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Razer Salmosa Review

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SirNeb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States243 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-07-17 15:52:20
July 16 2008 21:58 GMT
#1
I wrote it for Razer Blueprint initially, but the Salmosa's target audience is really RTS gamers. Also that a few people have asked me about it. So I hope it helps you guys if Salmosa is the right mouse for you.

Here goes:


Salmosa is definitely the smallest and light weighted mouse that Razer has released(well kinda released). It's definitely as advertise, "Designed to be one of the lightest and most compact mice of its class, it is the ideal mouse of choice for finger-tip grip gamers who seek both speed and control." You definitely don't want to palm grip this thing, it's just too small for that type of style.

First thing you'll notice about the Salmosa is that it only has 2 buttons and a mousewheel. There are no side buttons like other Razer products. That's definitely because Razer wants to keep this mouse as simple as possible. Second, you'll notice that the buttons are not covered by a special fancy rubber that we are familiar with other Razer mice such as Deathadder, Diamondback, etc.. The mice chassis is basically entirely plastic, I wonder if it has to do with making it as light weighted as it is. Its side is coated with gloss that gives that mice Ferrari look to it, similar to the Deathadder or Lachesis.

One of Razer's goal for this mice is that it is built to work perfectly without special drivers. So you can bring the mouse to a tournament/lan party without having to worry to install some special Razer driver. Incidentally, the mouse is also not packaged with a driver cd. Though, this could change for the Worldwide release of the mouse. The mouse does conveniently have a DPI switch in its back, it has two options of 800dpi and 1800dpi. Some people have worried that you might toggle it by accident. Don't worry, it is not a concern at all. The switch is a solid tight and you would not easily toggle it by accident.

The shape of Salmosa is very conventional for a mouse. It's shaped to fit a "fingertip grip" gamer. What is kind of special about the Salmosa is the size of its buttons. As I mentioned, they are plastic buttons that you would get from any old 5 dollars mouse. But the button is versatile enough that you can click from the front of the button to the back. Just imagine Deathadder's button with a body of a Salmosa. Though one thing to note is that Salmosa's button is not quite as loose as many of the newer Razer mice, basically it takes a little more force to push. But don't get me wrong, it's still very flexible and effortless, the feel is just not quite the same.

I do want to mention the only potential problem with the build of the mouse. This occurred when I first started using the mouse. My finger tip was sometimes placed at the very front tip of the mouse buttons. When I pushed to click, the back of the mouse would sometimes tip upward as if you suddenly put a lot of weight in a front of a boat to make it wobble. Basically this is a balance issue with the mouse due to its lightness and with the fingertip grip, but I had soon eliminated that problem by not placing my fingers that far to the front.

Lastly, I do want to mention the few things that you should expect from Salmosa. Its mousewheel is very solid, it's covered with nice comfortable rubber. It's as you should expect from a Razer mouse. The mouse feet are covered with the same smooth material as other industry standards, so you shouldn't need to get any special mouse skates to replace them. Salmosa should work perfect well with any mousepad you had use with your old Razer 3g(or not) mice.

Basically Salmosa is built for gamers who wants to have the most compact, light weighted, precise mouse in the market. It is hands down the best that fits that description. It is NOT for everyone! Starcraft/Warcraft/RTS players realizes how smaller mice gives them that extra precision and control, this mouse definitely serves that need. The Logitech Mini Optical(a favorite among top Starcraft pro-gamers) is limited by its outdated optical sensor. For most part, the LMO will serve your purpose but as game screen resolution goes up, the more software guesswork needs to be done to scale for the mouse. Salmosa is the first of its kind by Razer to try to satisfy the need for a specific group of gamers looking for a specific kind of mouse. I am definitely very satisfied with this mouse because that's exactly what I was looking for. It's not fancy but it gets the job done(very well). I hope this review help someone decide if Salmosa is the right mouse for you.


I mentioned how small the mouse is, but here are some pics I took.

More mice comparison: http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/SirNeb/5micecompare.jpg
Take a look at the scale: http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/SirNeb/sizecompare.jpg



edit:
I added height comparisons to the deathadder and the logitech mini optical:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/SirNeb/heightcompare1.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/SirNeb/heightcompare2.jpg


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Goosey
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States695 Posts
July 16 2008 22:01 GMT
#2
Your links are broken.
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SirNeb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States243 Posts
July 16 2008 22:05 GMT
#3
On July 17 2008 07:01 Goosey wrote:
Your links are broken.


Thanks friend! Ya I forgot to fix it after I copied it.
Tropics
Profile Joined August 2007
United Kingdom1132 Posts
July 16 2008 22:37 GMT
#4
Nice review, makes me want it all the more now. Out of curiosity, you don't happen to know how it performs on a first edition icemat do you? >_>. I've been trying to find this out for like a month because I'm needing a new mouse but I freaking love my icemat. Laser mice tend to be very picky with it so I really want to make sure before I buy, you know? Some mice seem to work perfectly with it (MX Revolution) and others seem to hate it. (G7)
SirNeb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States243 Posts
July 16 2008 22:44 GMT
#5
On July 17 2008 07:37 Tropics wrote:
Nice review, makes me want it all the more now. Out of curiosity, you don't happen to know how it performs on a first edition icemat do you? >_>. I've been trying to find this out for like a month because I'm needing a new mouse but I freaking love my icemat. Laser mice tend to be very picky with it so I really want to make sure before I buy, you know? Some mice seem to work perfectly with it (MX Revolution) and others seem to hate it. (G7)


Sorry, I don't know because I don't have an icemat. The easiest way to know how it will work is search for other Razer 3g sensor mice(DeathAdder, Diamondback 3g) and reviews on the icemat, if those mice performs well on it, I should perform just as well with the Salmosa since Salmosa uses the same 3g infrared sensor.
G5
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States2910 Posts
July 16 2008 22:47 GMT
#6
Haven't tried it out yet but I like 80% of all Razer products. So I would assume its good.
Fr33t
Profile Joined June 2008
United States1128 Posts
July 17 2008 00:21 GMT
#7
Damn that's a small mouse!
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alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
July 17 2008 02:28 GMT
#8
wow sweet lol it looks sweet i might actualyl get it cuz i used a logitech mini optical laptop mouse and i think its around that size

but damn i dont really SC a lot now >_>
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DamageControL
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States4222 Posts
July 17 2008 02:46 GMT
#9
Looks really nice but I wouldn't use it...Copperhead forever
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Vedic
Profile Joined March 2008
United States582 Posts
July 17 2008 04:03 GMT
#10
If my wife didn't promise to buy it for my birthday, I'd've bid $60 on it. =P
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SirNeb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States243 Posts
July 17 2008 04:23 GMT
#11
On July 17 2008 13:03 Vedic wrote:
If my wife didn't promise to buy it for my birthday, I'd've bid $60 on it. =P


I hope Razer releases it before your birthday. Third quarter is what they said. Well then again women have their ways with goods, so she'll probably find a way.. hehe.
Vedic
Profile Joined March 2008
United States582 Posts
July 17 2008 05:06 GMT
#12
I hope Razer releases it before your birthday. Third quarter is what they said. Well then again women have their ways with goods, so she'll probably find a way.. hehe.


Do you happen to have a pic from the side (compared to other mice) or lit up?
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SirNeb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States243 Posts
July 17 2008 05:18 GMT
#13
Vedic, which mouse do you want to see it compared to? I was asked this earlier also. I'll can take one for you and post it later.
Vedic
Profile Joined March 2008
United States582 Posts
July 17 2008 05:22 GMT
#14
On July 17 2008 14:18 SirNeb wrote:
Vedic, which mouse do you want to see it compared to? I was asked this earlier also. I'll can take one for you and post it later.


I'm currently using the Razer Krait.
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SirNeb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States243 Posts
July 17 2008 05:45 GMT
#15
I don't have a krait but I'll take a sideview with a deathadder and the logitech mini optical tomorrow.
SirNeb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States243 Posts
July 17 2008 15:50 GMT
#16
I added height comparisons to the deathadder and the logitech mini optical:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/SirNeb/heightcompare1.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/SirNeb/heightcompare2.jpg
Vedic
Profile Joined March 2008
United States582 Posts
July 17 2008 17:33 GMT
#17
On July 18 2008 00:50 SirNeb wrote:
I added height comparisons to the deathadder and the logitech mini optical:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/SirNeb/heightcompare1.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/SirNeb/heightcompare2.jpg


The DA should be about the same. Thanks! <3
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SirNeb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States243 Posts
July 17 2008 17:34 GMT
#18
krait is smaller than DA, but you get the idea..
Vedic
Profile Joined March 2008
United States582 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-07-17 18:03:45
July 17 2008 18:01 GMT
#19
On July 18 2008 02:34 SirNeb wrote:
krait is smaller than DA, but you get the idea..


Due to the original ad on the razer site, it looked like it would be shaped just like the Krait, and I figured that if my Krait died, I might as well get one that had a better sensor. This is even better than I had hoped. <3
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nassot
Profile Joined August 2008
Bulgaria1 Post
Last Edited: 2008-08-04 08:59:47
August 04 2008 07:46 GMT
#20
Thanks for the review.
I was using Razer Krait before it stopped working after 9 months. I hope the new Salmosa is more durable than Krait. However there are significant difference between Salmosa and Krait in terms of shape and dimensions.

Krait dimensions: 120mm (length) x 60.5mm (width) x 37mm (height)

Salmosa (EU/US version): 115mm (length) x 63mm (width) x 37mm (height)

Salmosa (China Version): 95.9mm x 54.4mm x 33.3mm

So i was interesting to hear opinion on how is Salmosa in playing SC compared to Krait. The feelin of Krait in my hand was it is too tiny (60.5 width) for stable micro and a bit too long (120mm lenght) for fast movements up and down on the screen.
It seems that Salmosa is exactly what I imagine as a good mouse for SC (+2.5mm width, -5mm lenght), but when I saw the comparision to DeathAdder, Logitech Mini Optical (and so on) posted by SirNeb I was a bit amused how small that mouse look even compared to Logitech Mini Optical ?!

SirNeb, can you give us some more information on how is that mouse on playing SC? Are the shape and feel in hand better than Logitech Mini Optical for example, becouse I was feeling Krait a bit unstable in hand (due to small dimensions, lightness and tiny width)...

I've heard that bigger mouse like DA is not suitable for SC (and RTS at all). Which is the mouse you feel most confident in SC? If you have to buy only one mouse mainly for SC without considering prices, which one would you get - DeathAdder, Lachesis or Salmosa? Thanks

Edit: I found that the mouse on the picture is chinese version, which is noticably smaller than the US/EU version.
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