Roccat Kone XP Air Mouse Review - A Highly Customisable High End Choice

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The first thing you notice about the Roccat Kone XP Air is how cool it looks. Gaming peripherals have a lousy habit of trying too hard to look cool and coming off very silly. The Roccat Kone XP Air finds a sweet spot between over-designed and opting for raw functionality over form alone. Available in both white and black (I reviewed the white version), the mouse's core aesthetic feature comes in the form of shell lights. In throwback frosted plastic, the top of the mouse is translucent and lights up with coloured veins that cycle through chromatic shades soothingly and peacefully. There are different settings to make it pulse at different rates if you fancy holding a rave in your palm while you're switching tabs, but personally, I'd recommend the slower settings. But like, I'm not a cop. Do what you want.

Of course, while the aesthetics are surprisingly impressive given the state of gaming mouses these days, they likely won't be the main draw for most people dipping into the market. From a gameplay perspective, the Roccat Kone XP Air can be customised however you want it. As well as the left click, right click, and wheel buttons you'd expect on any mouse, the extra offerings go beyond most gaming mouses. Two buttons sit next to the left click pad where your index finger lies, as well as four distinct buttons above your thumb, and one longer button beneath your thumb to press down onto.

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While all of these buttons can be remapped, it's definitely not going to suit everyone. It's rare that I play the sorts of intense twitch-reaction heavy shooter games mouses like the Roccat Kone XP Air are designed to give you the edge with, and while remapping them for the