- 8 Buttons
- USB Wired
- Laser
Even My Wife Likes This
04/08/2016
This review is from: Corsair Vengeance M65 CH-9000022-NA White 8 Buttons USB Wired Laser 8200 dpi Gaming Mouse
Pros:
Extremely comfortable ergonomics works with both the left and right hands.
Excellent weight that can be adjusted, although I prefer leaving all of the weights in
Extremely smooth operation that glides with ease over a mousepad
Textured sides is easy to grip, without being grippy - if that makes sense.
Buttons have very nice "click" to them. My previous mouse was a basic Microsoft Mouse and this definitely has better click-feel.
All buttons are programmable
Front LED logo can be changed or turned off using software
Ease of use in quick selecting the DPI on the mouse without additional software
Instantly worked on Windows 10 without any additional software
Cons:
I would describe all of these cons as nitpicks as none of them are significant enough for me to dock an egg.
The Corsair software is pretty clunky and doesn't pair up with other Corsair utilities like Corsair Link for the H80i water cooler, so I have 2 separate Corsair logos in my system tray at all times. The programming of the buttons isn't intuitive.
Although you can turn off the front lights, you have to do it through the software. There is no quick "night mode" for the mouse at night. For this reason, I just leave the lights off. It's gimmicky anyway.
I don't use the dedicated 'Sniper Mode" button so I mapped it as my main back button, because I find the default "back/forward" buttons to be a little too small. This is probably the biggest con of the mouse. I think the back/forward buttons could have been positioned a little better.
Overall Review:
Although I do some PC gaming, I would not describe myself as a hardcore gamer. Ive always found that a traditional 3 button mouse with a back/foward button to be "good enough". Ive spent extra on gaming keyboards, but never a mouse. Now I know that I've been missing out. This is an excellent lens that really feels high quality in almost every regard. The ergonimcs are great, I can use this both left and right handed, the buttons have the best "click feel" of any mouse Ive used (even better than a Microsoft Mouse). The weight of the mouse is splended and so is the texture.
I should point out that while NewEgg sent me the "white M65-W" mouse, mine doesn't look like the picture above. The top shell and L/R buttons are white plastic, but the bottom, sides, and that channel above and below the wheel are black on mine. I actually like the look of mine better than the image above. I assume Corsair has redesigned the mouse, but Newegg just hasn't updated the picture.
I've never been a fan of Corsair's software, and this time its no different. I dont care for the Corsair Link software for the H80i water cooler and I dont like the software here. Even more annoying is that Corsair doesnt have one single program that works with all of their hardware. Every program is a separate install which means you see two identical Corsair icons in your system tray.
The good news is that if you dont have a need to remap the buttons, create macros, or change the lights, you don't even need to load their software as WIndows 10 not only detected the mouse correctly, but all of the buttons worked in their default mode.
I mentioned in my cons above that I wish there was a way to mute the lighting without having to go into the software, but thats a minor quibble.
Finally, perhaps the best endorsement I can give this mouse is that my non-gamer/non-geek wife likes it. She rolled her eyes at the gaming keyboard I bought and doesnt get excited about hexa-core processors, DDR4 memory, or SLI videocards, but she said that she really liked the mouse, so getting that endorsement from her is pretty significant! :)
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