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So, you bought a cheapo backlit keyboard from our last guide.

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But come on, if you want to do anything other than sit in the dark playing Q-Op,

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you're gonna need a hella wicked but bank account friendly gaming mouse to go with it, right?

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Well, turn out your pockets, rip up your seat cushions, and scrape out those cup holders,

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because kids, every gaming mouse in this roundup costs less than $15.

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Synergy is the amazing software that lets you share your mouse and keyboard between multiple computers.

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Check it out now at the link in the video description.

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First up, at $9.99, we have the mouse known only as Sautech,

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sporting the cheap and glossy Power Rangers look, which is totally in for spring 2017.

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But don't judge a mouse by its grease magnet fur.

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The Sautech has the highest Amazon rating of any mouse in our roundup,

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boasting a max DPI of 3,200, higher than the 2,400 DPI of most of the competition,

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and it's the most symmetrical, ensuring apparently no fatigue, even for a long time use.

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The scroll wheel is unexceptional, a little mushy feeling,

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but the moderate to heavy right and left click feel very similar,

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indicating at least some consistency in the switch quality.

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The breathing LEDs provide visual feedback when stepping through the four DPI presets,

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and it even has a quality control past sticker.

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Although apparently you get one of these even if your mouse shows up broken.

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Sautech never skimps on the included decals.

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The Havit MS672 from their Magic Eagle lineup is the glowiest mouse in the bunch,

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with as many as,

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two colors shining at once.

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It's got a soft touch finish and actually decent feeling build quality.

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From the heavier clicks, to the multi-color woven braided cord.

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Though it should be noted the mouse wheel appears to be a common problem.

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Ergonomics wise, if you've got the Donald sized hands like me,

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you'll probably feel like you have to stretch to hit the side buttons,

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which, just like the Sautech,

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are

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programmed backwards for some reason.

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And I also couldn't help noticing that the finger rests only really work at a bizarre,

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unnatural angle for my wrist,

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and that it's pretty hard to hold on to when lifting it off the mat.

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Ergonomics are not a strong point for this one.

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The cheapest mouse in our roundup is the Letton S20,

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which we got for,

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WOW!

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$499!

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Though at this point it's gone up to $999 on Amazon.com.

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And...

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WHAT?!

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$62 on Amazon.ca!

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Maybe that accounts for the effective antioxidant and

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electromagnetic ring to reduce radiation claims that they make on the product page.

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In all seriousness though,

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this one has an understated look that we appreciated,

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feels pretty good in a claw grip,

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with the textured plastic sides,

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and lightweight making lift-offs easy,

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and the medium weight clicks,

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all felt consistent and pretty good.

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Almost letting us forgive the very short cord,

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and the lack of advertised gold plating on the USB connector contacts.

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Time to kick it up a notch then,

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with the Emarth Combatter Wing.

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Or as I like to call it,

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the Cyborg Can't 9.

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The most aggressive looking,

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and subjectively,

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janky ass mouse in the pile.

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It's the heaviest one,

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and it's a low-wired mouse,

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thanks to its steel-based construction.

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It claims to have 10 programmable buttons,

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but if you don't count scroll wheel up and down,

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you get 9,

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and if you do, it's 11.

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So...

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Anyway,

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the default mapping is a bit weird too.

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I mean,

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who would want to go forward and back using these?

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How do you reach these,

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no matter what you program them to?

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And on the subject of ergonomics,

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well,

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it's a mouse targeting users with smaller hands,

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and it's got these springs to adjust the width of the...

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You know what?

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Just forget it.

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What it gains in style points,

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it loses in points points,

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and mine came with a broken right click,

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so don't buy this thing.

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Moving on,

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the Red Dragon M601 Centrophorus is,

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shall we say,

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inspired

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by the MSI Interceptor,

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and is the proud winner of several awards in our roundup here,

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including best unboxing experience,

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longest cord,

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and lowest weight,

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or not.

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It's the only mouse that came with removable weights,

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though,

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I almost broke my fingers trying to open the frickin' door.

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It's comfortable,

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the plastics feel quality,

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and it has a grippy finish on the medium weight right and left click,

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that'll be nice while it lasts.

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Overall,

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this one came away with top marks during our tests,

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but your mileage may vary.

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We did find complaints online

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about short connectivity hiccups every few minutes.

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Onto the only mouse without a braided cable,

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or any cable,

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the EagleTech MG001 is a wireless gaming mouse for $13.99.

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It's got a high arch for large hands,

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and,

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though all of our mice feature toggleable DPI settings,

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this is the only one with dedicated buttons for up and down.

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It's got three side buttons,

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which are easy to reach,

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and map to control,

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alt, and shift by default for some reason.

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That'll need to be remapped with a third party tool,

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me thinks.

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It's got a battery saving,

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non-LED mode,

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and,

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believe it or not,

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not only was it,

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subjectively,

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the most comfortable mouse in our roundup,

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it performed the best,

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in our counter strike test,

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with its input lag,

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not being noticeably worse than any of our other mice here,

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and two meter per second maximum tracking speed,

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being the best.

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Speaking of best,

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the Bestly ZM700 gaming mouse,

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is a decent all-rounder,

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especially if you have longer fingers,

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with breathing LEDs that cycle according to DPI,

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or that can be set to a solid color of your choice,

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including pink,

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using the included software.

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It's got a simple base design,

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with a couple of flares,

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a thumb,

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and a pinky pad,

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that helps it glide around,

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and it's got these sort of,

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dark night,

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fairing things,

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that could probably poke your eye out.

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It's reasonably comfortable,

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and every button but the left click,

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is programmable.

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Unfortunately,

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it was the only mouse to fail our,

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glossy conference room table test,

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and,

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as for the advertised weight tuning system,

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there's nothing built in,

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so the expectation seems to be,

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that you're going to DIY it.

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Bringing us finally,

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to the highest resolution mouse in town,

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Zelotes,

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550 DPI gaming mouse for pro gamers,

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AKA,

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the T80 Big Mac.

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I think,

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unexceptional,

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summarizes this one pretty well.

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Its size makes it suitable for medium to large hands,

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it's got a competitive gamery look,

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and a pinky rest,

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mostly delivering on its promises of,

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built weight iron,

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feel comfortable,

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mobile and stability,

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and it also has this nifty double click button,

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but I'm personally not convinced,

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that moving my finger over to click it,

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is actually any faster,

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than simply clicking the medium weight left click twice.

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So which one,

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should you buy then?

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Let's get this out of the way first.

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If you're a low sensitivity gamer,

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none of them.

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Ed,

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our resident CSGO player,

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gave every single one of our mice,

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a fail,

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in the tracking speed department,

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with all but one of them,

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coming in at under 1.5 meters per second,

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maximum.

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With that said,

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he didn't notice any obvious latency,

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or accuracy issues,

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so they should be okay for casual use,

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in other games,

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or for higher sensitivity players.

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So with that in mind then,

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the Eagle Tech Wireless works pretty well,

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and runs on standard AA batteries,

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if you don't mind the extra weight,

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and the expense associated with that.

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If you like a simpler mouse,

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the Letton checks all the boxes for us.

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This was my personal favorite,

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of all the wired choices.

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And,

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if you're looking for something a little more aggressive looking,

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the Red Dragon is probably the most bang for your buck.

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Just bear in mind,

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that with any of these choices,

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you might not get the same kind of longevity,

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that you might expect,

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from a higher end gaming mouse,

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from a respectable brand.

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Synergy is an amazingly elegant solution,

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to the problem,

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of having too many keyboards and mice on your desk.

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Do you,

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for some reason,

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have more than one computer?

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Maybe you need a different OS for a development environment,

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or maybe,

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you've got a laptop and a desktop,

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whatever the case may be.

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With Synergy,

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you can use just one keyboard,

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and one mouse,

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and you can actually share them,

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effortlessly,

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between both or even more computers.

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It's supported on Windows,

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Mac,

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and even Linux,

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and they've got a couple of different versions,

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depending on all the features you need.

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And you can get stuff like,

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clipboard sharing between the computers,

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dragging and dropping files between them,

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the ability to set up hotkeys,

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and more.

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So check out the link in the video description,

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to get 25% off Synergy today.

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