Review: Razer Boomslang 20th Anniversary Gaming Mouse

Unique throwback design. Top-of-the-line specs. PU leather-wrapped body. Ambidextrous shape with mirrored buttons. Wireless charging. Includes an exploded mouse in a backlit frame.

The Razer Boomslang 20th Anniversary Edition gaming mouse costs over one thousand dollars. $1,337, to be specific.

I was surprised. Everyone I mentioned this to was surprised. Even the Razer representative hosting the press conference seemed surprised. It’s not made of gold. It doesn’t even have real leather on the leather-wrapped components. It’s a plastic-based polyurethane leather, attached to a transparent plastic shell. For $1,337.

According to Razer, you aren’t paying just for the throwback shape. You’re paying for the prestige of what the brand calls the “exotic supercar of mice.” It’s something they admit will be, for most buyers, a display piece more than an actual, functional mouse—they even send you a framed, broken-down ...