, something worth saying

[05:10] about this launch specifically, nobody

[05:11] can tell you about durability on a mouse

[05:13] that's been out for weeks, and Razer had

[05:15] real issues with switches and scroll

[05:17] wheels on older Vipers. So, take every

[05:19] launch review with a grain of salt, of

[05:21] course, including mine. Of course, at

[05:23] the end of the day, what separates all

[05:24] of these mice is perceived performance.

[05:26] How it feels in your hand, on your pad,

[05:28] in your game. Not what the sensor does

[05:31] in a test lab. And at that level, the

[05:33] gap between $50 and $159 has never been

[05:36] smaller. So, now, we have three

[05:38] situation, three answers. Now, if you're

[05:40] on a V3 Pro or Super Strikers now, and

[05:42] you're happy, just don't get this.

[05:43] Nothing here changes how you play, and

[05:45] if I'm right about Razer dropping an

[05:47] updated version with better switches,

[05:49] you'll be glad you waited. If not, it is

[05:51] what it is. I'll get you a beer, and

[05:52] it's fine. But, if you're like on

[05:54] something older, V2 Pro, older Logitech,

[05:56] anything from a couple generations ago,

[05:58] the V3 Pro at $120 is the best move

[06:01] right now, to be honest. Now, if you

[06:02] don't really care about brands and stuff

[06:03] like that, VAXEE XE R1 Pro at $35, 8K X1

[06:07] Pro at $50 for the Viper shape, or

[06:09] Pulsar for something more polished. So,

[06:11] pick the shape that fits you, spend the

[06:13] rest on a better pad or better or

[06:15] whatever you want. I don't really care.

[06:16] And to be honest, at this point, you see

[06:18] a bunch of people comparing

[06:20] online, but the only thing that matters

[06:21] is how it really feels in your hand.

[06:22] There are people hitting Radiant with

[06:24] like a Microsoft IntelliMouse 1.1 mouse

[06:26] from years ago. So, at the end of the

[06:28] day, get what fits your hand at the

[06:29] price that you can afford, and you

[06:31] should be fine, to be honest. Now, drop

[06:33] your current mouse in the comments. I'm

[06:34] curious what everyone's using, and

[06:36] whether you're upgrading or staying put.

[06:38] And if you want to learn and see more

[06:39] about gaming peripherals, or like my

[06:41] first impression on the latest Logitech

[06:42] mouse, check out this next video.