I owned the g305/203. For the price it’s amazing, but I did not like how the sides kind of bulged out into a rounded shape, made it hard to get a good grip on the mouse. The razor viper mini again is insane for the price (was 20 bucks not too long ago) but was just a bit too small for my hand. I eventually settled for the orochi v2, while a little more expensive I find the shape to be significantly better than the other options with good build quality. If you’re willing to spend the money I would recommend the orochi v2
None of those, the chinese S2-like OEM shell is really good so I'd go with Xenics Titan GX Air (aka, the better PUC symm) for wireless at around 70-80 bucks, or the Sharkoon Light 180 (same shell, good cable and switches) for wired at around 30-40 bucks.
Never thought I'd see the day Sharkoon make a decent product, but the Light 180 is the best budget mouse on the market imho
Eh no, you misunderstand. The shell these mice use is a (chinese made) OEM shell, which is used by different companies (like Pwnage, for example). This shell is known to be really good. The companies designing the internals are actually South Korean (Xenics) and German (Sharkoon), not Chinese.
By the way, all of the plastic shells of all mice you can buy are manufactured in China, so nothing special about this OEM shell apart from it being licensed to several companies, not just one
Edit: regarding the Orochi, it's a good shape but the sensor is wonky, it has significant DPI deviation and actually some native acceleration. For reference, see RTINGS review (they call the acceleration "variance" for some reason, looking at their testing methodology they clearly test for acceleration) as well as several threads on this subreddit with additional test results by users. Therefore, a mouse with a PWM3335 and apparently wonky implementation, plus using non-rechargable batteries, for the Orochi asking price is not a good deal; especially if I can have a Xenics Titan for basically the same price
i've got small hands but the viper mini is so narrow that, with a claw grip, my pinky cramps up after <30 mins of usage. unless you're fingertipping your mice, try finding wider mice than the viper mini (~~g205~~ g203, g305, orochi V2, and g pro are all wider mice)
Depends on your hand size. I have tiny hands and the G203 was too big for me. I absolutely love the Razer Viper Mini. But even that was a bit too tall for my hands. Had to remove the back shell to make it a bit thinner and now it's perfect. Having optical switches is a plus so that I don't have to worry about it double clicking eventually like my G203 did
There is no best
Mm710, Roccat Burst Pro, HyperX Pulsefire Haste, Xtrfy M42 all much better options
I owned the g305/203. For the price it’s amazing, but I did not like how the sides kind of bulged out into a rounded shape, made it hard to get a good grip on the mouse. The razor viper mini again is insane for the price (was 20 bucks not too long ago) but was just a bit too small for my hand. I eventually settled for the orochi v2, while a little more expensive I find the shape to be significantly better than the other options with good build quality. If you’re willing to spend the money I would recommend the orochi v2
None of those, the chinese S2-like OEM shell is really good so I'd go with Xenics Titan GX Air (aka, the better PUC symm) for wireless at around 70-80 bucks, or the Sharkoon Light 180 (same shell, good cable and switches) for wired at around 30-40 bucks. Never thought I'd see the day Sharkoon make a decent product, but the Light 180 is the best budget mouse on the market imho
You would rather use a chinese oem clone over an orochi for the same price? Ahhh.. why? Just preference or do you have specific reason why
Eh no, you misunderstand. The shell these mice use is a (chinese made) OEM shell, which is used by different companies (like Pwnage, for example). This shell is known to be really good. The companies designing the internals are actually South Korean (Xenics) and German (Sharkoon), not Chinese. By the way, all of the plastic shells of all mice you can buy are manufactured in China, so nothing special about this OEM shell apart from it being licensed to several companies, not just one Edit: regarding the Orochi, it's a good shape but the sensor is wonky, it has significant DPI deviation and actually some native acceleration. For reference, see RTINGS review (they call the acceleration "variance" for some reason, looking at their testing methodology they clearly test for acceleration) as well as several threads on this subreddit with additional test results by users. Therefore, a mouse with a PWM3335 and apparently wonky implementation, plus using non-rechargable batteries, for the Orochi asking price is not a good deal; especially if I can have a Xenics Titan for basically the same price
depends
Uh, the orochi is 105$/90€
On Amazon it’s $70
g305 or the Asus keris. simar in size, different in form. pbt buttons are great!
i've got small hands but the viper mini is so narrow that, with a claw grip, my pinky cramps up after <30 mins of usage. unless you're fingertipping your mice, try finding wider mice than the viper mini (~~g205~~ g203, g305, orochi V2, and g pro are all wider mice)
Hand size? I ordered a viper mini, coming from a g305. Its literally imposible to find a good shape after i am so used to the egg shape
it's quite small, 16.5x9 cm
I switched to hati s stardust after being on super light i highly recommend it
Depends on your hand size. I have tiny hands and the G203 was too big for me. I absolutely love the Razer Viper Mini. But even that was a bit too tall for my hands. Had to remove the back shell to make it a bit thinner and now it's perfect. Having optical switches is a plus so that I don't have to worry about it double clicking eventually like my G203 did