Our Verdict
The Mamba Elite is a good mouse for office use. It's comfortable and well-built, which makes it good for all-day use. Its programmable buttons are also great for desktop shortcuts, to help you get through work quicker. It can be used for palm grip with any hand size, though for fingertip and claw grip, it may be too large for smaller hands.
- Very low click latency.
- Outstanding performance with customizable CPI and polling rate.
- Well-built and comfortable design.
- Lots of button-mapping options.
- Rigid, braided cable is prone to kinks.
- Bulky design may be too large for smaller hands with some grips, and difficult to travel with.
This mouse is great for FPS games. It has great click latency, great ergonomics, and feels very well-built. It also has outstanding performance, with adjustable CPI as well as polling rate to help you fine-tune it to your personal preference. It can be used for palm grip with any hand size, though for fingertip and claw grip, it may be too large for smaller hands.
- Very low click latency.
- Outstanding performance with customizable CPI and polling rate.
- Well-built and comfortable design.
- Lots of button-mapping options.
- Rigid, braided cable is prone to kinks.
- Bulky design may be too large for smaller hands with some grips, and difficult to travel with.
While this mouse isn't a dedicated MMO mouse with a plethora of extra buttons, it's still excellent for MMOs. This is because almost all of its buttons are programmable, including the up and down scroll. It's also quite comfortable in every grip for all hand sizes, though those with small hands may find it slightly large for claw or fingertip grip.
- Very low click latency.
- Outstanding performance with customizable CPI and polling rate.
- Well-built and comfortable design.
- Lots of button-mapping options.
- Rigid, braided cable is prone to kinks.
- Bulky design may be too large for smaller hands with some grips, and difficult to travel with.
This is a fairly good ultra-light gaming mouse. While it isn't nearly as light as some mice dedicated to ultra-light gaming, it's decently light for a gaming mouse. It's great for all gaming due to its low click latency and outstanding sensor performance as well. It's also quite comfortable in every grip for all hand sizes, though those with small hands may find it slightly large for claw or fingertip grip.
- Very low click latency.
- Outstanding performance with customizable CPI and polling rate.
- Well-built and comfortable design.
- Lots of button-mapping options.
- Rigid, braided cable is prone to kinks.
- Bulky design may be too large for smaller hands with some grips, and difficult to travel with.
This mouse isn't designed for travel. Its wired design may not be ideal to work in small spaces like on a plane and it likely won't fit in most laptop bags.
- Very low click latency.
- Outstanding performance with customizable CPI and polling rate.
- Well-built and comfortable design.
- Lots of button-mapping options.
- Rigid, braided cable is prone to kinks.
- Bulky design may be too large for smaller hands with some grips, and difficult to travel with.
Changelog
- Updated Dec 09, 2022: We've converted this review to Test Bench 1.2. This update simplifies our Weight test and expands on our CPI test from Test Bench 1.1, resulting in changes to test results in both sections. For more details, you can see our complete changelog here.
- Updated Nov 17, 2022: We've converted this review to Test Bench 1.1. This update revamps our Click Latency test and results in changes to test results. For more details, you can see our full changelog here.
- Updated Oct 05, 2020: Converted to Test Bench 1.0.
- Updated Dec 20, 2019: Converted to Test Bench 0.8.1.
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Popular Mouse Comparisons
The Razer Mamba Elite is quite comparable to the Razer DeathAdder Elite but has a bit more RGB lighting. This mouse has outstanding performance and very low click latency, which is common with Razer mice. However, it has a typical Razer cable, which is prone to kinks and creates drag. See our recommendations for the best wired mouse, the best gaming mouse, and the best mouse.
The Razer Mamba Elite and Razer DeathAdder Elite are very similar wired gaming mice. They're both right-handed mice that are good for all hand sizes with palm grip and all hand sizes except small for both claw and fingertip grip. The DeathAdder Elite's CPI is adjustable by increments of 1, which is outstanding and helps you precisely fine-tune its performance for your preference. On the other hand, the Mamba Elite has two more programmable buttons, as well as on-board memory, so you can maintain your settings if you switch PCs.
The Razer Basilisk and the Razer Mamba Elite are both great wired gaming mice that are very similar. While they're both right-handed mice, the Basilisk might be slightly more comfortable due to its thumb rest on the left side. Both mice are suitable for all hand sizes in a palm grip and all hand sizes except small for both claw and fingertip grip. The Basilisk has one additional programmable side button, but the Mamba Elite has an L/R tilt on its scroll wheel.
The Razer Mamba Elite is an ever-so-slightly better mouse than the Logitech G502 HERO as it's lighter and is more comfortable to use for most people. However, if you have big hands, the shape of the Logitech is great. Its cable is also more flexible than the Razer's.
The Razer Mamba Elite and the Razer Basilisk V2 look somewhat different but perform very similarly. The Basilisk has more of an ergo-shaped body, with a thumb rest. It also has better feet, and its paracord-like cable is more flexible. The Mamba is slightly smaller and has a more sleek and simple design. Both mice are well-suited for most hand sizes using any grip type. Only people with smaller hands may have a hard time using them with a claw or a fingertip grip.
Test Results
The Razer Mamba Elite has a sleek, black look that's very similar to other Razer gaming mice, like the Razer DeathAdder Elite, except with more RGB zones. There are RGB lightning strips along both sides of the mouse, each with nine zones, allowing for tons of customization options.
Like most wired gaming mice, this mouse isn't the most portable option. It may not fit in most laptop cases, though this likely won't be an issue for people looking for a gaming mouse for their desk setup.
Like most Razer mice, the Mamba Elite feels quite well-built. It's made of dense plastic and has no loose or wobbly parts. However, the scroll wheel feels slightly loose due to its horizontal tilt.
The Razer Mamba Elite is a fairly lightweight mouse, though not as much as ultra-light gaming mice like the Cooler Master MM710, the Finalmouse Ultralight 2 - Cape Town, or the EQEOVGA D10 RGB. The weight of this mouse also can't be customized.
The Mamba Elite has a slight ergonomic slant which makes it only suited for right-handed use. There are latex grips on the side, which makes it easy to grab the mouse firmly, and the buttons are easy to click and reach. While this mouse is good for all hand sizes with palm grip, it may be slightly too large for those with small hands if you prefer to use the claw or fingertip grip.
Due to the shape of this mouse, palm grip is the most recommended for all hand sizes.
This mouse has a fairly long body shape which may make it tougher for small hands to use the claw grip, and there are likely better alternatives out there.
This mouse has a fairly long body shape which may make it tougher for small hands to use the fingertip grip, and there are likely better alternatives out there.
This is a wired-only mouse. If you want a very similar mouse that has a wireless connection, check out the Razer Mamba Wireless or the SteelSeries Prime Wireless.
The Mamba Elite uses the typical braided Razer cable which is quite rigid and maintains a lot of kinks, which may be bothersome if you have a cluttered desk.
The Mamba Elite has two additional buttons on the side, as well as a profile and a CPI button on top, and L/R horizontal tilt buttons on the scroll wheel. Other than the profile switch button, all of them are programmable, including the scroll up and down, giving you 11 total programmable buttons.
The Mamba Elite's click latency is great and even competitive gamers shouldn't notice any lag.
For a similar gaming mouse with a higher maximum polling rate of 2000Hz, check out the Mad Catz B.A.T. 6+.
The Mamba Elite has a pretty standard incremented scroll wheel with RGB lighting. However, unlike some other Razer mice, it has horizontal L/R tilt buttons, which are programmable.
Razer Synapse 3 is good mouse utility software that works great with the Mamba Elite. While the Razer software isn't available for macOS, your mouse will keep its customized settings when you plug it into other PCs, including Mac, thanks to its onboard memory. Razer's Synapse 3 software also has some additional features if you create an account, like saving profiles to the cloud and linking all your Razer products. If you need a mouse that has software support for macOS, check out the Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury. Or, for a gaming mouse that has an OLED screen on the underside that you can use to change sensor settings without using companion software check out the SteelSeries Prime+.
While this mouse is fully compatible with Windows, Razer's Synapse 3 software can't be installed on macOS. If you program a button on a Windows PC, it'll only keep those settings on a Mac as long as they aren't Windows-specific commands (like Ctrl+C, for example).