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Gaming mice: we test the best |
June 14, 2013
You know if you need a gaming mouse. You’re not pushing virtual paper around on your desktop; you’re fragging bots and shooting zombies. For gaming, you need an extra-responsive mouse that has lots of buttons and, ideally, a programmable interface.
Seeing how they run
It was brutal work, but we put six such mice through their gaming paces, using the three types of games for which mice are the best controllers: first-person shooters (Left for Dead 2, BioShock Infinite, and so on), real-time strategies (StarCraft II, Supreme Commander, and such), and role-playing games (Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Torchlight II). We observed each mouse’s responsiveness, button placement, features, and (most important) comfort. If your mouse isn’t comfortable, gaming becomes more of a chore than an amusement.
Nearly every mouse in this roundup can execute macros (chains of commands such as key presses and mouse clicks) with a single button press. Most of the mice have programming interfaces that allow you to create profiles, tailor them to particular games, and store them in the mouse’s memory. They also have a high dots-per-inch sensitivity for optimal precision and speed. The high-end standard sensitivity these days is about 8200 dpi, and all gaming mice let you tweak the settings to one of various customizable presets. Also, every gaming mouse reviewed here is wired, since wireless ones can have a hint of latency—a potentially fatal flaw if you’re in the middle of a firefight.
Corsair Vengeance M65 Laser FPS Gaming Mouse
CorsairThe big red Sniper button on the Vengeance M65 makes precision targeting easier, even for novices.
The Corsair Vengeance M65 is a terrific and comfortable right-handed mouse with a feature that gives gamers an edge unlike any other: the Sniper button, a big red thumb button on its left side.
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