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the cyborg rat 7 gaming mouse it could easily be the coolest gaming peripheral we've seen to date the company is a mad catz a tech subsidiary which specializes in some pretty unique and innovative products but the rat gaming mouse definitely takes the cake now this is no ordinary Mouse it has a very impressive list of features which will go through in the review but its most notable is the ability to almost completely adjust itself to fit the way you hold it the idea is that it can be uniquely adjusted for any type of gamer whether you use a finger grip a full palm grab or just about anything in between there are four different variations of the rat mouse all at different price points but the rat 7 offers the most amount of features for its mid-range price tag of ninety-nine dollars this is one product showcase you should definitely stick around for so let's take a look at the rat 7 gaming mouse now aside from all of the other goodies cyborg hasn't stiffed on the basics the left and right primary buttons have excellent response and the scroll wheel has very solid tactile feedback it doesn't just spin free the most features a four-way dpi adjustment button that you can set yourself as well right by your index finger there's this mode button that allows you to change the most profile on the fly looking right under the palm rest there is a second sideways scroll wheel that can easily be used by your thumb and is open for custom settings okay and this is definitely the number one button it enables precision aim mode when you hold down the button the most will actually drop to it ever sensitivity you've set in the software making it ideal to line up the perfect headshot unfortunately it's also likely to increase the population of sniping campers yeah you know who you are and then as well the two other forward and back programmable buttons underneath you can see the solid metal skeleton that the most design is based around as well the dual 50 600 dpi laser that tracks up to 6 meters per second and then top it off with rubber feet that make this Mouse's movements incredibly smooth and so the fun begins of customizing our rat now of course nobody actually reads directions well hmm as I found out pretty quickly for this mouse you're going to want to starting off they've hidden the tool needed for many of the units adjustments on the back and it's just a typical hex key socket now probably the easiest adjustment for this mouse is actually the palmrest it's held in by a little lever underneath which when pushing it in allows you to slide the piece back and forth and take it off depending on your hole there are three different palmrest options the stock is for just typical users there is a patterned rubber rest which improves grip and then a taller piece for more support and probably larger hands moving on the next options are all about the adjustable thumb rest using the included adjustment tool the thumb piece can actually be fine-tuned forward and back to fit the length of a user's thumb also under the palm rest area a screwed loosens off the thumb piece allowing it to swing in and out and be tightened in at any interval so now that your palm and thumb have been attended to we move on to the little guy on the left the pinky well it doesn't have any important button mashing roles he gets pampered either way aside from the stock piece there was also a textured rubber grip and a scoop piece in case he's feeling a little lazy besides simply unscrews the new piece put on and obviously screwed back in and so our final mouse adjustments wait underneath about two-thirds of the way back we have a not holding back a rather springy spring there are 56 gram weights usable in any combination and for those that you aren't using they can be stored in a handy container so they don't get lost so that's our look on the cyborg rat 7 it really has been a while since we've seen all-new true innovation in mouse technology for the everyday user something like this is way beyond what you need but for gamers the rat 7 is definitely at the highest echelon of performance and customization the rat 7 provides an incredible amount of freedom to perfect the design and functionality that suits your style but they haven't done so in a way where they hand you the blueprints and tell you to come up with it yourself still at a hundred dollars for just a mouse it is a bit of a heavy investment but provided the features meet your needs it's worth every penny the only beef I have with the Brad seven there's no left-handed version and for some of us that kind of sucks thanks for checking out the hardware connects video review on the cyborg rat 7 and be sure to subscribe to support us we'll see you next time