Somewhat controversially we preferred the more affordable of the two Basilisk models: the Hyperspeed X. It certainly is a big step down from the Ultimate in features and bling-bling, but we enjoyed the no-fuss connectivity (it connected easily every time and was perfectly fast and precise even in the slower, battery-saving Bluetooth mode) and it costs less than half the price.

If you’re an RGB junkie, you’re out of luck. Nothing lights up here except the resolution switch behind the scroll wheel. But I’m old school like that, and this stealth look suited me just fine. We would have liked a built in rechargeable battery, like the Ultimate, but a single AA that lasts nearly 3 months is good enough, really.

Otherwise it’s got the latest fifth-gen sensor tracking at 16000DPI with noticeably high precision, which is no less than you’d expect compared to an ordinary office mouse.

16000DPI, 450IPS tracking, 6 programmable buttons, 2.4GHz+Bluetooth, 83g, R1200

Razer claims a single AA battery lasts up to 285 hours using the wireless dongle and up to 450 hours using Bluetooth.

FREE RUNNING: A quick word on cordless mouses for gaming: if you’re still clinging to the dinosaur idea that nothing can be as fast as a cabled mouse I simply point to the hard science (millisecond respond times, faster than any human can react to anything) and the complex tests conducted by critics and easily viewable on YouTube. Clearly cordless mouses are as fast or better than cabled ones, and at least as accurate, especially when you’re not dragging a cable behind you.