Custom PC - UK (2020-02)

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Someusersmaynotbekeenonthefeeloftheholes,but

we’vereallycometoappreciatetheextragripprovidedbythe

holesontheFinalmouseUltralight2, andwishthelikesofthe

MM710extendedtheholesalongthefulllengthofthesides

too.Theplainplasticsurface,whereyourfingersgripthe

mouse,cangeta littleslipperywhenyouhavecold,dryhands.

TheoverallshapeoftheMM710is intriguingtoo.It’squite

small,butit hasa back-heavydesign,withthemainhumpof

themousetowardstherear.Likewise,thenaturalgripping

pointonthesides,is arounda thirdofthewaybackratherthan

inthemiddle.Assuch,it’snotparticularlycomfortabletousein

a fingertip-gripstyle.

Instead,it’sbestsuitedforpalmgripusebygamerswith

smallhands.Thebackis alsotooslipperytoprovidea good

purchasefora clawgrip.Asever,thisalldependsonthesizeof

yourhandsandhowyouplay,sowealwaysrecommend

seeingif there’sa waytotrya mousebeforeyoubuyit.

Asusualwitha lightweightmouse,therearefew

features.YougetLeft,

Right,Middleanda top

DPIbutton,plustwo

thumbbuttonsonthe

left.Thereareno

thumbbuttonsonthe

right,sothisisn’ta

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mousedespitethe

shape.Meanwhile,the

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switchesforitsleftandrigh u

switchedbetweenuptosevendifferentlevelsbythetop

button,withthelevelssetviaCoolerMaster’s software.You

canalsoadjustbuttonresponsetime,double-click speed,

angletunability,liftoffdistanceandpolling rate. As we’d

expect,theMM710performedflawlesslyin terms of tracking

andbuttonresponse– mostmousesensors and buttons are

justsogoodthesedays.

Conclusion

TheCoolerMasterMM710is a good-

value,highly-capableadditiontothe

ultralightgamingmouseroster.It hasa

verysimpledesign,butit performswell

andhasanintuitivebuttonlayout.It’s

alsoeasytoprogramviaitssoftware.

However,theshapecouldbeimproved

• it’sbest-suitedforgamerswithsmall
  handswhousea palmgrip– gamers
  whohavelargerhandswillfindit a bit
  uncomfortabletouse.
  EDWARDCHESTER

REVIEWS / PERIPHERALS

VERDICT

Another good addition to the

ultralight mouse market, but only for

small-handed folk.

OVERALLSCORE

81 %

DESIGN

14 / 20

FEATURES

15 / 20

PERFORMANCE

26 / 30

VALUE

26 / 30

SPEC

Weight 53g

Dimensions (mm) 117 x 63 x 38 (W x D x H)

Sensor Pixart PWM3389 (16,000DPI optical)

Buttons 6 (left, right, scroll wheel, back, forward, top DPI)

Cable 1.8m, ultralight braided

Extras Water-and-dust-proof coating to internals

HEXAGON

• 
  

  Incredibly light

  
  


• 
  

  Good button
  arrangement

  
  


• 
  

  Easy to program

  
  


• 
  

  Great value

  
  

HEXED

• Small, back-heavy
  shape


• Holes let dirt into
  chassis

SUPPLIER overclockers.co.uk

COOLER

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