Performance
One of the main things that both the M60 and M90 share is their sensor. Corsair went with an Avago ADNS-9500 Laser sensor giving them a peak DPI of 5700. Of course peak DPI only matters to people looking to put another stat on the front of the packaging something that Corsair didn’t do. Even people who are running extremely high DPI’s don’t get anywhere near that. I myself prefer 1800, and for a lot of people this is still very high. Back to the point though, because of this, both of these mice will perform the same due to the matching sensors. So we will focus on their performance overall then talk about how the features of each work out.
As usual to put the mice to the test I broke out a few of our mouse pads and spent time in game, in Photoshop, and doing everyday tasks to get a feel for their performance. Having experienced this same sensor multiple times in The Xai, Sensei, and Logitech G9x, I knew what to expect. Just as expected both of the mice performed great and without any glaring flaws when using on my normal hard mouse pad. When on a soft mouse pad I experienced a slight amount of negative acceleration. When compared to mice with the Phillips Twin Eye sensor this thing is perfect. Tracking around items in Photoshop was easy and without any jitter or tracking issues. In game I experienced no weird Z axis issues as we have experienced with on past mice. Everyday use was just as uneventful, it’s always great to have a mouse that doesn’t make you frustrated at weird quirks. Much like the Xai, Sensei, and G9x, I was very happy with my experience with both the M60 and M90.
Once I moved past the sensors performance. It was time to take a look at the buttons. Starting on the M60, I found the two small buttons on the left side to be perfectly placed for my thumb. The Sniper button on the other hand was slightly too far forward making it very hard to reach, someone with a shorter thumb than I would not be able to use it at all. The other part about the M60 that really impressed me was how solid the mouse feels. You wouldn’t think that this would be very noticeable on a mouse, but the second I picked it up I could feel the unibody design on the M60 at work. The side shape of the M60 allowed for just enough grip when lifting for those of you who are like me and lift their mouse while in game.
The scroll wheel on both mice has a nice rubber grip and a light click as you scroll that doesn’t give you too much resistance while still giving good tactile feedback.
The M90 being focused on MMO gaming is packed full of buttons. In my past experience mice like this normally only have a few buttons that are truly within reach and the rest are too far back or forward to hit quickly. Out of the 9 buttons on the left side of the M90, I could reach 5 without much movement. The two at the farthest front and back can be reached if needed, but I wouldn’t consider it easy. The two buttons on the left side of the trigger are the same. These you could train yourself to use quickly over time, and even though this isn’t the FPS mouse, they would be perfect for binding to your grenades for example. Unlike the M60 I didn’t get the same “solid” feeling with the M90, not that there was anything wrong with it. Also because of all of the side buttons it lacks the shape on the side to make it easy to pick up for gamers who lift their mouse.
