Razer Intros Salmosa Gaming Mouse

At $39.99, the Salmosa will serve as Razer's entry-level mouse, but it's also one of the lightest mice on the market and includes a 1800 dpi sensor.

After launching a mysterious teaser site for a new mouse last week, gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer finally let the mouse out of the bag on Tuesday at CeBIT. The Razer Salmosa will serve as the company’s entry-level mouse, but with much of the same internal hardware as its older, pricier siblings.

Razer claims the Salmosa is among the lightest mice currently on the market – hence its speed-oriented marketing campaign – although early press materials don’t actually list its weight for comparison. It also uses the same 1800 Precision 3G infrared sensor found in many of Razer’s other mice, including the Boomslang, DeathAdder 3G, and Diamondback 3G.

Other features include mechanical switches for changing DPI and polling rates, On-The-Fly Sensitivity adjustment, three programmable buttons, an ambidextrous design, Teflon feet, and a scroll wheel with 24 click positions.

While Razer hasn’t announced a firm date for the Salmosa’s availability, it will debut some time in the third quarter of 2008, at a price of $39.99 USD or €29.99.