Really sad to not see a single Zowie :(
Have been with Logitech my entire life and now I have the zowie FK2-C since 4 years and I’m not going back.
Everything is absolutely perfect for me, the shape, the clicking, the sliding, the weight, the button layout and placement, the buttons resistance. It’s a complete home run. It’s the first time I have absolutely 0 comment on it, while with Logitech I always had a “ok this is perfect I just wished this or that element was slightly different”
But mouse is also very subjective, so I’m not claiming Zowie is universally better than Logitech, it just is for me.
Let me write an interesting story.
Cutting it short, but I bought a Logitech G Pro (wired one) at release and find myself with 3 of them.
I gave one to my brother. Kept another one for later.
After 4 years my first mouse died overnight. “Ok bad luck, let me take the other one I have). 6 months later, that second one now has also double clicking while I barely used it. And in between the one of my brother also stopped functioning…
I have a very demanding job so I’m not gaming even that much, and still, I mostly play very slow paced games involving a relatively small number of clicks per minute.
For most of that time, my brother was leaving abroad, so barely used the mouse…
Isn’t that very strange? A bad batch? Planned obsolescence?
Want something even more interesting? When I bought the G Pro I equally bought their mechanical keyboard with Romer G or whatever. It also died within that timeframe…
So yeah…. Veeeeery curious…
I ditched Logitech since then because 4 years lifespan for a 60€ mouse (3 of them actually with 2 barely used) and a 150€ (with discount) keyboard is unacceptable.
Now rocking since 4 years a Cherry mechanical keyboard low profile caps and a Zowie mouse.
To be seen how long they last but I’m anyway absolutely in love with the Zowie. Couldn’t be purchasing any other mouse to be frank. It’s just absolutely perfect for me.
Tbf I had a Rival 3 Wireless that died randomly. But before that I had a Zowie (FK2-C maybe?) and the logitech has very similar build quality and weight balance
Razer cobra wired
Zowie c series (ec3-c, za13-c, s2-c, fk2-c) these are all small mice of zowie and they're all high quality plus it uses an optical scroll wheel like the g502 hero
Check out mice with optical scroll wheel encoders it's usually has better longevity than mechanical encoders.
Mice with optical scroll wheel - zowie c series, g502x/basilisk v3, leviathan v4, keychron m6.
Check out the steelseries prime / prime mini wired the mini is lighter tho
Zowie c series mice - they're on 70+ weight but zowie discontinued it so chances are you're going to buy a second hand unit
Its a lil pricey but seriously try the zowie fk2, I am also a finger tip grip style with big hands and was absolutely shocked how good the shape is on the FK2. After using both super lights for years I cant go back after experiencing the fk2
Apart from clones, I find the closest one to the feeling of this shape is the Pulsar JVX because of the flat buttons and higher button height on the left click.
But also the FK2 feels similar because of where you can rest your ring+pinky finger on the right-side of the mouse. The aggressive curve of the right-rear of the FK2 is close to emulating that sharp right-rear corner of the Roccat Kone, allowing me to curl and tuck-in my ring+pinky finger the same way.
ULX Medium also feels very similar actually, it's like an ambi version of the Kone.
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