Now whether this is a design flaw that will eventually be fixed (quietly) or has been already I don't know, but as for now it may be an issue for some, though easily correctable (you will have to void your warranty to fix this yourself). Additionally I added ~4 layers of painters tape onto the shell to close the travel distance (just enough to cover the contact point), and this solved my initial gripe with this mouse. Having purchased the G100, he swapped out the top plate of the shells of each and this solved this issue for him entirely. The first is something that Skylit let us know about. There are however, two solutions to this problem. In SC2 this resulted in missing move commands occasionally which was a bother. This ended up with an unevenness in how each button felt. The right click had a distinctively soggy or unresponsiveness about it, and in checking this out I was able to deduce that the travel distance from neutral to actuation for the main switches was longer for the right than the left (the button would move, but not activate until a certain point). The second is something that was my first of only really two important gripes with the mouse. First, the middle button for the wheel has a different feel than the cpi button behind it, and does provide a feedback more akin to the omrons. I should make two notes about the switches here. In terms of their difference the omrons and kailh feel somewhat similar in their operation, though I have a little more of a tactile responsiveness with the main switches that I lack somewhat from sw3+4. The main switches are omron switches, while the wheel encoder and cpi button are manufactured by Kaihua Electronics. Only time will tell if it feels more natural in my hand, but I can say that generally speaking that there's a good reason why many gamers love this shape as it's felt pretty good so far. In the time that I've used it my grip has slightly modified itself to cope with these slight differences (right ring finger migrated upwards a little to help with stability and control that I felt wasn't as solid). I should mention that I have been missing the ergonomics of my 9500+ and find the front and inward tapered design (top-down and back-front) to be the only thing that I am not ecstatic about, but generally speaking this mouse is almost the perfect shape for me. It feels natural in my hands, and for my sort of hybrid fingertip/claw style (more fingertip) it is just about the perfect dimensions. Why? Well after a week I kind of know why. It's been around ever since the MX series was introduced in the early 2000's, and as you probably know, people still fight on ebay to get authentic G1's even today. With that in mind I was tentatively excited to get my hands on a mouse with good performance and in what many gamers consider to be a 'proven' shape. The reverse tapered design of the overall body (thin to wide from back to front) and the non-tapered sides while simple, has seriously made me question the incredibly unique and developed look and feel of certain mice, and I wonder if these shell designs aren't more of a subtle design choice in branding, rather than for actual ergonomic considerations, but that's a slight tangent. Even with all of these things seemingly against it, I fell in love with this mouse ergonomically. Compared with mice today, they lack the carefully nuanced ergonomics, great operational or tactile feel, or even a sensor that performs optimally. They made cheap but functional devices and were used by many in the pro Brood War scene. The iktec brand of mice are a pretty niche market as they are, or more precisely were, a Korean manufacturer that is now defunct. ![]() Mouse Feet: Teflon * see Sensor Performanceīefore I talk about the G100s, it needs to be said that I am coming from a mouse that comparatively speaking with the more current offerings in 'gaming mice', is decidedly simplistic. Polling Rate: 125Hz or 500Hz (500 default) Wheel Encoder and Center Button: Kaihua Electronics Co. ![]() Now that I've had some time with it, here are my thoughts. Ergonomics and Build Quality Sensor Performance Drivers and Curtomization Overall Thoughts Photos
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