You can also use the mouse in wired mode while it’s charging, so it’s never out of commission.

It’s easy to charge the mouse – just plug it in to the USB cable, which connects via micro-USB to the mouse. I used the mouse off and on over the course of a week in both wireless modes and never got a battery warning – the DPI indicator will blink red when you reach critical battery level, according to the user guide. Those figures drop to 30 hours and 40 hours, respectively, with the RGB lights on. With the RGB lighting turned off, Corsair rates the Harpoon RGB Wireless for 45 hours of battery life via the 2.4GHz connection and 60 hours via Bluetooth. The 2.4GHz connection feature Corsair’s Slipstream Wireless technology that boasts a latency of less than 1ms. The former requires a USB dongle, which can be conveniently stowed in small compartment on the bottom the mouse so you don’t lose it. The mouse features not one but two wireless modes, and a small switch on the bottom lets you choose which one you’d like to use: 2.4GHz wireless or Bluetooth. Not to mention the fact that your palm covers it anyway. Then again, if you plan to use the mouse in wireless mode primarily, you may want to disable the RGB lighting to extend battery life. Most of the patterns for the Corsair logo are indistinguishable from one another because they don’t cycle through multiple zones but simply blink in the single zone – a somewhat underwhelming RGB lighting display. It’s true that you can program only the Corsair logo on the palm rest with a color-changing pattern, but you can also program the colors of the LED indicator light for the five DPI settings on the mouse, along with the separate sniper DPI setting. The Harpoon RGB Wireless bills itself as having a single zone of RGB lighting, but there are two if you count the LED on the DPI button. The mouse lacks a dedicated sniper button, but you can reprogram one of the side buttons to act as such. The side buttons are perfectly located just above where your thumb rests they are easily accessible but kept out of your way when not needed. On top, there’s the right- and left-mouse buttons, a clickable scroll wheel, and a DPI settings button just behind the scroll wheel. The mouse features six programmable buttons, which ought to be enough for most gamers. By comparison, the Logitech G502 Wireless ranges from 114 grams to 128 grams with its tunable weight system. Even with the battery in tow, it’s not a heavy mouse. The Harpoon RGB Wireless weighs a few grams more than the wired version because it must house the battery for wireless mode.

My only complaint is the Harpoon RGB Wireless feels a bit narrow it’s only 2.7 inches wide at its widest point, and I wish it were slightly wider. The sides also have just enough of a concave shape to create a comfy perch for my thumb and side fingers. It has textured, rubberized side grips to prevent slippage, even when my thumb and fingers got a bit sweaty during a long session.

It boasts a solid feel with no creaky or flimsy parts. To this claw gripper, the mouse felt immediately comfortable. It’s a right-handed mouse with fairly neutral ergonomics that should fit both claw and palm grips alike. Other than the removable cable, the Haroon RGB Wireless is nearly identical to the wired Harpoon RGB. (On the wired version, the fixed cable connects underneath the left-mouse button.) Unplug the scroll wheel, and the Harpoon RGB Wireless features the same gap as its wired sibling. The wireless Harpoon closes the gap when in wired mode the cable plugs in underneath the scroll wheel and features a large plastic piece that curves around the scroll wheel. The wired Harpoon mouse has a unique gap between the left and right mouse buttons in front of the scroll wheel. Title=More%20Expert%20Tech%20Roundups&type=articles%2Cvideos&tags=tech-roundup&count=4&columnCount=6&theme=article The mouse looks like the wired Harpoon RGB because the Harpoon RGB Wireless can be use either wired or wirelessly, and the cable attachment is seamless. When you first take the Harpoon RGB Wireless out of the box, you might think Corsair put the wrong gaming mouse in the box.

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