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3.0 out of 5 starsNASTY BUTTON PLACEMENT FOR OPTIONAL USE
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2020
An interesting mouse as it is programmable. However, the keys which you can program are laid out on the left side in a double row like a rainbow function. They are hard to reach and find if you have a short stubby thumb and I would think anyone with a long skinny thumb would have a lot of difficulty using the mouse with those keys in the position where they are located. They are to high up the side and to far to the back of the side. I was going to use the mouse for video and photo use but found the complexities of programming and then remembering where each button was located became a real chore. The forward and back movement of the screen is also a problem because of where those buttons lie in the matrix of standard buttons and custom buttons. Many times I can't find the "back" button because it is not in the normal position.
I use rechargeable batteries which provide long life because of their capacity. Unfortunately, the software which comes with the mouse can't handle the rechargeable batteries well and reports incorrect life. For several days the mouse has told me that I have 20% life when in fact it's closer to 50%. These are 2,850 mAh batteries which I also use in cameras and high end LED lighting equipment. I can get about two to three months of mouse life out of them before a recharge is required. The software for the mouse is completely confusing whatever it is reading and comparing to something that isn't true for these kind of rechargeable batteries. There is a button I can press which is suppose to give me a visual light reading of how much battery power remains. It doesn't work. Always shows that it is at maximum storage of electrical power even though the software says there is less than 20% remaining and if I take the batteries out and check them on a battery reading, the reader says they are at 50%. Thus, the mouse software does have a clue either visually with lights nor with stating it on the screen. How I know when I need to put in another set of batteries is when the mouse begins doing weird stuff like not functioning when a button is pressed or the mouse cursor doesn't move fast enough even though the dpi is set correctly. That is the reason for the two star rating for Gaming and as well as for the weird placement of the gaming buttons on the side.
Otherwise, it is a very nice mouse, quick and easy for the right and left buttons to work, easy to set the dpi setting, easy to clean and feels really good to my hand - no more aches and pains.
There's another function which gamer's use for something with the middle wheel. Can cause really serious issues with spreadsheets and video. If you press on the wheel, it becomes a switch function which allows you to shrink or enlarge the screen. Like I said, that creates a problem in spreadsheets almost to the point you think the spreadsheet software is misbehaving. Took me a long time to figure it out. Had to reread the manual several times to find that function. Would be nice if there was a switch which could shut that off if the person using the mouse is not doing a game. Otherwise, beware and know that if you buy this mouse that it will serve you well though there are nuances you need to learn quickly if you use for normal stuff like word process, programming, business use in spreadsheets etc. It's a gaming mouse and its functions as a gaming mouse though it can be used for other stuff though with limitations unless you know all that it does. Then it becomes a very nice tool.
