
Mad Catz - R.A.T. 8+ ADV
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MASSIVE hands like that need the RAT 8+ .. 1000s of mice in one, you'll have a better more comfortable fit. Does your pinkie and ring finger drag on the mat, the RAT 8+ has an L-shaped pinkie rest make things much easier.
RAT 8+ will actually adjust to your hand and has swappable parts, 1000s of mice in one. DM for more info or maybe I can find you a code.
RAT 8+ or 8+ ADV - depending on where u live, might be able to find a code for u or s'ting. DM if u want!
I might be able to gift you a new mousepad too, hit me up.
RAT 8+ or 8+ ADV - depending on where u live, might be able to find a code for u or s'ting. DM if u want!
I might be able to gift you a new mousepad too, hit me up.
Hey bro, I am normally on here trying to recommend the RAT 8+ to people with large or wide hands. Not my job per se, but I like to help out the community. I think your hands might be not suited to any of the typical 'one size fits all' mice that are available on the market. What you might consider is checking out the RAT 8+ ADV or 8+ because of the feature of a swappable / replaceable palm rest. It basically can be slid all the way back to provide more comfortable palm positioning for your hand. IF that's not sufficient, at least you could have the option of modifying that piece with the help of a 3d printing hobbyist and making it even longer / higher.. then re attaching the palm rest to the mouse - might be perfect. Alternatively, BAT 6+ would be easy to customize as well. https://preview.redd.it/6in4nlrrcybf1.png?width=700&format=png&auto=webp&s=decd9e28ff95b5241d0edd50ca96c6fb96986d2e
Hey bro, I am normally on here trying to recommend the RAT 8+ to people with large or wide hands. Not my job per se, but I like to help out the community. I think your hands might be not suited to any of the typical 'one size fits all' mice that are available on the market. What you might consider is checking out the RAT 8+ ADV or 8+ because of the feature of a swappable / replaceable palm rest. It basically can be slid all the way back to provide more comfortable palm positioning for your hand. IF that's not sufficient, at least you could have the option of modifying that piece with the help of a 3d printing hobbyist and making it even longer / higher.. then re attaching the palm rest to the mouse - might be perfect. Alternatively, BAT 6+ would be easy to customize as well. https://preview.redd.it/6in4nlrrcybf1.png?width=700&format=png&auto=webp&s=decd9e28ff95b5241d0edd50ca96c6fb96986d2e
Perfect for you, large hands, no more fingers dragging on mouse pad: RAT 8+ Adjustable and swappable parts, you'll never go back to one shape / one size fits nobody mice.
RAT 8+ u can actually adjust it to your hand.
RAT 8+ is adjustable (thumb and palm rest) and has swappable parts (pinkie rests, palm rests) ... very likely to get a better feel and fit than any of the 'one size fits all' mice that were not made for above average individuals like yourself :) hit me up if you need more help. GLHF!
Just coming here to say that.. RAT 8+ or 8+ ADV would do the trick. ;)
Just coming here to say that.. RAT 8+ or 8+ ADV would do the trick. ;)
RAT 8+ or 8+ ADV. Don't believe the 'one size fits all" mice will ever work... u need to be able to adjust the size to fit your hand.
RAT 8+ or 8+ ADV. Don't believe the 'one size fits all" mice will ever work... u need to be able to adjust the size to fit your hand.
RAT 8+ - nothing else can actually adjust to your hand.
BAT 6+ is symmetrical and has attachments included to adjust to your desired grip. If you want something amazingly customizable, go for the RAT 8+ ADV 8+ but it's not symmetrical. 1000 mice in one!
u need something that actually fits your hand. Don't believe the idea that 'one size fits all' check out the RAT 8+ can adjust and has swappable parts. Everything else in life is adjustable, but not main stream mice, ever wonder why? Profit - it's super cheap to make those one size fits all mice, trust me on that. But I'm biased, I work for the co. But doing this as a PSA.
You are exactly why we make the RAT 8+ adjustable with swappable parts, you'll never fit single shape mice perfectly, as they are made for an idealized, hypothetical, 'every man' who simply - doesn't exist.
RAT 8+ or 8+ ADV. At least you'll have something with swappable parts is actually adjustable to your hand! GLHF
RAT 8+ or 8+ ADV. At least you'll have something with swappable parts is actually adjustable to your hand! GLHF
RAT 8+ adjusts to your hand and has swappable parts, no single size mouse is going to be ideal for you. dm if you need any more help.
beyond a doubt, RAT series from Mad Catz, only things that actually adjust to you . Everything else is fake ergonomics.
That pinkie finger will drag and get pinched under the mouse? yes? Check out RAT 8+ with pinkie rest. Also adjustable palm, and thumb rests, get something that will fit your hand.
if u wanna dominate at work, lots of productivity - consider the rat 8 + or dws for 22 buttons, + shift mode try the mmo 7+ DM me if you need more details or a code or something. Also, 8+ hrs a day u might benefit from actually adjustable mice - save those hands and wrists from repetitive strain!
RAT 8+, MMO 7+ , DWS - all adjustable and have swappable parts, best for large hands and people who want a better fit!
It was the rat 8 adv. Tried the g502 then got a microsoft intellimouse pro (2019 one). The g502 is just too small for my hands. (I have unreasonably large hands)
[https://www.madcatz.com/En/Product/Detail/rat-8-plus-adv](https://www.madcatz.com/En/Product/Detail/rat-8-plus-adv) Just get the Mad Catz, they have adjustable palm rest and other customizeable pieces.
Rat 8+ advance is the most comfortable mouse I’ve had. Good luck finding one, and know they’re expensive and not durable. - a giant handed dude who’s stuck buying new old stock every 2 years
went through 5x rat 7 i need that corpus but the innards are trash. the thing that powers the lazer sucks bawls rat8 chinese reboot of british rats worked for 1 day and then lazer started to turn off at random intervals. so you draw circles and they miss random pieces swiftpoint as a micro company their software is terrible and dangerous to pc unless you how to fix it through bios. and it has drivers on the server that is down because they are tiny elecom is barbie size. like baby girl sized. bought it online, on a picture it looked normal proportions. about 15 logitechs all start to double click then tripple click roccat arrived dead and was an arse to return and refund. chose because they keyboard served me for 5+ years until it started to die recently steel series worked for like 1,5-2 years and started to multiclick like logitechs. costed a ton of money. like a month or two worth of food. ~5-8 a4tech their finish peels hard. they are just shoddy but some can survive for several years. some can die faster with multiclicks or dying buttons. lottery. 5x garisons i love the GM-740G corpus despite it being a joke. if they didn't create it but stole it i wish i had the original. but it's made of garbage plastic. the MMB just breaks. some even arrive broken. defender is already a rattly one but uses the same buttons as everyone, so after some time starts to multiclick genius cheap mice so it's random when they break and how. razer got deathadder and after like 2-2,5 weeks mmb stopped working right now after these amazing adventures i gave up and bought razer naga trinity which costed a half of my monthly salary. about one year and all the paint peeled from the buttons ahhahahahah. and two cheap acers even if one breaks i have the second one. so far they are alive but i barely use them only one of them i connect to my phone together with keyboard. + wireless (xiao?)mi that i got as a gift with a laptop. so far works i wish i could try super fat logitech (and see its buttons fail like always) and corsair m65 but you can't buy those two for years
I LOVE my RAT-8, its heavy as fuck, and very customizable
Scroll wheel was also the issue on mine… now i’m on the rat 8+… only manufacturer building stuff that fits my hands…
Mad catz rat 8+ beast worn through a mousepad… metal is now a bit worn down, but still working perfectly…
mad catz cyborg r.a.t. 8+ (expensive but really good)
I still love my wired R.A.T.8 (older "non-MMO" version from 2022: [https://imgur.com/a/ooAQTug](https://imgur.com/a/ooAQTug) ) and don't understand why it has become so difficult to buy this line of mice in the US lately (I heard it is easier to find in Asia)... It is a very well-built mouse despite Mad Catz sketchy reputation throughout the years. The software is a bit clumsy, but works well enough to save the configuration in the onboard memory, so not a big deal. I don't know how heavy the newer models are, but my R.A.T.8 is a fat boy (G502 territory)! And, like the original G502, lets you make it even heavier if you attach the optional weights in the bottom... something I know sounds like heresy around these parts of Reddit. But hey, different strokes for different folks... ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ I wouldn't use it for fast paced FPS games of course (I use an Angry Miao Infinity Mouse for that), but works just fine for productivity (with its awesome thumb horizontal scroll wheel) and "casual" turn-based or RTS games (the types no one except old folks like me still play XD). I know this type of "80's/90's sci-fi" design might be a bit out of fashion today, but I've lived long enough to know these trends come and go, so I won't be surprised when this edgy design language becomes popular again (even if by nostalgia alone). I, for one, think it looks awesome! I keep mine almost as a show piece from another time... "An elegant weapon for a more civilized age" 😂
I don't know how that detail went over my head (until you mentioned), but it did... 🤯 So, as it turns out. I indeed have two angry cats on my desk...
An Ironclaw is probably your best bet, but the finish tends to wear excessively fast and some issues with scroll wheels have been reported. I'm in a similar boat. I have a g502 Lightspeed, and while I am fine with the thumb button placements, I find my pinky and ring finger feel too cramped. The only mice I've ever used that felt spacious enough were the R.A.T. series. The R.A.T. 3 was the first (and best) of the series I owned. Bought it well over 20 years ago. My brother uses it on his rig this very day. I eventually got a R.A.T. 9, but the sensor was awful, frequent disconnects, etc. A few years later they were bought up and the new series released (even numbers instead of odd). I got a R.A.T 6 and a R.A.T. 8. They were both awful and suffered from the side buttons failing after 3-6 months. Ergonomically, they were great, but their QC sucked ass and killed the company. There are also vertical mice, or perhaps an Elecom trackball mouse. Those are fucking huge. Elecom is sort of iffy. Really everything is.
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