Mad Catz R.A.T.7 Gaming Mouse for PC and Mac

Let me begin to say this: I love my RAT5. It was a great mice. Bought it at a discount, and it is the most comfortable gaming mouse that I have ever used. The quality is great in terms of innovation and comfortability. However, Yes, the quality of the material or the way it is built makes this mouse one of the worst I have ever seen. It occasionally crap out on me due to software issue. If the mouse laser or the track pad is dirty, the mouse tracking system will not work well. After two years of gaming, the mouse died. Now, I have tried a range of mouse. None of them are as comfortable/customization as this. Therefore, i gave RAT7 a chance. The pinky rest is fantastic, so is the additional customization compared to RAT5. It is indeed a better version. Just hope that it will last. If it doesnt, i will not be buying Mad Catz mouse again. Simple summary: - Great comfort - Great customization - Great tracking - Worst build - Might crap out occasionally - Usually dies in 2 years ---Update--- Still loving this. I have tried other gaming mouses, and i guess i'm spoiled by this mouse. NONE of the other mouse just feel the same or comfortable. We need some real competition against Mad Catz please. Gamers/coders/pc users use mouse every day. Comfortability is the key. I have upgraded from 4 stars to 5 stars. ----Update2--- Just to confirm that this mouse is still working with no issues. It has been almost 2 years now. The only times that the sensor acts up is when dust or hair got into the laser part. That usually means I need to clean my desk. So far, I am very happy with the result. Prob. will buy another white one soon since I'm sick of other cheap chinese mouse.

This is my 2nd RAT gaming mouse in 5 years. The first R.A.T. mouse I purchased was a R.A.T. 5 for a gaming rig I built in 2010. It lasted nearly 5 years of gaming while surviving drops, spilled drinks, heavy gaming use, and a few rage moments; but started to fail little by little during its 5th year of use. At first the thumb Mouse 4/5 buttons stopped working, then the right and left mouse buttons started to stick and/or double click. But after 5 years I was happy enough to say I got my money's worth. After those 5 years I'm building another new rig, and thought I would go with another R.A.T. mouse and decided to try out the RAT 7. This is the first RAT 7 I've owned, but not the first I've held, seen, or used. It would seem since 2010 at some point Mad Catz kept the model names but changed certain aspects of the mice. Whether they are simply aesthetic changes or both aesthetic and hardware I'm unsure of; all I know is there is a difference between the mouse I bought last month from a mouse of this brand 5 years ago. Older R.A.T. mice have a Black/White cybernetic-type face on the thumb rest and as the icon to change profiles, whereas newer RAT mice have 4 scratch marks instead of the face. I've also noticed weight differences between identical RAT 7s. I've had two RAT 7s side by side before, both with all 5 removable weights installed. One was too heavy needing 3 weights removed, while the other felt just fine with all weights kept in. I don't know if build quality has changed over the years or what the case was. Pros/Cons from my experience with RAT mice: Pros: - I've had good luck with build quality, which also translated to longevity. As stated earlier my first RAT 5 lasted nearly 5 years. I know Mad Catz has a reputation with older gamers as "that" company that sold the cheap knock-off controllers for cheap at the store. And some people seem to have complaints about this mouse breaking after very short periods of use. But to me it would seem they actually put some real effort into this mouse, and I've gotten great use. - Usable on pretty much any surface you can think of aside from glass. - 6400 max DPI means the mouse can be as sensitive as can be, or DPI can be dropped down so low it takes 20 full swipes to move across the screen. Sensitive enough to recognize quick twitch movements and fast high-speed snaps. Some mice boast DPIs far above 6400 DPI, but I can only think of a handful of games or applications I even need to come close to using the max 6400 DPI, and even then it's only for certain situations. - Precision aim button. Some may think it sounds like a stupid option only thrown in to justify a higher price, but being able to hold a button down and cut your DPI for quick, extremely precise movements can come in very handy. - Sturdy construction. Most all mice are pure plastic, and even if they are $100 just feel cheap in your hand. The RAT has a metal undercarriage which gives it a good solid frame, and gives you a good solid feeling while holding it. It also helps the mouse withstand an accidental drop or two that would crack or otherwise destroy another mouse. - Removable weights. Every person is different, some like heavier mice, some like lighter. A person may even prefer a heavier mouse for one game or program and a lighter mouse for another. This is where the removable weights come in handy with the RAT. You can go from near feather-light to hefty and anywhere in-between. Personally I like knowing I have a mouse in my hand, and being able to feel the mouse move, thus keeping in all the weights is my preference. - Pretty much every part of the RAT 7 bends side to side or extends front to back any way you could want, or has different pieces to screw on to fit your preference. It will accommodate a child's hand just as well as a grown man with large hands. I personally use the thumb buttons in games for often-used actions such as melee attacks, grenade throws, use keys, zooms, etc. Having a mouse where I can change how my thumb sits on the mouse not only adds a level of personal comfort, it makes hitting those buttons that much easier, and the response that much faster. Having an extended pinky rest as an option also makes this mouse feel that much more comfortable as half your hand isn't hanging off the side or your fingers dragging along the mouse pad. It also speaks to how well the buttons hold up being pressed as often as they are. - Buttons. There are just enough buttons to be useful without covering the mouse with tons of useless buttons to be accidentally pressed, get in the way, or just make the mouse feel uncomfortable in your hand. The left/right click are firm enough to prevent accidental presses, yet light enough that quick presses are easy. The DPI settings can be changed on the fly, something that can save you quiet some time fooling with mouse speeds in option menus. The mouse supports 3 profiles which are swapped with the press of a button. Each profile can support 4 separate DPI settings and each profile can have each button on the mouse customized to any keyboard button. DPI settings are changed with the press of a button. While playing a game if your mouse is too sensitive or not sensitive enough it can be fixed on the fly in a matter of seconds without pausing or getting into an options menu. For some reason I see some people complaining about the software used, but I can't see why. It's simple enough a toddler could use it. The software isn't even required unless you plan on programming buttons. - Braided USB line is tough, extends from the USB plug to the base of the mouse. Cons: - The USB cable may be a bit short for a small percentage of people. However unless your tower/laptop is on the other side of the desk from where you are sitting, there should be plenty of cable. - Cost. Although the mouse has a lot of features $100 dollars is quiet a pricetag for a mouse. - Left/Right Thumb Scroll is virtually useless. After 5 years of use of a RAT 5, and current use of a RAT 7 I have yet to ever use it, and don't think it's got native support by anything. It's really only put into use if assigned a button/macro in the software's profile editor. The button usually assigned to it is up/down scroll, to scroll through weapons on a FPS for example. Something easily done by the scroll wheel without the need to create custom buttons. - The RAT 5 was a sturdy build, but did not have the flexibility of the RAT 7. I can see the mouse having more weak points than a solid mouse, yet still stronger than a piece of plastic.

Let me address some issues here: This is the second time I have bought this mouse. I only purchased it again because I sold it back in 2013 when I had no use for a wired mouse. If your mouse is jumping all over the place, there are 2 points to adjust. Turn the sensitivity down to a normal amount of 50% or a little more if you want, and then adjust the DPI settings. The top review here complains about this setting varied by surface. All you have to do is adjust the sensitivity and clean your sensor regularly. Anyone complaining about the mouse not tracking, probably never cleaned their sensor. Canned air and a q-tip with some alcohol go a long way. I use alcohol to clean my keyboard and mouse daily. I clean the sensor once a month or so. If you do not do the same, how can you expect your equipment to last? Take care of your stuff. Some other reviews complain of "oxidation" to the metal. That is ridiculous. Either you never wash your hands, or have the sweatiest nastiest hands ever and never clean you mouse. This mouse comes with 3 different palm wrests, and if you extend any of them, your hand will never touch the metal on the back of the mouse. Also, the thumb scroll, if easily cleaned with alcohol and a q-tip regularly will never "oxidize"... I am not sure how it ever could unless your hands are disgustingly sweaty. If your hands do sweat even the slightest amount, all you have to do is clean your equipment regularly. It's that simple. The cable is braided. If you simply check the integrity of your cables before using the product you will notice if there are any "shorts" in the cables. What I do with all cables like HDMI, DP, USB etc etc... is plug them in, and wiggle the cord at both ends very slightly and also work the cord around in various positions to ensure there is no issue. Unless you pinch this cable, or misuse it, I don't see how it could come loose, king, or short out. I have experienced no issues before, and I do not expect any to come. All these one star reviews are either not verified purchases, or have no evidence (pictures) to support the quality they keep their equipment or the surfaces the mouse is used on. I update my reviews regularly and will continue to do so. Take care of your stuff and it will take care of you. UPDATE 7-11-16 No issues at all. Cleaning daily with alcohol, no stuttering, no anything. I will update regularly. UPDATE 11-25-16 Still, zero issues. Regular cleaning, no issues as listed in the horrible top reviews. UPDATE 04-18-2017 Still no issues. Not one.

It's with a heavy heart that I write this review and give this mouse only 2 stars (realistically its 2.5). rarely do i give a low rating, and it's almost painful to give it less then 3 stars, as there are so many things that I love about this mouse! but i cannot give is more then 3, and even that was a challenge. I'm picky about my mice, as I have a slight different holding position then many, and I've gone through dozens of mouse designs until I found this one. I love the low semi-flat aspect of this mouse, and the adjustable positions are gravy. the extra buttons are almost perfect for my needs, and I love the different possibilities the extra scroll provides. the software is encompassing, and flexible, if just a tad bit clunky. After my first RAT mouse that had horrible issue with laser tracking, the rest had little to no issues with this. I love this mouse in many ways, and have re-purchased it multiple times (total of 7 different times). even at that price, I love this mouse that much. So why just 2 stars? simple. the side buttons, that I use a lot, break. And they do it very fast. they are only really a thin sheath of plastic that functions like a lever to push a toggle deeper in the side of the mouse. as they are plastic, they are prone to bending, eventually making the button depression difficult, to eventually completely breaking off. I literally have 6 other variations of this model sitting in a box in my attic, fully functional with the exception of one or both of the side buttons broken (or non functional due to bending). My last one i purchased didn't last more then 2 months before this same scenario started up again. I simply cannot excuse the price for these mice when I have to replace them every few months because the company refuses to see a design defect in the product. they either need to make those lever style buttons on the side out of a firmer material (aluminum or some other stiff metal), or change the design completely. they simply don't work. I've had these mice last at the most a year before needing replacement...and even at that I could stomach it as I love the design of the mouse. but this last one was that "straw". 2 months...for a 75$ mouse. inconceivable. I hope that I'll be able to find a replacement that is as comfortable as this one, but my budget simply can't risk the chance on those buttons! it's like rolling the dice with 75$ of your precious hard earned money...with no chance of winning any of it back. so in the meantime, I'm working with a gimped mouse, looking for another model that feels like this one but won't toss my money out the window a few months later.

I'm writing this from a mac user's perspective. It is listed as an officially supported product after all. My first impression of this mouse was overwhelmingly positive. It feels solid and the adjustable ergonomics make it delightful to use regardless of your style. That's as far as the good impressions went. To take advantage of the editable profiles, macro programming, etc, you need to download Mad Catz's software for the Mac. Once you actually find it in the depths of their website, you'll be greeted by a profoundly ugly interface. This is a subjective matter though, so I won't dwell on it. The functionality, on the other hand, is objectively embarrassing. Any team willing to ship a product in this state just so they can advertise OS X as a "supported platform" should be fired, plain and simple. This is my experience with the software: 1. The DPI Interface is unusable. The elements look like they were put through a blender and left where they landed. 2. On a given profile, I was only able to edit a button once. From that point on, you can edit all you want but the changes will never stick. That's only if you're lucky and it doesn't crash while saving. 3. After finally saving a profile, I was unable to even launch the software without it crashing. I had to find the profile on disk, delete it, and start over. I did eventually get a simple profile to stick (in part by editing the profile data by hand), and I used the mouse happily for a couple of months without ever touching the software. Just recently the hardware laser failed. The mouse won't track, but the buttons still work. Now I have an expensive paperweight with trash software. But it has great ergonomics!

This is simply the best mouse I have ever used or purchased. I've purchased MANY mice to try and find the perfect mouse for me. This is the best mouse I have found. Mad Catz makes a lot of great mice with various button configurations. The thing about this mouse that stands out to me is the ability to customize the palm rest, pinkie wing, weight, and the thumb side of the mouse moving forward/backward/in/out. The thing that was most important for me in a mouse was how wide it was. The ability for the thumb piece to slide forward/backward is great, but the thing that I love the most is the ability for it to move in/and out. This is the only mouse that gives me everything that I need with the most important part being I can adjust the thumb to move outward, making the mouse WIDER. Mad Catz have since came out with newer, "like" versions of this R.A.T. 7, but none of them have the ability to adjust the width of the mouse. Mad Catz has released newer mice with a lot of great improvements like, better button placements, more buttons, interchangeable tracking lasers/optics, but none of these mice allow you to adjust the width of the mouse. For that reason, I have been sticking with the R.A.T. 7 and have purchased two of them.

I really took my time before i decided to buy this mouse, i read lots of reviews in regards people rating this 1 star due to a mouse flicking or just going crazy. I decided to get it and fell in love with it, so comfortable as you can adjust it how ever you want. i mainly got this mouse to help sit my palm on it to help wtih my wrist which has helped a lot. 6 or so months down the road after purchase my mouse started having the issue people talked about in the reviews with mouse would just randomly move rapidly on its own which was annoying in FPS games. i reinstalled drivers and made sure firmware was updated but no luck, it got so bad to the point that i wasnt able to move the mouse up or down. Feeling really disappointment that i was one of the unlucky ones that got the issue. I decided to clean the lazer lens at the bottom and my mouse worked like brand new, every so often i clean it and havent had the issues since. i cannot be any more pleased with this purchased and glad to find out it was just dirt on the lens causing the issue the whole time.

The computer mouse is a very delicate instrument to me, and has to be perfect. After years of searching for a mouse that met all my needs, I landed on the newly introduced Logitech G9 in 2007 for $30. Many drops on concrete, millions of clicks, and 8 years of stuffing it too carelessly in bags finally led to its demise. I had to get a mouse just like it, but turns out to buy one now is over $300.. Finally came down to searching online and deciding between the Rat series and the Alienware TactX (which is a logitech G9x with a new grip, minus the shell customization and weight cartridge). I finally decided to spend the extra due to the Rat's weights and aim button. Pros: - Looks awesome - Metal base - Great weight, easy to customize (side note, mine did NOT come with the weight container or the part storage box. Everything was stuffed into a small cardboard container) - Tracks reasonably well on most surfaces - Left and Right click work well, even if you try to click them in the middle of the mouse - Closest I've seen to the G9 - Feels mostly high quality and durable - Browser back and forward buttons are well positioned and I never accidentally click them Cons: - Tracking is not as smooth as the G9 - Software doesn't allow near the accuracy and complexity in macro customizations as the G9 - Lacks the switch to turn the scroll wheel from smooth to click roll like the G9 - Can't scroll sideways with main scroll wheel, have to use an awkward thumb wheel - Lip that sticks out on the left of the left click is obnoxious (the one with the DPI LED indicator) - Scroll wheel click is too sensitive. Always end up clicking it while browsing the web and enabling auto-scroll Now my biggest reasons this mouse has disappointed me is actually the grip, everything else is minor. Its great for anyone with a palm or even most fingertip grips. When I try to grip this mouse, there is absolutely nothing for my pinky to rest on, its just empty space under the palm rest. If only there was alternate plate that made the left side cover extend back another inch... Also, while the thumb rest does adjust to come backward pretty far, its not quite far enough to allow my thumb to reach the sniper button without trying to palm grip the mouse, and instead my thumb is centered on the screw on that side. That makes it unusable during gameplay to me, but works well when trying to draw! To make this as comfortable as possible, I have to remove the rear palm grip entirely.

Le doy 5 estrellas porque es lo que esperaba de él. Venía de un ratón estándar que era demasiado pequeño para mi mano, en cambio este gracias a la total customización con diversas piezas, longitudes ,posiciones y ángulos se adapta perfectamente. El sofware de configuración es muy sencillo de utilizar pero muy completo a la vez, con opciones avanzadas para macros, etc.. Lo único que no me ha gustado demasiado es que en versiones anteriores venía con una caja metálica para guardar las piezas sobrantes, y ahora sólo las puedes dejar en la caja original (la verdad es que tanpoco importa mucho porque una vez que encuentras la configuración de piezas que te gusta no lo vas a cambiar a menudo) Se lo recomiendo a cualquier persona que vaya a pasar mucho tiempo con el ratón en la mano, ya sea para trabajos técnicos/dibujo como para juegos, ya que la comodidad se agradece. Es un ratón que nota bien construido y resistente a pesar de su "look futurista". Lo recomiendo totalmente.

Ottima mouse, materiale di buona qualità, comodo x l'impugnatura, e davvero personalizzabilitissimo!!!!!!! Consegna il giorno dopo!!!! con un buon mouse pad questo mouse e fenomenale!!! 5 stelle da parte mia!!! P.S: Dopo 6 mesi abbastanza impegnativi per il mouse in questione, mi ha mollato, sono ritornato al mio vecchio trust, che dopo 4 anni non perde un colpo, in attesa del rimborso! Problemi: - spesso e volentieri senza preavviso perde la sensibilità, cioè cursore morto per 2-3 secondi, appena si riprende parte sparato per conto suo su tutto il desktop, aprendo cartelle a suo piacimento senza il mio aiuto, quindi click-a con entrambi i tasti da solo, e parliamoci chiaro, chi compra questo mouse lo compra per giocare, non per lavorare, quindi in sessioni di gioco questi problemi sono imperdonabili! - ho pensato fosse un problema di driver o ingressi usb 3.0 o 2.0 ma nada, stessi problemi, e più passava il tempo più questi problemi diventavano frequenti! -Devo dire però che finchè ha funzionato è stato un grande mouse, precisione totale, sensibilissimo, magari un po scomodo per chi ha la mano di misura media come la mia, ma nel complesso un'ottimo mouse!

Bought a RAT 7 3+ years ago. Has worked perfectly until the thumb thing finally broke off. Lots of abuse. Basically it still works, as there's a piece of metal that you can slide it into to keep it together, but I'm buying another one now anyways. The customization is awesome. The mouse lasted long enough that I had to replace the pads on the bottom, got some special ones on Ebay. Overall great mouse. Very reliable for 3+ years.

Hi, I purchased this product from amazon.first of all in india amazon is the genuine seller for mad catz and secondly after using it for about month i assure u this mouse is awesome in performance wise(due to 6400 dpi) and the option of decreasing and increasing weights on the bottom side where palm rests has made this mouse extremely usefull.lastly this is a genuine product

Excellent investissement, mis a part le gaming, cette souris convient parfaitement a un usage professionnel (CAO) telle la modélisation 3D sur sketchup ou les dessins d'architectures sur autocad. Les 3 modes réglables sont très utiles vu qu'on peut attribuer des raccourcis clavier compliqués a chacun des boutons de la souris. Précision, vitesse et ergonomie sont au rdv. la qualité des matériaux et de la finition justifient largement le prix !