Cyber Monday Week Purchase. New Gaming Mouse!
- Ryan Hammoud
- Dec 6, 2016
- 3 min read
This is my first post on this site, and it was perfect timing!
This past week, I purchased a new gaming mouse (Cyber Monday week is amazing) on Amazon UK.
The Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury.
This is my first 'proper' gaming mouse purchase, so by no means am I an expert on mouse acceleration or the difference between optical sensors.
But even through my ignorance, I can tell that this mouse is a step up.
Before this purchase, I had been using a 'Gigabyte GM-M6800 Dual Lens Gaming Mouse', that I purchased on Amazon UK, for under £10. (Gigabyte GM-M6800 image from Amazon UK. Click image for link). I purchased the Gigabyte mouse as a replacement for a standard 'non-gaming' optical mouse, you would typically find in a classroom computer. That mouse met its end during a CS:GO rage induced smashing. I quickly went online and purchased the Gigabyte mouse, as it was super cheap, looked comfortable and had several DPI levels.
This mouse served me well. Although it took a little getting used to, it was quite comfortable to use and (compared to my random optical mouse) it represented next-level gaming! It was a little wider than I had anticipated, and the button clicks were a little stiff for my liking. The mouse had a high DPI setting (1600) and I felt like it improved my gaming. However, when I saw the Cyber Monday Week sale for the Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury, I couldn't resist retiring my old mouse, in order to give it a go!
I have only heard good things about the G402 and after reading some more good reviews to support anticipated purchase, I was sold.
After unboxing it and testing it out, I can't believe what I was missing out on. I am using the mouse with my Razer Sphex gaming mouse mat, and it is great. The mouse smoothly glides over the mouse mat, much better than any mouse I have used before.
It is also amazingly comfortable! There was no 'break-in' period, in order to get used to it. It felt like it fit my hand perfectly. It is thinner than the Gigabyte mouse and the gliding, weight of it felt perfect. Ergonomically, the only issue I had with the mouse itself was the position of the "shift DPI" button. As I use a palm grip on the mouse, my thumb doesn't reach the button. I wish it was further back, in order for me to easily access during a game of CS:GO, however, as I never tend to change DPI while sniping, it isn't too much of an issue.
Aestethically, I love the way the mouse looks. I love the blue glowing G logo, and the DPI level LEDs. Through the Logitech Gaming Software, I set the logo to breathing, and the DPI level LEDs as always on. The combination of matte-black and glossy black plastic material and angles makes it a very attractive mouse!
The mouse glides perfectly, the Logitech Gaming Software is pretty simple, the weight is perfect (for me), the buttons are clicky and fast, the DPI levels are customizable and it is a very attractive mouse. I only wish the 'shift DPI' button was moved back slightly, and that the mouse was wireless (I realize there are wireless Logitech G-series mice that I could have bought. I just hate cables all over my desk).
This is a definite must-buy in my book! Definitely a great gaming mouse!
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