HyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 Review
HyperX made waves in the competitive scene with the release of its original Pulsefire Haste ultralight mouse. Its combination of excellent performance, light weight, FPS friendly shape, and affordable price. It’s back again with its successor, and there’s more to this upgrade than a simple new sensor. At $79.99 for the wireless version and $59.99 for wired, it’s a good value, offering dual mode wireless, an improved solid body design, better specs, better switches, and more.
The Pulsefire Haste 2 is the latest ultralight FPS mouse from HyperX. It’s a successor to the original Pulsefire Haste, a honeycomb mouse that we liked quite a bit . In our original review, our writer, Mitch Gassner , remarked that its light weight made it “precise and effortless,” and that, in addition, its excellent tracking allowed him to reduce his DPI and improve his aim. “Less fatigue, more precision… it’s a win-win.” Indeed, his comments seemed to be echoed by most critics and gamers that tried it. HyperX nailed its design.
It might seem concerning, then, that the Pulsefire Haste 2 has made some relatively drastic changes to its design. The honeycomb palm rest is gone, replaced with a solid-body design. The switches have been swapped out for HyperX’s own. Despite being solid body, and one would think heavier, it now offers dual-mode connectivity with options for Bluetooth and 2.4GHz wireless.
Yet, for all of those changes, HyperX has thread the needle. This is an excellent gaming mouse that lacks almost nothing compared to the original.
The new solid body shape is an improvement. The honeycomb design was in vogue when the original Pulsefire Haste released, but the industry seems to be swinging back the other way now, away from the
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