Razer Pro Click and Pro Click Mini: Difference between revisions

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==Consumer impact summary==

===User account required to configure devices===

One compelling selling point of Razer gear and their computer mice is customization of the devices. This can be done through the Synapse software<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synapse 4 |url=https://www.razer.com/synapse-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421162457/https://www.razer.com/synapse-4 |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Razer.com}}</ref>. As of April 2025, there is no convenient way of using the Synapse software on Windows without having to create a user account and being connected to the internet<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synapse 3.0 Offline mode |url=https://insider.razer.com/razer-synapse-3-29/synapse-3-0-offline-mode-38431 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421162254/https://insider.razer.com/razer-synapse-3-29/synapse-3-0-offline-mode-38431 |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Insider.Razer.com}}</ref>. There may have been ways to circumvent this in the past<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Synapse without a login |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/978py2/synapse_without_a_log_in/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Reddit.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240325015017/https://old.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/978py2/synapse_without_a_log_in/ |archive-date=25 Mar 2024}}</ref>. Version 3.5.1215.121019 (released in 2020) seems to work with limited functionality with a "Guest" account (no login), which still allows for a full configuration of the devices<ref>Own user experience.</ref>. For Linux, there is an open source alternative for the software<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenRazer Features |url=https://openrazer.github.io/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403044347/https://openrazer.github.io/ |archive-date=2025-04-03 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=OpenRazer.Github.io}}</ref>. A Windows port of this Linux software exists, but as of April 2025 the files have not been updated for at least four years<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenRazer win32 |url=https://github.com/CalcProgrammer1/openrazer-win32 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421163507/https://github.com/CalcProgrammer1/openrazer-win32 |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Github.com/CalcProgrammer1}}</ref> (the port might still work regardless).

One compelling selling point of Razer gear and their computer mice is customization of the devices. This can be done through the Synapse software<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synapse 4 |url=https://www.razer.com/synapse-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421162457/https://www.razer.com/synapse-4 |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Razer.com}}</ref>. As of April 2025, there is no convenient way of using the Synapse software on Windows without having to create a user account (see [[Forced account]]) and being connected to the internet<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synapse 3.0 Offline mode |url=https://insider.razer.com/razer-synapse-3-29/synapse-3-0-offline-mode-38431 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421162254/https://insider.razer.com/razer-synapse-3-29/synapse-3-0-offline-mode-38431 |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Insider.Razer.com}}</ref>. There may have been ways to circumvent this in the past<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Synapse without a login |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/978py2/synapse_without_a_log_in/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Reddit.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240325015017/https://old.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/978py2/synapse_without_a_log_in/ |archive-date=25 Mar 2024}}</ref>. Version 3.5.1215.121019 (released in 2020) seems to work with limited functionality with a "Guest" account (no login), which still allows for a full configuration of the devices<ref>Own user experience.</ref>. For Linux, there is an open source alternative for the software<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenRazer Features |url=https://openrazer.github.io/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403044347/https://openrazer.github.io/ |archive-date=2025-04-03 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=OpenRazer.Github.io}}</ref>. A Windows port of this Linux software exists, but as of April 2025 the files have not been updated for at least four years<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenRazer win32 |url=https://github.com/CalcProgrammer1/openrazer-win32 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421163507/https://github.com/CalcProgrammer1/openrazer-win32 |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Github.com/CalcProgrammer1}}</ref> (the port might still work regardless).

===Bluetooth functionality breaks due to supposed firmware error===

It has been reported on many occasions, that the Bluetooth functionality of the Pro Click and Pro Click Mini devices can easily break during normal use.

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 ==Consumer impact summary==
 ===User account required to configure devices===
-One compelling selling point of Razer gear and their computer mice is customization of the devices. This can be done through the Synapse software<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synapse 4 |url=https://www.razer.com/synapse-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421162457/https://www.razer.com/synapse-4 |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Razer.com}}</ref>. As of April 2025, there is no convenient way of using the Synapse software on Windows without having to create a user account and being connected to the internet<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synapse 3.0 Offline mode |url=https://insider.razer.com/razer-synapse-3-29/synapse-3-0-offline-mode-38431 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421162254/https://insider.razer.com/razer-synapse-3-29/synapse-3-0-offline-mode-38431 |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Insider.Razer.com}}</ref>. There may have been ways to circumvent this in the past<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Synapse without a login |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/978py2/synapse_without_a_log_in/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Reddit.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240325015017/https://old.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/978py2/synapse_without_a_log_in/ |archive-date=25 Mar 2024}}</ref>. Version 3.5.1215.121019 (released in 2020) seems to work with limited functionality with a "Guest" account (no login), which still allows for a full configuration of the devices<ref>Own user experience.</ref>. For Linux, there is an open source alternative for the software<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenRazer Features |url=https://openrazer.github.io/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403044347/https://openrazer.github.io/ |archive-date=2025-04-03 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=OpenRazer.Github.io}}</ref>. A Windows port of this Linux software exists, but as of April 2025 the files have not been updated for at least four years<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenRazer win32 |url=https://github.com/CalcProgrammer1/openrazer-win32 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421163507/https://github.com/CalcProgrammer1/openrazer-win32 |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Github.com/CalcProgrammer1}}</ref> (the port might still work regardless).
+One compelling selling point of Razer gear and their computer mice is customization of the devices. This can be done through the Synapse software<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synapse 4 |url=https://www.razer.com/synapse-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421162457/https://www.razer.com/synapse-4 |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Razer.com}}</ref>. As of April 2025, there is no convenient way of using the Synapse software on Windows without having to create a user account (see [[Forced account]]) and being connected to the internet<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synapse 3.0 Offline mode |url=https://insider.razer.com/razer-synapse-3-29/synapse-3-0-offline-mode-38431 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421162254/https://insider.razer.com/razer-synapse-3-29/synapse-3-0-offline-mode-38431 |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Insider.Razer.com}}</ref>. There may have been ways to circumvent this in the past<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Synapse without a login |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/978py2/synapse_without_a_log_in/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Reddit.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240325015017/https://old.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/978py2/synapse_without_a_log_in/ |archive-date=25 Mar 2024}}</ref>. Version 3.5.1215.121019 (released in 2020) seems to work with limited functionality with a "Guest" account (no login), which still allows for a full configuration of the devices<ref>Own user experience.</ref>. For Linux, there is an open source alternative for the software<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenRazer Features |url=https://openrazer.github.io/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403044347/https://openrazer.github.io/ |archive-date=2025-04-03 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=OpenRazer.Github.io}}</ref>. A Windows port of this Linux software exists, but as of April 2025 the files have not been updated for at least four years<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenRazer win32 |url=https://github.com/CalcProgrammer1/openrazer-win32 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421163507/https://github.com/CalcProgrammer1/openrazer-win32 |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Github.com/CalcProgrammer1}}</ref> (the port might still work regardless).
 ===Bluetooth functionality breaks due to supposed firmware error===
 It has been reported on many occasions, that the Bluetooth functionality of the Pro Click and Pro Click Mini devices can easily break during normal use.