Good deal – The Asus ROG Strix Impact mouse at 27.75 € (-21%)

Not everyone needs a high-end button-clad mouse. Sometimes, simplicity is even good and it is with this in mind that Asus designed the Strix Impact, which replaces the Sica in the manufacturer’s ROG (Republic of Gamers) range. If the newcomer presents some novelties, all is not yet perfect.

The small mouse in the ROG range shows good maneuverability and relies on a fairly efficient optical sensor, as long as you use a good mouse pad. We appreciate the fact that it is ambidextrous, but its excessive simplicity goes as far as the absence of edge buttons which strongly limits the possible uses.

Strong points

• Ambidextrous and agile.
• Simple and sober design.
• Efficient optical sensor.
• Good manufacturing quality.

Weak points

• No buttons on the edges.
• Recognition of surfaces perfectible.
• Only two levels of sensitivity.

NB: The reported price drop is calculated by comparing the lowest price of the day with the average of the lowest prices charged by all merchants for the product last month, with security rules to exclude prices from shops whose the VAT policy is not clear (known as “grey” shops, typically in the case of imports from China).

Alternatively

A cheap alternative to the Pulsefire Surge, this Pulsefire Core with limited ambitions on paper does relatively well in practice. Very handy due to its lightness and its excellent glide, not very tiring to use for long hours, it nevertheless sins on a few details: a lack of grip, acceleration of the movements of the sensor impossible to deactivate, a symmetrical design but a design not -ambidextrous and software that deserves a little more care and richness. Sold for around forty euros, it will have difficulty finding a place in a popular segment where the Logitech G403 Prodigy or Corsair Saber Optique reign supreme, alongside of course the essential G502 Proteus Spectrum from Logitech.