[dawnerd]

In regards to the deathadder, it may be fixed with recent iterations, but the plastic piece that hits the actual button wears over time causing clicks to happen twice. The fix is to unscrew the mouse and get a (somewhat funny actually) razor blade and flatten out the tab. They should have used stronger plastic or a different design. I've never had a Logitech or Microsoft mouse do that. I'm just assuming they built that into their design so you'll buy another in a year.

And for the keyboard I have no idea what failed on them. Owned three over the years, all just stopped working at one point in their life.

[pdimitar]

I have zero issues paying for top quality. I believe it's fair for you as an OEM to charge more if you're better than the competition.

My issues start when the supposed top quality is surpassed by easy-to-find Chinese products on Amazon costing 40% of Razer's price. And when I say "surpassed", I mean it in literally every way. The keyboard I now use has better switches, is extremely realiable, her anti-ghosting capabilities are predictable and never failed, it survived spills of water, sugary drinks and hot drinks without ever missing a keystroke, and is still going strong after almost a year without any signs of wear and tear. Hell it didn't even get a scratch when I dropped a knife and fork on it!

I appreciate the DIY advice, thank you. I feel all of us have to become DIY experts over time because when OEMs see fit to push planned obsolence even in products like a keyboard and a mouse, we have to respond in kind -- repair your stuff and refuse the give money when the OEM tells you to.