Corsair M65 RGB Elite Wired Gaming Mouse, Black

fITS REALLY WELL IN THE HAND AND THE FORWARD/BACKWARD BUTTONS ARE LARGE AND EASY TO REACH

I’ve bought this mouse three times over the course of four years or so. I use it for about eight hours a day, it sees heavy usage during these eight hours, and lasts me about a year which is amazing considering how much I put it through the works. Although this next part is relative to personal preference, I don’t think the mouse weighs a lot, even if it was too light, it comes with adjustable weights – of which I’m perfectly fine using the default weight parameters. After the first time I bought it I went with some Red Dragon models which are, for the price, amazing; however, those mice are a gamble – they can either last as long as this mouse or barely last a few months whereas the three times I’ve bought this product, it has stood an average of 9 months to a year’s duration.

The buttons are easy to get adjusted to, the DPI change is uniform to the mouse chassis and in a decent spot, I’ve never found myself accidentally changing the DPI – and if this is a problem, the mouse has a software interface where you can disable all other settings profiles. The side keys are macroable to other functions outside of the industry standard input so you don’t need to mess around with editing the device through other means.

Fair price, fair product, I wouldn’t know what the best mouse is as its all relative to style, use, and preference – but if I had my way, for the way I do things – this mouse is more than enough. Obviously not the best for MMOs due to its lack of buttons but yeah… thoroughly recommend this mouse if you do a lot of traveling across your mouse pad – does really well at not “eating” into the surface. Would buy again, and again, and again.

Había comprado otros mouses “gamer” y este los supera por mucho, al ser una marca como corsair, es garantía de calidad.
Hablando del producto especificamente, el mouse para mi gusto es pesado con las tres pesas pero si se le quitan es muy ligero. El botón de “sniper” se me hace inútil, ya que se debe mantener presionado para reducir los dpi. y creo que la fuerza con que debe presionar es excesiva y te resta presición, ademas de que en muchos juegos eso se puede configurar para que al hacer zoom se reduzcan los dpi. Y otra cosa es que no se le puede asignar como un botón extra. Solo sirve para reducir los dpi momentáneamente. Ese es el unico punto en contra. El sensor se siente super preciso y por ultimo los efectos de iluminación no sobresalen pero lucen bien.

M65 Elite

(Forgot I hadn’t dropped a review of this one yet, better late than never…)

The Basics:

Medium mouse with unique shape, 3391 sensor, 50M omrons on primary buttons. Two zone RGB, controllable via software. Time in use prior to compiling review was 8 days.

I wanted to view this mouse as a potential G502 killer. Hard to find something with excellent specs for fingertip which also is under 100g and a well-placed sniper button. Really, if you want an accurate sensor and a sniper button from a well known brand, the only other names in town are the G502 and Razer Basilisk. The M65 Elite has the advantage of being lighter than either of those competitors once it loses the adjustable weights.

The Good:

– Primary Clicks (B+): On the light side of moderate but spammable and quite responsive. Some very slight pretravel on both, but it is minimal. Clicks are rather quiet.

– Materials and Build Quality (A): Plastic on top is smooth plastic, coarse plastic on the sides, aluminum on the bottom. The materials themselves feel good and there are no rattles here either. Durability seems like it should be good. Of course in my experience, it’s almost always the scroll wheel that goes first.

– Scroll Wheel (B+): has light scroll resistance, steps are more muted than I’d like but they suffice and do not have any play between steps. click resistance is light and the wheel has a pleasant rubber tread.

– Mouse Feet (B+): Smooth, fast glide, but with moderate noise. Overall the mouse feet are a positive.

– Sensor Tracking (A): Snappy and tracking is outstanding. The 3391 is a joy to use, nailing the sense of being both direct and snappy. I prefer it over the 3360 and lower, as well as the 3389 and HERO sensor. I put it in my personal “top tier” in terms of (unscientific) “sensor feel” along with the 3366 and Tru Move 3.

– Looks. (B) The mouse is kinda sexy. The RGB is beautiful with lots of options. For what it’s worth, the logo is my favorite of any brand and the aluminum accents are well done for what they are, even if I hate the added weight.

The Middling:

– The DPI Buttons (C): Require moderate force, no accidental actuations, very muted sound but tactility feels cheap. Placement is actually useful in some cases though, which is more than most other mice.

– Liftoff Distance (B-): Cannot be adjusted and is on the high side at 2 DVDs, maybe a touch more. I did not find it distracting in-game, nor did I notice it adversely affecting performance, but there’s better out there.

– Weight (C): 97-100 g without weights. The mouse feet make it feel lighter than it deserves and it is surprisingly light given how much of the mouse is made of metal. That said, I’m not sure the fact you CAN make a mouse of of metal means you SHOULD.

– Grip. (C) Despite the coarseness of the plastic sides, they can be slick with dry hands. Simply breathing on your hands can improve grip considerably.

The Bad:

– Ergonomics. (C) Rather wide. Best for large claw and large fingertip. The weight and balance make it uninviting for a large palm gripper, but might work for a med-small palm. I gave time to 8 distinct grips with this mouse. While some were effective, and some were comfortable, only one was both effective and comfy. That’s all it takes, but it took a little while to get there…

– No access to internals. If you own it for over two years or you want to open it up, good luck. Nothing on the box or documentation states that there are omrons or a 3391 sensor. I’d prefer the specs on the box just like Logitech and not trust the less reliable Amazon storepage which has a bad record. “Just trust me, it’s all in there” doesn’t fly.

– Weight system. (C-) Even though you likely won’t be fiddling with the mouse weights on a routine basis, they are clunky. 6 pieces total and requires a flathead screwdriver to get them out in the first place. It may be the least convenient adjustable weight system I’ve seen.

– iCue software (C): It has questionable EULA. “We will collect data from your system, but we promise not to identify you….”it suggests that they do collect data that COULD identify you and that is no good. iCue is very bloated in comparison to offerings from other manufacturers. Basic mouse functions on other mice are handled with software that boots up instantly and weighs in at 4 to 12 MB in size. Even accounting for the increased functionality, there’s no reason (that isn’t suspicious) which would require iCue to be the better part of a gigabyte. ICue is >Terraria in size…

– Software UI is horridly unintuitive and a bad pairing for all the features that it is capable of. That said, if you take the time to learn it, there are more lighting and macro options here than any other software platform I’ve seen.

– The sniper button is red with a little crosshair icon on it. It’s somewhat tasteful for what it is, but still just gushes “dedicated gamer mouse.” Also, since the sniper button is in a position where some people may want to use its surface to grasp the mouse, the fact that it has a very slick, glossy finish doesn’t help anything. At least the actuation force is high so that you won’t accidentally click it when picking up the mouse.

The Conclusion:

The M65 Elite is a quality product, but not necessarily a safe purchase. It is a fun mouse, but not a hardcore mouse in my opinion, even if it has “hardcore” components. It has aggressive looks that may not be your thing in three years. You might wake up next to it and think, “was I sane when I made this choice?” It does not dethrone the G502 as a productivity or gaming mouse primarily due to shape, but it is not a bad mouse and many will be plenty happy with it.

The weakest parts of this ownership experience are the shape, followed by the software, LOD and glossy sniper button. The M65 Elite succeeds in being both incredibly sexy and quite unique if you don’t consider the predecessor model. I consider this mouse to be Corsair’s most unique mouse in terms of both shape and looks. Overall, it’s good stuff, fun to use, always room for improvement.

Bang for $50 Bucks: B

Nit-Noid Rating: 8.5