Razer Naga 2014 - Ergonomic MMO Gaming Mouse

It's a high quality mouse with lots of buttons. I'm pleased with it. After several years of enjoying my original Razer Naga, and many millions of abusive clicks later...I finally wore out out the left click button. I had become quite addicted to my Naga! So I picked up one of these 2014 models to replace it. The quality of mouse is excellent...so if it fits your hand and mouse style well...the device itself should not disappoint. The Naga is typical of nicer gaming mice in that it has the usual shielded/braided USB cord with gold plated contacts. It can work straight out of the box with no added software (the buttons and scroll wheel will be a standard 1-5 and the side key-pad acts like the 1-0, -, and = sign on the top row), but to get the most you'll want to go to the Razer Web Site, download, and install Razer's Synapse software. Synapse does require you to register the device and set up a simple account on Razer's servers. It provides the tools needed to customize the tracking of the mouse, and it also allows universal assigning of the various buttons and wheels on the mouse. You also get tools for building timed or untimed macros, and quite a few interesting options to tie multiple Razer devices together in a more seamless fashion (I.E. binding a key-map change on a Razer keyboard to a button on the mouse, or vice verse). Synapse also provides optional custom add-ons with extra abilities and in game UIs for some popular MMO games (like World of War Craft). Synapse also provides optional online cloud storage for your configuration profiles, which can come in quite handy if if want to use the mouse on different computers, or have lots of users sharing a machine (they can each set up their own cloud management space so the mouse is tailored to each user of your PC simply by logging into Synapse under their account). While some don't like the registering an account, and cloud aspects of Synapse I personally find it offers far more pros than cons. First, I always register my devices anyway, as that's generally step one to getting good warranty coverage with ANY product. Next, it is NOT bloated spyware that thrashes and shares personal info, or that gets in the way...the purpose is simple...to check for the latest updates, and to offer more abilities and functions to the end user. Once registered the software can easily be forced to stay offline with one click, so it is zero problem to opt out of auto updates, cloud storage, or to use the software without being connected to the internet. Finally, it offers quite a few features that to me, are a very welcome addition, such as the optional online cloud storage (on a family PC, it really removes alot of headaches for me...we can all have our own profiles and as sysop, I don't have to worry about losing them if the system crashes or has to be updated. If a friend uses my rig...all s/he has to do is login to his/her Razer account and presto...they have their favorite configs for ALL the Razer gear I have attached). Compared with the original Naga... It lights green instead of blue. I like the finish better than the original Naga. The 2014 has a more textured feel. I like the side buttons better than the original...these are more mechanical and have a bit of a click to them. The tracking sensor technology is much improved and far more configurable than the old Naga (and it was already quite good). The new scroll wheel adds some rocker switches (left right scroll...programmable to whatever you want of course, or even disabled if desired), and there is a change of position for buttons 4 & 5 to the center of the mouse. The scroll wheel is also positioned further back in a way that is better for index finger use as a wheel, but less comfortable (for me) as a third button for the middle finger. These are pretty radical changes from the previous Naga, of which I think I'll get used to in time. Really it depends on the game I'll be playing...in some cases I like the new version far better, and in others I wish I had my old Naga back. For the most part, I think this new Naga design will better fit daily use, as well as 'most' games I've thrown at it. As an MMO mouse...yep, for me, the new 2014 layout is better. I do have a couple of games (console ports like Batman and Assassin's Creed) where I'd rather have that third button (under the scroll wheel) better positioned for middle finger presses like the old Naga. In this respect, I guess it's just a trade off...the new design offers far more, but for a few games it'd be nice if the scroll wheel was further back like the old Naga (games where you'd like to have a mouse button under the tip of the middle finger). On the position of the scroll wheel...it's really good, don't get me wrong. If I had not grown so used to the old Naga, I'd never have noticed! I probably would have played games a bit differently to begin with...and put those functions elsewhere on the mouse and just learned the game that way. To try to clarify with words the difference...on the 2014, the wheel is further back towards the palm of the hand...the position is prime to flick the wheel with the tip of the index finger, while in the original Naga, it was further forward on the mouse, away from the palm, and directly under the tip of the middle finger. This means that on the 2014, when your hand is positioned in a way that you can reach all the side-keys, the ring finger rests most comfortably in a comfort groove at the side of the mouse, and the wheel falls under the second knuckle of the middle finger if you want to shift it over to use the scroll wheel (In a few console port games like Batman Arkham City, I used to keep the ring finger on the #2 right mouse button, and the middle finger on the scroll wheel for three across clicking). In short...the 2014 model's wheel is set up to be used by the index finger, where on the old Naga, it was more suited to switch between either index or middle finger use. Of course you can still use the middle button with the middle finger...but for me, it'll take some training to get used to it being under that knuckle instead of the finger tip. For me at least...this mouse discourages using all three fingers (index, middle, and ring) to click across the top of the mouse. On the bright side of this however...I've found that I get less wrist stress if I follow the design contours of the mouse and keep the ring finger out of the clicking equation, and there were only like two games in my collection where I initially 'learned to play the game' by relying on scroll wheel clicking anyway. Buttons 4 and 5... On both the original and the 2014 version, I find these buttons almost unusable for rapid use. On the original they are extensions of the left mouse button 1...way up on the front edge of the mouse. On the 2014, they are just under the scroll wheel, and are set too far back to use without pretty much taking your hand off the mouse (or really hooking the heck out of a finger). They are quite nice to have for assigning things like key map changes, resolution changes, heck, you could even put your audio volume controls on them...but don't expect to get much 'fast action' use out of these two buttons. Hand placement... For me, the Naga 2014 does better with a higher hand position. I find I can't be as lazy wristed as I could with the original Naga (resting the palm flat on the table) and still reach all the side thumb keys. There is a fix though...I highly recommend a good wrist pad with some height under it so you can get to the thumb buttons faster, and with less stress. Just tune up the resolution so you don't have to move the mouse much... Summary: If you're looking for a high quality gaming mouse with a ton of buttons, the Naga 2014 has it in spades. Will it fit you? It is alot of buttons...so if you've never used this type of mouse before...it'll take some muscle training, and some trial and error to get what you're actually paying for in this mouse (lots of buttons). To me, it's well worth it...I really like both of the Naga designs I've used (Original and 2014 models).

My brother and I have larger hands, he's 6'8" while I'm 6'4" and we typically play across a spectrum of video game genre's while also performing work as content creators. The Naga has always been my go to mouse for the feel and durability. It's super comfortable for a Palm and/or Claw Grip for larger hands and works best in MMO's and RTS games, although I do also use it for RPG and FPS titles as well. The cable is quite long at around 2.13 meters/7 feet, and is made out of a strong braided cable. The only areas we’ve ever noticed wear and tear and eventual fraying (mind you after several years of daily heavy use) is near where the cable connects to the mouse or in places where the cable rubbed against a desk edge from constant movement of the mouse through normal use. Even then functionality remained the same. Otherwise, professional workflow is mainly Adobe Creative Cloud and I enjoy using the mouse just as much in that setting or for general web browsing. My Naga mice last for years before any noticeable performance issues pop up so I'm quite happy with these. Having all the macro buttons on the inner left side is also super helpful in all of these application settings. Would recommend if you like a larger mouse that allows your ring and pinky finger to rest, with main actions executed by your thumb, pointer, and middle fingers. The Razer Synapse software is also solid for customizing macros and reassigning button functions.

The Razer Naga is awesome and I would recommend it for most games. Even though it is designed for mmo games it’s still good for most if not all games. Being able to press 12 buttons on the side of the mouse makes a huge advantage. I would recommend this mouse to someone that has not had much experience with hotkeying. I have owned this mouse for over a year. It’s very durable and the finish has not failed yet, although I have had some issues. For example one of the buttons was squeaking it was very annoying because you could feel it but eventually I broke it in enough to get it to stop. Another thing is the lighting is really not the best. The logo just fades in and out and there is no other setting except for turning the lighting for the logo off. The buttons just stay static or off. -pros Numbers (12 on the side) Performs awesome Durable -cons It’s a really big mouse Synapse Yes it's a huge mouse for a 12 year old. It’s hard to press the 1 2 and 3 buttons with small hands. I customized the mouse so that 4 to 12 are 1 to 9 because that's what most games use. Synapse is the software the mouse needs to be able to customize it, and it is a pain to mess with. First the polling rate is weird if I use 1000 polling rate I need to turn off everything Razer accept for Synapse itself for it to work. If I don’t change anything in Minecraft it starts going crazy when I move the mouse. Synapse stats manager is useless and takes up a lot of CPU and the only thing it does is track your clicks so you need to go to task manager and shut down razer stats manager. So for the final verdict, yes it's annoying, yes there are some flaws, but in the overall the mouse performs great. The performance makes up for the flaws. It's a great mouse.

Best For Dota 2

WOW. Switching from a boring generic mouse to the Razer Naga changed how I play games. I paired this with the Goliathus control mouse pad and the duo couldn't be better. The mouse has extremely quick response time and is a pleasure to use. Fits my hand perfectly, and the buttons are very very useful for MMOs. I cannot recommend this mouse enough! I was hesitant at first because of the price, but trust me, it's worth every single penny. An amazing mouse, and after you own it, you'll never want to go back to any other company mice but Razer's because they truly know what a gamer needs. 10/10 All my friends have it and told me to get it, and I'm in the middle of ranting and raving about this mouse to all my friends that don't yet have it. Thanks Razer~

Good mouse, but it was possible to buy cheaper.

This mouse is fine itself, but I'm giving it 1 star because it needs INTERNET to function and a connection to Razer's servers. Those servers have been down all morning, so guess what, it's Saturday on my day off and for 3 hours I haven't been able to play any games, because the mouse needs to connect to Razer to know what each button maps to as nothing is saved locally. How ridiculous is that, a mouse that needs to be connected to Razer to function. Wish I knew that before buying it.

I really like this mouse, but it has issues. First off, the first one died after about a month and a half, Razer replaced it without much hassle, but I had to pay shipping one way from Canada. I am having some issues that I think are software related lately with needing to unplug the mouse for a few seconds or restarting my computer or it will randomly stop working intermittently and will have issues with being lifted off the mouse pad briefly. This started after a reinstall of my OS though so it may be my fault. What is good about it though is that it has a grand total of 19 buttons plus you can program the scrollwheel to be another 2 instead of scrolling, 2 of the buttons are behind the wheel and not practical to use most of the time, but the wheel itself can be 3-5 buttons so I keep the out of the way ones bound to sensitivity settings. The best thing about this mouse is that you can program all of the buttons to do just about anything from clicking to keyboard or joystick buttons to unlimited length macros, I think you can even use shift, alt and ctrl modifiers as part of non-macros, it also has something like 20 configurations per preset that can be changed on the fly. The configuration software is fantastic and easy to use and there is an in game configurator that works with most games meaning you don't need to juggle between multiple windows when making custom configurations. Other than the reliability issues I've been having, the only downside is that with 12 extra mouse buttons, this is a really tall mouse, not overly wide or long, but maybe 1.5 to 2 times the height of a regular sized mouse and takes some time getting used to the feel of it. I can see some people who don't like overly large mice or having very small hands having trouble with getting used to it, though the layout is very good and even if you have small hands, you should be able to reach everything, you'll just need to adjust your grip, even if you have big hands, it's just a really big mouse.