The V1 comes with two zip pouches, a large one for the mouse and a small one for the weights (don't ask, I couldn't figure it out either), a quick-start guide sheet and a CD with Gamer Toolkit software. Although the V1 is plug-and-play with both XP and Vista, the Gamer Toolkit application allows you to customise each of the buttons for both. Similar Threads: Changing Mouse Pointers (for Cool gaming mouse) - Soldier Front - 14 Replies Im Bored today, so as i play im getting more bored, so i seem to try to Edit my mouse pointer (cursor), i have lots of pointers here i got my pointers in my game Red Alert 3, and i try to change it. Verbatim Rapier V1 User Manual - English - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Download Free Verbatim Rapier V1 Software Download Download Crazy Taxi 3 Pc Cracked Sonar Instrument Definitions Roland 1 This Installation Cannot Be Run By Directly.
The venerable computer mouse has been around since the earliest computers but has mainly been and still remains to be used as a simple pointing device peripheral. Therefore, what is a gaming computer mouse? A gaming computer mouse in today’s terms generally means a device with more added functions and buttons than your average mouse. It will have a higher response rate, simply glides over nearly all surfaces and will feel comfortable during extended gaming periods as well as for general use. Unlike the somewhat low-grade optical mouse (the ones that uses a red LED) gaming mice tend to use an infrared laser that allows for higher sensitivity and accurate responses regardless of most surfaces and user hand movement.
I used the Verbatim Rapier V1 laser gaming mouse since May 2009 and I have to admit that once you have used an above average mouse, going back to a dodgy two sometimes three button optical is like going from optical to the older mechanical ball style mouse or downgrading from high-speed internet back to dial-up.
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I always found it useful to have at least four buttons on a mouse so that at least you can go back in a web browser or file manager like Windows Explorer with just one button but the Rapier goes beyond this by giving the gamer access to seven programmable buttons along with on the fly DPI switching. There should be no reason even a decent mid-range gaming mouse should not be in your hands if you are at least a casual gamer. However, the Rapier builds on this by providing the gamer some extra features:
- Reliable Teflon feet so you do not even have to use a mousepad though, I used a generic mousepad with wrist rest. I had used it on a plain computer table surface and it works slightly better.
- Five small weights for user customised weight adjustment, though I used all of them and became used to the full 5 * 4.5 weight.
- Scripting via the provided Gamer Toolkit software that allowed you to have your own button customisation, which would be stored in the mouse itself allowing you to take the mouse with you while not requiring the software. I did not use this but you can after getting used to the software and fiddling around a bit.
- Wired mouse with gold-plated USB connector meant that there was reliable connection up to mid-2012 even with the disconnecting and reconnecting that I had done over the years.
I enjoyed having the mouse wheel closer to the left hand side allowing me to give not only more faster but easier pressure when pressing the middle mouse button. Unfortunately, the only downside was that the rubber type coating that originally came with the mouse understandably and slowly wore off. While my grip was not really reduced the mouse itself became somewhat unclean and irritating to handle during long periods of use as bits of the material would rub off onto your fingers creating a mess. Furthermore, the mouse would start to accumulate a glue like substance all over its surface especially the left and right mouse buttons.
WORN AND RUSTED
I eventually tried to clean the entire thing using a liquid cleaner and under running water. Bad mistake! Well at first I thought it should be all right since it was unlikely that any water could go through, right? Sadly, I am not so sure what happened and once I found the inside of the bottom of the mouse (where the weights are housed) wet, it probably led to its demise.
I have sent it back to storage and since then have replaced it with a generic Acer mouse that came with my older computer. The computer that I originally played a number of games with using my first gaming mouse, the Rapier V1.
Ah, nostalgic memories. I remember using the side button to throw plasma grenades at the stupid Covenant Elite in Halo and using another side button to utilise a grenade launcher attachment on a M4A1 in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
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A final note: Verbatim did release the Rapier V2 but I did not buy it so I cannot compare. I did not like how they moved the mouse wheel back to the centre like other manufacturers. Although, I have already bought a replacement gaming mouse, the Rapier V1 at the moment still remains my favourite, probably because it was there when I increased my game playing time and lounging around. Ah, cut the last bit. Will I buy a another one? Probably or possibly. Oh yeah, I now use a disinfectant wipe like Windex to clean peripherals and other computer surfaces when required. No need for running water unless … you can clean the CPU and case fans under it right? Obviously, after you have safely disconnected it, just because I was stupid once does not mean I will make the same mistake twice, unless I forget.
So, readers do you remember your first gaming mouse and what happened to it? Why not write a little of your fondest memories and include a picture in the comment section below.