Today we will be reviewing the SilverStone Raven Gaming Mouse, but first a little bit about the company.

Founded in 2003, SilverStone is an established leader in its field, with an elite team of engineers; They started their quest of providing products that create inspirations. They have since expanded the lines of products as well as types of products they produce, giving their customers a wide selection of choices.

With distribution centers in different areas of the globe, SilverStone products can be seen all over the world, not just for computer users but also for home entertainment use. Providing leisure with integration of advanced technologies that is functional and making them enjoyable to use. Here at SilverStone Technology, they continue to pride ourselves in providing the highest level of standards in designing and manufacturing computer enclosures, power supplies, and accessories. Their pursuit for the first class aesthetic appeal is relentless; their teams of devoted engineers are constantly searching for the best technologies that suit end-users with different needs and will make their products as technologically sound as they are beautiful.

Philosophy

SilverStone Technology’s philosophy is based on their recognition that merely having innovative expertise within the industry is not enough. Their objective is to ensure that their expertise is delivered to all products with consistency, in response to user’s needs, and with maximum user satisfaction. SilverStone Technology thrives on challenges of rapid technological advancements and creating aesthetic standard for the industry.

Now with that little blurb out of the way, lets start looking at this mouse and first up is the specifications and features.

• Material: High-strength plastic with carbon fiber surfacing Teflon feet
• Dimension: 128mm x 85mm x 45mm
• Application: Windows 2000, XP, Vista
• Connectivity: USB 2.0 (16-bit data format)
• Cable length: 180cm
• Buttons: 11 total, including scroll wheels
• Profiles: 5
• OLED Pixel Size: 128 x 32
• Controller: FreescaleMCU MC68H908JW32
• Sensor: Philips PLN2030 twin-eye laser
• DPI Range: 400 ~ 3200
• Max. Acceleration: 50G
• Weight: 182g

• 3D shaped carbon fiber palm rest surface
• Independent X & Y axis adjustments in 100 dpi increments
• Precision twin-eye laser sensor with 3200dpi accuracy
• RVM01B can maintain perfect accuracy during fast acceleration change movements
• Dedicated flip 3D thumb scroll for rapid switching capability
• Up to 5 sets of programmable profiles
• OLED with setting and dpi display
• Clear OLED to display operation mode and DPI value
• 50-50 weight balance for perfect feel and control
• The RVM01B has optimal weight balance from left to right and from top to bottom
• Dual mode switch
• A "mode switch" on the bottom of the RVM01B allows quick change without using software
• In normal mode, an animated RAVEM logo is displayed
• In gaming mode, X & Y axis DPI value is displayed at all times
• Multiple Key stroke commands can be recorded to one mouse button
• Single key command can also be programmed