NOVEMBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 103GAMING SPECIALthan any other peripheral, a mouse is the hardest to
recommend, because there is no objectively perfect
mouse. Everyone’s hands are different.
That said, we can guide you on your search.
Below are our recommendations for gaming mice,
built on years of experience.How we test
To find our favourites, we put a small herd of gaming
mice through their paces. Everything from ultra-budget
to ultra-customizable to ultra-small to ultra-packed-
with-buttons is in the running here, and then some.
What paces, you ask? First, we assess a mouse’s
skills in general use and gaming – from browsing
Reddit to video editing to perusing Spotify to playing
through Watch Dogs 2 and Battlefield 1.
We also consider the preferred grip. You probably
don’t consciously think about how you grip your mouse- it’s like which sock you put on first or whether you
hang your toilet paper over or under. But it’s important.
People largely fall into three different grip types:
palm, claw, and fingertip.
Palm grip: This is probably the most common grip, and
it’s what most mice are designed for. Your entire hand
makes contact with the mouse at the same time, with
your arm driving most of the movement. This is the
most ergonomically comfortable grip, with the mouse
shaped specifically to fill and complement your palm.Claw grip: Claw grippers arch their fingers more,
creating separation between the hand and mouse, butNOVEMBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 103GAMING SPECIALthan any other peripheral, a mouse is the hardest to
recommend, because there is no objectively perfect
mouse. Everyone’s hands are different.
Thatsaid,wecanguideyouonyoursearch.
Belowareourrecommendationsforgamingmice,
builton years of experience.
How we test
To find our favourites, we put a small herd of gaming
mice through their paces. Everything from ultra-budget
to ultra-customizable to ultra-small to ultra-packed-
with-buttons is in the running here, and then some.
What paces, you ask? First, we assess a mouse’s
skillsin generaluseandgaming– frombrowsing
Redditto video editing to perusing Spotify to playing
through Watch Dogs 2 and Battlefield 1.
We also consider the preferred grip. You probably
don’t consciously think about how you grip your mouse
- it’s like which sock you put on first or whether you
hang your toilet paper over or under. But it’s important.
People largely fall into three different grip types:
palm, claw, and fingertip.
Palm grip: This is probably the most common grip, and
it’s what most mice are designed for. Your entire hand
makes contact with the mouse at the same time, with
your arm driving most of the movement. This is the
most ergonomically comfortable grip, with the mouse
shaped specifically to fill and complement your palm.
Claw grip: Claw grippers arch their fingers more,
creating separation between the hand and mouse, but