finalmouse Starlight 12

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Sentiment score71% positive
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Last updated: Apr 23, 2026

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Reddit IconCoreeAllex
12 months ago

I was kidding lol. My starlight 12 is still in amazing condition. Was just a joke about the ULX QC issues when it first launched

Reddit IconCough-A-Mania
9 months ago

Finalmouse (Starlight-12 and older), wired Zowie mice, older Deathadders (2013, Essential, Chroma) and other older Razer mice, and some others that if I remember I’ll update my comment lol

Reddit IconD__B__D
8 months ago

I have medium/large hands and I prefer to use HSK ACE pro or a superlight mouse like the FinalMouse Greek Gods edition Small size. And I don’t move my elbows - I just literally move my fingers to aim. I use a skypad 3.0 XL or a cerapad Kin and I barely use 10-15% of the pad surface area. This is because I grew up with a tiny desk using those 8x5” 3M mousepads you can get at Staples. I also don’t play those aim training games. Just hop in pop heads talk shit and log out. Also AI anime limited edition mousepads are kind of dumb. There’s a lot of collaborations that can be done with video game artists, concept artists, heck - even tattoo artists like Nissaco would have dope sales and don’t have to end up with some convoluted licensing agreement.

7 months ago

Oddly enough I prefer the finalmouse starlight Greek god small size but I gave that to my brother and looks like he needed it more than I do lol Tried the optical switches and honestly i didn’t like that it required a lot more pressure.

2 months ago

I would vouch for the Finalmouse Starlight small series or something similar to that size (and probably weight). I actually gifted mine to my brother since he was stuck on MX518 for a decade and he loved the starlight. I main the HSK Pro Ace but I still think about that Starlight. I still fiddle around with it everytime I go to his place haha.

Reddit IconF1anger
3 months ago

I bought both my Phantom and TenZ second hand so I guess I don't count towards supporting, but having many gaming mice since 2002, Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom has been the best to me in every area. Weight, shape, ergonomics and aesthetically pleasing. Ironically with all the scroll problems plaguing people, my Phantom's scroll has been the most reliable for me (especially compared to MX and other Logitech line), and I'm a heavy scroll user. Shape is the most important in mouse to me and these folks came up with the best one for my hand.

Reddit IconFatCatWithAHat1
4 months ago

Starlight-12 phantom. Had it for about 4 years; the right click started to double click; couldn’t have that in comp FPS lol

4 months ago

Thought about it, might some day but just wanted a new one in general. I had her for about 4 years, lots a good use from it. The scroll wheel also went like 3 years ago, but it doesn’t affect me

Reddit IconMrMartiiin
2 months ago

Pulsar is going to release an x2f v2 being 30 grams instead of 40 in case you are interested, there is no release date yet, when I fingertip I usually grip It back where the mouse gets wider, if that's your case I've tried a few shapes that does the job xm2 shape kinda heavy but its my BEST ftip mice 😅, tenz signature edition, lamzu inca and Atlantis mini ( this should suit you very well ), x2h mini v3/crazylight.

Reddit IconNo_Difficulty_7724
4 months ago

Lol I have the phantom as well and am getting a new mouse for the same reason. Ig the batch we got is starting to die off

Reddit IconOk-Horse-4649
5 months ago

I have loved my finalmouse starlight 12 phantom small. Its a absolutely amazing feeling to grab a cold metal mouse.

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