Our favorite wireless gaming mouse is down to a new lowest price today

14 Luglio 2020 News

Ars Technica

Today’s Dealmaster is headlined by a new low price for Razer’s Viper Ultimate wireless gaming mouse, which is currently down to $100 on Amazon as part of a wider one-day Gold Box sale on Razer gaming products. Normally, the Viper Ultimate retails closer to $130 online.

The Viper Ultimate is the top gaming recommendation in our guide to the best wireless mice. It’s expensive, even at this discounted price, but it’s tremendous in both comfort and performance. It’s lightweight at 74 grams, and while its relatively flat shape makes it a bit better for claw and fingertip grips than palm grips, it’s sized well enough to be comfortable for most people. It’s primarily made of plastic, but it’s tightly built, with grippy rubberized sides, springy click buttons, and PTFE feet that glide smoothly. Its scroll wheel could be quicker, but it’s precise, and while it unfortunately uses microUSB instead of USB-C, it can work with an included (and highly flexible) cable. It does have a modicum of RGB lighting built into the logo on the front of the mouse, but for a gaming mouse, its effects are minimal enough to work in an office setting.

Beyond that, the Viper Ultimate should present no issues with accuracy, latency, or responsiveness. It has a high tracking speed (up to 650 IPS) and a massive CPI range of 150 to 20,000. You’ll never need to increase the sensitivity that much, but since you can adjust it in 50 CPI increments, all this means you have room to fine-tune the mouse to a place you find comfortable, be it for twitchy shooter games or everyday office work. You can swap between five different sensitivity presets from the mouse itself. This is also a truly ambidextrous design, with a pair of macro buttons on either side, so lefties aren’t left out in the cold.

If you can’t justify spending that much on a mouse, though, we also have deals on Fitbit fitness trackers, AMD Ryzen processors, the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, Amazon Echo devices, and much more. You can take a look at the full rundown below.

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Top 10 deals of the day

Razer Viper Ultimate wireless gaming mouse for $99.99 at Amazon (normally $130).
Fitbit Inspire HR fitness tracker for $69 at Amazon and B&H (normally $100).
Fitbit Versa Lite fitness smartwatch for $99 at Amazon and B&H (normally $140).
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-core/16-thread desktop processor + Wraith Prism LED cooler + Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PC) for $259.99 at Amazon (normally $290).
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller for $59 at Amazon (normally $69).
Apple MacBook Pro (2019) laptop – Intel Core i7-9750H, 16-inch 3072×1920, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Magic Keyboard for $1,999.99 at Amazon (discount seen at checkout – normally $2,200).
RavPower RP-PC104 USB-C wall charger – 45W USB-C PD, GaN for $13.99 at RavPower (use code: PC50 – normally $26).
HooToo HT-UC001B USB-C hub – 100W USB-C PD, 3x USB-A, HDMI (4K@30Hz), SD for $16.99 at Amazon (normally $30).
Amazon Echo Plus (2nd gen) smart speaker + Philips Hue White Ambiance smart LED bulb for $79.99 at Amazon (normally $130).
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (XB1, digital) for $14.99 at Amazon and Microsoft (normally $30).

Enlarge / The Samsung T7 portable SSD.

Laptop and desktop PC deals

Razer Blade Stealth laptop – Intel Core i7-1065G7, 13.3-inch 1080p 60Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q GPU for $1,449.99 at Amazon (normally $1,700).
Apple MacBook Air (2020) laptop – 1.1GHz Intel Core i5-1030NG7, 13.3-inch 2560×1600, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Magic Keyboard for $1,199.99 at Amazon (normally $1,270).
Apple MacBook Pro (2019) laptop – Intel Core i7-9750H, 16-inch 3072×1920, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Magic Keyboard for $1,999.99 at Amazon (discount seen at checkout – normally $2,200).
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 – Intel Core i5-1035G7, 13.5-inch 2256×1504, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $929 at Amazon (normally $1,120).
Alienware Aurora R10 Ryzen Edition gaming desktop – AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GeForce RTX 2060 for $1,179.99 at Dell (use code: 50OFF699 – normally $1,379).
Lenovo ThinkCentre M90n mini desktop PC – Intel Core i5-8265U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD for $399 at Lenovo (use code: HOTNANODEAL – normally $600).
WD Easystore (4TB) external desktop hard drive for $79.99 at Best Buy (normally $130).
WD My Passport (1TB) external portable HDD for $99.99 at Amazon (normally $115).
Samsung T7 (500GB) external portable SSD for $89.99 at Amazon (normally $105).
WD Blue SN550 (500GB) M.2 NVMe internal SSD for $59.99 at Amazon (normally $67).
Samsung 970 Evo Plus (500GB) M.2 NVMe internal SSD for $99.99 at Amazon (normally $120).
Razer Aetheris wireless mouse for $29.20 at Amazon (normally $43).
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-core/16-thread desktop processor + Wraith Prism LED cooler + Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PC) for $259.99 at Amazon (normally $290).
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-core/16-thread desktop processor + Wraith Prism LED cooler + Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PC) for $299.99 at Amazon (normally $335).

Enlarge / Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is on sale ahead of the release of the next AC game, Valhalla.

Video game deals

Enlarge / The Razer Viper Ultimate.

Gaming deals

Enlarge / The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.

Electronics deals

Enlarge / Fitbit’s Inspire HR fitness tracker.

Valentina Palladino

Smart home deals

Amazon Echo Plus (2nd gen) smart speaker + Philips Hue White Ambiance smart LED bulb for $79.99 at Amazon (normally $130).
Amazon Echo Show 5 smart display for $59.99 at Amazon (normally $70).
Amazon Echo Show 8 smart display for $89.99 at Amazon (normally $100).
Amazon Echo Show (2nd gen) smart display + Philips Hue White Ambiance smart LED bulb for $179.99 at Amazon (normally $215).
TP-Link Kasa HS200 smart Wi-Fi light switch for $16.99 at Amazon (normally $20).
TP-Link Kasa HS103 (3-pack) Wi-Fi smart plug for $24.99 at Amazon (normally $31).

Enlarge / RavPower’s RP-PC104 45W USB-C charger.