Cooler Master Xornet II gaming mouse review

1. Introduction2. Unboxing3. Cooler Master Xornet II gaming mouse4. Testing5. Final Thoughts6. View All Pages

The Cooler Master Xornet 2 is a good mouse for the money. It games well, has a high quality sensor and is comfortable even if you are working or gaming for hours at a time. Unfortunately it does suffer from a few irritating little issues which stop it from being a world beater.

Thanks to the use of a high-quality Avago 3320 optical sensor, there are no issues with accuracy or acceleration and there is enough sensitivity head room. If you demand very high resolution sensor capabilities then 3,500 DPI is probably not going to be enough.

The overall build quality of the mouse is solid and I really like the side grips with their fine texturing. They feel simultaneously smooth and provide grip, which is a rare feat within gaming mice. The cable was also well made. While it does not have the quality feel of braiding, it does not drag as much as the fabric covered cables and yet does not have the cheap feel of plain rubber.

On a more negative note, the squeaky left and right mouse buttons are of particular annoyance until we gave them a liberal dose of WD40. While that did fix the issue, it seems a shame that the mouse shipped with this problem in the first place.

Similarly so, the fact that the mouse-wheel occasionally did not register when clicked was also irritating and made the experience of using the Xornet 2 less enjoyable than it would otherwise have been.

However other than that and the odd-choice for grey on grey with text in the back-end software, the Xornet 2 is an impressive piece of kit considering the £20 price tag. It does not ship with any features that are likely to make this mouse stand out compared to some of the more expensive competition, but for those looking for a solid gaming mouse without all the bells and whistles the Xornet 2 would be a fine choice. It might also make a good Christmas gift for a young gamer looking to move beyond the basic bundled mice of a stock system.

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Pros

• Avago sensor is great.
• Fast, smooth movements.
• Comfortable over long periods.
• Designed with claw gamers in mind.
• Very affordable.

Cons

• Left / right-click needs lubrication to stop squeaking.
• Middle mouse button sometimes does not register.
• No good for palm grippers.
• Software text hard to read.

KitGuru Says: It is not going to blow your socks off, but for the price, the Xornet 2 is a solid contender. Just factor in a can of WD40 when putting cash down.

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