The design itself is a nice blend of black and gunmetal. The top portion and the left and right clicks appear to be one construct but actually operate separately. The sides of the mouse are rubberized to offer maximal grip while the thumb groove allows for a comfortable hold. There is also an additional groove on the right side of the mouse to accommodate the ring finger of your right hand. Sadly though, southpaws might find themselves having a hard time with this mouse. Everything seems to be designed with right-handers in mind including the grooves and the buttons.
Though the design and construction of the mouse is excellent, nothing can compare to its performance. This is by far the most accurate mouse ever designed, using the new MX technology, you’ll get the smoothest mouse movement in the business. The optical eye just does an amazing job of picking up on even the slightest of movement, allowing me to have a much easier time picking off enemies in first person shooters. Just by tracking my cursor in Windows with my eyes, I can notice the amazing improvements. The cursor moves across the screen much smoother than my old Microsoft Intellimouse Pro Optical and seemed to be far more responsive. The improvement in the technology is immediately apparent; once you go MX you’ll never want to go back, period.
The range on the mouse is also quite exceptional. I’ve been able to receive non-lag gameplay from distances of about 8-10 feet from the receiver. I did experience quite a few problems after that so I wouldn’t recommend you going any further than that. If you have a setup where you own a wireless keyboard and work with a projector or some sort of output then you should seriously consider using this mouse. It can provide adequate range without substituting performance.
As far as gaming goes, MX technology gives a noticeable improvement over the competition. I was able to snipe enemies in
Medal of Honor and
No One Lives Forever 2 with much more precision then before. Picking off small targets from afar was much more easier due to the MX’s enhanced tracking capabilities. I also noticed an improvement in games like
Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 where selecting and moving objects was much easier than before. However, the most noticeable improvements came in Photoshop where precision movements are required. I had little to no problem touching up and refining the fine edges of my images thanks to the smoothness of the mouse. The enhancements are easily noticed, from the most demanding games to the every day tasks, this mouse can do it all.
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