APRIL 2019 PCWorld 77small. A discreet lever on the right-hand side
allows you to slide the palm rest forward and
backward, changing the overall shape of the
RAT from a squat, almost-circular shape to an
elongated oval. The former is great for
fingertip grippers, the latter is more
comfortable for palm grips, with quite a few
settings in between as well. You can also
swap out the default palm rest entirely, with
two alternates: a rubber-coated grip and a
smooth plastic finish.
The pinkie rest is also
swappable, though the
process is a bit more involved.
There’s literally a hex wrench
hidden inside the RAT, and you
need to unscrew the stock side
plate and then screw in the
new one. Again, you have the
option of a rubberized grip or
a full plate for your pinky to rest
on—though the latter
unfortunately caused the RAT to feel unsteady
and tilt to the side if I rested my weight on it.
Keep the hex wrench out, because there’s
more where that came from. On the left side,
another spring-loaded screw lets you scoot
the thumb rest backward or forward to taste.
And then, in the spot you originally removed
the hex wrench from, you can add or remove
(some) weight to the RAT’s chassis. It arrives
fully loaded with a trio of six-gram weights, for
a hefty total of 145 grams or a slightly-less-but-
still-pretty-damn-hefty
127 grams unloaded.
It’s an overwhelming
amount of options, out
of the box. But it really
does let you dial in most
everything to personal
preference—as long as
your personal
preference is a mouse
that would look at home
in a Michael Bay