television biz computer mouse - manufacturer Razer has diversified its Pro Solutions line of mice by bring out the ProClick V1.6 , a 1,600 dot - per - inch ( dpi ) optical resolution mouse whose descent can be traced back to Razer ’s gamer - sharpen Diamondback manakin . But this intersection is made for designers , illustrators , and other originative pro who can benefit from a high-pitched - resolution optical shiner with precise drivers .
The ProClick has a sleek , ambidextrous intent in white , with gray push button , that complement Apple ’s keyboard . For a fleck of rock star elan , the clickable scroll wheel glows blue when it ’s plugged in ; the blue is also visible through translucent strip on the side of the computer mouse . The ProClick is much more nimble and light on its feet than the intermediate computer mouse , and it demands a lighter jot — a caress of fingertip , rather than a choking death bobby pin .
The ProClick has seven buttons including the gyre wheel , and all are programmable using the Razer number one wood software , which run natively on Intel - based Macs . The two button on the top are oversized with a velvet grain . There are also four buttons full on the left and right side ; they take some getting used to , and require you to re - learn how to set your thumb and your hoop finger to use them comfortably .
The ProClick has twice the optic resolution of many run - of - the - pulverisation mouse , which means good truth when you ’re work in Photoshop ( ) , Final Cut Pro ( ) , or other program program that exact accurate mouse control ( it come in in ready to hand for games , too ) .
The driver software lets you adjust the shiner ’s on - the - rainfly sensitivity . It allows you to move the pointer across the screen with very slight radiocarpal joint cause , but it also enable you to cower the pointer across small sections of the screen with sinful preciseness . What ’s more , you could programme the computer mouse ’s roll wheel to correct the sensitivity manually . you’re able to also program macro instruction to replace for mouse buttons .
unluckily , the software package only allows you to make global release assignment options that touch how the buttons work for all applications . It would be far more useful to be capable to create clit assignments for specific applications — mapping my left on-off switch release to scroll up and down a page in Safari , for example , while changing that to going forward or backward for a serial publication of skeletal system in iMovie .
The ProClick features a seven - foot USB cable , which made my desktop a second messy , but is a welcome respite from the too - short cable system Apple include with its own gear . I ’d love to see how a wireless version of this gimmick works .
Macworld’s buying advice
The Razer ProClick V1.6 is a tethered computer mouse that features terrific preciseness and software that permit you programme both its sensitiveness and its seven buttons . Not everyone needs a mouse like this , but not everyone needs a Ferrari to get to work either .
[ Peter Cohen is senior editor of Macworld.com news . ]
