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

This mouse is another one of those incredibly awesome for the price type things. This type of mouse obviously has a small overall market being targeted at basically only the MMO crowd, It really is a nice feeling mouse. The tracking of this mouse is slightly above your average mouse in this $25 - $40 price range, However it does a kind of odd feel to the tracking. I can say honestly that this wouldnt be my first pick for something such as sniping on a precision first person shooter, But its still better than a lot of mice *for* it. The mouse supposedly has an 18 month warranty which is great, Inside the box you get replacement feet (or pads) for the bottom of the mouse in case they peel off. Or at least I think thats what theyre supposed to be. You get a MINI DISC for the drivers, However you can download these on their website (Redragonzone.com) The usual instruction manual, and a warranty registration card from ChallengerUSA. The software that comes with the mouse is relatively simply to use, You can make five different profiles, This includes being able to individually set different DPI settings, side buttons, and front(top) buttons, Which can be mapped to most button combinations that Ive tried. My favorite combinations involve using Shift + a number key or F key. This makes hotkeys in a lot of MMOs very easy to reach for those who struggle to do so. You have 12 side buttons, And though Ive seen complaints for them being hard to press, I actually find them extremely easy to remember and hit. Ever since the first time Ive used the mouse Ive had no issue. Due to how theyre positioned, Its easiest to describe it as thinking of it as two sets of six keys, Row one and two of the buttons slant towards each other like this /, With the five key having a raised bump to it so you know exactly where youre thumb is, And the same goes for the third and forth row. Only instead of the raised bump being on the five, Its the key closest to the five, the 8 key. The finish on this mouse is probably one of the best Ive personally seen (At least on the black version), It feels grippy to me, Which is something I personally like, The build quality seems very nice, However due to the short period of time Ive owned this mouse, I cant say anything for the durability of the side buttons. On one of my previous mice(Different manufacturer, Different mouse), The side buttons wore out prematurely, So this can of course be a concern. Should something happen where a button stops responding as it should, Ill come back and revise this to reflect on that. Overall, This is one of the best mice you can use for MMOs, Due to its shape it fits snuggly in the hand and I never seem to suffer from my hand cramping up on the mouse, The buttons are more than easy enough to hit even out of the box, And the software is easy enough to maneuver. Having five different profiles is a must, And being able to have five different levels of DPI on each profile is also nice, Despite being somewhat unneeded. All the buttons to my knowledge seem to be able to be mapped, And it seems extremely solid. You always have to be careful buying offbrands, But this one is well worth it for those playing MMOs. Another update, Two years later! This mouse has still been an amazing product to me, Ive had no issues at all in the two years Ive owned this. All of the side buttons are still functioning normally, and the grip/texturing of the mouse is still perfectly fine without any obvious wear into it. I consider it such a comfortable mouse to hold that Ive just instinctively been using it for everything as long as Im not planning to play a shooter like Overwatch. This is by far the most amazing MMO mouse out there, even two years later. Disclaimer: Id also like to note, It appears as though theres another similar looking product by Redragon and Im unsure if the reviews are combined. This review is solely for the Redragon M901 Perdition, NOT the M990 Legend. Again, This review does NOT address the M990 Legend. Edit almost a year a later(Old update), I feel it was time to come back and update this review, This mouse still functions, looks, and feels just as good as it did on day one. Ive noticed no changes on the grippy feel that I mentioned previously which was at one point a big concern for me which has now been put to rest. The Omron switches on the side of the mouse have given me zero issues so far. Id like to say that this mouse somehow ended up becoming my daily driver except for when I play FPS games. This mouse is just too comfortable for something as casual as an MMO or RTS. Ive noticed no hand fatigue while using the mouse (Palm), And Id say the buttons are still just as easy for me to accurately hit as I stated before. I use every single button this mouse has almost every day. If this mouse were to somehow take I dive (I doubt this will happen as it seems like its a tank at this point) I would fully and whole-heartedly buy this mouse again, Nothing will replace it for me. The only new con I can add to this mouse has to do with mouse acceleration, Something many of you will dislike. When you start pushing past the 8,000 DPI mark, Youll notice obvious mouse acceleration. Im uncertain if others will notice it before that point, Im just your slightly above average Joe who just wants to properly review this mouse. I have now tried the Logitech G600 MMO mouse, I personally feel the shape of it is terrible, And the side buttons just arent intuitive in comparison. Ive also tried a Utech Venus, It seems to be exactly the same as this Redragon Perdition besides a small lip at the bottom, I strongly dislike the lip Utech has as my thumb gets stuck on it, And the grip isnt near as nice. And lastly the Razer Naga, It honestly deserves my second favorite MMO mouse award, But I still have to give credit where its due, To me this Redragon Perdition stomps it. I again have an issue with the buttons having no real indication where your thumb will be, The grip is fairly similar and honestly it seems to track just a tad better. Why this is I wouldnt know, But I believe they use the same or similar sensor (I could be very wrong about this, Do your homework) however I did end up experiencing the double click issue on it, And it costs $20 more. Theres no incentive to buy the Naga over the Perdition, If youre looking at a mouse with this many buttons for an MMO or RTS, I think youd want the easiest design to learn and get used to so I take huge points off the Naga for this one thing. In my opinion, The ONLY MMO mouse worth buying is this beautifully built Perdition. Save yourself the money, Get this over the Naga and be happy. Id also like to note, It appears as though theres another similar looking product by Redragon and Im unsure if the reviews are combined. This review is solely for the Redragon M901 Perdition, NOT the M990 Legend. Again, This review does NOT address the M990 Legend.

I purchased this mouse to replace my Razer Naga. While I had not heard of the brand, its almost half the price of a new Razer Naga and the reviews were pretty decent about it. I couldnt be more pleased with the mouse. It is easily as good as the Razer Naga is. It is a decent size and I love the overall feel of it for my hand. The extra weight in it is perfect for me, but you can lighten it up if that is your thing. The buttons on the side have taken me a bit to get used to. What I found awkward feeling at first was that the rows are slightly slanted, forming a slight V for buttons 1-6 and 7-12. While that took me some time to get used to, I find it very helpful now. You do need to move your thumb back to comfortably hit the 7-12 buttons accurately. But since both sets of rows are in a V formation, you easily know where each button is based on if you are in the front V row or back. The buttons themselves are also fairly large and easy to press individually for an average size hand. If you have monster sized hands or thick fingers then this most likely will not solve any button mashing problems. The mouse comes with a nice braided cord which will last a very long time indeed. It is quite long, at least 5 feet or so. This will give you plenty of cord to maneuver it around however you need to set up your desk. It can almost be too long depending on your set up. It comes with software allowing you to customize up to 5 or 6 profiles (dont remember which offhand and too lazy to go look). This is great if you play several different games and want to set up different customizations for them. You can also give the mouse the color scheme you want out of several million colors and you can adjust the brightness levels as well. All the buttons are fully customizable with the included software. This is an easy mouse to recommend, especially considering the price. Ive only had it a couple weeks at this point and I can say that this is very high quality. I have no doubt this will last me several years, but even if it only last 1 or 2 it is well worth the price.

In 2014 I was looking for a good new mouse and stumbled upon this. It seemed almost too good to be true: a <$40 mouse with crazy high DPI and a crazy amount of buttons? Yet early reviews and indications said itd be worth a shot, so I went ahead and got it. Almost two years later, its still doing its job. Theres two main questions that I thought of at the time and now have an answer to them. 1) Are all the buttons necessary? No, not at all. Even when playing a couple MMOs, I struggle to get over 12. Im no expert player but Im above average and certainly competent. What it did teach me though was that 8 buttons is the minimum I now can accept: left/right/middle clicks, back/forward/refresh buttons, enter, alt tab. Once you get used to that, its almost impossible to go back. Others useful but not-as-essential functions may include cut/copy/paste, print, save, and some media controls. Once you get the hang of it 12+ buttons isnt useful for just MMOs, its useful for everyday browsing and multi-tasking. 2) Is 16400 DPI really necessary? Also not at all. Even by todays standards thats still considered freakishly high and Im not so good that I can control that speed in an FPS. But 4000, 8000? Ive managed with that and now use them regularly, for everything. The biggest perk of all: It costs less than $40. Its a jack of all trades that surpasses the standard of doing everything okay and manages to succeed at doing everything things well. The only pieces of improvement I can think of are that it has no left/right scrolling and that middle clicking can be a bit stiff. The latter is easily resolved (use another button) and the former just needs to be gotten used to. It can be partially mitigated a higher DPI level too, depending on your task. The biggest expectation I had after trying to a few months was that itd die on me in under a year. Now Im coming up on two and its still working great. At the price point its at, its a no brainer.

Pros: -The $30ish dollar pricetag for this makes it easily half the price of its main competitor, the Razer Naga. I feel like Nagas quality has been going downhill the last few years, and a Naga Razer was only lasting me around 12 months with every day normal use. Im not mean to my mice, the Naga just didnt hold up. I gambled on this because I thought, Even if this DOES break after a year, thats way better than paying $80+ for the same amount of use from a Naga. I got a few years of use out of my M901 and when I had a minor issue with it, I immediately replaced it with another. -It has mappable buttons, you can remap these to whatever your heart desires. I predominantly use this an an MMO gaming mouse to play FFXIV, and its perfect for that. I admittedly dont use most of the buttons except for the numberpad ones on the side, but its useful for that. -Speaking of the side buttons, they have a nice sort of concave/inverted tip to them, and this makes them very easy to use and differentiate which rows your on. -Its a little on the smaller side, which for myself (a person with small hands that most gaming mice arent designed for) is actually a very nice perk. Bigger mice make my carpal tunnel worse, so this slightly smaller one is nice. -They recently started packaging these in reusable tacklebox type cases so if you want to travel with it, it very neatly fits in this compact hard case. -It has weights in it, so you can get a more custom feel out of your mouse. Cons: -I dont particularly like the rough texture that they coat it with, it makes my hands feel oddly dry, a bit like touching the rougher sort of microfiber clothes. Its not a dealbreaker for me, and after a few months of use, it will wear down enough its less noticeable. -Even with my small hands, I sometimes find my pinky can drag a little off the side, so just be aware of that if its a thing that bothers you. This might heavily depend on how you hold your mouse too, so this may just be a me thing, and I definitely dont hold it against Red Dragon. --- This is the second one of these Ive owned, and I only replaced the first one because after years of use, it started to hold left click a little bit, which was really only noticeable when I was highlighting text to copy/paste. Im sure this is an easily fixable issue, and it didnt even do it that often, but I didnt want to mess with it too much considering I can just get a brand new one for $30. All in all, Red Dragon is making very good quality products at a fraction of Razers price tag, so if youre wanting to try a gaming mouse but dont have the dosh to fork over for other Razers products, seriously consider giving Red Dragon products a try. The price tag makes this a very nice entry level for anyone even looking to try a MMO-style gaming mouse.

I purchased this mouse after my Razer Naga 2014 broke (after only five months of use, too, which is a very common problem in Razer products). Ill do a direct comparison between the two mice: Ergonomically, this mouse feels great. I personally prefer the ergonomics of the Naga, but this one feels fine as well. You quickly adapt to it and experience no discomfort. As far as the buttons go, this mouse does well on its own. These side buttons are more sticky than the Nagas buttons, so you have to apply slightly more pressure to get a click, but this isnt noticeable or a real hindrance. Unfortunately, these buttons are not as easily distinguishable from each other as the Nagas buttons, and you have to spend some time adjusting to the placement of the each button before youre comfortable with using all of them. My thumb naturally sits on the 5 button (which *does* have an indent on it like the f and j keys on your keyboard) and it takes a small leap of faith to jump back to the 9 button, for example. The 1-6 buttons are easier to reach than the 7-12 buttons, and this is also true on the Naga. It should also be noted that the little red button to the left of the scroll wheel is too impractical to be used with frequency, and the scroll wheel does *not* move to the left and right. Im also unable to reach the two buttons directly behind the scroll wheel (which change DPI by default). The software which comes with the mouse is more lightweight and easier to use than Razer Synapse. It allows you to make 5 custom DPI profiles (mouse sensitivities), which range from 50-16400 DPI. The 5 DPI profiles are linked to the color of the scroll wheel lights: yellow, green, blue, pink, and red. These 5 colors for the scroll wheel cannot be changed, but the colors for the side buttons and dragon emblem can be any color. Its worth noting that some shades of yellow appear green-ish and pale yellow appears white. Other than that, you can use the full color spectrum, and it looks quite pretty. This is something the Razer doesnt allow for. Razer Synapse is also more bloated and less easy to navigate, in my experience. The software also allows you to assign macros and commands to buttons. By default, you can use simple commands (cut, copy, paste, etc.), advanced commands (close tab, show desktop, etc.), media commands (play, pause, next track, etc.), DPI switch, profile switch, and custom macros. You will have to turn to another review to learn more about those features, as I have not tried them yet. Another thing worth mentioning is the cable. It is not a traditional cable. Rather, it is a 6 ft. braided cable which is very flexible. Traditional stiff cables (like in the Naga) may develop a bend over time which strains the cable and may expose wiring. Lastly, I feel I should mention the price and durability of each mouse. The Naga costs roughly $60 and, looking at its Amazon reviews, is as flimsy as all Razer products. Mine lasted 5 months before the cord simply stopped working. This mouse is roughly $30 and, again looking at reviews, seems to stand the test of time. It comes with a 2-year warranty, which is outstanding for a sub-$50 electronic. I will edit this review if ever this mouse stops working. In summary: this mouse is approximately on par with the Naga and is considerably better in terms of its software, its visual settings, and its durability. The Naga does have slightly more comfortable ergonomics and easier buttons, but trust me: the difference is not worth an additional $30, or even $10. There is no reason to buy the Naga over this mouse. One last thing for other previous Naga owners: you will have to uninstall Razer Synapse if you buy this product. Otherwise, your mouse will randomly change DPI settings. This seems to be a common problem with previous Razer users. 4 month edit: Mouse is still working just fine. Just wanted to edit to affirm that the product has held up well. Edit June 2018: Works great, although I have to note: please buy the black mouse, not the white one. The white one gets slippery over time.

Purchased February 2016. Still good as new with daily, heavy use in MMO, FPS and RTS. Love the grip which surrounds the black model (white one has a glossy finish). Grip is still clean and looks new other than a small piece wearing away at the left button where the tip of my index finger usually hits, which is totally normal. As long as you keep your hands clean and keep food away from your gear, you are good to go for long term use. Keep lysol wipes handy as gunk will inevitably build up in between the little keys on the side. I have a big hand. Big enough to grip and hold a basketball with one hand. My thumb takes up the whole entire layout where the side buttons are. I can comfortably push them with the tip of my thumb and use the center part of my thumb to hit the keys further down. Its awkward to use the side buttons at first, but itll be second nature in no time. Just grind away like you usually would and youll get used to it. The keys arent just flat. Notice the pattern change between the rows. This makes it SO much easier to access these tiny keys and build them to your muscle memory. The #5 key which is in the center, is the only key to have a small indentation or braille underscore right underneath the number. This will tell your muscle memory that your thumb is at the #5 button, so you can move accordingly. The software that runs with it is easy to use and allows for different profiles. One of my profiles is for web browsing, where I have back and forwards keys set up and one profile is for MMO use, where I have the proper keybinds set up for buttons (1-10, - and =). The lights can be turned off and dont stay on when my pc is off. This depends on your bios settings as well. Turn off the Power to USB when pc is off option if your mouse lights up when your pc is off. This setting exists so you can charge your phone or power certain devices while your pc is off.

2020 update: Here to buy a new keyboard/mouse combo. And checking into some other options before I go Redragon again, due to the software. After receiving my last mouse I found that it no longer works with the old app software version labeled Redragonite. The new version labeled Redragon sucks. First off it just doesnt look as polished, and the options feel kind of dumbed down. Also is now only in English, prior app also had either Japanese or Chinese options, not that the multi language mattered to me. Appart from the look, it doesnt work as well and is rather buggy. The mouse will randomly forget its programing, all custom buttons, including the pointer speed settings and revert to a basic mouse. The you open the app to see whats up and your profile is gone also, back to default. Hopefully you backed up the profile with a save file, so you can reload it, otherwise time to start over. The new app is also slower and overall more twitchy. The physical mouse is still great. The added buttons are great for gaming and even day to day productivity ... as long as it doesnt crap out at a crucial moment. Adjusting my rating for now due to the software. Original review: Awesome mouse. Ordering my third mouse now. The software is easy to use with tons of options. The mouse handles and works great. Yes I do actually use most all of the 18 buttons. I pair it with a one hand keypad for my left hand for pc gaming. Also use the mouse buttons for everyday webpage tasks and on doublecad for example, definitely increases my productivity. Ordering my third because my first two broke down. My first one took some damage to the mouse case, dont piss off your wife, but still worked great untill the wire wore out at the usb end. Second one is starting to have the same issue at the usb, bend the wire a little and the mouse flickers off and on. It would be great if they made the cord detachable so you could just replace it. The cord is still pretty good quality but I only got a year out of this last one. Also the program saves all your settings and macros. So when you do change mice, as long as its the same model/same buttons, it just uploads the settings to the new mouse with one click. Dont have to go in and reprogram it, which is nice.

Ive had the Redragon Perdition for a couple of weeks so I thought it was time to write something since it appears to be a new offering on the market. = CONS = * As others have mentioned, the back column of buttons (7, 8, 9) is awkward to reach. * There is no left or right tilt function to the scroll wheel. That doesnt bother me, but Scroll Up and Scroll Down arent programmable, and I wish they were. (I use Combat Mod 1.1 to rebind them in Guild Wars 2.) * You also cant program the mouse to do an infinite loop, like hold down right-click until you tell it to stop. * The red index finger button is mainly why I took a chance on the Perdition and not the Logitech G600, but unfortunately, it doesnt function like the G600s G-shift button. Its essentially a second left-click, thats it. EDIT: PLEASE READ COMMENTS BELOW. * It would be nice if the center row of buttons (2, 5, 8, 11) were slightly higher than the other rows or had raised dots on them for a little extra help in telling where my thumb is located. * The side buttons feel mushy and are quiet, much like the Logitech G600. The Razer Nagas buttons are wonderfully clicky, but I value the canted button style of the G600 and Redragon Perdition more. * The scroll wheel light is assigned according to DPI sensitivity rather than profile like the rest of the lights on the mouse, so you may end up with mismatching lights. * When I tried to download the driver software from Redragons site (because my CD/DVD drive is broken), Google Chrome warned me it was malware. I used Firefox to download it, and ran scans via MS Security Essentials, Malwarebytes, and Spybot Search and Destroy. The scans all came back clean, so I installed it. = PROS = * The mouse has a good, solid build and feel; the textured body is comfortable to grip for my small female hands. It even has a sturdy braided cord. Fit and finish are excellent. * Pretty LED lights. They are quite pretty, and I like their breathing effect on the dragon logo and side keys. It is visually a very nice mouse. * Index finger button. Even if it doesnt function like Logitechs G-shiift button, its in a better location in my opinion. (And maybe Redragon will extend the functionality of their software one day. One can hope.) * Aside from the awkward location of the side buttons back column, everything is easy to reach. The top buttons have a decently defined clicky feel. * You can set polling rates to 125Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, and 1000Hz. * You can have up to five profiles. * DPI settings available are: 1000 (orange scroll wheel light), 2000 (green), 4000 (blue), 8200 (lavender), and 16400 (red). * Tuning weights are packed inside the mouse when you receive it. I leave all of them in the mouse, since I dont lift the mouse to adjust the pointer often. Weights give the mouse a solid feel. * The Redragon Perditions software interface is clean and simple to use. It only took me a few minutes to get rolling. Impressive, as I was a tad apprehensive about what Id face from a new brand. = OVERALL = The Logitech G600 is far more programmable, and the Razer Naga has clickier buttons, but the Redragon Perdition is a solid contender and stands up well against both of them. Id recommend anyone with small-medium sized hands who can live with five profiles and 16 programmable buttons (since left and right click are so basic, reprogramming them may not ever be an option) take a look at this mouse. --- UPDATE AUGUST 30, 2014: Ive gotten used to playing Guild Wars 2 with this mouse and am still happy with its build and performance. An MMO mouse really makes click-happy professions like elementalist and ranger so much easier to play.

After a year with this mouse, I can say its preformed the most consistently out of all the gaming mice Ive used. This includes the Razer Naga and its variants, Logitech, and other off-brand mice, wired and wireless. From an ergonomic standpoint the mouse works beautifully, however it takes some getting used to. The mouse feels pretty much perfect in my hands, but my hands are quite small, so people with large hands beware. The ergonomics will likely not be comfortable for you. The mouse has a wonderful texture and feel, not too grippy, not too slippy, perfect for my preference. Now onto the buttons. The left and right click are audible and tactile with the left click feeling just a hair worse than the right; absolutely nothing to write home about though. It feels fantastic. The DPI is easily adjustable using the buttons under the scroll wheel, and they are surprisingly well-placed to prevent accidental presses, which is very nice. The side button on the very left of the mouse has some...interesting uses, but its not useful for me, so I wont consider it a con. It is pretty poorly placed, which is honestly the only flaw with the mouse in my opinion. I have stretch my index finger uncomfortably to press it. Now, the side buttons. This might be a deal breaker for some, and it took some time for me to get used to. The side buttons have more of a membrane feel to them, not a mechanical feel. If you love your clicky tactile feel, you wont like the feel of these side buttons. However, I would still say give it a try. I would definitely not describe it as unpleasant. Quite opposite in fact, its actually very interesting and nice. However, the buttons do not all feel consistent when I press them, but that still does not detract anything from how the mouse preforms, it still feels fantastic. The DPI can range from very slow (6in = one full screen of cursor movement) to blazing fast (1-2in = one full screen of cursor movement). I use the second-to-highest DPI setting, as Im used to having high sensitivity when I game. I admittedly dont need to use the software, so I havent. I dont have any real use for programming macros, and I dislike using that kind of software. However, looking at some of the other reviews it seems like the software isnt too suspicious, so if I wanted or needed macros for something Id at least give it a try. The weights and button to change the lighting is on the underside of the mouse. Honestly, I thought the mouse was too light for my liking, but I enjoyed my Razer Naga for how light it was, so I got used to it pretty fast and love it now. It is still very light with the weights inside the mouse, and theyre also a bit tricky to get out of bottom of the mouse, but turning the holder and give mouse a light tap on my desk makes them all fall out in their holder. The holder itself holds each weight very nicely. It also fits snugly inside mouse, so you dont have to worry about all of them falling out if you re-adjust your mouse position. The Setting Switch on the underside lets you change the color of the logo on the front of the mouse, which looks very nice. You also dont need to use the software to change the lighting, which is a nice plus. The materials of the mouse do feel cheap, but surprisingly its actual construction feels professionally done. There are no unpleasant rattles, sticks, or textures. It seems like a very intelligent and efficient use of cheaper materials, which is impressive to see. The surface material also feels very resistant to wear and grime, so none of the side buttons or left and right clicks have lost there tactile feel. This is truly my favorite feature about the mouse; it feels just and good now as it did out of the box. Final notes: I have absolutely no major complaints (if any complaints for that matter) about this mouse. It just works well, no unresponsiveness, no cheapness, and no headaches. For the price I really just recommend you try it for yourself, I dont think youll regret it.

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!