20 best alternatives to Razer Imperator as of 2018 - Slant

Roccat Kone Pure Optical

Top Pro

Amazing shape

This mouse is great for every grip style. The right side lets you palm or fingertip grip the mouse regardless of your hand size. See More

Top Con

Not an ideal mouse for large hands

The Kone Pure Optical is quite a rather small mouse, suitable for people with small and medium-sized hands. Someone with larger-than-average hands will most likely be very uncomfortable using this mouse. See More

Top Pro

Full Linux support

Roccat releases official drivers for Linux for most (if not all) of their products and the Kone Pure Optical is not an exception. See More

Top Con

High lift off distance

The Roccat Kone Pure Optical has a higher than average lift off distance of 3mm, though it can be lowered in software (Advanced Settings tab) or with the tape trick. See More

Top Pro

No angle snapping or pointer prediction

With the Avago ADNS-3090 optical sensor being used there is no angle snapping or pointer prediction to be found. See More

Top Pro

All the buttons are very well-built

The buttons are very well-built and feel great when pressed. There is almost no travel to any of them and they are quite light. See More

Top Pro

Good build quality

The Kone Pure Optical has great build quality. The materials with which this mouse is built feel very nice, there's no squeakyness when pressing the buttons and the cable is pretty good as well. See More

Specs

Max Speed:4.48 m/s

Cable:Smooth Plastic

Sensor:Avago ADNS-3090 (Optical)

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Logitech G9x

Top Pro

Customizable, profile-based LED colors

Even the LEDs on the mouse are color customizable, so you can set a different color for different profiles. See More

Top Con

DPI manual switching button placement is poor

The placement of the manual DPI "on the fly" button could cause users to accidently swithc when actually trying to use the left mouse button. See More

Top Pro

Dual-mode scroll wheel

There are also two scrolling settings - notched and smooth. See More

Top Con

No longer in production

Discontinued and there is no direct replacement. See More

Top Pro

Onboard memory for saving profiles

Logitech G9x allows saving up to 5 profiles on it's onboard memory. See More

Top Pro

Comfortable for claw or fingertip grip

The thumb cradles for both grips are comfortable and additional buttons are in an easy access position that do not get in the way. See More

Top Pro

Highly customizable

It can be outfitted with two different grips (a precision one and a wide grip one), has an adjustable weight, where the user can add up to 28g of weight to the mouse, and features on-the-fly adjustable DPI that can switch automatically depending on the program in use. There are also two scrolling settings - notched and smooth. Even the LEDs on the mouse are color customizable, so you can set a different color for different profiles. See More

Top Pro

Can switch CPI settings based on program used as well aws switch on the fly

The mouse features on-the-fly adjustable CPI that can switch on the fly as well as automatically depending on the program in use. See More

Top Pro

Accurate and responsive tracking

Specs

Weight:156g (Customizable)

Max Speed:4.19 m/s

Sensor:Avago ADNS-S9500 (Laser)

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Logitech G400

Top Pro

Thumb-rest

There is a built in ergonomic thumb rest so users can rest there thumb instead of constantly gripping. See More

Top Con

Scroll wheel is shallow and loose

Like the versions before it, the scroll wheel feels shallow and loose. See More

Top Pro

Great for palm grip

The Logitech G400 gaming mouse was clearly designed specifically for palm grip. See More

Top Con

Lift off distance too high

The lift off distance is too high for this device but it can be fixed by using the tape trick. See More

Top Pro

Comfortable side button placement

The two side buttons are located in an easy to reach, unobtrusive position. See More

Top Con

Superseded by Logitech G400s

This unit is no longer in production though some units can still be found on Amazon and Ebay. See More

Top Pro

A true successor to the legendary MX518

The Logitech G400 gaming mouse is based off of MX518. It has a few minor incremental improvements that don't change what made the original so great. See More

Top Pro

Accurate 3600 CPI optical sensor

The mouse has an accurate Avago ADNS-3095 optical 3600 CPI sensor. No angle snapping, no acceleration, no prediction. See More

Top Pro

Quick-access CPI shift

Above and below the scroll-wheel there are buttons that allow increasing and decreasing between 400 and 3600 CPI on the fly. See More

Top Pro

Good build quality

High quality rubberized coating is used among other materials to give a quality product feel. See More

Top Pro

CPI shift

CPI can be changed from 400 CPI up to 3600 CPI without having to interrupt workflow. See More

Specs

Max Speed:4.50 m/s

Cable:Soft Rubber

Sensor:Avago ADNS-3095 (Optical)

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SteelSeries Rival 300

Top Pro

Highly accurate

The Steelseries Rival gaming mouse has a built in Pixart PMW3310 optical sensor that offers great tracking control. There's no angle-snapping, hardware acceleration, or jitter. See More

Top Con

Rubber grips get slippery with sweaty hands

When using the mouse for long duration's the sweat from the users hands can make the rubber side grips slippery. See More

Top Pro

Great accompanying software suite

Steelseries uses a software suite called Engine 3 that is low resource and used to customize their gaming mouse options. See More

Top Con

Rubber grips get worn out very quickly

Top Pro

Great value for money

At $39 the Rival gaming mouse has a great balance between build quality and value for money. See More

Top Pro

Great for those with large hands and using claw grip

Top Pro

Comfortable to handle

This mouse is very well balanced in weight, size and ergonomics making for a mouse that is easy and comfortable to handle. See More

Specs

Weight:102-104 grams

Max Speed:5.08 m/s

Sensor:PMW3310 Optical

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Steelseries Rival

Top Pro

Great tracking

The Steelseries Rival gaming mouse has a built in Pixart PAW3310 optical sensor that offers great tracking control. See More

Top Con

Rubber grips get worn out very quickly

Top Pro

Satisfying clicks

Steelseries boast of new in house built switches used inside of the Rival. Use reports have claimed that the clicks as "satisfying". See More

Top Con

Cannot turn of lighting without Steelseries proprietary software

The lighting on the device can not be adjusted without the Steelseries software. See More

Top Pro

Great accompanying software suite

Steelseries uses a software suite called Engine 3 that is low resource and used to customize their gaming mouse options. See More

Top Con

Rubber grips get slippery with sweaty hands

When using the mouse for long duration's the sweat from the users hands can make the rubber side grips slippery. See More

Top Pro

Great value for money

At $59 the Rival gaming mouse has a great balance between build quality and value for money. See More

Top Con

Labled DPI is incorrect

Steelseries labels the DPI as 6500 for the Rival when in fact it is 5000. See More

Top Pro

Great grip and comfortable

Top Pro

Customizable colors for scroll wheel and palm lights

The Steelseries Rival gaming mouse offers 16.8 million colors with two zone illumination. See More

Top Pro

Absolutely the best for a gaming mouse claw grip

When You have relatively large hands. See More

Top Pro

DPI can be doubled with software

The 5000 DPI of the Steelseries Rival can be doubled to 10000 with Steelseries firmware. See More

Specs

Max Speed:7.6 m/s

Cable:Soft Rubber

Sensor:Pixart PAW3310 / Avago ADNS 3310 Sensor (Optical)

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Roccat Savu

Top Pro

A lightweight braided cable

Roccat Savu has a lighter than usual braided cable that helps prevent kinking, curling and protects the cable prolonging life of mouse. See More

Top Con

Reports of non-slip grip wearing off within a year

The soft touch coating does not last and will wear easily. See More

Top Pro

Accurate 4000 CPI optical sensor

The mouse has an accurate 4000 CPI optical sensor. No angle snapping, no acceleration, no prediction. See More

Top Pro

Great grip provides good control over the mouse

A high quality rubberized grip on top and a sweat-proof grip material on the sides provides good control over the mouse. See More

Top Pro

Full Linux support

Roccat has good Linux drivers. See More

Top Pro

Roccat Talk informs which profile is selected when switched

Top Pro

Easy+Shift allows for double mouse actions

Top Pro

Good driver software

Top Pro

Accomodating thumb rest

Top Pro

Good build quality

The mouse weights 90g. See More

Top Pro

Good for smaller hands

Specs

Max Speed:4.04 m/s

Sensor:Avago ADNS-3090 (Optical)

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Logitech G602

Top Pro

Comfortable for palm grip with easy to hit buttons

Great for palm grip along with a the fantastic logitech software for key mapping and profiles. See More

Top Con

Somewhat heavy

Being that this is a wireless mouse there is the battery weight to contend with. Batteries in the weight of the device is 152 grams, which isn't all that bad considering but still not for users that like a lighter mouse. The mouse can also be used with a single battery, which is useful for not only reducing weight but also for balancing the mouse. With two batteries the mouse can be a bit slipper on the right side when picking it up as the pinkie and ring fingers don't have as much to grip - but balancing the weight over towards the thumb allows the mice to be more easily picked up as the side buttons allow for a decent place to grip. See More

Top Pro

Great battery life

Good for users that want a wireless mouse without any loss of functionality or need to change the batteries every week See More

Top Con

No wired option

The Logitech G602 does not offer a wired USB option, only wireless. See More

Top Pro

Good optical sensor

Only up to 2500 DPI but it's a great sensor for those that don't need very high DPI. See More

Top Con

Macro Key Defect

Side buttons are known to register multiple keystrokes occasionally when pressed only once. With bindings such as Ctrl+F4, this naturally has destructive results. See More

Top Pro

Can run on single battery for lighter weight

Users can opt to run the device on a single battery to cut down on the weight but this will have an impact on battery life. See More

Top Con

Middle mouse button wore out after a year of heavy use

And with no way to open it it's near impossible to fix. See More

Specs

Weight:152g (Batteries In)

Max Speed:2 m/s

Cable:Wireless (2.4GHz)

Sensor:Avago AM010 (Optical)

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Logitech G500

Top Pro

Adjustable weight

This gaming mouse also comes with weights (6 weights of 1.7g, 6 weights of 4.5g) that can be added on with a maximum of 27g of weights at a time. See More

Top Con

Not produced anymore

Logitech G500 was replaced by G500s in 2013 and that in turn was replaced by the G502 Proteus Core in 2014. See More

Top Pro

Thumb-rest

The Logitech G500 has more an edge on the left side for users to rest their thumbs. See More

Top Con

Too heavy even without weights

Top Pro

Braided cord

The Logitech G500 gaming mouse comes with a braided cable. See More

Top Con

Scroll wheel is too loose

Clicking the scroll wheel is not precise and often the user will left or right click the wheel instead of actually clicking the center click. See More

Top Pro

Dual-mode scroll wheel

This mouse has two scrolling modes - notched and freescrolling. The modes can be switched on-the-fly with a button located just below the scroll-wheel. See More

Top Con

Suffers from acceleration

All Avago ADNS-S9500 laser sensors suffer from acceleration issues and being that is the sensor used in the Logitech G500 it is a problem that this mouse suffers. See More

Top Pro

10 programmable buttons

There are ten programmable buttons on the device. See More

Top Con

No driver for Mac

Top Pro

Great for palm grip

Clearly designed specifically for palm grip. See More

Top Pro

Horizontal click scroll wheel

The mouse wheel can be clicked down in the center or to the left and right. This created three different buttons in one. See More

Top Pro

On-the-fly CPI switch on the side of the left click

There is a switch on the side that allows for on the fly CPI switching. See More

Top Pro

Great value

Top Pro

Onboard memory allows saving settings on the gaming mouse itself

The onboard memory will allow the user to store on custom profile no matter what PC they plug the device into. See More

Specs

Weight:164-191g (Customizable)

Max Speed:4.19 m/s

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Kensington Expert Mouse

Top Con

Not a mouse

This is a trackball, not a mouse. See More

Top Pro

Comfortable and ergonomic

With thumb and pinky on the buttons and three fingers controlling the ball, the user's wrist lays flat on the table (or on the provided attachable wrist rest). See More

Top Con

Questionable secondary button defaults

The upper left button, which is the hardest to use, is middle click by default. The upper right, which the ring finger naturally rests near, defaults to Back. This can be particularly annoying as the Back button is easy to brush when moving hands between keyboard and mouse. See More

Top Pro

Intuitive link between ball motion and FPS camera angle

The ball is large enough for turning it to feel like physically rotating an object. See More

Specs

Weight:335g (Stationary)

Cable:Soft Rubber

Sensor:N/A (Optical)

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Razer Naga Chroma

Top Pro

Tons of easy to program buttons

Great for MOBAs, MMOs, and even FPSs. See More

Top Con

The shape will not feel comfortable for everyone

The shape does not work with palm grips that well. See More

Top Pro

Side buttons are mechanical and angled

The 12 side buttons on the Razer Naga Chroma have mechanical switches inside. Mechanical switches have a great tactile and audible feedback while also having great longevity. The buttons themselves are also angled which makes it easier to find the correct button to use. See More

Top Con

Heavy

Unsuitable for most hardcore FPS games. This mouse will easily make your hand tired due to its weight of 135g. See More

Top Pro

Tilt-click scroll wheel

The scroll wheel can be pressed left, right, or down. See More

Top Con

Side buttons are not for everyone

Takes your thumb some getting used to, hitting the correct button. See More

Top Pro

Braided cord

Top Con

Proprietary software needed to take advantage of all of the mouses features

Users will need to install Razers Synapse software to take advantage of most of this mouses features such as the programmable keys. See More

Top Pro

Super comfortable to use

Perfectly conforms to any grip type in your hand. Can use this mouse for hours on end. See More

Top Pro

Right or left handed models available

The Razer Naga Chroma comes in either a right or left handed model. See More

Specs

Sensor:N/A (Laser)

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Logitech G700

Top Con

Short battery life

Battery life seems to only last a few days before it needs recharged. See More

Top Pro

Good for palm and figertip grip

Its ergonomic shape and thumb tray allows the device to be good for pal and fingertip grips. See More

Top Con

Somewhat heavy

Due to its wireless functionality the mouse is, with a weight of 147g (5.19oz), much heavier than most wired gaming mice. See More

Top Pro

Hybrid mouse

Works as both a wired and a wireless mouse. See More

Top Con

Unpleasant to the touch

The sides are made of a strange grainy plastic that somehow manages to be both rough to the touch and slippery at the same time. See More

Top Pro

Good build quality

The build quality on the Logitech G700 is pretty good, feels very sturdy. See More

Top Con

Lift off distance is high

The list off distance on the Logitech G700 is too high. See More

Top Pro

Customizable buttons

13 programmable buttons for each of 5 profiles. See More

Top Con

G10 button gets stuck

The Logitech G700 has problems with its G buttons sticking especially the 10. See More

Specs

Cable:Wireless (2.4GHz) / Wired Plastic

Sensor:Avago ADNS-S9500 (Laser)

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Razer Deathadder 2013

Top Pro

Comfortable gaming mouse for palm and claw grips

While being mainly designed for palm grips using a claw grip will still work, though with a weird placing for the palm. See More

Top Con

Requires signing in and connecting to a server before the mouse can be used to its full potential

To get the latest drivers or edit settings you have to download "synapse" an "online cloud device updater and profile storage" application. You have to register an account with your email and have it running in the background constantly for changes to take effect. See More

Top Pro

Left- and right-click buttons have a concave that helps fingers stay in place

The users fingers rest easily inside of the concave left and right buttons. By being concaved the users fingers also stay in place. See More

Top Con

Driver for side buttons in not open source

The mouse has two button for thumb control. The driver for the mouse and is not open source and not available for Linux users. See More

Top Pro

Two side buttons in an easily accessible yet unobtrusive position

The two left side buttons are position so that they stay unobtrusive yet easily accessible. See More

Top Con

Distracting lights, wich can be turned of this can be done trough the Synapse software

Although the lights on the mouse look nice, they may bother or be distracting to some people. If they are too distracting, they can be turned off but that does require proprietary software that many do not like having installed. See More

Top Pro

Accurate 6400 CPI optical sensor

The mouse has a 6400 CPI optical sensor with X & Y variable axis. No angle snapping, no acceleration, no prediction. See More

Top Con

Software issues

Using Razer Synapse causes slower boot up times as well as forced online sign in to use which is just a cheap attempt at an always online DRM. See More

Top Pro

True rubber grip helps to get a better hold of the mouse

The mouse has a true rubber grip as opposed to common rubberized or plain plastic grips. See More

Top Con

Middle click dies way too fast

Several users of this mouse have complained that the middle click doesn't last long, in some cases not even 1 year. See More

Top Pro

Braided cord

Helps prevent kinking, curling and protects the cable prolonging life of the gaming mouse. See More

Top Con

Poor build quality

Top Pro

Affordable

At $50 it's not an expensive gaming mouse for what it offers. See More

Top Con

Scroll Wheel may stop working

You can look it up on youtube, there's a video which explains how you can fix it but you'll need to physically open up the mouse and void the warranty. See More

Top Pro

Reliable, notched scroll wheel

High quality scroll wheel. See More

Top Con

Rubber coating

Like all of razer's mice, this one has a rubber coating. Which means that it's hard to clean, will drip oil after long period of disuse and generally less comfortable than hard plastic. See More

Top Pro

Slightly larger than a common mouse

With dimensions, 127 mm/5.00” x 70 mm/2.76” x 44 mm/1.73”, Deathadder is just a bit bigger than an everyday gaming mouse. See More

Top Pro

Rubber grips are smooth

Top Pro

Reasonably lightweight at 105 grams

The Razer Deathadder 2013 sits at a reasonable weight of 105 grams, which is 8 grams lighter than the previous 3.5 version. See More

Top Pro

Left hand edition available

Razer offers a right and left hand edition for the Deathadder model. See More

Top Pro

Synapse is well-designed driver software

Synapse can be a useful tool by saving a users setting to the cloud automatically, setting do not need to be remembered upon re-installs or using a friends PC. See More

Specs

Max Speed:4.15 m/s

Sensor:Avago ADNS-S3888 (Optical)

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Steelseries Sensei

Top Pro

Customizable

There are many settings including acceleration, polling rate, and others that can be changed from software or the built-in LCD. You can customize the 7 buttons to do whatever you like. See More

Top Con

Bad driver software

The driver software is buggy and crashes often. See More

Top Pro

CPI switching

You can change between 2 different DPI settings via a convenient button located below the scroll wheel. See More

Top Con

Somewhat poor grip

The material the mouse is made up of can be slick especially when using with sweaty hands, something that often happens with prolonged use. See More

Top Pro

Ambidextrous

Both right-handed and left-handed people can use the mouse. See More

Specs

Sensor:Avago ADNS-A9500 (Laser)

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Corsair Vengeance M60

Top Pro

Sniper button

The included sniper button will instantly decrease the mouses sensitivity while pressed in, giving the player an advantage accurately placing the cursor where it needs to be such as in headshots in an FPS. See More

Top Con

Braided cable

The braided cable is stiff and may catch on the mouse pad on a regular basis. See More

Top Pro

Aluminum housing

The M60 features a solid aluminum body at its core for a superior build quality. See More

Top Con

Too light

The 3 weights and aluminum frame are just not heavy enough. If they were to add a weighted sled for more weight instead of 3 plugs, they could make it comfortable for a wider range of people. Satisfying both users who like light or heavy mice. See More

Top Pro

8 programmable buttons

There are 8 fully programmable buttons on the mouse. This includes a 'sniper button' next to the thumb, which by default toggles a shifted DPI to allow for more accurate sniping while gaming. See More

Top Con

Finnish rubs off

The rubberized texture comes off the thumb rest and ring finger side around 2 months in. The slick plastic underneath is not a sure grip when moving around in game. Considering this is a gaming class mouse you would think they would use a textured finished material not a coating. See More

Top Pro

Adjustable weight and center of gravity

There are 3 removable weights in a triangle formation, allowing you to change not only the weight, but also the center of gravity. See More

Top Con

Laser sensor

The included Avago ADNS-9500 laser sensor is going to have trouble with acceleration. See More

Top Pro

Textured thumb rest

There is a textured thumb rest on the left side giving the user an area for their thumb to rest while also providing more grip for moving the mouse. See More

Top Con

Poor middle mouse button fail

Middle mouse button click stopped working reliably after about 2 months of negligible gaming. See More

Specs

Weight:140.6g (Customizable)

Sensor:Avago ADNS-9500 (Laser)

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Razer Lachesis

Top Con

Horrible lift-off distance

Lift-off distance is advertised as 1mm, which is not true, it's more than half an inch. See More

Top Pro

Braided cable

Helps prevent kinking, curling and protects the cable prolonging life of mouse. See More

Top Con

Unreliable drivers

The mouse freezes, lags and the mouse pointer might even die. See More

Top Pro

Ambidextrous

The Razer Lachesis is an ambidextrous mouse. See More

Top Con

Unreliable CPI switcher

On-the-fly CPI scale resets, and sets to wrong settings often. See More

Top Pro

Shape and size good for medium to large hands

The Razer Lachesis is a great mouse for those with large hands. With the hump where the users palm rest being a bit further back than a lot fo other mice it makes a good fit for those large hands. See More

Top Pro

Custom color lighting

Using Razers Synapse software users can customize their color lighting. See More

Top Pro

On the fly DPI switching

There are two buttons under the scroll wheel that allow for on the fly DPI switching. See More

Specs

Sensor:Philips PLN 2031 (Laser)

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Evoluent VerticalMouse 4

Top Pro

Included software further eases work

The included Mouse Manager software allows you to assign different functions to the buttons such as hotkeys, Windows commands, or media control. You can reduce the amount of clicking you have to do by assigning a double-click button, or set the mouse to double-click automatically after a short pause. Static strain can also be reduced by pressing and holding a button momentarily to simulate continuous pressing. See More

Top Con

Buttons feel cheap

The buttons feel cheap and mushy to press compared to other mice in its price range. See More

Top Pro

Made from quality plastic and rubber

The mouse is made of quality hard plastic. The back portion of the mouse is made of a soft rubberized material that helps add grip. The scroll wheel feels tight and responsive. See More

Top Con

Takes a while to adapt

For a user that spends 8+ hours with a mouse it may take days, for a casual user it may take weeks. See More

Top Pro

Takes away stress from your arms

Even if you don't have wrist pain, this mouse will be better for your hand health. See More

Top Con

Subpar tracking

A bit inaccurate and may stutter on certain surfaces (mousepad recommended). See More

Top Pro

Comes in left and right handed forms

This mouse can be bought in six different versions: a left-handed one, two smaller ones (wired and wireless), and three standard right-handed versions. See More

Top Con

Driver interferes with other mice

The VerticalMouse mouse driver interferes with the Magic Mouse and Kensington drivers and even disables the Magic Mouse upon startup. See More

Top Pro

Super comfortable and easy to use

Rather than twisting your forearm to abide the requirements of a traditional mouse, the VerticalMouse lets your arm rest in a natural pose while you navigate. Add to that browser buttons and customizable software on top of a navigating experience that is not only better for you but one of the smoothest in the consumer category and you have a easy to use everyday mouse. See More

Top Pro

Lightweight

So you don't have to exert as much energy to move the mouse. See More

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