Razer DeathAdder Elite (2016) vs Razer DeathAdder Essential Left-Handed Edition (2013)

The Razer DeathAdder Elite (2016) is a great Gaming Mouse for its $62 asking price.

The Razer DeathAdder Essential Left-Handed Edition (2013), however, is merely passable at its $249 price point. If you're considering buying a Gaming Mouse in the $110 range, you might want to check out some of its competitors.

The Razer DeathAdder Elite (2016) got praised by Tom's Hardware and Tom's Guide - two highly trusted sources that perform in-depth hands-on testing. It was awarded the "Best Gaming Mouse" title from Tom's Hardware and "Ranked 3 out of 6" from Tom's Guide in their respective Gaming Mouse roundups.

As for the Razer DeathAdder Essential Left-Handed Edition (2013) - CNET, a source that conducts reliable hands-on testing, has featured it in its Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition review roundup. However, it didn't make it to any of the top spots.

We couldn't find any sources that tested both of these Gaming Mice, so we only analyzed how they performed in reviews from different sites.

We first examined which sources rated each of these best and found that the Razer DeathAdder Elite (2016) got its highest, 9.5, rating from TechSpot, while the Razer DeathAdder Essential Left-Handed Edition (2013) earned its best, 7.5, score from CNET.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Razer DeathAdder Elite (2016), with its 8.7 average, performed considerably better than most Gaming Mice - the mean score for the product category being 7.5 out of 10 - while the Razer DeathAdder Essential Left-Handed Edition (2013) managed an average of 7.5.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Razer DeathAdder Elite (2016) vs. Razer DeathAdder Essential Left-Handed Edition (2013) review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.