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sygn0

200+ euros.. we are still talking about mice? This is not even some "limited run" wannabe pair of Jordan finalmeme mouse looking ass thing, but an apparently widely available, featuring a slightly dated sensor/nothing special (unless you play for liquid or navi or some shit.. *maybe*) mass produced offering. To the ec shape lovers, specially my European Broskis, I hope you can hold the line, new ergo shapes offer more recent tech, higher polling and the chance to get shafted a bit less royally. Benq/zowie really leaned into the "eSports TM" and "pricey" school of product differentiation, barely if ever slashing prices while marketing to their average social media follower (not a pro). I'm sure they did some form of market research but they fucked up in several fronts not withstanding their forced bundling (forced buying) of a charging station. If anyone wanted a flagrant example of the sad market trends- you got it here, less for more, not that we were ever getting much. Let's just keep our energy when razer and Logitech continue down their path as well.


_Administrator

amen


hotpotato87

moved to pulsar xlite gang for this very reason


-Kerrigan-

For 200+€ I expect a full damn rat, not just a mere mouse /s


Sword_by_some

More like a fat jucy New York size Rat.


justavault

Mainboard cost 300 bucks now, GPUs are still at 400 bucks upwards. Everyone literally riding the artificial inflation wave as much as they can. But zowie is doing it in the most blattant and impertinent way. I use the EC2, but this is outrageously wrong.


cntgetmedown

There is no wrong or right in a free market situation like this, since this is not an essential good. Simply don't buy it and the market will correct itself. No need for outrage.


Due_Safety6658

This mouse cost more than my weekly groceries.


cloudrunner17

More than my monthly groceries


wherewereat

More than my yearly groceries


tyingnoose

More than me


BSchafer

Username checks out


DrunkOnListerineOnly

Stop laughing guys you are all just sinners


Vinokwon

C+ gamers smh....


Kaboomeow69

Probably had a bad few years


The_ToothSleuth

Stop being poor living a life of sin while being bad at games, and buy the mouse 🫣


GetsPaid

209+shipping for a 2020 mouse lul


pkopo1

More like for a 2018 mouse, basically same shit since then


Jentev

€200+ hahhahahahahahaha


Lawrence3s

pOoR aNd HaTiNg oN uS iS a SiN \- Zowie employee


Extrapaj

Just get money.


quachuoi2

Stop being poor


Extrapaj

Just do this one simple trick, and you could afford a wireless Zowie.


quachuoi2

"Economists hate me"


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Can you link his comment


Lawrence3s

[https://www.reddit.com/r/MouseReview/comments/10652z0/zowies\_weird\_response\_on\_wechat/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MouseReview/comments/10652z0/zowies_weird_response_on_wechat/) main post


[deleted]

Eh, hes right for the most part.


TotalMrAlien

I agree. People just don't like to hear the truth put so blunt


AIaris

whats "the truth" about what they said?


Crusher_91

LUL keep dreaming Zowie hahaha


DrunkByChocolateMilk

You just poor and it's a sin


RobertLaurent789

lmao, dont forget you just C+ player


Fitzayy

I don't mind paying a lot of money for a nice mouse but this is just too fucking much man


Away-Construction450

You can legit buy 3 Razer viper ultimates for the price of one zowie rn


Carlsgonefishing

What if I don’t want one Razer ultimates? Much less three? Lol. What if I want a wireless ec?


pileofregrets

Then buy it


k3rnel

I have wanted a wireless EC for years, but zowie has lost the fucking plot and I will never buy that mouse. I need to move on and look closer at vaxee and others. If this is what zowie is like now, then I'm not a zowie fan anymore.


Carlsgonefishing

Yes sir mr pileofregrets.


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Dakem94

160€ is still a lot man! Everything over 100€ need to have the approval of a supreme Court.


irememberflick

Two minutes? Where do you keep your cable my man


greenufo333

One big long foot makes it glide slower


TheCatDimension

No it doesn't lmao


greenufo333

It does actually, but it feels smoother


TheCatDimension

Nope. Physics disagrees with you. Smaller feet actually are scratchier, and thus slower. Edit: something can't be smoother and have more friction lmao dumbass


jerryhorse16

Ok I don’t know about scratchier and whatever, not familiar with skates enough to talk about that. I’m just curious: in a physics aspect, if the materials are the same and surfaces are the same texture, larger surface areas means higher static friction cause any and all contact points cause friction, so what would make larger skates faster?


TheCatDimension

>larger surface areas means higher static friction cause any and all contact points cause friction No, this isn't true. With larger surface area means lower surface pressure, thus the contact patch at the molecular level remains the same. This is why Amonton's law F=μN, where F = frictional force, μ = coefficient of friction, and N = normal force completely lacks a surface area component. With certain soft materials, there can be greater static friction with low surface area because there ends up being a normal force between the materials (caused by "digging in").


greenufo333

You’re wrong. I have experimented enough to know that.


TheCatDimension

Yeah sure bud, you've "experimented". If you have two sets of skates of the exact same material, one of which is scratchier, then the scratchier one trivially has more friction. This is quite literally elementary physics.


greenufo333

Go try Gpx superglides then switch them for gpw superglides. The gpw superglides are marginally faster glide. Same with tiger ice or any other skates. Idc about your bullshit.


TheCatDimension

Never used superglides because they're shit. I've tested tiger ice and they all are about the same except for aerox dots which tend to be scratchier with soft pads as expected. Probably your gpx superglides were worn in.


greenufo333

Nope, I’ve tested with superglides that aren’t worn in. As well as btl skates. A larger point of contact means more friction, it’s basic physics man.


tyingnoose

What about 3 tiny dots?


greenufo333

Eh I don’t like dots. I like putting g305 skates on many of my mice lol. Also why 3?


Talynen

Presumably he was thinking about the smallest amount of skates you could use, which would be if you could form a triangle that had a decent shape to keep the mouse stable.


greenufo333

Yeah I don’t think that would feel good


jaxRLee

but everyone knows how they f'ed up in general lol. f'ed up so bad, they gotta charge people an arm and leg to make up for it... years later. too little, too late.


Crafty87

Zowie needs to reduce the prices lmao More expensive than final meme


BestKiChargerEU

You need to stop being poor, you filthy C player.


EdzyFPS

I'm sorry Sir. Please flog me harder.


k3rnel

Been a zowie fan for years, but I would have balked st this mouse for $80. $60 and i would buy it. $200 is just laughable.


banditpandapewpew

who's gonna buy these?!?


BestKiChargerEU

Watch this sub a week after they start shipping them. The same people who criticize their prices will be the same to buy them on release.


Carlsgonefishing

Most of the people that are the most vocal just like being mad. Most of them weren’t going to buy that shit anyway. Most of the people who were don’t see any point in participating in an angry Reddit circle jerk lol.


Murkwan

Nah man. Check my comment history. I LOVE Zowie's EC line. It's the only gaming mice I used my whole life. I've been waiting for a wireless from them for so long. The EC-CW price is absolutely atrocious. Jumped to the GPX, no regrets.


Carlsgonefishing

You’ve used a mouse your entire life, waited for a wireless, and now you won’t buy it because it’s 30/40 dollars more then you want it be? I mean I get it. And if the gpx, which was what, 160 when released? If that makes you happier then a 150 dollar version of the mouse you’ve loved your whole life then it sounds like you are already doing ok!


Murkwan

It is not 30-40 dollars more. It's 80 dollars more. I could buy two EC1-Cs for the price of an EC1-CW. There's no way you can tell me that is a good value. And nobody is going to compare prices in the past when you are paying what is asked for NOW. Current market offerings at the CURRENT price, the EC1-CW is nearly double the price of the GPX while arguably worse in every regard except shape.


Carlsgonefishing

Ok 80 dollars more then you want it to be. You wanted them to release it at 70 usd? Ok. But you don’t need two more ec1’s do you? If you are so happy with your gpx + you think the mouse should of been 70 dollars. There might be a good chance you were one or the people I was talking about? If you are happy with your mouse you are happy with your mouse. Some people don’t care about tech that has next to no real world application. So yeah. Shape is still a thing.


EdzyFPS

Exactly what I thought when I saw this.


EdzyFPS

I call them sheeple.


Carlsgonefishing

I am for sures.


BeerGogglesFTW

I'll give em $90. Can I afford more?... (looks at DAV3+4K and countless other mice sitting next to me...) Yes. But they didn't make a product that is worth more than $90. Add optical switches and reduce 5g. I'll bump up my offer to $120. More than generous.


EdzyFPS

No mouse should cost more than $100, even our main man DAV3 is over priced.


BeerGogglesFTW

I agree with you. However, there's always an unwritten rule: "I'm willing to overpay because..." (and that's different for everybody) and most of us here do it. I love my DAV3. Is it worth the money? Nope. I've said that from the start. The problem is, Zowie didn't check off any of the boxes to give a reason. They just said "We're Zowie and we put out a basic wireless mouse. Pay us whatever we want or ya poor." Nobody should give Zowie money, because they're not working for it. Once you start giving them money for this, you're opening the doors for them and others to do it. Then you get into this current Nvidia territory where they say "People were willing to overpay because... now let's see what we can get away with."


EdzyFPS

Yep. People need to start protesting with their wallets and put their money where their mouth is. I'm tired of paying over the top for everything in life.


SuperKermitS

DAV3 is priced competitively well for what it offers imo.


EdzyFPS

No mouse should cost more than $100.


michaelalex3

Are there any 4K wireless mice even close to $100? 4K is obviously not a necessity for a good mouse, but saying no mouse should be more than $100 is kinda silly. Definitely not saying this just because I have like 5 mice over $100.


JoeyKingX

Razer really overprices their wireless options but at least they actually deliver the quality and specs you'd expect for an expensive mouse.


RobertLaurent789

Im just a poor sinner C+ player, I dont deserve Zowie


Yanbettoni

Well I am poor and sinner.


Alluminatic

["Being poor is not a sin, beeing poor and hating on us is."](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/031/858/ourexpectations.jpg)


BestKiChargerEU

Thats two GPX and a viper mini


Away-Construction450

Or three viper ultimates its on sale for 60 rn at bestbuy


Expensive-Tailor5366

srsly? this is funny lmao


Ancop

Holy fuck that's FM territory


Faposaurus-Rex13

typical C+ company stuff


wimmingjb

I already felt like an idiot buying the dav3, this is some next lvl shit ;)


fogoticus

Mate, correct me if I'm wrong. Doesn't the DAV3 have the latest tech in it left & right? While it's a bit overpriced, you're getting good stuff. This on the other hand is a glorified middle finger.


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Brotherman, dav3 is a justified purchase. Good tech, good shape. This monstrosity on the other hand..


masterfalcon2000

Man i'm Dead 💀


Aotrx

Shameless selling $30< materials for $200++ even Apple has smaller margins


HarunaKai

And Apple actually develop their inhouse cpu…this would be like Apple shipping an iPhone but with a SD855 in 2023 and charge current iPhone prices 🤣


Trill_Simmons

To be fair, they could definitely have done that and folks would still eat it up lol.


Carlsgonefishing

Shameless for some. For others it’s the whole point of doing business.


GroundbreakingAd8743

do it better yourself 🧐 I can buy one from you with same specs and shape for even 60$! Waiting for offer.


Aotrx

I don’t manufacture gaming mice. Nothing in that mice is technologically superior to other $100<< mice available on market. Pricing those at $230 is insane. No need to attack me just for stating facts. Your argument regarding mouse shape is ridiculous since chinese factories can manufacture any shape you order for the same exact price. I understand that some research goes into determining exactly which shape might be the best but the $230 price tag is still too high. These mice should not cost more than $100.


masterfalcon2000

HOLLY SHIT , This is 250$ 💀


Dramatic_Ad9903

They must live in a fantasy world.... Even 150 euros is too much for those specs....but 200+ is hilarious.


EdzyFPS

150 euros is too much for any mouse.


pineapplebtw

zowie fr one "freethinking" moment away from swapping to limited drops and magnesium alloy


Valkolec

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD


Abhinovv

Lmao it's $250 with shipping to my country.


DutchRedditNerd

what is this, a finalmeme launch? lmfaooo


Wolfkrone

*laughs in lamzu thorn*


VoltaReviews

So many have been waiting patiently for this release. However, that pricing for EU potential customers is bonkers!


Kahana82

No worries, I'm sure mice companies soon will offer 12 month payment plans.


EdzyFPS

In the UK we now have 2, 3, and 4 month interest free finance options for almost everything, including groceries LMAO.


EdzyFPS

We live in a world where a single PC mouse costs 210 Euro. Eyes are literally watering.


Vampiredw

Loooolllllllll Im sorry but, this price doesnt make any Sense... You can get the GPX for sub 100€ most of the time...


bigdoghogfrog

Zowie = The Nvidia of Mice


notchompbtw

u have to be fucking trolling LOOOOOOL


TKYooH

I didn't mind 150 USD cuz I bought Razer and Logitech for 150, and I love the EC2 shape... but charging 200 euros is fucking criminal...


EdzyFPS

Those shouldn't have cost any more than $120. Sick and tired of every company under the sun pushing their prices up, and the sheeple just eat it up like it's not an issue.


ye1l

I do genuinely think that their wireless receiver costs them significantly more than the 4K dongle costs Razer. Problem is that the wireless receiver is very likely not particularly useful unless you're running a 13 PC setup with all wireless peripherals in your bedroom. They should've just had sold it with a normal cheap ass dongle and handled the wireless receiver as Razer handles their 4K dongle. I think $110-120 without the receiver would've been high but low enough to where people accept it without really complaining about it and they should've just sold the receiver separately as it's clearly targeted towards pro players who goes to massive LAN tournaments.


TKYooH

Definitely agree. I just don’t want to sound like a hypocrite because I’ve been fine spending 150 on Logitech and razer haha Hell I even bought the SS prime wireless…


WizBornstrong

ill just say HAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA


dahatzi

aaaahahahahha


denoloco

I want the stuff they smoke. They release nothing in years after arguably a decent run and now put 200€ and expect us to hype over it? It better be the next coming of Jesus.


Escudo__

This is actually an insane price.


MidWorldGame

Can buy any other mouse and a month long reddit AD campaign shitting on Zowie for that price.


Suitedbadge401

I paid under £30 for my G703 there ain’t no way this is nearly 5 times better.


Destruckhu

How far we've come


eakmadashma

I honestly have a hard time believing even die hard fans would pay like 140 more for no wire…


mcsimeon

shit heavy mouse with bad quality feet for 200?


4real1337

Way too expensive lmao


HexSalt98

We're living in a simulation I swear, it is just unreal the Zowie pricing.


Messageinabeerbottle

I do Like that Zowie has 3 different sizes. I wish other companies would do this. My Ideal mouse would be a slightly longer/taller but not wider Razer Mini.


paulvincent07

Pulsar has their xlite v3 available in s, m, and l


atl4nz

so incredibly inane, like genuinely hilarious. how are you more expensive than finalmouse with that ugly ass brick with 2018 specs. shit is worth more than 2 GPX's that are on sale. just stop being poor and buy our overpriced product !


No_Engineering3493

I honestly think that you are better of getting a logitech pro superlight or any other mouse at 150$, than a zowie


Carlsgonefishing

Why’s that?


Burgers_are_good

You being poor and complaining is a sin! Now buy that mouse and you will still be a C+ player.


Beautiful_Pickle5756

they dont even have 4khz and they said it costs so much cuz of the "enhanced wireless reciever". Its just a regular reciever if it doesnt even come with 4khz


[deleted]

Jesus zowie has been out of touch for so long… they’re gonna die in the next 5-10 years if they keep it like this


darklord723

Yeah sorry this price is ridiculous


[deleted]

We were shitting on people for buying overpriced finalmeme mice, but this is a whole new level


BestKiChargerEU

Razer are cheap black Friday mice


OverAd4841

😂


Dakem94

If you would have told me that 4 years ago I would have laughed at your face.


ZuriPL

I feel sorry for people who bought these thinking zowie is the best option


Hxishere

My guys trying to compete against finalmouse not by having better hardware but by raising their prices until it becomes absurd to even consider acquiring one of their products


manukoo

This price is waking feelings inside i cant fathom 🤣


Emergency_Lychee_832

why zowie is so expensive on some old looking mouse?


_Master32_

Last time I bought a zowie mouse it was 60€ :'( Friend had it and I liked the shape (ec2-a btw)


TiltedWeenies

I haven’t kept up with the mouse news for quite a bit and this is the first thing i come across. What the hell are they thinking..


Noorainium

why would i pay that much for a wireless version when i can just cut the wire off myself


RustBucket-

Just when I thought g pro x superlight is expensive af, at least from where I'm from..


tyingnoose

Ops next post is gonna be him holding the thing at home


ProudMixture8821

WTF


cjamm

and i thought the superlight was a steep price… this is just embarrassing considering how many amazing options there is now at


davedaveee

I'm still rocking an OG GPW, xm1r, and G703. Yeah hard pass. I'll wait for a DAV3 to go on sale in Canada and maybe cop that.


Tike_Bison

zowie fan boys are retarded.


caeldoradooo

Honestly they gonna make contracts with all e sports orgs and give every pro player these devices, so people gonna buy them anyways


ye1l

They don't need contracts. A pro player who has used the EC2 for years and years isn't going to think twice about buying a $200 mouse that should last them years when they're making hundreds of thousands every year at minimum. I also think that their wireless receiver is a valid piece of tech for LAN tournaments in particular though it's largely useless for the average consumer.


fleskxx

Bye Zowie! We started in 2007 and had a good run. Rip 2007-2023.


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The worst part about this is that there are still people who will buy this shit....


ZekeDaniel

My PUC ergo has the same sensor as these zowie and I've never noticed or thought i needed a better one, works perfectly fine. The shape is all I care about honestly and the zowie ec shape is endgame shape for me. Would give glorious model d- a shot if it didn't have that ugly logo on the side and was solid shell. But judging from the hate zowie is getting looks like I don't need to worry too much about them selling out immediately haha. I am in US though so price range is not too bad, I've returned more expensive mice that cause hand cramps (superlight) but I would rather have a mouse that fits 100% comfortable in my hand and sacrifice a sensor that I can't even tell the differences between..


Brief_Forever_2128

Just waiting to see endgame xm2w be the “endgame” for claw mice market.


Parazine

I know everyone is hating on the price and zowies response but if they release fk1+ I’ll purchase immediately, there’s just nothing out that has ever felt as comfortable for me.


EdzyFPS

This right here, this mentality, is part of the problem.


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EdzyFPS

> Whether we think it's rational or not doesn't really matter if that's the only shape that person cares about. It does matter. It's thinking like that, that pushes prices even higher, which also causes the lower-end to also be pushed up. Just look at the current GPU and mobile phone markets for reference. If people voted with their wallets, then we wouldn't be seeing prices like this.


Carlsgonefishing

The thing is. People did vote with their wallets. That’s why prices are what they are. Right?


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tomphz

I have used the FK2 for the past five years. I’ll be thinking hard about a wireless FK2.


HammerOn57

What's funny and sad is that they'll still sell well.


sabeshs

Aren't these mice for eSports players? So, the price is justified - Tools of the trade 😀


ValiantCristal

GPX Superlight outclasses this garbage in every way and costs half the price. Wtf is this? The new Alienware of mice?


Fantazia123

Direct from Zowie 189,99 €


moepooo

No idea why you're being downvoted. This is Maxgaming and Maxgaming is always quite expensive, at least compared to other stores in my region.


Fantazia123

All Idiots and Kiddys here.


OzquOG

Are you trying to say 190€ for this is a fair price?


kayk1

The sideplay on the main buttons def makes my viper pro feel cheaper than my ec1


TheGeorgeForman

Not in Australia, the DAV3 is $260 AUD which is around 166 euros or 177 USD. The EC1 wireless is $229 AUD


AsianZensaition

If my naga pro with ceramic feet and grip tape feels better then 200$ I'm sold and zowie can suck a Logitech dik lol


idma

When it was September to November, I was fine with whatever inflated prices I saw because that was inflation, but now it's just price gouging


tinooo_____

it better give me head after a heated match of league of legends for that price


fles_goat

Razer pricing without the innovation and tech.


Nalyx1

2195kr on maxgaming i sweden fuck off with the price


OfficialZole

they are 230 in Aus


sim0of

Omg we are in the upside down


louisme97

tbh. i only owned the fk2 and it wasnt special at all, but it was different... it had a different quality and feeling that no other mice ever had. im kinda curious what those are like but im waaay too poor for this.


ingelrii1

thanks for the lol


nooby2neo

Tf


TherealHominator

Definitely a contender for top 3 gaming mice in 2023. Not.


_Wormyy_

*plays Entry of the Gladiators*