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This mouse helped my son fight hoards of the undead.Light settings are not customizable, unfortunately, but still gives a nice aesthetic appeal. The ergonomics of the mouse are comfortable over extended periods of time. The additional programmable buttons offer great performance for various programs. The anti-coil cable is easily integrated into a cable management system and sits flat on the desk. It's a great budget gaming mouse.They really were serious about this being "lightweight" -- it feels like it's been purposely hollowed out to only the bare essentials. Could be an amazing base for someone looking for new hardware to mod, there's a lot of room to work with. As it is, there's no obvious options for adding weight, and it feels almost suspiciously light like a toy. But it's been handling quite a lot so far without any issues, it's definitely a surprisingly decent mouse. It'd work great for someone that needs something light for travel.I was really looking forward to testing this mouse in contrast to my Pwnage Ergo and all in all, the Pwnage Ergo won out. The main reason for me is that this mouse has a fixed mouse cord (-1 point..) and cannot be replaced. It also has no option for wireless, but is ridiculously lightweight..Usually this would be a good thing but it's really just too light for my tastes. I also wish that it had a software suite to control the DPI of the mouse sensitivity, rather than the physical buttons. Putting a DPI switcher on the mouse itself makes it very difficult to not accidently press while gaming and using mouse 3 clicks.Great mouse. It is comfortable to use, all the buttons do what they are supposed to do. Love it.This is a good quality mouse, works well for gaming and other tasks. Lightweight and comfortable to useA good mouse. Son seems to be happy with it. He likes the ability to reprogram different settings. My son likes to play games with his friends online and says the game suits his needs for now. By downloading the software you can access even more programmable features to the mouse. It is easy to hold and easy to use.PROS1. This mouse is light and portable.2. It can be operated on a non-level surface, if necessary.3. Compared to a regular mouse, this gaming mouse has much more precision in its responsiveness, that is, its dots per inch (DPI). The level of its DPI is adjustable, and different colors of lights indicate the various DPI levels.4. This mouse is attractive, with a sleek, ergonomic design, and it has an eye-catching red cable. It also has pretty, decorative, flashing lights, but if you don’t personally like such lighting, it can be turned off.CONS1. The manual is woefully insufficient. There is very little information in it beyond specifications and drawings of the mouse with labels beside the picture of the mouse’s eight buttons. The manual states the buttons are programmable, but it inexplicably offers zero information on how to go about programming them. The manual only explains their default functions. I am lowering this review by 2 stars because of this crucial deficiency, which makes it impossible to gain the full benefit of all of the features of this product.If you are looking for a inexpensive, lightweight gaming mouse with that performs decently well, this is a good one. I own the Glorious Model D mouse (Shown in blue in the photos; in comparison to the Eksa em500, shown with red keys and cord). This Eksa em500 is a close Clone of the Glorious Model D, a top tier gaming mouse, with a similar ergonomic shape and the exact same lightweight (68 grams).I play FPS games (mostly Battlefield), so I like to buy different mice to see what works best. Main difference to the Glorious Model D is the sensor. You have to be careful with cheap mice, because if the sensor is bad and cant track properly, the mouse is totally worthless for games. I think the Eksa em500 has a paw3327 sensor (or Chinese version of it called a Zues 6400), whereas the Glorious Model D has the higher grade paw3360. I'm not absolutely certain of this, though the 12,400 dpi sensor points to it being some variation of the paw3327 sensor. Eksa should state exactly what the sensor is on its description of the products. I don't want to take it apart to find out exactly since aftermarket feet would be tough to come by.At any rate, tested it out in Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 5, and it tracks fine. Tracking was good and registered hits just as much as the Glorious Model D. I played just as well. So no tracking issues, not yet anyway.Mouse clicks were decent and you can reset to a faster response time (debounce speed) with the software downloadable from Eksa. Crisp clicks. Switches seem good except the side buttons are a little clunky.Ability to switch up or down with the DPI buttons on the top of the Eksa mouse is a nice touch. The Glorious mouse has only one DPI switch on top, so you have to cycle through DPI settings, which is slower in-game.Cord is relatively light and responsive, not as good as Glorious, but decent.The feet are decent, and slide pretty easily. You would have to get a PTFE DIY kit with you wanted to switch them out.So, the sensor and switches aren't quite as good as the higher priced top-of-line ones like a 3360 or 3389 sensor or Kaihl switches, but they work just fine.The Eksa em500 is a good deal. I paid $50 for the Glorious for a slightly better sensor and feet mainly. The Eksa is $18. So there you go.I'll edit this review of course if the Eksa sensor dies in a month. So far so good though.Oh, can't set RGB to "static" (one solid color) on the Eksa, so I just turn off the lighting. Eksa should add the ability to have just one solid color instead of just multi-colors.Wanted to point that I have a large hand, 20cm x 10.5cm, so a large mouse like this one (the Eksa em500 is 12.8cm) works better for me.
