When comparing Razer Taipan vs Razer Lachesis, the Slant community recommends Razer Taipan for most people. In the question“What is the best gaming mouse?” Razer Taipan is ranked 13th while Razer Lachesis is ranked 74th. The most important reason people chose Razer Taipan is:
Like all Razer products the cable is braided on the Taipan.
Specs
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Pros
Pro 7ft braided cable
Like all Razer products the cable is braided on the Taipan.
Pro Has both laser and optical sensors
The Razer Taipan has a dual sensor system, being able to utilize an optical and laser sensor at the same time.
Pro Nonslip textured finish
Instead of a glossy finish that gets sweaty or a rubberized finish that picks up oil over time, the Taipan has a nice hard textured surface that's perfect.
Pro Two pairs of programmable side buttons
Being that the mouse is ambidextrous there are two sets of side buttons for either hand.
Pro Ambidextrous
The Razer Taipan is designed to be an ambidextrous mouse.
Pro Comes with good driver software that allows for more tweaking
Like the rest of Razers equipment the Taipan utilizes the Synapse software to customize the mouse even further.
Pro Quick access CPI switch
The Razer Taipan has on the fly CPI switching with two buttons that are behind the scroll wheel.
Pro Braided cable
Helps prevent kinking, curling and protects the cable prolonging life of mouse.
Pro Ambidextrous
The Razer Lachesis is an ambidextrous mouse.
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.
Pro Custom color lighting
Using Razers Synapse software users can customize their color lighting.
Pro On the fly DPI switching
There are two buttons under the scroll wheel that allow for on the fly DPI switching.
Cons
Con Side buttons can irritate ring finger
The ambidextrous extra buttons on the side may rub against the ring or pinkie fingers.
Con Horrible lift-off distance
Lift-off distance is advertised as 1mm, which is not true, it's more than half an inch.
Con Unreliable drivers
The mouse freezes, lags and the mouse pointer might even die.
Con Unreliable CPI switcher
On-the-fly CPI scale resets, and sets to wrong settings often.