How does the mouse perform?
The Mouse
The first thing that struck me about this mouse was its shape; the simplicity of its design is great. There aren’t any stupid fancy twizzly bits or adjustable lights; it’s just a mouse with buttons on it.
After plugging the mouse in, I was a little confused by the blue and black colour scheme; the entire colour scheme for everything, so far, has been green on black; so why have they changed to blue on black? On the other hand, if you have a blue LED lit keyboard, or blue is your “thing”, then this mouse is perfect, the lighting effect is beautiful and glows very brightly.
After flipping the mouse over I noticed that the thumb buttons on the side of the mouse are adjustable, moveable from the front of the mouse to the back. This is obviously going to improve comfort a lot, especially if multiple users are going to use the same computer. I also spotted a little profile button, which Is also good; you would be able to slide the thumb buttons to where you want them and choose your own personal profile all by just flipping over the mouse and pressing a button.
Something I feel worth mentioning is the fact that this mouse was overly sensitive on a Razer Goliathus mouse pad; even at the lowest DPI setting. I was typing on a solid desk and the cursor was jumping about all over the screen, but a firmware update (1.00 -> 1.04) fixed this completely and only took a couple of minutes to complete.
After I had the mouse set up and I’d got used to the shape and speed of the sensor, I decided to take it for a test drive in some games. I started off by playing Modern Warfare 2, and the mouse worked very well, it was super accurate at low DPI and very responsive at its full 5600 DPI. I then took it for a spin on Bad Company 2 for a good few hours, the mouse felt very natural and the DPI selector got a good work out during my sniping from range. My only gripe with it is that at 5600 DPI it does seem to be too sensitive to actually use, it feels more like a gimmick to try and sell it, rather than actually give gamers an advantage.
During normal usage, just internet browsing and general office work, this mouse is also quite good, not the best mouse I’ve ever used though. It just isn’t comfortable enough to use all day. This is one place where I have to mark the mouse down.
Another area where I felt this mouse was lacking was adjustable weight; most gaming mice seem to have this feature now, especially around the £55-£60 mark. The mouse felt too light to be used efficiently by myself, but of course, your mileage may vary. It all just depends on the way you hold and use your mouse.
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