Gaming Mouse Buying Guide

Have you ever wondered just how many gaming mice are out there? Quite a few, that’s how many!

So here’s a list of all of the gaming mice out there (or at least the ones I’ve thought of so far) and a summary of their features. Now you can compare mouse A with mouse B to see which is the best gaming mouse.

List Of Gaming Mice

Name	Sensor	Btn	PBtn	Acc	Spd	Poll	Wgt	Shape	Cordless	Price
Cherry eVolution ERGO-SHARK	1600dpi laser	7					No	Left	Yes
Cherry eVolution ERGO-SHARK	1600dpi laser	7					No	Right	Yes
Cyber Snipa Stinger	3200dpi laser	9	6		45i/s	1000Hz	Yes	Right	No
Logitech G5	2000dpi laser	9	9	20g	60i/s	1000Hz	Yes	Right	No
Logitech G7	2000dpi laser	8	8				No	Right	Yes
Logitech G9	32000dpi laser	7	7	20g	65i/s	1000Hz	Yes	Right	No
Logitech G9x	5000dpi laser	7	7	30g	150i/s	1000Hz	Yes	Right	No
Logitech MX518	1800dpi optical	8	8	15g	40i/s	125Hz	No	Right	No
Microsoft Habu	2000dpi laser	7					No	Right	No
Microsoft Intellimouse 3.0	2000dpi laser						No	Right	No
Microsoft Sidewinder	2000dpi laser	9	5	20g	45i/s	500Hz	Yes	Right	No
Microsoft Sidewinder X3	2000dpi laser	8	5	20g	45i/s	500Hz	No	Right	No
Microsoft Sidewinder X5	2000dpi laser	9	5	20g	45i/s	500Hz	No	Right	No
Microsoft Sidewinder X8	4000dpi BlueTrack	12	7	75g	120i/s	13000Hz	No	Right	Yes
Mionix Saiph 1800	1800dpi optical	7	5	20g	50i/s	1000Hz	No	Right	No
Mionix Saiph 3200	3200dpi laser	7	5	20g	50i/s	1000Hz	Yes	Right	No
Nova Slider X600	3200dpi	8	8			1000Hz	No	Right	No
OCZ Dominatrix	3200dpi	9	2		45i/s	500Hz	Yes	Right	No
OCZ Eclipse	2400dpi	7	5	50g	60i/s
Razer Copperhead	2000dpi laser	7	7	20g	45i/s	1000Hz	No	Ambi	No
Razer Deathadder	1800dpi optical	5	5	15g	120i/s	1000Hz	No	Right	No
Razer Diamondback 3G	1800dpi optical	7	7	15g	120i/s	1000Hz	No	Ambi	No
Razer Krait	1600dpi optical	3	3	15g	40i/s	125Hz	No	Ambi	No
Razer Lachesis	4000dpi optical	9	9	25g	100i/s	1000Hz	No	Right	No
Razer Mamba	5600dpi optical	7	7	50g	200i/s	1000Hz	No	Right	Yes
Razer Salmosa	1800dpi optical	3	3	15g	120i/s	1000Hz	No	Right	No
Revoltec FightMouse Advanced	2000dpi optical	5					Yes	Right	No
Roccat Kone	3200dpi laser	10	8	20g	45i/s	1000Hz	Yes	Right	No
Saitek Cyborg	3200dpi laser			10g	45i/s		No	Right	No
Sharkoon Fireglider	3600dpi laser	7	6	20g			Yes	Right	No
Silverstone Raven	3200dpi laser	11	6	50g
Steelseries Ikari	3200cpi laser	5					No	Ambi	No
Steelseries Warcraft	3200dpi laser	15	15	20g	65i/s	1000Hz	No	Ambi	No

Key

• Acc – maximum acceleration (g)
• Btn – total number of buttons (including scroll wheel)
• PBtn – total number of programmable buttons
• Spd – maximum speed(inces per second)
• Poll – sensor polling rate (hertz)
• Wgt – adjustable weight

Something Missing

Have I missed one of your favourite gaming mice? Then leave a comment and let me know!

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