Performance

I will first begin by touching on the Kone Pure’s comfort. While the initial opinion I had when looking at the design was to question whether this was a left-handed design or not, the Kone Pure is specifically designed for right-handed gamers and it shows. The mouse sits comfortably into you hand. Both sides of the mouse provide lips for a more natural grip when lifting the mouse repeatedly and while that is not my own personal style the more secure grip is easy to notice.

Weighing in at 90g, the Kone Pure is the same weight as the SteelSeries Rival and feels light without a feeling of less than premium construction. Each button press requires deliberate force and offers a distinct tactile response different from the rest of the buttons. In a gaming mouse this is a must.

The included software from ROCCAT is some of the most robust I have seen for a single mouse and the sheer amount of customization available is almost too overwhelming at times. With 5 profiles at your disposal it is possible to create individual profiles for individual games and still not use them all up. It is worth noting that I initially had trouble updating the mouse’s firmware to work with the latest drivers and still had issues from there. This turned out to be a conflict with the SteelSeries Engine 3 installed for other mice. Be aware that you may have to uninstall other mice drivers to get the most out of your Kone Pure.

Finally I will touch on the Pro-Aim Sensor R3. While initially the cursor seemed prone to wide swings in movement when lifted up and set back down, once I worked out the kinks in my software and enabled distance control and calibrated Tracking Control the cursor movement was reduced substantially. The control of the mouse never felt off whether the DPI was set to 200 or 8200 and all in all I was as impressed with the functionality.