i was recently contacted by Anker, http://ianker.com/ to try there new laser gaming mouse.
specs.
8000 DPI high-precision gaming laser for better cursor control at any hand speed via high-grade microchip
Store up to two ready-to-play profiles
9 precisely-placed programmable buttons
Execute complex macros with a single click.
16 million customizable back light colors, easy to personalize your mouse. It also provides a benefit to users managing multiple profiles with different colors. Illumination can be switched off if you dislike.
Perfectly honed shape, carefully crafted with natural curves to maintain comfortable play for hours.
Low-friction underside glides effortlessly over almost any surface.
Equipped with Omron micro-switches to reduce effort during gameplay.
8-piece weight-tuning system offers personalized feel and control (140~160g).
the software is very simple and straight forward in its use. you are given 4 tabs.
your button config and speed tab.
you dpi configuration and poll rate. x and y are independent or can be locked to be used together and is also the tab to save your profiles.
the third tab is for the log lighting and how the mouse led breath... 16 million colours with 4 brightnesses and 4 breathing speeds.
last but not least
Lastly software updates... so no need to try and remember where you got em from last time you installed them... just click and your at its home page... again its good that they got these little details rite straight away.
my personal opinion as i see it.
as yet i have no price but i expect it will fit in the mid to high end category. judging by the quality of the whole package.
overall feel. the comfort level due to the shape of the mouse is very good it is designed more for the palmer than the claw griper.
button lay out is good. there are 2 buttons above the the mouse wheel and 1 below it i set the 2 above to turn up and down the dpi but they can be configured to any of the given options of which there are plenty. the 1 below it i set to throw my nades in MW3 and used the wheel for weapon selection and melee. this is important... not all mice get there buttons recognised straight away. i had no such issues with this mouse, out the box it was able to configure the buttons to any in game command i chose. (cant say the same for may razer lachesis)
the left, right and MMB are all very good, firm responsive and give the impression of quality parts being used properly.
the side buttons (3 of them) placement is good for medium sized hands and better for the larger hand as the very front 1 is just that little to far to be reached easily. this is typical of a 3 button config so if you have a slightly larger hand or you hold the mouse slightly higher than i do you will manage to hit all 3 easily.
mouse glide... is excellent. the feet use are very good and slip the mouse with minimal effort which adds to the overall feel and responsiveness of the mouse in general.
now on to what i deem the important stuff.
the mouse sensor is the top of the range avango 9800 sensor found in other high end mice such as the Tt eSports Level 10M or CM Storm Sentinel Advance2 so you can see its aiming pretty high as far as control goes.
this sensor is actually pretty good as far as accurate placement of the cursor on screen and 1s you figure out that the mouse prefers high dpi settings with a slower overall mouse speed you can make this mouse very responsive indeed.
add to that a poll rate from anywhere from 125 to 1000ms and it easily outperforms mice with lesser sensors.
Liftoff the mouse lift off distance is minute. about 1-2mm which means if your a sweeper you can lift the mouse without any fear of your avatar suddenly pointing at the sky or ground in an fps shooter.
acceleration is available and can be turned very high or zero'd personally i like to turn acceleration off as it inhibits accuracy in fps games.
prediction because the mouse has such a high dpi output prediction is near zero the mouse is quite happy to draw straight lines and curves with ease. to much prediction and the mouse will try to draw a straight line when you try to draw a circle. so again a very good sensor and firmware.
*important* you will want to reconfigure the buttons as soon as you load the software... the config the mouse ships with is set to learn macros and this caused me an issue or 2 before i figured out it was a feature i could change.
i was brought to my attention the other day that the logitech g600 uses this sensor and has a mouse sensor skipping issue. after using this mouse for the last 2 weeks i can say this mouse doesn't suffer any of that. as Anker use a different firmware so that is a none issue with this mouse.
pros:
very clean design
accurate 8000dpi is about as good as it gets.
well made (mine took a severe beating in transit, so bad that i thought it would surely be a box of bits but no. the mouse was perfect but Anker will be having words with the guys who delivered it).
feels nice firm in the hand with all the buttons in easy reach. no slipping after a long session with sweating palms.
smooth glides very well on my destructor mat.
cons:
8000 dpi is a good thing. but the 200 stepping isnt... the sensor needs a much smaller stepping so you dont have to use high dpi then turn the mouse speed down... this does work but its a pain having to work out the maths for a dyslexic like me.
to be honest thats my only gripe.
if your a palm mouser then theres a new player in town and they have arrived with a bit of a crash with there new mouse. if it lands somewhere between £40 and £60 give or take then this is a very good option (i hope i can lock down the price sometime this week and get back to you with it) and i have no hesitation in recommending you try it.
anyways thats it. my first review ever!... overall im impressed with it. Ankers first attempt as far as i know at a gaming mouse and they have hit the ground running.
thanks to Anker for sending me a sample, thanks to you for reading...
have a good 1, HEXiT.
good news guys , they got back to me with a price...
For the price, it will be $29.99 on Amazon and $19.99 on sales for Xmas. The Gaming mouse will available on Amazon.co.uk next week.
i gotta say. comparing this to the G400 as far as price to performance and features go. it just blows the G400 out the water... for the money it is in my opinion now the new best budget mouse you can buy... no humming or haring. it really is...
specs.
8000 DPI high-precision gaming laser for better cursor control at any hand speed via high-grade microchip
Store up to two ready-to-play profiles
9 precisely-placed programmable buttons
Execute complex macros with a single click.
16 million customizable back light colors, easy to personalize your mouse. It also provides a benefit to users managing multiple profiles with different colors. Illumination can be switched off if you dislike.
Perfectly honed shape, carefully crafted with natural curves to maintain comfortable play for hours.
Low-friction underside glides effortlessly over almost any surface.
Equipped with Omron micro-switches to reduce effort during gameplay.
8-piece weight-tuning system offers personalized feel and control (140~160g).
the software is very simple and straight forward in its use. you are given 4 tabs.
your button config and speed tab.
you dpi configuration and poll rate. x and y are independent or can be locked to be used together and is also the tab to save your profiles.
the third tab is for the log lighting and how the mouse led breath... 16 million colours with 4 brightnesses and 4 breathing speeds.
last but not least
Lastly software updates... so no need to try and remember where you got em from last time you installed them... just click and your at its home page... again its good that they got these little details rite straight away.
my personal opinion as i see it.
as yet i have no price but i expect it will fit in the mid to high end category. judging by the quality of the whole package.
overall feel. the comfort level due to the shape of the mouse is very good it is designed more for the palmer than the claw griper.
button lay out is good. there are 2 buttons above the the mouse wheel and 1 below it i set the 2 above to turn up and down the dpi but they can be configured to any of the given options of which there are plenty. the 1 below it i set to throw my nades in MW3 and used the wheel for weapon selection and melee. this is important... not all mice get there buttons recognised straight away. i had no such issues with this mouse, out the box it was able to configure the buttons to any in game command i chose. (cant say the same for may razer lachesis)
the left, right and MMB are all very good, firm responsive and give the impression of quality parts being used properly.
the side buttons (3 of them) placement is good for medium sized hands and better for the larger hand as the very front 1 is just that little to far to be reached easily. this is typical of a 3 button config so if you have a slightly larger hand or you hold the mouse slightly higher than i do you will manage to hit all 3 easily.
mouse glide... is excellent. the feet use are very good and slip the mouse with minimal effort which adds to the overall feel and responsiveness of the mouse in general.
now on to what i deem the important stuff.
the mouse sensor is the top of the range avango 9800 sensor found in other high end mice such as the Tt eSports Level 10M or CM Storm Sentinel Advance2 so you can see its aiming pretty high as far as control goes.
this sensor is actually pretty good as far as accurate placement of the cursor on screen and 1s you figure out that the mouse prefers high dpi settings with a slower overall mouse speed you can make this mouse very responsive indeed.
add to that a poll rate from anywhere from 125 to 1000ms and it easily outperforms mice with lesser sensors.
Liftoff the mouse lift off distance is minute. about 1-2mm which means if your a sweeper you can lift the mouse without any fear of your avatar suddenly pointing at the sky or ground in an fps shooter.
acceleration is available and can be turned very high or zero'd personally i like to turn acceleration off as it inhibits accuracy in fps games.
prediction because the mouse has such a high dpi output prediction is near zero the mouse is quite happy to draw straight lines and curves with ease. to much prediction and the mouse will try to draw a straight line when you try to draw a circle. so again a very good sensor and firmware.
*important* you will want to reconfigure the buttons as soon as you load the software... the config the mouse ships with is set to learn macros and this caused me an issue or 2 before i figured out it was a feature i could change.
i was brought to my attention the other day that the logitech g600 uses this sensor and has a mouse sensor skipping issue. after using this mouse for the last 2 weeks i can say this mouse doesn't suffer any of that. as Anker use a different firmware so that is a none issue with this mouse.
pros:
very clean design
accurate 8000dpi is about as good as it gets.
well made (mine took a severe beating in transit, so bad that i thought it would surely be a box of bits but no. the mouse was perfect but Anker will be having words with the guys who delivered it).
feels nice firm in the hand with all the buttons in easy reach. no slipping after a long session with sweating palms.
smooth glides very well on my destructor mat.
cons:
8000 dpi is a good thing. but the 200 stepping isnt... the sensor needs a much smaller stepping so you dont have to use high dpi then turn the mouse speed down... this does work but its a pain having to work out the maths for a dyslexic like me.
to be honest thats my only gripe.
if your a palm mouser then theres a new player in town and they have arrived with a bit of a crash with there new mouse. if it lands somewhere between £40 and £60 give or take then this is a very good option (i hope i can lock down the price sometime this week and get back to you with it) and i have no hesitation in recommending you try it.
anyways thats it. my first review ever!... overall im impressed with it. Ankers first attempt as far as i know at a gaming mouse and they have hit the ground running.
thanks to Anker for sending me a sample, thanks to you for reading...
have a good 1, HEXiT.
good news guys , they got back to me with a price...
For the price, it will be $29.99 on Amazon and $19.99 on sales for Xmas. The Gaming mouse will available on Amazon.co.uk next week.
i gotta say. comparing this to the G400 as far as price to performance and features go. it just blows the G400 out the water... for the money it is in my opinion now the new best budget mouse you can buy... no humming or haring. it really is...
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