Redragon M901 Gaming Mouse RGB Backlit MMO 18 Macro Programmable Buttons with Weight Tuning Set, 12400 DPI for Windows PC Computer (Wired, White)

I must clarify in advance, this mouse only lasted me about a year and a half. The left mouse button is deteriorating and having trouble confirming clicks, but Id expect this wear to happen sometime after 2 years, not a year and a half. I would rate this mouse 3 and a half stars rather than 4, but it was better than just okay besides this current issue. I used it for hours on end, everyday, and besides the left mouse button having difficulties starting to pop up now, the mouse was very, very easy to use and despite myself having pretty small hands it wasnt hard to utilize. I never had any wrist issues that Id consider coming from this mouse. Some pros: - Very clean, expensive feel on the plastic. It never felt cheap, no matter how much use, and has a very soft texture to it that isnt too rough or too smooth. - Always felt responsive enough from the games I used to play it with. WoW and Overwatch are two big contenders. The mouse played perfectly on them and I never felt like I was having an issue due to the mouse itself. - The lighting effects on the mouse are, for some people, a big bonus. But I played with them for about a week and eventually stopped caring for them. It is definitely useful for playing in the dark, however. - Its incredibly easy to pick up where your thumb is on the number pad. There are two bumps on the 5 and 9 keys which are enough to tell you where you want your thumb to click. Rarely have I made a mistake when I got the muscle memory down. - The design is sleek and pleasant to look at. - Beyond the left click deterioration, the mouse survived MUCH abuse from frustration and anger from someone with depression and anxiety. Very, very sturdy. Cons: - Like I said, the left mouse button is beginning to deteriorate after a year and a half. This might be repairable, but Im no electronics expert and in some cases it might be cheaper just to buy a new mouse entirely rather than send it in for a repair. - While the number pad was easy to pick up, pressing the buttons themselves was a hassle and requires a bit of extra force than I expected. Sometimes this will cause your cursor to move a couple pixels or so due to the force, and while this seems like a nonissue, some games require a lot of precision. If you play a game like that, youd better work out your fingers or get a mouse that doesnt require much effort to be put into the number pad.

As someone who generally sticks to what they know, I was a little hesitant to buy a gaming mouse from a brand I had never heard of before seeing as I used the Logitech MX 500 series mice exclusively for a decade. At the time of this purchase I was playing a significant amount of World of Warcraft: Vanilla on a private server so I wanted something geared towards MMO game-play. I figured the buttons would take getting used to, and there was no way Id ever feel comfortable navigating all of them, but I liked the idea and gave it shot. The construction seems well done. Its not flimsy or loose and the plastic is hard. All of the buttons have a nice response. The placement of all of the buttons, sans some of the thumb keypad, are comfortable and not a problem during repeated use. The mouse wheel flows nicely and there arent many accidental middle button clicks when using it heavily. The rubber grip helps keep the wheel moving evenly as well. Ergonomically the mouse feels nice in your hand overall. The only reason I am giving this 4 stars is because of the thumb keypad gimmick. While it is a nice idea, even someone like me with small hands and fingers cannot comfortably navigate all of them, especially on the fly during action in a fast paced game like an MMO. Many of them are easily reached and quickly pressed, which is acceptable, but I ended up not assigning some of the middle, and back-middle buttons at all, or to things I rarely had to use. If I were to continuously reach for some of the more oddly placed buttons, my thumb would assuredly get sore over time. I could set my hand back further on the mouse to have better control over navigating them, but then the mouse felt more awkward in my hand. The software was pretty straight forward and much like other gaming mouse software. Not much to add here. The cord is nicely cased and the glowing LED is a cool novelty. As a whole this is a solid addition to the world of gaming mice and I am happy with my purchase over some of the more well known brands and models.

edit: so as it turns out the review i left down below was actually an issue on my PCs part and nothing to do with the software itself. ALL the buttons are now customizable after a restart of my PC as well as lighting. Also i no longer need to restart my PC in order for the changes done to take affect after the initial time. Mouse feels great it small enough to easily be able to reach all button and although 10-12 are a little awkward after a few hours it became a lot easier to use. The model number IS buried in the website but the program mentioned for the M901 (even this is listed as M901-2) works well with the mouse got the mouse planning to use it for an MMO but came to find out that even with the software from the website the changes applied do not take place. The model number of the mouse is M901-2 which does not exist on their website so you are left to download the M901 edition that doesnt change the lighting when changes and even if you replace the 5 profiles with new button mapping none of them work and you have to use the fire key, the mouse button for dpi (although it says you can change them), and numbers 11 and 12 on the side as dictated by the software. The mouse has a nice feel to it and apart from these things isnt all that bad but if youre looking for full customization, this is not it.

EDIT 2/11/17: After 2+ years of greatness, my mouse began tracking very poorly today, to the point of it being unusable. Ill admit, out of frustration I picked it up and slammed it back onto my mouse pad. I put slammed in quotes because I dont feel like it was that hard--I have a glass desk, so Im not OGRE SMASHING on it or anything--but regardless I have to believe this is why the mouse isnt working anymore. A part of me thinks the mouse shouldnt have failed, but then 2+ years of near everyday use is pretty good, with some knocking about from time to time. So I will give product benefit of doubt. I ordered the exact same mouse. One thing of note is that the mouse wheel is much easier to use than on my previous. It both rolls easier, and clicks with less force. Im really happy about this change (see below my earlier thoughts on first mouse). ---- I would probably give 4.5 if I could. A couple minor annoyances that keep this mouse from a 5/5 perfect score: * Most of the buttons are a little harder to click than I prefer. This includes the mouse wheel/middle mouse button, and all of the side buttons. Hopefully this is something I will grow accustom to, or that will possibly wear in, but for now they resist pressing more than Id like. For mouse buttons I like more sensitive buttons that I can press without feeling like my mousing movement will be impacted. Personal preference, but then thats what a review is. * The wheel is clunkier than Im used to. It has a rubbery, chunky click to it (and indeed is rubbery to the touch as well) as you scroll up/down, rather than being more on the smooth side. For long/fast scrolls, the wheel actually makes a low rubbing noise, like that made when you remove a ribbed straw from tightly sealed cup. Some of the more obvious pros to balance things out: * Cost. I picked this up for $35 while on sale, down from a list price of $100. * DPI buttons work perfectly, and get EXTREMELY fast. I like that the difference DPI settings are color coded, too. * The feel of the main left and right clicks are perfect. I dont really use the fire button, but its similar. * The positioning of the mouse wheel in terms of front to back placement is very good. You might not think this is a big deal, but I am coming from an Anker DS-2638, and I could never get used to how far back the wheel was placed. I have normal sized hands, and the wheel on the Anker fell in between my first and second knuckles. Big improvement. * Tons of customization, much of which I havent gotten into yet (like macros). But the interface is nice, 5 profiles, light breathing/brightness, near infinite colors, etc. Overall a stellar mouse. Would buy again and recommend.

By far this has been the greatest peripheral purchase I have made. To start things off I purchased this originally in February of 2014 so I have had this for over 5 years at this point and I am finally just starting to have problems now after heavy daily use since I purchased it. At the time of purchase it was around $47 dollars and I would spend double that on this mouse. Now at $30 dollars this is an absolute no brainer. Durability: 10/10 I definitely beat this mouse up, after daily use for 5 years it’s held up very strong, the body of the mouse is very sturdy, one time I carelessly pulled it out of my backpack forcefully and the left click caught on to something and snapped the plastic right off. This was completely my fault though. To my surprise I was able to superglue it exactly in to place and you can’t even tell it ever broke and the left click has been working exactly as it had been. The Teflon pads are now worn down and scratched, but I also hadn’t used a mousepad for 4/5 of those years and that probably caused a considerable amount of wear, regardless that kind of wear can be expected after 5 years of heavy use. The braided cable has held up extremely well also. It comes with weights and you can customize how heavy you want the mouse, and a nice little case to store the weights you don’t use. The macro buttons are the reason I purchased this mouse. I never use the burst fire button for anything because I feel it’s a little out of reach for normal use, I think at one point I had it set as the microphone mute/unmute. The 12 number keys on the side are a joy. They are perfectly angled so that you know exactly which button you aren’t pressing and it didn’t take long to get used to it. Comparatively I purchased a used Razer naga epic to have as a backup, and I tried it out for a bit and I just couldn’t use it, the buttons were bigger, but completely flat and I never knew which buttons I was pressing and they were harder to reach all of them. Having the macro buttons increased productivity by a huge margin. For keys 1-4 I use those for gaming, 1,2,3 are just set to the numbers to say switch weapons in a game. I have 4 set to use my microphone so I don’t need to move any of my fingers on the keyboard that affects my movement. For 5 I have it set to ctrl, which I mainly use for single hand zooming by holding 5 and then using the scroll wheel to zoom in and out. Sometimes I use it for other shortcuts but I’m generally more used to pressing the key combinations on the keyboard anyway. 6 has been probably the single most useful key for me as I set it to “show desktop” which gives me an easy way to instantly minimize everything and clear clutter up. This is especially helpful when in games and you need to see your desktop. And I find it way more useful than alt tabbing. The remainder of the 6 keys I have set to strictly media, being volume up and down, mute, then play/pause, previous, next track and this gives me total control of my music and sound with one hand. The possibilities are endless with the macros and I found this to be the best for my use case. The software itself is slightly cumbersome and wonky, but it still works, and once you set it once, it gets stored on the mouse itself so you can move it from computer to computer and all of the settings will stay the same, which is also a huge plus. The software is still extremely powerful though and there is a lot you can do. Rgb is always a plus and definitely wasn’t as common in 2014 when I purchased this mouse. For my hands the mouse is extremely comfortable. Although I haven’t compared to too many different mouses, I’ve always found this one to feel the most natural. The mouse input has always been extremely snappy, and I feel like other mice don’t have that extra oomph of responsiveness. So just now after over 5 years of owning it, I am having some usb connectivity issues. Sometimes the mouse will randomly shut off and reconnect. Even then it does not happen extremely often but it is still probably a sign that it is close to the end of its life. However my expectations have been exceeded, and it’s great knowing that it’s even cheaper than when I first bought it, and definitely plan on replacing it with this mouse again. Even before I started having problems I have been wanting to purchase a second one of these just so I wasn’t moving it around all the time because it’s the only mouse I’ve wanted to use over the past 5 years. Also less time transporting it would probably mean less wear and tear on it. This mouse has definitely taken a beating while transporting it. Plenty of times it has been dropped on hard floors and it has survived this long.

Im gonna go ahead and give it 4 stars, despite me probably not using it in favor of other mice. Its a solid mouse but, comparatively to the LogiG502 and the DeathAdder that I also own, it falls short. My pros and cons are mostly from a comparative perspective. CONS: - The side buttons. Theyre difficult to push without moving the mouse in the process. - The UI for the mouse options was annoying to use for me. Setting the lighting schemes with the DPI setting was annoying to figure out, and clicking and dragging the sliders is a frustrating experience. Once I figured how everything worked, I was able to get it where I want easily, but the sliders are so small, and it seems like the hitbox for the slider was inconsistent, causing it to unclick the slider, making me have to re click the slider. The tracking issues, that Ill mention, were probably part of the problem. It was also really crowded. I much prefer Razer Synapse. Comparatively, Synapse takes the cake in my book (despite peoples hate for it) - The tracking for the mouse was REALLY inconsistent. Im using a Razer Goliath Control mouse pad and, when I first used the mouse, I assumed it was just the texture of the mouse pad screwing with the tracking (Its apparently optimized with Razer products in mind.). When I plugged in the G502 however, I have to assume the M901 is the problem. The M901 has no optimization in their UI to get more accurate tracking, compared to the G502 (which I didnt even need to use to get it to track well on the pad). I play on higher DPI settings, so tracking is pretty much a make or break for me and is the number 1 reason I wont be using the mouse (at least until I see if I have a better experience with a different pad.) - The fire button on the left side of the top is annoying to click in a high pressure situation in game. It curves off so hard to the left, that you have to move your whole hand to click it. I was fine with it, until I picked up the G502. It has TWO buttons in the same location, and it takes no effort to shift your index to hit. This is mostly an opinion, being that if I held the mouse differently itd most likely not be an issue. But holding it in a way that I can hit the button easily was uncomfortable. PROS: - The fit of the mouse is comfortable as f***. The position and tilt of the side buttons is 4 out of 5. The texture of the mouse is perfect, kind of a rubbery and bumpy texture that the G502 cant even compare to. The mouse wheel feels snug, yet easy to move. The right side finger holder for the ring finger is nice. Love holding the mouse. - The weights are a nice touch. Compared to the weights in the LogiG502, M901 is definitely better. A minor detail, but it was noticeable enough to put in the Pros. - I have to mention the Mouse Wheel again. Theres no side scroll, but it doesnt need it. Compared to any mouse Ive used, this wheel takes the cake. I hate how loose a lot of mouse wheels are, and this one was perfect. Loose enough to be able to move/click it easily, but tight enough to not have any accidental slips or over-scrolling. - Despite my issues with the UI, its still full of customization. It was cluttered, but simple. The different profiles are easily switched to, which is nice for me, being that my girlfriend also uses my computer and doesnt enjoy 6400 dpi (despite the 1440p...) - The bottom buffers are really nice/smooth compared to both the DeathAdder and the G502. The other two are almost sticky, whereas the M901 is really smooth. Glides across the pad really smoothly. - Solid left and right clicks. Dont have to put much, if any, pressure to click. At least less pressure than with the DeathAdder and G502. If I could use this mouse with Razer Synapse and the G502s G8 and G7 buttons (the buttons that are in the same spot as the fire button), and have NO tracking issues, Id never buy another mouse. The side buttons are annoying to click, but isnt as bad as I initially thought they would be. If youre thinking of picking up this mouse, Id definitely recommend it, and hope you have no tracking issues. Its a decent mouse outside of that, and my experience could be an outlier.

Best mouse i ever used. Ive used this mouse for multiple hours every single day since I bought it and its still going strong. After 6 years im only buying more because this is the only mouse I ever want to use.

Budget mouse destined for Greatness I have used literally hundreds of computer mice in my career and personal life. I’ve used mice made for everything from ergonomics to $150+ USD gaming mice. Along the way I like to think I picked up some idea of what a good mouse should have and should be. The Red Dragon Perdition has almost all of these aspects. I decided on the Perdition after cruising Amazon when my faithful G500 had a terrible accident in a move, took a tear in the cable, and lost the ability to middle click. I tried to make it work for a number of days, but it was just failing miserably. Sometimes the left click would middle click, closing important tabs in Chrome, and other times the left click would just hold down until I jiggled the cable the right way. It was not a fun time. Let’s start on the only real bad note about this mouse: when it came in and I first pulled it out of the package I noticed that it was LIGHT, and that was with all of the removable weights it came with. I like a heavy mouse, I had every 3.5 gram weight my G500 had in it, and this is very light. I can not begin to image what it would be like without the weights. The mouse has multiple modes to it, each can be separately programmed (Windows users only, but I have confirmed that the mouse will work on Mac and Linux with the proper keypresses on the on-board mouse profiles). There are 5, each designated by a color on the mouse that can be switched using the profile button on the bottom of the mouse. There are also, in each mode, 5 different (and customizable) DPI settings. These can be told by the color of the scroll wheel, and adjusted by the buttons immediately under the same. The 12 thumb-buttons are each mappable and fairly easy to access. I have heard, and read, others having problems with having to move their hand to get to buttons 7-12, but I do not have this problem. There is a slight shift, but I would hardly call it completely adjusting hand placement. It also helps that the rows buttons are slanted facing each other so it is very easy to determine where your thumb is at any given point. All told, especially given that you can pick this baby up on Amazon for less than 50 USD (I got mine for 35), I would say this is among the best gaming mice I have ever used. What it lacks in cross-platform functionality and heft, it more than makes up for in performance and utility. I strongly suggest picking one of these up and giving it a try. At 35 bucks, what do you really have to lose?

BLUF: I’m not gonna buy another one of these and cant recommend it. I forgot I had purchased this in 2017 to try to play WoW again after a long hiatus. I stopped playing WoW about a month after starting (was boring) and my PC has been gathering dust since then as I have been playing primarily console (xbox). Last month I saw that WoTLK Classic was about to be released and wanted to try classic again. Got bored of WoW again and this thing has annoyed the crap out of me since it double clicks with every left click. I havent used this thing since I last played WoW in 2017… Its obviously well out of the return period, but its literally only been used for about 2 months and the left button is already failing. I liked the extra buttons for abilities, but the side buttons are a bit to close to each other. If they spaced them out a bit more it would improve the mouse ergonomics and make the buttons easier to push.

I have revamped my review after extensive use. I have played several mmos for around 60 hours now and the mouse has held up beautifully. It is comfortable allow my fingers to rest on the mouse, the buttons are crisp and responsive, the software gave me no issues with macros, combo buttons, or lighting effects. The mouse build is great. I will say this though note that there is a thin piece of plastic over the mouse skates that you dont really see. I initially thought they were roughing up earlier but I was an idiot and didnt take notice that there was plastic. After playing for a while and the roughness was getting worse I looked closely and saw it shining and picked at the corner to pull it off. Now it glides amazingly. Great mouse for the price and in my opinion just as good if not better than the ones out there. My only complaints would be the weight and cord. It is a heavy mouse and weights dont do much. Taking them all out makes it better but not by much and the cord is some of the worst I have seen. It is a strong cord but not flexible AT ALL. It has been in my bungee (the only way to play with the mouse) and the cord is still sticking straight up in the air. If you bend it differently it will just remain in that position for good. Definitely needs a rework on the mouse cord. Other than that the mouse is better than expected for the price point!