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BTC M873U Optical Gaming Mouse Review

If you are a gamer, you always need that extra edge over the next person and you can get it by upgrading to a better video card, processor, or faster hard drives. All of which are quite expensive to upgrade. Another option to boost your gaming is upgrading to a high resolution gaming mouse.

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BTC, www.btc.com.tw

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Getting Started

There are several companies that have developed gaming mice that work very well. Logitech has the MX518 and the G6 and Razer has its Copperhead. New to the market is BTC with their new 2000 dpi gaming mouse. The BTC M873U is the mouse we are taking a look at today.

When I first looked at the mouse it did not look like a gaming mouse to me. After I installed the software and started to use it for a while it started to act like a gaming mouse. The software that comes with the mouse is easy to use and you can reprogram every button on the mouse to do almost anything you want. With the 4 buttons and the scroll wheel you have plenty of options for those frequently used buttons. 2000 dpi resolution is the next best thing in the gaming world. You would not want to miss the last kill by only a pixel on your 1600 dpi mouse would you? The M873U has 5.8 Mega Pixels/second image processing power and has an expanded 16-bit data format for supporting the blazing fast moves with exceptional precision. The M873U has an adjustable dpi which can easily be set in game from 2000, 1000, and 500 dpi resolutions.

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Usability

With being a somewhat hardcore gamer I have always tried the newest hardware to get an extra edge on my game. Some have been good and some bad. I like to be comfortable when I am gaming and a hand cramp can mean a win or a loss in a tournament. The M873U to me is one of the most uncomfortable mice I have ever used. The minute I laid my hand on it and started to use it my hand started to hurt and after a while it started cramping. I think the reason for this is the two ridges where your thumb and ring fingers are positioned. These ridges do not let your fingers go to their natural positions. When I wasn’t gaming the scroll wheel would sometimes not work scrolling through a document or a web page. Sometimes it would try to change the track of the song that I was listening to or turn up and down the sound when I was only trying to see the next page in my browser. This is a huge problem while in the middle of a game. Imagine trying to switch weapons and it just turns down your sound.

Features

• Technology with up to 2,000 dpi high resolution.
• Sensitivity Adjustment: In-game sensitivity switching to 2,000, 1,000 and 500 dpi resolution.
• 5.8 mega pixel/second image processing.
• Expanded 16-bit data format supports blazing fast moves with exceptional precision.
• Advanced UI design for custom sensitivity settings.
• Super-smooth gaming feet for effortless, precise movement.
• Works on most translucent and transparent surfaces, on polycarbonate, on PMMS, on glass, etc. and on most of marble and tile surfaces.
• 5 Programmable buttons provide.
• Reflex multi-color selection.

Specifications

• Buttons: 4 buttons, Scroll wheel
• Dimensions: 119(L) mm X 69(W)mm X 40(H)mm
• Weight: 105g
• Connection Type: USB
• Tracking Method: Optical
• Resolution: 2,000 dpi

Pros:

• Good looks
• 2000 DPI
• DPI Adjustability

Cons:

• Very Uncomfortable
• Button commands are a little goofy and counterintuitive

Adding It All Up

With its 2000 dpi and the on the fly adjustability of the resolution while in the middle of a game, this new mouse from BTC has good promise. If you are looking at getting a new mouse and want one that will be comfortable and still give great performance in anything you do, the BTC M873U might not be the best choice. If BTC were to change the design of the mouse to fit the hand more naturally and fix the issues with the buttons, the M873U wouldn’t be too bad a mouse.

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