Product Comparison: Razer Basilisk vs Razer Basilisk Essential


General Specifications
Brand
Razer
Razer
Model
Basilisk
Basilisk Essential
Origin
China
China
About the Product
Fast. Accurate. Deadly. Take your FPS skills to the next level with the Razer Basilisk. Boasting the most enhanced optical sensor in the world and armed with features such as a dial for customizing scroll wheel resistance and a removable DPI clutch, the Razer Basilisk is the ultimate FPS mouse.
The Razer Basilisk Essential is the ultimate FPS mouse, thanks to the world's most advanced optical sensor and features like a mouse wheel resistance adjustment knob and removable DPI circuitry.
Key Specs
Precision
16000 dpi
6400 dpi
Sensor Type
Optical
Optical
Number of Buttons
10
7
What customers say about "Key Specs"
 
Razer Basilisk Essential Ergonomic FPS Gaming Mouse
  • The sensor is second to none.
  • That can maintain perfect sensor accuracy and durability for years.
  • It looks great with the chroma and the sensor is really nice.
  • The sensor is excellent, almost all high end mice now have flawless sensors.
  • Great feed back for a good sounding click, the sensor is very good.
Size & Weight
Color
Black
Black
Height
1.69 in.
1.69 in.
Width
4.88 in.
4.88 in.
Depth
2.94 in.
2.94 in.
Weight
3.77 oz.
3.35 oz.
What customers say about "Size & Weight"
 
Razer Basilisk Essential Ergonomic FPS Gaming Mouse
  • It's size and weight grant comfortable control as well as allowing a variety of different grips in which to wield the mouse.
  • The size is perfect. Truly FPS mouse.
  • Smaller size of the baasilisk makes it faster.
  • It suits me just fine size is great for claw style grip gamers.
  • The size of the mouse is very small for me.
Connection
Connection Type
Wired
Wired
Cord Length
7 feet
5.91 feet
What customers say about "Connection"
 
Razer Basilisk Essential Ergonomic FPS Gaming Mouse
  • I connected it I knew this was the perfect mouse for me.
  • The cable is of great quality, and I can assume that it's connections will stand strong for years to come.
  • I like that it connected to my keyboard and changes colors with it.
  • Out of the box, I plugged it into the USB port on my PC to see how well it worked as straight plug-and-play. No problems at all.
  • You can plug it into a USB 2.0 port on your Mac or PC and it works.
Features
Mouse Type
Gaming
Gaming
Body Material
Rubber Side Grips, Plastic
Plastic
Number of Programmable Buttons
8
7
Extras
Scroll Wheel with Customizable Resistance, Gaming-Optimized Switches, Multi-Functional Paddle, Advanced Razer 5G Optical Sensor
Hyperesponse Buttons, Multi-function Paddle, Razer™ Mechanical Mouse Switches, Gaming-grade tactile scroll wheel, Razer Chroma™ lighting, Razer Synapse 3
What customers say about "Features"
 
Razer Basilisk Essential Ergonomic FPS Gaming Mouse
  • The mouse has many many more features I won't get into.
  • RGB lighting is very beauty and looks cool.
  • The DPI clutch and wheel friction adjustments are the most novel, cutting edge features.
  • Fine editing of graphics and documents, it's a wonderful feature to have.
  • Basilisk has great ergonomics and clutch feature is really well done.
Power
Power Source
Via USB
Via USB
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
2 year(s)
2 year(s)
Certifications
CE
CE
Other Information
Manufacturer
MSRP
69.99 $
49.99 $
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