Perhaps it is just me, but the MadCatz RAT 1 somewhat resembles that wonderful device for injuring yourself in the winter; the GT Snow Racer.  The new RAT 1 is similar to the old, with a slightly higher weight, red and black highlights and as you would expect, it sports an LED.  They changed the sensor to a PAW3204DB which is usually found on wireless mice, which has a maximum DPI of 1600.  This proved to be a less than perfect solution as The Tech Report found it made movement predictions, great if you were planning on drawing a straight line but not good when gaming.  Check out the full review here, hopefully MadCatz will offer a higher end model with a similar design and better sensor.

"MadCatz is in the middle of a top-to-bottom refresh of its RAT line of gaming mice. We tried out the entry-level rodent in the litter, the RAT 1, to see whether this $30 mouse offers gamers an affordable path to domination in their favorite titles."

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