Wired vs. Wireless in practice
Although this comparison test is supposed to focus on the gaming aspect, I couldn’t resist putting the mice to the test in other scenarios as well. After all, you don’t just use the mouse for gaming and switch to another mouse immediately after finishing a game.
General
Basically, it has to be said that Corsair has done a very good job with the shape of the entire M65 series. The mice fit well in the hand, all buttons are sensibly arranged and easy to reach. For very wide hands, the tray for the little finger could be a bit more lush, but with my paws I’m probably a bit outside the norm. As for the battery life of the wireless variant, I can only say at this point that it is even longer than the Sabre RGB, which I recently had in review, despite the gyro sensor and co. With the backlight enabled (50% brightness), iCUE still shows a “full” battery status after a long weekend of testing with many hours of gaming and productive use.
Productive use
The test was carried out with very simple, but nevertheless very effective means. Drawing with pixel accuracy in simple programs like Paint gives a good idea of how precise a mouse is. In Windows, I ran both mice at 1,200 DPI and the maximum possible sample rate, which equates to 8000Hz for the wired version and 2000Hz for the wireless version. The monitor has a resolution of 2560×1440 pixels. In Paint and GIMP, the 8000Hz is actually noticeable. At first I thought the higher accuracy was a placebo effect or actual advantage of the cable connection. To validate this, I then reduced the sampling rate of the wired mouse to 2000Hz, which meant that I could no longer tell any difference between the two mice. The wired version scores with higher precision, the wireless version with clearly more freedom of movement. Overall draw – 1:1.
Mobile use
In this category, the wireless mouse naturally knows how to score thanks to its flexible connectivity. Sitting on the sofa, the mouse is connected to all kinds of devices with just a few clicks. Whether surfing on the TV or working on a notebook, everything is possible from the comfort of your sofa without the hassle of searching for a free USB port. Very clear advantage for the radio mouse – 2:1.
Gaming
This is actually where I struggled the most. Apart from fast shooters with very high frame rates (e.g. CS:GO beyond 300 FPS) and then only under the condition that the wired mouse was operated with 8000Hz sampling rate, it was a touch ahead of the wireless version because of the higher precision. The 13g extra weight of the wireless mouse was also noticeable, and the higher precision meant the crosshairs just felt “smoother” with the wired version – I’d describe it as feeling like you’re between two monitors that have a different frame rate. In all non-competitive games, I honestly don’t notice any difference. Nevertheless, I saw the wireless mouse at a minimal disadvantage in this specific example, which is why I give the point to the wired mouse. Draw – 2:2.
I would like to leave it at this point, because I think it is absolutely fair. You can read my final verdict in the personal conclusion.
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