Hardware wishlist – mouses (or mice?)

It’s been a while since the original days of Doom and Duke Nukem. Gaming interfaces are a lot more advanced now, in part thanks to gaming mouses.

Far more advanced than any other PC user would ever need, gaming mouses personify precision perfection to aid us in the pursuit of gaming bliss. High DPI sensors, ergonomic designs and a sprinkle of gaudy gaming lights make mouses the perfect gift at Christmas time. Mygaming endorses the use of mouses while gaming and would like to see the following in the hands of gamers following Christmas:

Razer Ouroboros

The mouse that does it all. With more features than you can care to count, the Ouroboros’ aim is to make everyone happy, even left handed gamers (who are totally neglected and deserve some mouse love).

It features an adjustable rear panel that can extend the length of the mouse and tilt up or down to suit a range of different hand shapes and sizes. There are also interchangeable side panels, and a DPI clutch trigger that temporarily reduces or increases the DPI for quick accuracy adjustments. In fact it sounds an awful lot like the Saitek R.A.T. 7 listed below.

Razer has added one or two neat touches to the Ouroboros though, such as both wired and wireless operation and compatibility with the Synapse 2.0 software. It’s big, its expensive and it will make many gamers happy, so it’s top of our list this year.

Razer Ouroboros gaming mouse

Saitek Cyborg R.A.T. 7

Every now and then a piece of hardware comes along and tempts hundreds of gamers to change over from their tried and tested gear for no reason other than the new hardware is “better”. This was the case with the Saitek Cyborg R.A.T. series, particularly the high end R.A.T. 7 model. Featuring adjustable panels that allowed users to customize the mouse to fit nearly every gamers’ hand, R.A.T.s were an instant hit.

What made them even better is the hardware inside, such as the dual optical-sensor system, which was top notch and could go toe to toe with more popular brands. The mouse is pricey and gamers will pay extra for the white version (because paying more for a mouse that shows dirt quicker totally makes sense), but it’s Christmas and what’s a couple of extra bob if it means a giant smile on a loved one’s face?

Cyborg RAT 7 albino

Thermaltake eSports Black

The biggest, most expensive and feature rich mouses aren’t always the best, so says the Thermaltake Black. This mouse from the company who wouldn’t know subtlety if it hit them in the face with a mushy banana isn’t supposed to be great, especially not for it’s sub-R400 price tag.

And yet it is great, great enough to stand above many mouses costing two or three times as much. It has all of the important features you’d expect on a gaming mouse such as a decent sensor, side mouse button (only one but you can’t have it all) and on the fly sensitivity adjustment, not to mention the incredible comfort factor. Cheap doesn’t always mean bad, the Thermaltake Black is proof enough of that.