Comments on: Razer Orochi Review http://www.cravingtech.com/razer-orochi-review.html Tech news, reviews, and a geek's ramblings Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:54:37 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MissMuffet http://www.cravingtech.com/razer-orochi-review.html/comment-page-1#comment-14311 MissMuffet Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:17:32 +0000 http://www.cravingtech.com/blog/?p=3888#comment-14311 I got the first release of this mouse with 1.0 driver/firmware. It did not have any kind of sleep mode at all in wireless. It is a brilliant mouse and I use it only in wireless mode. However, I stupidly upgraded the firmware/driver and now it has a sleep mode. Apparently Razer must have gotten some complaints on this mouse's power management issues. I didn't mind changing the batteries every few days since I use rechargeables. I'd rather do that than now experience this ridiculous 'sleep' setting. After a few seconds of idle it naps and has a second delay. Let the mouse sit for a minute or two (like the time it takes you to type a paragraph) and it goes into a coma. It literally takes 16 - 22 seconds of non-stop moving/clicking to wake the critter up. Its turned a great mouse into a terribly useless one. I don't think the average pc user is moving their mouse non-stop at all times, but continuously breaks to type or read something. I know it is not a bluetooth issue since I used it for 5 months before the upgrade and it started immediately afterwards. Plus I've got about 5 other bt mice and they do not sleep ever. Im going to have to recommend against the Orochi for anyone who actually plans to use it wireless until they change the firmware again and remove the screwed up sleep setting. I got the first release of this mouse with 1.0 driver/firmware. It did not have any kind of sleep mode at all in wireless. It is a brilliant mouse and I use it only in wireless mode. However, I stupidly upgraded the firmware/driver and now it has a sleep mode. Apparently Razer must have gotten some complaints on this mouse’s power management issues. I didn’t mind changing the batteries every few days since I use rechargeables. I’d rather do that than now experience this ridiculous ’sleep’ setting. After a few seconds of idle it naps and has a second delay. Let the mouse sit for a minute or two (like the time it takes you to type a paragraph) and it goes into a coma. It literally takes 16 – 22 seconds of non-stop moving/clicking to wake the critter up. Its turned a great mouse into a terribly useless one. I don’t think the average pc user is moving their mouse non-stop at all times, but continuously breaks to type or read something. I know it is not a bluetooth issue since I used it for 5 months before the upgrade and it started immediately afterwards. Plus I’ve got about 5 other bt mice and they do not sleep ever. Im going to have to recommend against the Orochi for anyone who actually plans to use it wireless until they change the firmware again and remove the screwed up sleep setting.

]]> By: Matt http://www.cravingtech.com/razer-orochi-review.html/comment-page-1#comment-14005 Matt Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:42:50 +0000 http://www.cravingtech.com/blog/?p=3888#comment-14005 I have to disagree, the fact that this mouse powers down after 3 seconds cannot be explained simply by shoving the problem on the bluetooth stack for a simple reason - there are bluetooth mice that don't behave this way, an excellent example is the Apple Mighty Mouse, which, while clearly being a miserable excuse of a mouse, shows no lag whatsoever (it's bluetooth of course). Simply put, there are various implementations of the bluetooth protocol and I guess Razer chose the wrong one. I'm sending my Orochi back to Amazon, the lag in the beginning is only an annoyance, unfortunately it quickly becomes disruptive. To anyone considering it my suggestion - don't waste your money - until Razer presents a solution this mouse is a no go. I have to disagree, the fact that this mouse powers down after 3 seconds cannot be explained simply by shoving the problem on the bluetooth stack for a simple reason – there are bluetooth mice that don’t behave this way, an excellent example is the Apple Mighty Mouse, which, while clearly being a miserable excuse of a mouse, shows no lag whatsoever (it’s bluetooth of course). Simply put, there are various implementations of the bluetooth protocol and I guess Razer chose the wrong one.
I’m sending my Orochi back to Amazon, the lag in the beginning is only an annoyance, unfortunately it quickly becomes disruptive.
To anyone considering it my suggestion – don’t waste your money – until Razer presents a solution this mouse is a no go.

]]> By: Michael Aulia http://www.cravingtech.com/razer-orochi-review.html/comment-page-1#comment-13969 Michael Aulia Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:06:47 +0000 http://www.cravingtech.com/blog/?p=3888#comment-13969 Thank you for stopping by and giving such a great reply, Phantom Thank you for stopping by and giving such a great reply, Phantom

]]> By: Erik http://www.cravingtech.com/razer-orochi-review.html/comment-page-1#comment-13966 Erik Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:24:52 +0000 http://www.cravingtech.com/blog/?p=3888#comment-13966 I actually dont have the mouse,i was just commenting based on other review's i had read. thanks for this info!very helpful. I actually dont have the mouse,i was just commenting based on other review’s i had read. thanks for this info!very helpful.

]]> By: Phantom http://www.cravingtech.com/razer-orochi-review.html/comment-page-1#comment-13950 Phantom Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:12:26 +0000 http://www.cravingtech.com/blog/?p=3888#comment-13950 Erik The lag is mainly due to the feature of bluetooth and nothing to do with the mouse. You see, when not in use, the bluetooth goes into sleep mode and there is a lag when re-connection is established again but only when mouse is idle, when in use, it works fine without lag. As mentioned, this is a limitation for the bluetooth connection and not the actual mouse itself, so would be true for any other bluetooth mouse or device. My mouse does not power down after 3-4 sec so cannot comment on this. I can constantly use the mouse even after several minutes of non use. I would say there may be a fault with the mouse or bluetooth connection issues if it powers down after only 3-4 secs. If this is a issue for you, you can always use the wired mode. I like the fact both options are available, wired mode for gaming and the freedom of wireless for other tasks (my laptop comes with blu ray drive and hdmi port to connect to a external HDTV so wireless is a must for me to use mouse as a remote control). Erik
The lag is mainly due to the feature of bluetooth and nothing to do with the mouse. You see, when not in use, the bluetooth goes into sleep mode and there is a lag when re-connection is established again but only when mouse is idle, when in use, it works fine without lag. As mentioned, this is a limitation for the bluetooth connection and not the actual mouse itself, so would be true for any other bluetooth mouse or device.

My mouse does not power down after 3-4 sec so cannot comment on this. I can constantly use the mouse even after several minutes of non use. I would say there may be a fault with the mouse or bluetooth connection issues if it powers down after only 3-4 secs.

If this is a issue for you, you can always use the wired mode. I like the fact both options are available, wired mode for gaming and the freedom of wireless for other tasks (my laptop comes with blu ray drive and hdmi port to connect to a external HDTV so wireless is a must for me to use mouse as a remote control).

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