The gaming mouse I use everyday weighs only 55 grams, enjoys a 100-hour battery, and can be yours for just $70
The unsung hero of my cluttered desk.
Simple, lightweight, fast and accurate. What more do you need from a gaming mouse? Because it eschews all the fancy gadgets that so many mice have these days, you save a bundle of cash and get a really long battery life.
Key specs: 26K sensor | Wireless | 55 g weight
Price check: Razer $99.99
Sometimes the best hardware really is the bit of kit you don't have to think about. As much fun as I have with bright colourways and, you know, cat ears, even I can appreciate hardware that doesn't draw attention to itself—save for perhaps a tasty discount this Amazon Prime Day.
The Razer DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed is my daily driver, largely because its 100-hour battery means I need to think about it very infrequently. Don't get me wrong, it's still a great gaming mouse beyond that, and obviously it's now even better at 30% off during the Prime Day sale. You can now pick up my favourite squeaker for only $70 from Amazon.
It has been very slightly cheaper than this in the past, and with a bit of luck we'll see this mouse return to that even more affordable 2025 price at some point this week—though we can't be sure. Considering the Razer is still asking for 100 bucks for the DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed, the current Prime Day deal ain't half bad, though.
Besides that beefy battery, you're also getting an extremely lightweight mouse still boasting some serious gaming chops even years after its 2024 debut. For a start, the Razer Focus X sensor onboard offers a maximum DPI of 26,000. You also get a 1,000 Hz polling rate as standard. Now, neither of those numbers are the highest out there these days, but I'd argue most don't need to go for the tippy top bracket.
For instance, Razer does offer the option to upgrade to an 8K wireless 'HyperPolling' dongle but to my mind this only makes sense for the esports pros, and even for pros it's almost certainly overkill. Swishing around this mouse in an 8K mode will also run down the otherwise impressive battery far quicker than gliding around with 1K.




And at only 55 grams, gliding really is the word with this gaming mouse. No matter how cluttered my desk becomes, no matter how little space I have to work with, using this mouse is ever a treat. Whether I'm popping headshots in 007 First Light, or simply trying to make the tastiest card play in Beastro, the DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed has yet to let me down.
If you won't take my word for it, take Nick's from his original Razer DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed review; despite being our resident ergonomic mouse diehard, Nick gave this gaming mouse the following final verdict: "More than just a cheaper version of the DeathAdder V3 Pro, this Razer mouse should be on top of any PC gamer's shopping list. Lightweight, fast, and accurate. What else do you really need?"
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Jess has been writing about games for over ten years, spending a significant chunk of that time working on print publications PLAY and Official PlayStation Magazine. When she’s not investigating all things hardware here, she's either constructing a passionate defence of a 7/10 game, daydreaming about her debut novel, or feeling wistful about the last time she chased some nerds around a field with an oversized foam sword.
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