Any PC gaming enthusiast will appreciate a good mouse as an essential part of the setup, and there are myriad options available at a range of price points. Corsair launched a new line of high-end hardware late last year under the brand Corsair Gaming, and it includes several affordable gaming mice.
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We've already reviewed the M65 RGB Gaming Mouse, and now we're moving onto its new cousin, the Sabre Optical RGB Gaming Mouse. This product comes in both laser and optical variants, with this review referring only to the latter.
The Sabre Optical RGB is priced at $69.99 and boasts 6,400 DPI with a weight of just 100 grams. There are eight programmable buttons, including two by the left click that can instantly bump your DPI up and down to five preset numbers of your choosing. These are extremely useful whether you're gaming and need to switch sensitivity on the fly, or if you find yourself in need of more or less precision on the desktop. They're joined by two buttons on the side (traditionally forward and back), and a button on the top behind the scroll wheel--you can change the function of any of these.
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Customizability includes 16.8 million color choices across several lit portions of the mouse (the palm logo, the scroll wheel, and front-facing lights). The colors can be customized with free Corsair software, and a (somewhat complicated, simple tutorial here) editing suite allows you to put lights in motion or add effects. The sensitivity is equally tunable through the software--there you can set each of the DPI stages that the aforementioned top buttons can cycle through. A color indicator bar displays which setting is currently active, so you know where you are at a glance.
The Sabre Optical RGB feels great to use in terms of both performance and physical comfort. Control is smooth, and finding the right speed for each situation is very easy thanks to the customizable sensitivity stages. The differences--even between smaller variations in DPI--are instantly noticeable, and I can't imagine anyone needing more than five presets. You can flip through them at any time with just a click of the top buttons, and it's very useful once you find your preferences. The device feels as light as the specs state it is, too--the Sabre Optical glides gracefully with little effort, and feels very precise as a result.
Corsair Gaming's mouse molds to my hand well, with the all-important thumb rest falling in just the right place. If I had a complaint about the shape, it would be that the mouse is perhaps a shade too small as a whole--it's not particularly tall top to bottom, and could maybe stand to be just a bit wider. It's not wholly uncomfortable, but I do feel slightly like my hand is falling off the side at times.
That said, I temporarily switched to a mouse without a thumb rest recently, and my hand started hurting in the area due to a lack of support--it makes a noticeable difference. The material is also a soft and pleasant-feeling plastic, which doesn't look like glossy low-quality product, nor does it feel cheap.
For the price point, the features and comfort offered by the Sabre Optical RGB are hard to beat. Some similarly-priced mice don't boast as much customizability, and the super-lightweight build (and overall quality feel) result in a device that boasts both style and substance. With more color and sensitivity customization than you'll likely know what to do with--and top in-game performance with on-the-fly sensitivity changes to match--I can safely recommend the Sabre Optical RGB to those in the market for a solid, affordable gaming mouse.
