If you buy Razer’s insane $1337 mouse, I will be very disappointed in you

I remember the first time I bought a Razer mouse. Inside the box was a letter printed on fancy vellum paper. It opened with, “Welcome to the cult of Razer.” It appears that this isn’t just a cheeky marketing slogan, Razer means it genuinely. Because only brainwashed cult members would pay $1337 for a mouse.

Razer announced its 20th Anniversary Boomslang mouse a couple of months ago. The design crams all the modern tech of the most advanced mice on the market into a throwback case with...