UPFRONT NOTICE: I am in no way an expert when it comes to testing mouse accuracy nor did I spend hours testing so don't beat me up if my test is flawed. I'm not a paid youtube reviewer. It's just me goofing around one morning. 
I was bored and happened to glance at the 4 gaming mice sitting on or near my mouse pad ready to go at a moments notice. So I decided to play around with Aimlabs and do some comparisons as I had just received a new FNATIC MAYA 8K mouse.
Things to consider when looking at the results
- My hands aren't that big so I prefer small mice.
- I have a Dell Alienware 34" widescreen AW3423DWF
- Saturn Pro Mouse pad
- Default DPI mouse settings were set at whatever I am comfortable at using the mouse in Windows and the majority of games with this monitor. Most of which are not first person shooters
- All mice were wireless except for the MX310 and M-UAE96 which I dug up out of my dozens of mice to do a comparison of old vs new mice (I'm assuming the old mice are around 400dpi. I couldn't change dpi on these 2 mice and they were to slow for my monitor. I had to increase mouse speed in Windows.)
- Aimlabs test was Reflexshot/Ultimate Which works as so. A target (ball) of a random size will pop-up anywhere on the screen. You have 1 second to shoot it before it disappears and a new random target and location replaces it. This goes on for about a minutes.
- I ran each mouse through the test 2 times eliminating the lowest score. I then did the same for 400DPI but went backwards through the mouse list. I took only one shot each second whether I hit the target or not.
- The "Try Hard" score was me rerunning the test with the same mouse 4 or 5 times straight at 400DPI after the initial test was completed and eliminating the lowest scores.
Summary
- I was surprised to see my accuracy is much better at 400dpi than I thought. I always "assumed" 400dpi was way to low. Its definately felt that way when playing. I'll need to test this again in some FPSers
- I was also surprised at the Viper v2 Pro scores as it's a bit to big and not nearly as comfortable as the rest and a reason I've used it less than a day.
- What I considered a throw away mouse you receive with a new generic computer really surprised me. The HP M-UAE96 score was impressive compared to the "gaming" mice.
- During this test I quickly discovered or proved things I already knew. Find a mouse that's comfortable in your hand and just keep using it day in and day out and your kill/death ratio will improve. The old adage practice makes perfect.
- Getting into the zone and trying hard will also improve your score. To be totally up front. I did take a few breaks during the test and I had to take a mulligan and restart the test when sitting back down. I found I would miss the first 2 to 3 targets.
- Maybe we don't don't need a $100+ mouse after all to be a great flick shooter or sniper. (I've hid this thought in back of my head for many years but I don't like to let it out)"There is no way this $40 Logitech or Coolermaster is just as good as my $70/$80 mouse."
- The HP M-UAE96 scores, still WOW! A throw away mouse or just mice under $30/$40 test comparison against expensive gaming mouse could be interesting but I have the time.
With all that and what I discovered during my test, I agree with Rocket Jump Ninjas conclusion from his Maya 8k review
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdka-gxxpFw&t=205s
I was bored and happened to glance at the 4 gaming mice sitting on or near my mouse pad ready to go at a moments notice. So I decided to play around with Aimlabs and do some comparisons as I had just received a new FNATIC MAYA 8K mouse.
Things to consider when looking at the results
- My hands aren't that big so I prefer small mice.
- I have a Dell Alienware 34" widescreen AW3423DWF
- Saturn Pro Mouse pad
- Default DPI mouse settings were set at whatever I am comfortable at using the mouse in Windows and the majority of games with this monitor. Most of which are not first person shooters
- All mice were wireless except for the MX310 and M-UAE96 which I dug up out of my dozens of mice to do a comparison of old vs new mice (I'm assuming the old mice are around 400dpi. I couldn't change dpi on these 2 mice and they were to slow for my monitor. I had to increase mouse speed in Windows.)
- Aimlabs test was Reflexshot/Ultimate Which works as so. A target (ball) of a random size will pop-up anywhere on the screen. You have 1 second to shoot it before it disappears and a new random target and location replaces it. This goes on for about a minutes.
- I ran each mouse through the test 2 times eliminating the lowest score. I then did the same for 400DPI but went backwards through the mouse list. I took only one shot each second whether I hit the target or not.
- The "Try Hard" score was me rerunning the test with the same mouse 4 or 5 times straight at 400DPI after the initial test was completed and eliminating the lowest scores.
Summary
- I was surprised to see my accuracy is much better at 400dpi than I thought. I always "assumed" 400dpi was way to low. Its definately felt that way when playing. I'll need to test this again in some FPSers
- I was also surprised at the Viper v2 Pro scores as it's a bit to big and not nearly as comfortable as the rest and a reason I've used it less than a day.
- What I considered a throw away mouse you receive with a new generic computer really surprised me. The HP M-UAE96 score was impressive compared to the "gaming" mice.
- During this test I quickly discovered or proved things I already knew. Find a mouse that's comfortable in your hand and just keep using it day in and day out and your kill/death ratio will improve. The old adage practice makes perfect.
- Getting into the zone and trying hard will also improve your score. To be totally up front. I did take a few breaks during the test and I had to take a mulligan and restart the test when sitting back down. I found I would miss the first 2 to 3 targets.
- Maybe we don't don't need a $100+ mouse after all to be a great flick shooter or sniper. (I've hid this thought in back of my head for many years but I don't like to let it out)"There is no way this $40 Logitech or Coolermaster is just as good as my $70/$80 mouse."
- The HP M-UAE96 scores, still WOW! A throw away mouse or just mice under $30/$40 test comparison against expensive gaming mouse could be interesting but I have the time.
With all that and what I discovered during my test, I agree with Rocket Jump Ninjas conclusion from his Maya 8k review
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