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#CORSAIR HARPOON RGB BLUETOOTH#

You can only choose the lighting mode in software, which requires a USB or 2.4GHz wireless connection вЂ“ perhaps a hardware toggle for the lights would be better in case you find yourself running low in Bluetooth mode, or lighting should just be off in Bluetooth mode, since you cannot change it away from rainbow mode (spectrum cycling).Д¬harging via the supplied cable is said to take around two hours. The benefit is longer battery life, with 40 hours claimed for when the lighting is on and up to 60 hours per charge with the lighting off. The Bluetooth 4.2 connection, meanwhile, offers a latency of 7.5ms at a minimum, which isnвЂ™t suitable for fast-paced competitive games but may suffice in casual/single-player titles and is fine for productivity.

I tested at around 5-6 metres (itвЂ™s not practical to do more than this where I live), and all was fine. Corsair also claims a battery life of up to 30 hours using lighting and 45 hours without lighting, and it also says the range is good for up to 10 metres. A feature bolstering this is called Intelligent Frequency Shift, which supposedly retains a strong connection even in the presence of heavy wireless traffic, such as that found in most modern homes, by being able to hop to the fastest available channel on the fly. There is a lot of marketing jargon in the description of this and few technical details, but Corsair claims that it is as good as or better than a wired connection thanks to latency levels able to go below 1ms, thus ensuring that the polling rate of 1,000Hz typical of gaming mice can be maintained. The 2.4GHz wireless connection is marketed by Corsair as Slipstream Wireless technology. We had no issue setting making a connection almost immediately with either method. ThereвЂ™s also a simple switch for choosing between 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth as well as an off position. One small complaint, though, is that the four PTFE feet are pretty small, which is noticeable compared to those with larger ones in that youвЂ™re a little more likely to feel small surface imperfections as you move.ДЄ small compartment in the bottom is used to store the USB wireless dongle, which is useful.

The mouse feels solid, and textured rubber sides are complemented by a slightly grainy matt plastic top cover, a combination that works well and is comfortable to yield. While adding wireless connectivity and thus a battery has added around 15g to the weight, an overall weight of 100g is still lightweight as far as wireless mice go.

#CORSAIR HARPOON RGB SOFTWARE#

Amusingly, this wasnвЂ™t working with the latest software at the time of writing numbers above 5,000 DPI werenвЂ™t even available to use. The exact sensor is PixArtвЂ™s PMW3325, which has a native DPI of 5,000, meaning Corsair is using interpolation to hit any number above that. However, bigger numbers look better, so itвЂ™s not a surprising move. For most users and especially gamers, this difference will be meaningless, as few are likely to use anything above 6,000 DPI with any regularity. One of the upgrades is the sensor, which moves from 6,000 DPI to 10,000 DPI.

#CORSAIR HARPOON RGB UPGRADE#

The Harpoon RGB Wireless is an upgrade of an existing wired design (the Harpoon RGB, obviously). Said features can be yours on this side of the Atlantic for ВЈ55, which is pretty steep considering the US pricing of $50 but also not that expensive for a wireless gaming mouse with a decent feature set. As the name indicates it offers wireless connectivity (via both 2.4GHz and Bluetooth 4.2), and it also comes with six programmable buttons and a '10,000 DPI' optical sensor. The Harpoon RGB Wireless launched at CES 2019 a few weeks ago alongside the Ironclaw RGB and M65 RGB Elite.

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