For example, my hand size is 200mm x 100mm, so I personally look for mice that are around 120mm x 60mm. Different grip styles can also influence your ideal mouse size; claw and fingertip grips will hover around the 60 per cent mark, while palm grips are flatter and therefore mice that are closer to 70 per cent of your hand size will feel more comfortable. There’s a tiny bit of creaking here and there if you press down really hard on the shell but unless you’ve got the grip strength of a vice you won’t ever encounter any problems with this in an actual gaming or productivity scenario. More important is that the shell is very sturdy; there’s almost no flex anywhere on the mouse so this one can take a bit of a beating and I did not manage to actuate any (side) buttons by pressing down hard on the shell. This is Xtrfy’s first completely solid mouse, and with it coming in at a very light weight of 55 grams it’s built really well. The bottom plate flexes a bit when applying a lot of pressure to it (this part of the mouse never experiences that kind of pressure when using it normally though, so that’s of absolutely no concern) but other than that the M8 is completely solid. It’s also completely quiet when tapping or shaking the mouse. As a tradeoff though it felt (and still does feel) less ‘stable’ when doing stuff like large horizontal swipes where keeping your crosshairs at an exact height is of importance. Larger mice (for me) have the advantage here because there’s just less room for them to slip around inside your hand when swiping. Having had some issues with creaking and shell flexing in the past with Xtrfy mice (most notably on the MZ1) I paid close attention to how the mouse felt when using it, but I have to give credit where credit is due: my copy is completely flawless when it comes to the build quality. Sensor and Everyday Performance

The coating of the MZ1 feels good to me, even though it’s ever so slightly glossy and I’m usually not a fan of that. I had no issues with performance or slipperiness throughout my testing and the mouse also handles sweat and oils rather easily. The feet on the bottom are pure PTFE and perform perfectly. There’s no scratchiness on my copy and I didn’t have to take a lot of time to ‘wear them in’ so to speak: they glide perfectly well straight out of the box. Recommended Grip TypesI don't think it matters. I've been testing ultra-light mice since May 2019 and I can't see any visible dust or dirt in even my oldest mice. I also haven't noticed any change in performance over time. If I do, I will update this article accordingly. What you get with the MZ1 is an extremely small and light mouse. The fact that it’s so lightweight (58 grams on my scales) combined with its small frame makes for a very nimble pointing device. Without further ado, here are the best ultra-light gaming mice on the market: Best ultra-light mouse 2023 Making something lighter usually means that you have to make some compromises to reach a certain weight. Some companies sacrifice a bit of structural integrity to achieve the lowest weight possible, but Xtrfy clearly claim that this wasn’t the case here. Indeed I must say that the M4feels really solid. Rounding all of this off we see a scroll wheel that feels pretty much perfect: there’s a medium amount of tactility between steps, and the textured and rubberized wheel is quiet when using it and easy to press.

Xtrfy started out as a peripherals company that was mostly known for its links to successful esports team Ninjas in Pyjamas, but over the past couple of years they’ve become so much more than that. From making a keyboardthat’s still among the most popular boardsin the CS:GO scene to coming up with exciting new concepts for high tier gaming mice, the Swedish brand has proven that they’re not just a flash in the pan.

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Here's how the mice rank in terms of weight alone, plus some other key specifications - such as the sensor on board and dimensions. We've also classified the designs in two dimensions: "honeycomb" or "traditional" based on whether they have external holes and "ambidextrous" or "ergonomic" based on whether the left and right sides of the mouse are similar shapes. Symmetric mice are the only viable option for left-handers, but many right-handers prefer this style as well. Mouse

The Bolt also comes with highly-regarded Kailh 8.0 switches and a solid optical sensor, the PixArt 3370; the design is comfortable and ambidextrous albeit without side buttons on each side, meaning it's not truly suitable for left-handers. Battery life is also reasonable, thanks to the modest RGB lighting in the scroll wheel, with a quoted 110 hours for 2.4GHz and 210 hours on Bluetooth; USB-C charging is via a provided paracord cable. The one annoyance is that there's no place to insert the 2.4GHz wireless dongle into the mouse itself, making this better for use at home than on the go. Something that felt a bit less impactful to me than I perhaps first expected was the button height. I am someone who prefers to have his trigger fingers closer to the mousepad as opposed to further away from it, so I’m a big fan of the fact that this mouse allows you to basically place your fingers on the mousepad itself, but I found that my grip didn’t allow for that to happen unless I went full palm. I use a slightly tilted claw grip (and I have 18.5×10 cm hands, for reference) and for me the button height felt a little inconsequential. The buttons do make this mouse feel even safer when it comes to the shape, though. Basically the entire front portion of the mouse is made out of button, so you’re free to place your fingers anywhere you want to place them, making it so that you can use a wide variety of grip styles comfortably. Your hand size will determine how comfortable a given mouse is to use. Most ultra-light mice will be perfectly usable for the vast majority of hand sizes, but if you have particularly large or small hands then opting for a matching mouse may offer the best results. To find your hand size, keep your fingers together and measure from the tip of your longest finger to your wrist. The first thing I thought when I unboxed the M8 was ‘where does the cable go’? The mouse is wireless, but even wireless mice need to be charged at times, and that’s usually done at the front. With a button height of just 4mm that’s obviously not an option, so the charging port has been moved to the side of the mouse. It’s a bit of a quirky thing to see, but I’ll speak more about my experiences with this new design later on in the review. The MZ1 is definitely a small mouse, that’s something that you immediately notice. I will talk more about the shape and elaborate a bit on RJN’s ideas about aiming (and mice) further on in the review, but it’s quite clear that ‘comfort’ wasn’t one of the main concerns when designing this mouse. That’s not to say that it makes your hands cramp instantly or anything like that (again: more on that further down in the review) but as RJN himself says: ‘ we need to sacrifice comfort so we can get the mice that help us aim best, because smaller mice are easier to aim.‘ Whether you agree with that last part or not is a different story, but to me it’s exciting to see a kind of different approach to mouse design with the MZ1.Xtrfy mice are (so far, at least) plug and play and driverless. Everything that there is to configure can be configured on the mouse itself. That means that gamers who use a non-standard DPI step, for example, will have to adjust (or skip this one altogether) but Xtrfy weren’t greedy with the DPI steps that they’ve included here so I’m quite confident that everyone will be able to find something that they like. The Xtrfy M4is a really nice product. There are a few tiny little flaws here and there (such as the pre travel on the side buttons and the side travel on the left mouse button) and the cable isn’t the best in the world but aside from that it’s absolutely great. Aside from the odd charging port placement, there’s nothing that eye catching about the M8, and I mean that in a good way. Xtrfy has finally gone ‘full performance’ with their mice and ditched the RGB elements as well as the holes, and that’s a design choice that I can only applaud. I am pretty neutral about holes in a mouse myself (I’m not bothered by them unless the finishing is absolutely horrible) but I do know that a lot of people don’t like the feeling of a mouse with holes, so it’s good to see that Xtrfy are now showing that they can also produce lightweight mice without having to go for the cheese grater method. Small note here: all colorways have the same matte coating (more on the coating later) and currently there are no glossy versions available. I obviously don’t know what will happen in the future but I thought I’d mention this up front as I know people will be wondering about glossy versions.