CM Storm Spawn Optical Gaming Mouse Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips
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·2012-05-07
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Today I have the CM Storm Spawn to unbox. This is Arming the Gaming
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Revolution. It is a 3500 DPI precision optical gaming mouse with onboard
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Sentinel X 32 kilob. So that is memory on board with a claw style ergonomic
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design, superior rubberized anti-slip grip design, which is good for a claw
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grip. And let's see what else they have to say for themselves. So, you can adjust it between 800,800 and 3500 DPI.
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It takes 60 images per second. It supports up to 20 gs of
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acceleration. Okay. What else? Maximum 1,000 Hz, which is the max USB transfer
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rate. Okay. Seven programmable. Oh, seven fully programmable buttons. Very
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nice. Omron 5 million click micro switches. Ultra Swift Teflon feet. A 2 m
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goldplated USB cable. Let's see what else they got to say for themselves in
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here. strength, security, and control. Fascinating. Okay. Anti-drift control.
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So, what's that mean? What's anti-drift? Uh, the Spawn game mouse
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utilizes a high performance optical engine, and ensures extreme stability. Built with an anti-drift architecture,
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provides lossless performance under mouse lift and drop with a built-in
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angle snapping option, one can formulate the perfect flick shot, and maximize
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their kill rates. Highly adaptive under all speeds, the Spawn endures all
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tactical movements. Okay, let's open this baby
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up. Oh, give me a sec here, guys. Okay, I
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had to break those seals. And let's take out the mouse itself. So, the first
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thing I notice about this particular mouse is that it is an ergonomic style
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mouse. So, what that means is
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that it will only really fit in the
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right hand. If you try to use this with your left hand, it is not going to work
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very well at all because the positioning will be all
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wrong. However, if you use it in your right hand, this is going to fit like a
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glove. You can see actually I would say right off the bat that this would be
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best for someone with smaller hands like myself because you can see that fits
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very comfortably. Whereas, if I had larger hands, I don't know that it would
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work quite as well. Mind you, if you're using a fingertip grip or a claw style
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grip, then a smaller mouse can be preferred, especially if you have these
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rubberized grips on the side, which allow you to manipulate the mouse even
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if you are not palming it like someone like me would. However, if you do have a
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small hand, you will be able to palm this mouse quite comfortably. So, let's
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show you guys the positioning of the buttons. So, here there are no buttons.
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Here, there's a nice contour for your ring finger. Here you've got your right
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click, your left click, your middle click, your scroll wheel, your DPI up
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and down. You've got your forward and back buttons here on the side, and
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another rubberized grip here. The overall look of the mouse is very, very
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sharp. This is a nice metallic red. I hope you can make out the the finish of
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that color right there. It looks really, really good. And then on the bottom, you
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can see here we've got the 3500 DPI Storm Tactical sensor here, as well as a
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Teflon foot at the top and a Teflon foot at the bottom. The mouse cord itself is
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not braided, but it is a very um flexible feeling cord, so it
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shouldn't get in your way when you're gaming. And you've got a goldplated USB
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connector right here, including gold-plated contacts on the inside. So,
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that should ensure that you don't lose your connection very easily, uh, and
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that it doesn't wear out as easily as mice without goldplated
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connectors. So, thank you for checking out my unboxing of the Storm Tactics CM
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Storm Spawn mouse from Cooler Master. CM
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Storm is a is an under Cooler Master sort of brand. And don't forget to
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