Glorious Series 2 Pro wireless mouse review
You could be forgiven for thinking that most gaming mice are much of a muchness. After all, other than the occasional dash of colour and the odd extra button, the design of many squeakers has become something of a homogenous thing—with some notable exceptions, of course. Yes, there's the occasional porker with trick side panels like the Razer Naga Pro, or a mini superlight marvel like the Turtle Beach Burst II Air—but default-looking gaming mice are a thing, and I've seen a million of them.
Even by those expectations the Glorious Series 2 Pro Wireless is a non-event when you pull it from the box. Yep, that's a gaming mouse alright. It's black, sits low to the table, and features two main buttons, a pair of side buttons, a DPI button on the top, and a ratcheting scroll wheel. Oh, and it's light enough to feel like it might float away at any moment. Other than that? There's nothing particularly interesting to report. The real surprise here is the price, as I nearly had to steady myself when I saw the listing on the website.
$130. One-hundred-and-thirty freedom dollars for a mouse that, for all intents and purposes, looks like the default option you'd get if you asked a 3D designer to whip one up in half an hour for a quick render. Somewhat horrified, I tucked it back in its box and resigned myself to using it later. Call it an early bias if you like, but there was nothing I could see or feel about the Series 2 Pro that suggested it might be worth $30 more than our current best gaming mouse pick, the Razer DeathAdder V3 Hyperspeed.
Speaking of bias, I have long been of the opinion that, if you're not an esports enthusiast, there's really very little point buying yourself an ultralight 8K mouse. I do not have whippet-like reaction times and supreme hand-eye co-ordination, nor have I ever been under the illusion that the thing holding me back from being a multiplayer megastar is my choice of equipment.
Buttons: 6
Connectivity: Wired, wireless via included 8K dongle
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