Redragon - M901-1 PERDITION 2

Review of the ATK U2 This is my first review like this i hope it is useful to someone. I am using a standard tape measure and converting from inches to cm so measurements might not be exact. This is my hand size for reference. My hand size is about 17.78cm x 8.89cm and my thumb is on the short, stumpy side at around 5.08cm. First off a little TLDR Warning a backstory to my mouse journey. So the Journey began with my first mouse a redragon M901 equipped with PMW3360 Precision Sensor. Then I tried the Redragon M913 Impact Elite equipped with the Pixart 3335. It was decent much better then the stock mice I always got with the prefab desktops I had as a kid. I returned it because the battery life was horrible on it and stuck with the wired version. Moving on I purchased my first name brand mouse real gaming mouse it was the Logitech g604 using the HERO 16K sensor. This bad boy was a chonker weighing in at 135 grams. But boy did it feel better. Everything about it felt more precise. I want to say I mained this bad boy for about a year. I I started watching a lot of reviews on mice and got the itch to try something new. Less buttons as I had gotten tired of setting up hotkeys for my games and wanted something that I could set up and key a few buttons quickly and get to playing. I also wanted to try lighter wireless mice as I had heard they are a lot better. This is when I stumbled onto the g305. It used the same HERO 16K sensor if I'm not mistaken with the model I had (I have sold it since then). It was lighter and had a decent sensor for the time. I used the AAA battery mod in it. The only thing I didn't really like about that mouse was that the back end sits low, the middle is pretty wide for my grip style. It felt off to me. Shortly after I got the Orochi v2 and this was the best I had tried. Equipped with the 5G Advanced 18K DPI Optical Sensor (according to tech power up it's a the PixArt PAW3369) the shape fit my claw style grip it was light weight and it felt perfect. Well this was short lived not long after I tried the viper mini because I wanted to try optical switches and it was a cheap way to do so. The Viper Mini is equipped with the PAW3359. I fell in love with the switches and just hated the cable. I wasn't sure if it was a placebo or if the opticals really felt quicker to me and more responsive but I was stuck on them. So I bought the viper ultimate. This checked all my boxes at the time. Light weight for the time 74g, opticals switches, and wireless. It came equipped with the Focus+ sensor (PAW3399). My claw grip felt great on this mouse. The only thing I didn't like about the mouse was the side buttons on the side for left handed people. Not a big deal as it was easy to disable and the rubber grips they wear down after time. I tried the G-Wolves HSK Wired equipped with the PWM3389 Sensor and weighing in at 36g. I liked the weight, the lack of side buttons was the deal breaker for me and the fact it was wired. I liked the size of it and felt pretty nice in my hand but the wire was annoying to me and the lack of side buttons just made it not suitable for my gaming needs. I continued to mained the viper ultimate until the release of the viper v2 pro and ordered the hyper polling dongle as soon as it launched, 4k Hrz polling later updated to 8k hHrz polling. The v2 pro was a huge upgrade to me, lighter at 58g as opposed to 74G, and equipped with the Focus Pro 30K (PixArt PAW3950). This was mained until the release of the Viper Mini SE. i Originally passed on the first batch of the Viper Mini SE due to the price and having spent so much on the Viper V2 pro at launch and not having used it super long. But the beauty of the Viper Mini SE got to me. It really checked all the boxes I wanted in a mouse. Super light weight at 48.3 grams, High Polling 8k Hrz, amazing Build quality, and top tier sensor. The down side was the price tag. Once it came back in stock my Ex ordered it for me. I have since put it up for personal reasons and this led me on the journey to find my new main. So now here we are with the ATK U2. I started looking for a new mouse and didn't want to spend Razer, Logitech, Final Mouse kind of money on my next mouse. I stumbled onto a lot of different brands of Allie Express Mice and noticed something sub $70 8k polling support on a mouse. This caught my eyes. I also noticed they had it implemented for wired and wireless. Both my V2 Pro and Viper Mini SE only supported 8k in wireless mode which I always found silly and figured it had to do with the dongle having something in it that allowed it since the V2 Pro only came stock with the 1k dongle. I looked some more and noticed the the ATK F1 extreme supported the 8k polling wired/wireless and its shape is almost exactly as the hitscan hyperlight. Which is very close to the viper mini shape. Watched a lot of reviews on ATK and i ordered the F1 Extreme for about $69. My copy came in at 35.73g with 4 tiger ice v2 dot skates. I got it in the mail, got it out of the box and I was in love, boxed up my Viper mini SE and put it in storage. I had seen the zowie U2 shape and wanted to try it but never bought one. I had seen the ATK U2 on sale when I was looking for a new mouse but the 49 +/- weight was a turn off for me because I wanted a super light mouse sub 40g with 8k polling because i remembered loving the weight of the gwolves hsk wired and now sub 40g wireless is a thing. So after using the ATK F1 extreme i ordered the ATK U2 ultimate for about $56. TLDR over on to the review. My copy of the ATK U2 comes in at 52.31g with the stock skates. I got it from aliexpress so i don't know how the shipping from ATK’s Official site is. The unboxing experience is nice. It comes packed in a brown box that says ATK on it. Inside of that box is the mouse's actual box. It comes with an 8k dongle, a decent paracord cable on the stiffer side of paracord cables, and extra skates. I have not used extra skates. They say they are control skates. It also comes with grip tape as well. I don't like to use grip tape but its a nice addition. Software/Web Driver: ATK U2 has 2 ways to use the software for mouse adjustments: a web driver [ATK HUB](https://hub.atk.pro/) and the software. I use both. I prefer the web driver if I'm messing with settings for the mouse. It's just more fluid and it's easy to use in English. The software was in Chinese from the start for me a little messing around i got it working in English. I use the software if I want to quickly look at the battery level of the mouse. The web driver you have to add the mouse each time you load it if you close the browser. With the software you do not have too. Both Drivers are full of features and do the same things. Allows you to adjust DPI, Polling Rate, Angle, LOD, Dongle RGB setting, Key binds, and Firmware updates and much more. Only complaint I have about the software is that the Key binds do not have the ability to be paired to the application you use. This was a feature that kept me liking Logitech and razors software as buggy as synapse is. This is an easy fix honestly and I wished I found it sooner. I started using a program called X-mouse Button Control. This allows you to be able to implement your key binds using X-Mouse Button Control and set them up to be used on a per application basis i also set it up to have google cloud save my key binds to the cloud so i have thin in an event that i have to reformat my PC and don't have to go back the key binding process. X-Mouse Button Control fixes my only complaint about their software and its free and pretty light on computer Resources. [You can Get X-Mouse Button Control here](https://www.highrez.co.uk/downloads/xmousebuttoncontrol.htm) The Shell And Coating: The mouse has a nice coating; it feels kind of like a smooth matte texture. It's not a rough feeling like the V2 Pros texture. Not on the shell something felt off when compared to my old V2 Pro and I couldn't put my finger on it until I was reading some other reviews. The shell does not feel as dense. I have tried squeezing the mouse pretty hard more than you would put on the mouse in normal day to day use and I don't get any squeaking, creaking or flexing. So it is not a bad feeling that it feels less dense, it's just how it is. Battery life: I have not had the mouse dies once on me i have a bad habit of if i'm done i will toss the mouse on the charge that being said i have been running it at 8k polling and ran it multiple sessions without charging the 800mah battery makes 8k Hrz honestly feel like when i used 1k Hrz with older wireless tech. The Grip: The mouse honestly feels to me like it speaks to you. When I grabbed it for the first time my grip was pretty much locked in. It is one of the most comfortable mice I have used for my claw grip. Clicks and Scroll wheel: The Omron Opticals are on par with razer opticals in my opinion. They have a nice crisp click quick and easily spammable buttons. The side buttons feel great they are pretty good size not tiny and the placement of them is perfect it's designed in such a way i don't have to feel like i have to place my tomb in a specific place to hit the button it feels like my thumb wants to be there and the buttons just happen to be where they can be hit easily. The Scroll wheel is using the TTC Gold encoder. It feels amazing with great tactile steps. The scroll slick is easy to use and I have not gotten any accidental scrolls while clicking. The main chip: is the Nordic 52840 The Sensor: Not much to say they did a great job implementing the Pixart PAW3950. Honestly i feel its on Par with Razers implementation of it The Dongle: The dongle is ok. It has adjustable RGB which is nice. I would have liked the dongle to be smaller and more of a normal shape but it's not an added cost to the mouse, it's included with it and it works really well so all and all no gripes. All in all this is my favorite mouse, my new main. I liked it so much I bought a 2nd one on sale for around $49. I plan to do some mods to it, a battery weight reduction, use dot skates, and add qi charging to it. When I get my second copy in the mail I will make any updates I need to to this review. # ATK U2 = 10/10 Would Recommend

Got a Redragon Perdition in 2015, it was perfect for GW2 but I broke the left click button while travelling, though everything else was working great. I tried repairing it but got tired of having a glue bulge on the most used button, so I got the Impact to replace it in 2021. So far so good, pretty much the same but more comfortable with the thumb rest. Got the same feeling at first, I thought it would be pretty cheap with such a low price tag, but I've gone for it because budget was low, and I definitely don't regret it. Some of my guildmates already replaced their Razer, Logi or Corsair like 3 or 4 times in the last 10 years while they cost between 2 to 3 times the Redragon price. As always, your mileage may vary, but I've had such a good experience with Redragon mouses that I will keep going for them when mine eventually doesn't work anymore.

I had the same issue and switched to the redragon perdition a while ago. They seem to last longer than my nagas did and they're half the price.

My naga lasted 5 years without issue and this one has gone for 2 now. Thats wild. But I had a Red Dragon Predition for about 6 years back in the day and though it was a bit small, it was reliable.

Perdition Redragon is like a fifth the price and will last longer.

Red Dragon perdition is an amazing mouse. 12 buttons. $30 on Amazon. I’ve been using once since about 2014. Finally bought another one last year because I wore down my side buttons over the last decade on the first one.

If you can still find one, the Razer Naga X. It's the wired budget version of the Razer Naga wireless that comes with switchable side panel. Mine is going strong for 4 years now. It replaced my old Razer Naga 2014. MMO mouse are niche now with very limited option. If you don't want to go with Razer. There's Logitech G600 but it's very old model with a weaker censor. The SteelSeries Aerox 9 which is a bit more reasonable in price. And the Corsair Scimitar which I don't like because unlike Razer and Logitech it doesn't have onboard memory and needs the Corsair program to be running. (Unless they changed that?) And it's also the heaviest MMO mouse I've tried. Redragon Perdition is a very budget friendly model. But I didn't like how cheap it felt. And I one I owned, the plastic had a very noxious smell. Plus the material was flaking everywhere.

Red Dragon Perdition. Perfection.

My Naga died, and they dont make it anymore. The next closest mouse I could find was a Redragon Perdition, but even Redragon doesn't make the Perdition anymore. The new model has wings/flaps on each side (like under the buttons), and I'm not a huge fan

My last three mice have come from Redragon (M901 Perdition, M908 Impact, and now the M913 Impact Elite Wireless). The Perdition was a good mouse for what I paid for it, but I probably wouldn't recommend it any more (and I'm pretty sure the model was discontinued anyway). Whatever process they used to texture the plastic made it really flaky. The M908/M913 Impact mice are much better. I replace my mouse every 5 years or so. The wired Impact is dirt-cheap and the wireless version won't break the bank either. And I've most often had to replace due to fraying braided cables so now that I have the wireless one it might last longer. And it still comes with all the features like profiles and RGB lighting and fancy software, and unlike the Naga I once had (which was admittedly over a decade ago so this might have changed), you don't need to have the software running to have the full functionality of the mouse. Just set up everything how you want it and you never have to launch it again.

I used the razer naga trinity for a few years. When it broke I replaced it with a redragon perediction 4. Both are 12 button mice. I honestly prefer cheaper redragon hardware. The buttons are easier to feel because they don't all feel the same. However, the software is terrible. They don't let you assign to the function keys 13 to 24 which means those 12 extra buttons don't actually get you 12 more hotkeys. Just an overlap with keyboard keys. Which for me almost entirely defeats the point. Very dissapointing since the hardware is good. That said, I also hate Razer software. It updates all the time with like dozens of megabytes of downloads. What the hell is it downloading? Are there PNG images in my mouse firmware? Should be a few kb max. I did also like the razer hardware a lot though. would go back to it if could afford.

I'm using a gifted G600 right now and it's fine, but for heavy duty stuff and travel / work I use a Redragon M901 that has lasted through years of abuse (including just rumbling around in backpacks constantly) without any sort of failure. Cost me about $20.

I had the naga when it first came out years ago. It didn't last long. Found the redragon 901 in 2014 (still functioning btw) then bought the 908 in 2022. Haven't looked back In my opinion razer is over priced and over hyped

I really wish they didn't discontinue the Reddragon Perdition M901. It was ugly as sin but easily the best MMO mouse I've ever used in every meaningful way. And it cost like £25.

I still swear by the Redragon M908 Impact. Haven't had scroll wheel issues on that or the M901 Perdition, but useful configuration utility, no drivers. Solid side buttons.

Which redragon mouse? I used to use the M901 Perdition (both editions) but it was a bit stiff. I tried to replace it with the Logitech g600 but total dependence on software was lame, settled back on the Redragon m908 impact. I'd heard that Redragon mice with 16 instead of 12 buttons are quite difficult to work with. Always using all the buttons on the impact, never any discomfort, unlike my experience with other mice.

I have the same mouse! I've used it for personal and work use for years now, and it still works perfectly. I also have a red dragon large mouse pad. I had the m901 before that for about 5 years and it also still works great. I have it boxed up as a backup, I just decided I wanted a new one so I bought the m908.

I use a Red dragon wired mmo mouse aswell.  Quality is fine in price/balance.  Used to have a steelseries WoW (Deathwing look) mmo mouse before from cata to mid legion but mouse wheel broke some day(does Not work at All anymore just spin) ,then took a break from mid legion up to end s4 of dragonflight and had to buy a new mouse.  Chosed the Red dragon because i dont pay 100 bucks for a mouse .. paid 40 and it is a good choice for that

Dont get the redragon white mmo mouse, this is the one that I have, after a few weeks the middle mouse button starts squeaking when you scroll, it's really annoying

weird i had mine for like a year and still works flawlessly

Have had that one as well, and it's basically exactly the same as the red dragon but a different brand. It's brilliant and better than a g600 for me. Way comfier and buttons are firmer to press so no accidental accusations when you grip the mouse which happened a lot with the g600 for me

I never liked the g600. Bought it twice years apart and returned it both times. The 12 button grid switch activation is way too light (like the razer Naga) and the ergonomics always felt off. That red dragon and others with the same shape that op posted are 10 times better and 1/3 the price

Good thing with this one is the side buttons are absolutely amazing. Better than the Naga. They have alternate angles so you can feel which row your own and a higher actuation force which limits accidental clicks. I'm in this thread sounding like a marketing person for these things but there's truly no better mmo mouse out there for price to performance, with these features. I have tried every one of them.

Red dragon 12 button mouse is my go to, great if you want a few extra mouse binds. I don't use anywhere close to all of them but the option to is cool plus nice RGB for like $50 last time I checked. Edit: it's actually gone down in price go figure

RIP my G600. Great mouse but OOP like others have said. I recently swapped to a Red Dragon 12 button mouse and that has been a decent replacement overall but it is missing some of the extra features of the G600 like scroll wheel clicking left/right and the right-right/third mouse click button. As far as 'feel' goes though? The red dragon is the closest match to the G600 I've tried. Cheap too!

For me the best mouse I had yet is a red dragon with 12 buttons on the side. (I had razer, etc.). Why ? : ) Because it hasn't Razer shitty synapse. So there's no question of "you're offline / Synapse update / etc. Not working" It works all the time. Macro or not.

Red dragon 12 button. 40 bucks still works great for 11 years

Same for me. Went through 3 nagas in almost as many years. Have been using red dragon 12 button for at least 6 years now.

About 2 years ago I got a naga v2 pro to replace a corsair scimitar with the scroll wheel issues. If you scrolled down, sometimes it would roll up first then down, or it would do it inconsistently. I HATED that corsair required me to map all 12 side buttons before they did anything..this may have changed. Some of the paint has worn off the pros 7 and 8 buttons, but other than that, it's been great. Got a v2 hyperspeed for my travel setup as a refurb model for a little over half price. It's been good, 1 AA battery has lasted dozens of hours so far. Got rid of a red dragon 12 button - cause fuck that thing. So light it feels cheap. Side buttons are mushy feeling but also a little too hard to press. I'd have liked to try a Logitech 600, but they're like $400 Cad on Amazon. So forget that. Never tried the steel series one, as it seems to be a relatively recent release. I do like their headphones and keyboards, so I'd consider it for the next one.

I picked up a red dragon 12 button mouse off of Amazon and it works really really well.

I'm on 5.5 years on my red dragon 12 button. Had to change the cable recently, cost only a couple of bucks, and now it's good as new.

Reddragons MMO gaming mouse it's not the best brand but it works for me and it's 40 or 50 bucks

i had that headset (broke when i knocked it off my desk) the deathwing cata steelseries mouse (used it till the plastic was worn down to white from years of use best mouse i ever had really though currently using a redragon naga clone) god that keyboard was shiite but used it for a couple years, the concept was interesting but underutilised. the macro buttons for communications could be a lifesaver in bgs back in cata/mop

I use the wired version of the red dragon 12-button mouse (the design looks identical to the photo but black) and honestly it was the best choice of peripheral I have ever made.

I saw a 16 button redragon, lol. Mine is 12 and has many years of service on the shoulders so before it dies I bought an even cheaper version of it with a different brand but it's pratically identic. Now i just need a good MMO to come out... still waiting

Have the redragon 12 button mouse for mmos, and honestly for the price it's really good, I just wish it had a tilting scroll wheel but that's a nitpick just because my daily driver Basilisk has one.

I have been using the 12 button Redragon wired mouse since 2015. Love it. Replaced in 2019 and 2024.

My wired Redragon comes with weights so you can customize.

I bought a $50 Redragon mouse whenever I first got my pc a few years ago that has 12 buttons on the side like this, before I ever started playing WoW. I honestly couldn't play without it. I even bought a nice wireless Logitech gaming mouse that was about $150. But, I always end up going back to my MMO mou as e because I just love all the buttons.

I’ve bought 3 Redragon 12-button mice after my Naga died years ago, they’ve been solid. Lasted 2-3 years each, the wireless one is about $50 last I looked (although now tariffs idk)

Redragon has an amazing 12 sode button mouse that i use

I got this 12 button Redragon gaming mouse for like $40 5 years ago and have never had problem, it works great. I’m sure it’s not top end or anything but it’s been super durable and I’ve had no issues

i've bought all kinds of red dragon stuff over the years and it's always at least good enough. i like the 12 side button MMO mouse more than any other i've tried and it has stayed my daily mouse for at least the last 5 years. no problems with longevity on their keyboards, mice, or headphones. I was not impressed with one of their controllers, but that was years ago and I have pretty demanding requirements for a controller.

I have the same issue, I always bought the MMO Redragon mouses with 12 button on the side and every time after 1.5 to 2 years the left button would stop working, also known as "Double click issue" So yesterday I bought a Razer Naga V2 pro, this is the most expensive mouse that I ever bought and I was (am?) never a fan of Razor, I think they are the Apple of computer hardware (way too overpriced for what they do) But I did some research and apparently the problem is the difference between "Mechanical" and "Optical" mouse. I am gonna oversimplified it here as I am not an expert: Mechanical are all the known and common mouses, where the clicking is done physically (with a filter). Optical, it's done with a laser, it's faster and much more accurate. But more impotently, Optical lasts longer (at least that's what they say). So the summarize it, if you always bought a mechanical mouse, try an optical one.

I've used a lot and I'm currently using a red dragon mmo mouse from amazon it cost £35 which is a damn sight cheaper than other devices on the market and it is really a solid mouse it's not a roccat nyth but it's still really solid

Red dragon maybe? Their mmo mouse is actually amazing. I just stepped up to the kone xp air from there, but idk if that would be big enough. Maybe the g502 also.

The red dragon mmo is a decent choice mouse for something with a good bit of buttons. Just be aware that the software can be a bit iffy at times. Personally for someone with bigger hands and only needing a few programmable buttons I usually go with the Logitech g502 and have been for years though the switches can fail after a while (they are replaceable with a bit of effort).

Red dragon mmo mouse by far the best

I use a standard keyboard and a red dragon mmo mouse with 12 buttons at my thumb. I have moved WASD to ESDF to get some more buttons to the left of my keyboard hand. I then have a custom button profile in the game. Then map the mouse and its buttons to the keyboard assigned buttons. But the final thing that brings it all together is using in-game ACTION CAM. This forces me to press the keys instead of using mouse pointers and clicks. I have the toggle for action cam asigned a button. And switch out of action cam for inventory management and any other task better suited for mouse and keyboard interaction. Then, once you get it set up, do it. Keep doing it until it becomes second nature.

For the price? They are overrated. I’ve got a red dragon mmo mouse that was $30 that works just as good as my drathadder does.

Red dragon MMO mouse. Thought it would be total garbage. I've now purchased 2 over 12 years

I really like the red dragon mmo mouse. Cheap and better quality than the razer/logitech ones I’ve had and the ergonomics are great for me.

They are plenty clicky imo and very responsive. I like how they’re angled better than the naga/logitech alternative also. Plus I’ve had it 3 years and it’s still going strong where I had two nagas break around the 1 year mark. Maybe the older one was worse but idk!

My red dragon mmo mouse is still going strong, and I got it before the pandemic, so I second this

My only beef with Reddragon is that you cant reprogram the dpi and profile button on some of them. They are otherwise cheap and reliable.

I recently went with the red dragon MMO mouse and for an inexpensive mouse with 10 key it is surprisingly strong.

Used a g600 for 10 years, love the Red Dragon MMO mouse that I am now using, especially the weights I can add and remove. It's super cheap vs the competition, too.

I have a reddragon mmo mouse that fit my hand pretty well, I also have bigger hands then most people. I would check that out. You should be able to find one at your local microcenter if you have one. That way you can feel the mouse and see how it fits!

I use red dragon's MMO mouse and it's great especially for its cheap price. I use it exclusively for MMOs and swap to my g502 for other games and daily use. Waiting on logi to make a wireless g600...

So I used most of the main brand ones over the last 11+ years with some cheaper option. I do enjoy the the Red dragon mmo mice for the price. Check out brands like that online. 

Same I use a red dragon too since my last g600 died got a g600 on standby still. I just wanted to see if a sub 40 dollar mmo mouse would still be good compared to the overpriced imo corsair scimtar and aero from steelseries since the g600 is discontinued. I wish logitech would bring back the g600 still though but would 100% recommend the red dragon mmo mouse

Razer Naga Pro is insane. Wireless, multiple side panels with 12/6/2 buttons, I personally like the 6 button one the most. Scimitar is also good option. Stay away from cheap stuff like Redradon. Side buttons are very stiff and its whole plastic block, while brand moused like Razer use mehanical buttons that are easy and smooth to press. And Yes i do own one Redragon MMO mouse and speak from experience.