VAXEE Zygen NP-01 Wireless (4K)

[pzogel]

At 72 g, the NP-01 Wireless weighs the same as the original wired NP-01. It comes with PixArt's PAW3395 sensor, Huano switches for the main buttons, and up to 100 hours of battery life. In addition, the NP-01 Wireless supports true 4000 Hz polling, and configuration is possible entirely on-device.

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[Onasi]

The shape of the NP-01 Wireless is entirely unchanged from the NP-01, which has been described as a mix between the Zowie EC2 and S2 shapes.

It measures slightly differently though according to the table?

In any case, while I appreciate how solid Vaxed mice feel, I do think that they easily can shave off a bit more material without significantly affecting the structural integrity of the mouse to bring the weight down a bit. 72 grams on a wireless ergo is by no means bad nowadays, but there absolutely are lighter hole-less alternatives.

 

[Hakker]

I don't really get the hunt to be the lightest mouse. I mean most mice sold are still 100+ grams. Id rather see non bloat software and a solid performance and a good battery life on wireless models with good charging.

 

[Rowsol]

Review some affordable mice, please.

 

[dgianstefani]

Review some affordable mice, please.

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[Chrispy_]

It's expensive but it seems like there's nothing to complain about because you get what you pay for.

The fact you don't need stupid software is amazing. I wish more peripherals could be configured without software. I'm generally happy with mice and keyboards that can be setup ONCE using software, then saved to the device, at which point the software is permanently uninstalled - but being optionally able to even skip the software step is a bonus on top of that.

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Still using my barebones Roccat Burst Core after @pzogel's review a few years back.
Yes, I have fancier mice on other machines, but for flawless wired-desktop gaming it's never skipped a beat and I think I paid £22 for it.

 

[Onasi]

@Chrispy_
It shows that Vaxee is ex-Zowie guys - they have been making mice that can be setup without software for years. It’s a thing that was specifically targeted to pro-players who take their gear to tournaments and don’t want the hassle. Why in the ever-loving fuck do many other companies produce stuff that necessitates bloated software and then label it “e-sports grade” eludes me. Yes, I am looking at you, Razer and Logitech.

 

[Chrispy_]

@Chrispy_
other companies produce stuff that necessitates bloated software and then label it “e-sports grade” eludes me. Yes, I am looking at you, Razer and Logitech.

I don't willingly give money to Razer, but I get gifted their stuff now and again on promo or distributer bundles (I guess they struggle to sell the overpriced garbage at the MSRP, which is why everyone's trying to palm it off some other way).

Synapse in particularly annoys me because it's a complete shit-show of unnecessary nonsense that doesn't belong in a mouse driver, and even very expensive hardware like the Basilisk Ultimate ($169 mouse, FFS!) doesn't offer full on-board memory. If you choose to use it on a machine without the full Synapse suite installed, you can only control basic button assignments and DPI. Everything else, from macros to lighting requires the bloatware.

I'm 100% sure that's intentional, because the settings for macros and lighting are going to take up mere bits of information in megabits of onboard flash memory - but Razer want to make sure you have an incentive to sign into their advert-delivery, usage-tracking, home-phoning spyware. "Thanks for buying our $169 mouse, if you don't also subscribe to our advertising and data-collection, we're going to limit its functionality".

 

[Rowsol]

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You just proved my point. The last 11 reviews were all expensive mice.

 

[dgianstefani]

You just proved my point. The last 11 reviews were all expensive mice.

$59.99 is expensive? That's the latest one in that list.

Ok.

That's about the cost of a standard games console controller, which tends to last a lot less.

 

[Chrispy_]

$59.99 is expensive? That's the latest one in that list.

Not everyone spends big money on their input devices.

Given that some of the best-selling and highest-rated keyboard and mouse gaming combos on Amazon and Newegg are around $30 for the pair, yes. And whilst they're not top quality, they'll be half-decent. User reviews are obviously subjective but $30 gets you an excellent mouse like the Roccat Burst Core I mentioned earlier, or it'll get you a half-decent gaming keyboard+mouse combo that will at least be better than the typical office keyboard and mouse set from Logitech or Microsoft.

I'm not talking Temu or Wish.com special ewaste, I'm talking branded stuff from OEMs like MSI and Coolermaster.

 

[pzogel]

You just proved my point. The last 11 reviews were all expensive mice.

Don't worry, got several actual budget mice coming up.

 

[Rowsol]

Don't worry, got several actual budget mice coming up.

Glad to hear it.