I was going to offer my take on a review of this mouse because I really liked it but you nailed it on so many levels that it seems totally unnecessary.
This mouse really impressed me, I gotta say that I have maybe 15 mice.
I will give it a list
G pro X, Viper Mini V3 Pro Hyperspeed, lamzu atlantis mini, lamzu Maya, X2V2 mini, Vaxee Np01s, Ninjutsu Sora v2, HSK pro 4k, WLM Miao, WlM Mini Beast, ULX prophecy S, ULX prophecy M, HTX Hati, G303. Shroud, G305, Starlight 12, Air 58 …
I would sell all of those just for this mouse ( except the ULXs )
The g pro - doesn’t fit well with me, potato shape. But this here does.
The way it makes your hand rest on the shell, giving support and constant contact and allows your distal fingers to be more closely together I think simulates the kind of contact you would get as a kind of elongated pen, for me and my hand size ( medium to small ) it really is a game changer reminded me not of the g303 ( since I have the shroud edition, not Daedalus ) but of the g305, one of the most if not the favorite shape I had experienced until the RCC 1. Great review.
The BBL on the G303SE is definitely polarising, there's a hard minimum hand size to make it work.
Diamond shapes are goated for claw, and it's an underserved part of the market. Even the Arye kinda wimped out a little with the side contours.
I can second this, I use the OP1w 4k and float between fingertip and relaxed pincer claw. It's a super high quality mouse and the narrow front feels more controlled in CS than pretty much any other mouse I've used besides the G303SE that I mained for a few years.
Unfortunately, I was sucked into this hobby in 2016 (don't mind date, old account got shadowbanned) and I've essentially tried a variety of mice. My hands are like 19x9, and I play with a relaxed claw that goes into an aggressive claw when I'm putting more tension on the mouse.
From oldest to newest:
Logitech G303 (the original)
Logitech G Pro (wired G102/G305)
Razer Deathadder Chroma
Zowie-EC1A
Zowie-FK2
Endgame Gear XM1
G303 Shroud Edition
Logitech G Pro Superlight
Razer Viper (Wired)
Ninjutso Katana Ultralight
Razer Deathadder V3 Pro
Waizowl Cloud
VXE R1 Pro
ATK X1 Ultimate
Endgame Gear XM2w 4k
Razer Deathadder V4 Pro
ATK Zero
Even now, I'm still trying to find the mouse that works for me. The only ones that I felt that really worked out are the G303/G303 SE, the XM1/XM2 and the R1 Pro/Zero. Though I have some slight problems with each of them.
The G303/G303SE have become too heavy for me after getting used to all these lightweight mice (and I accidentally tore a ribbon cable of the G303 SE while replacing the battery for the weight mod), but aside from that I've been secretly hoping for the day a G303 clone arrives with updated specs and less weight.
I feel that the XM1/XM2 just needs to downsize a little and it would be perfect, and the R1/Zero are fine, but they're just missing the locked in feeling the G303 and the XM1 gives me.
Any recommendations that fit in well? Budget is unlimited, and the games I play vary from CS2 to Apex Legends to TF2 and Deadlock. I'm fine with the weight being up to 60 grams.
EDIT: Ended up picking up the OP1w 4k V2 and man the back hump makes it far more comfortable compared to the Superlight 2c where it felt like my ring and pinky finger was going to cramp up after a couple of runs in a kovaaks scenario. Keeping it as my main, while repurposing my Waizowl Cloud to be used for non-gaming stuff because of how comfortable it feels in the hand.
AllenAkbar
