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Arbiter Studio has released a 3D printed mouse display and it‘s so cool that I deserves a quick review.

Price:

There are two different versions in 4 different color combinations that range from $22.99 to $24.99. The difference seems to be the texture of the drawer. I have the „youth“ option.

What‘s in the box?

You get the base of the mouse display, including the drawer, screws, a screw driver and the translucent panels as well as side holders that slide into the base. It‘s missing a manual but let‘s be real it‘s easy to build and they have a video on the product page.

Quality:

Even though it‘s 3D printed the base feels heavy and sturdy. The drawer slides in and out and is locked in place with a clip. It features enough space for a dongle and a cable. The acrylic glass panel feels sturdy and well made once it‘s built. The screws are high quality. The acrylic glass box locks into place with magnets . Really cool.

You also have the option to mount a panel on the top side that leaves enough space for a cable so you can charge it while the display is closed.

Summary

A great looking display that‘s easy to build, well made and doesn‘t use a lot of space. It is designed with a lot of attention to detail and protects your mice from dust while you don‘t use them. The drawer is a god send and keeps all your stuff together. The price is a bit high but in my opinion it‘s worth it and I would buy it again.

So since WLMOUSE has announced a full shell version of my beloved magnesium mouse I thought I’ll honor it with a review on this sub.

Packaging:

The mouse comes in a nice black box with a case inside. In the case there is a micro dongle, the cat dongle, cable, some additional skates and grips as well as the mouse.

Dongle:

As mentioned above you get two dongles. The 8K cat dongle and a 1k USB-A micro dongle. The cat eyes glow at all times and unfortunately there is no way of turning these off if you shut down your pc but you can completely turn off the lighting in the web driver. Polling rates are stable, as tested in the Razer Polling Rate Testing Tool.

The Mouse:

The Beast X Pro is a ~40g medium sized mouse with relatively flat sides that flare out to the back and slightly to the front. The hump is relatively low and offers a lot of mobility but doesn‘t compromise on stability. Even though there are big cut outs in the shell there is absolutely zero flex, creaking or bending. The mouse is built like a tank. The base is perfectly flat and there is not even the slightest wobble on glass pads. This is consistent across all 3 of my units. Side button placement is perfect and the shape supports a variety of grip styles from fingertip to claw grip. I mainly use ftip-claw hybrid.

Coating:

The mouse is grippy and actually feels similar to matte automotive coatings. Very durable and doesn‘t yellow.

Buttons:

The main buttons have comfort groves and the click feel is consistent across all of the button. I have two units with Omron opticals and one with TTC Nihil. The implementations of the Omrons in this mouse are flawless and since the magnesium doesn‘t flex or bend the click feeling is insanely satisfying. The tuning is light and spammable. The TTC Nihil are mechanical switches and are a bit harder to press but feel snappy and crisp. Can‘t go wrong with either but I prefer the Omrons. There is almost no pre and post travel on either mouse. The side button placement is perfect for my grip style and the switches feel sharp and clean. Almost no pre and post travel.

Performance and battery life:

Performance on the current firmware is flawless. No spikes, the polling rate is stable and tracking feels perfect on any surface. Since the mouse is still using the Nordic RF52840 MCU you can only expect about 8 hours of battery life on 8k 1600dpi+ in high performance mode. you get about 25 hours at 2k though.

Webdriver:

The web driver got reworked several times and is easy to use with all texts translated to proper english. It features sensor rotation, various performance settings, dpi, polling rate and everything you would expect. Firmware updating is easy and the site tells you exactly what to do. In case the mouse is losing connection after firmware update you can simply disconnect the dongle, press LMB, RMB and MB3 together for 5 seconds and reconnect the dongle.

In the web driver you can change the color of the RGB of your dongle or turn it off entirely.

Who is this mouse for?

If you‘re looking for a medium sized, lightweight, premium feeling mouse with great quality control and good performance look no further. This is one of the best feeling mice one can buy and you won‘t have to attend the QC lottery like with the competitor product.