Cooler Master Xornet II gaming mouse review

The Cooler Master Xornet II looks very similar to the original Xornet, though the eagle-eyed among you may have spotted that the main body of the mouse now has a matt look, as opposed to the glossy coating the last generation had. It's still smooth plastic though, so is not expecting much palm contact perspiration.

The build feels solid, with no creaks or flexes in the frame when you squeeze it and though a little visually dull, some may prefer the understated, clean look it has. The short design means that it caters mainly to claw and finger grip gamers.

The side panels on this mouse are a little different from one another. While both feature the same, redesigned rubber grip – with micro-texturing – the right hand side has an extended finger rest, making this a right handed mouse only. The left on the other hand features a pair of side buttons, which have been tweaked to have a flat surface for ease of pressing.

They are not really possible to activate with a jogging motion of the thumb. While the travel distance it short, there is a minor moment of no contact when moving your thumb to press them.

The front end has the usual left/right-click mouse buttons, which have been separated from the main frame and given a soft rubber coating which is nice to the touch. There is also as a translucent scroll wheel which lights up when powered on – the different colours denoting which DPI is currently selected. The cable also has a new anti-stress surround, which helps prevent the cable being pulled free from the main body over time.

Behind the scroll wheel are the DPI selections – up and down – which have been moved further back on this version of the mouse and given their own surround for good measure.

The underside of the mouse has seen some changes too, with larger unbranded Teflon mouse feet and of course the new sensor, which is now vertically as opposed to horizontally mounted.

Although the cable is not braided it does have some anti-drag texturing and has a slightly customised USB header.

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