1. Introduction2. Unboxing and First Look3. Testing4. Closing Thoughts5. View All Pages

 

The ASUS ROG Strix Evolve ships in a bright and snazzy box, featuring the multi-coloured Strix logo and a photo of the mouse itself.

Inside, ASUS has included two ROG stickers, user documentation and two of the replaceable panels. More on that later.

Out of the box the Strix Evolve is ambidextrous in shape and dark grey in colour. In terms of its size, I would say it is pretty standard for a gaming mouse as it measures L 125 x W 65 x H 41 mm.

The weight is also worth noting, and that is 128g including the cable or 100g without the cable.

Looking at the sides of the mouse, both are essentially the same as they sport some textured rubber (to help your grip) as well as two side buttons.

At the bottom of the mouse we find a small LED strip which also extends upwards between the two plastic panels. We look at the lighting in more detail on the next page.

Changing ends to the top of the mouse, we of course have the left and right buttons, plus the textured scroll wheel and a DPI switch button.

Flipping the mouse over, the Strix Evolve's four PTFE glide pads are visible, while the optical sensor – the PMW 3330 – is also positioned here.

In terms of any other things worth pointing out, we would just say the 2m braided USB cable is also gold-plated.

Now, the only thing left is to look at the mouse's replaceable panels and how they change the shape of the Strix Evolve itself.

Above we can see both ambidextrous shapes (high-profile on the left, low-profile on the right) and the differences are certainly noticeable.

The Strix Evolve can also adjusted to take on an ergonomic right-handed shape (above, left) and an ergonomic left-handed shape (above, right.)

Changing the panels over is also very easy as they just pop off with a gentle tug at the bottom, and then you can clip your choice of panel into place.

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