Performance

The mouse fits very nicely into the hand. The combination of large rubberized grip sections, elongated main buttons, and well placed side buttons make it easily usable in just about any grip. I was able to easily rest my hand on it for everyday tasks, and found it easy to transition to a slightly more aggressive grip for gaming. The positioning of the fingers on the mouse felt stable with little chance for the mouse to slip. The buttons are responsive, and I couldn't find a position where they wouldn't activate their switches. The buttons for the DPI adjustment are located directly behind the wheel, making them easy to reach and adjust, but also making them easy to bump up against. I didn't have that problem during my testing, but I could see it being a possibility.

There isn't any indication of which setting the mouse is on, so the only way to be sure is to adjust to one extreme or the other and get it where you want from there. Because it is a budget mouse, it doesn't have some of the features like adjustable weights that the more expensive mice will have. To be honest, I can't tell the difference, so that doesn't bother me. During gameplay, I found the mouse to be responsive while not being so oversensitive that I would get lost. On some of the more sensitive mice, I end up over moving and, usually, getting fragged while trying to reorient myself. The Teflon feet are huge on this thing. It moves smoothly because of that, and, unlike the previous mouse I had been using.

I went through our collection of tests including detailed Photoshop work to check tracking and of course gaming. I didn't experience any of the z-axis issues with picking the mouse up to recenter it on my pad like we have seen on many of the Phillips Twin Eye sensor equipped mice. In fact as long as you prefer one of the three DPI settings and don’t mind the lack of software or weights this mouse will perform as well or better than many of the 80+ dollar mice on the market.