Yep that's possible with the Twin-Eye sensor. I don't know how much the lift-off distance is for the Imperator but for the Lachesis it's already very low though.

Not tracking on 2 DVD's, but tracking on 1 DVD = 2.4 mm lift off.

An average distance, IMHO

Z-Axis problems affect more than lift off though, it's a problem when you press downward on the mouse, and a problem with vibrations on the mouse pad.

from hardwareluxx (german site)

http://www.hardwareluxx.d...amp;posted=1#post13968091

http://666kb.com/i/bgkqtxbv4had0uy89.gif

he lifted his Imperator and Intellimouse while drawing a straight line for this little comparison

My eye is on the g9x. The Xia has the same sensor and pretty much the same acceleration. I've seen some graphs that display what is going on with the sensor. Hopefully they will come out with an update to fix it.

The sensor adjusts its lift-off dynamically. And you just can't make it that small because it would cause other problems and complications.

Yep... they have to change something about the sensor itself. Making a "Triple-Eye" sensor would of course increase the cost but with a dedicated sensor-lense for the z-axis (instead a combination of 2 sensors) they could eliminate these issues.

We'll dammit I feel like i'm trying harder to figure this problem out harder than razer!! 

This is just ridiculous, utterly and completely. I've been haunting mouse forums for the last 4-5 days because I'm in the market for a new mouse. Only thing that looks good is G9x, Xia, and imperator. Each one has issues that make me say "what?" and "Come on, really?" G9x & xia have acceleration, however minute, and the tracking just isn't as precise as some other sensors on the market, Imperator has z-axis issues and sometimes it stops working for a few seconds? Come on really?
So I'm really frustrated right now. And some how I'm leaning towards razer....really? What? I mean this mouse may just stop working completely. Why not, its happened with other razer products.
You can't say that a high sens player doesn't need to lift the mouse as often unless you are a technique nazi. Everyone has their on thing that they do and is unique to themself. Now when I play using a world sensitivity of 8000, which everyone here considers "omg thats so high", I pick up the mouse a lot. I pick the mouse up and off the pad just as much as I did as a lower sens player! I only use my fingers to move the mouse, the base of my hand remains stationary and since the fingers only move so far, there is a lot of repositioning at this sens. Thats my technique. So will z-axis be an issue for me? I'll probably only truly answer this question by a using the mouse myself or seeing some else who uses the mouse just like me give it a go on youtube or something. But next to the 3g sensor this sensor probably is the most precise and accurate thing goin. The previous logitech laser sensors have similar characteristics to the g9x in regards to precision and accuracy from what I hear. I think I needed to vent or something. Have a good day.

Not quite sure what that video is about but,  I would take it down before sombody (other than me) who is actually good at 1.6 says something.


PS and dude, that is one skinny ass arm u got on display there :/ start off with these!