Packaging, Weight, Cable and Feet

Packaging

The Pugio II comes in a medium-sized box that is quite literally packed with content. Alongside the mouse, one finds a cable for wired usage, the USB dongle, quick start guide, warranty information booklet, sticker, and accessory box. What's missing is a wireless extender/receiver, which means your PC should be as close to the mouse as possible.


The accessory box holds two (Japanese) Omron D2F-D1F switches that can be used instead of the main button switches installed by default, the four side-button replacement parts, and a tweezers that makes it easier to remove switches and buttons. The USB dongle is stored beneath the removable back cover. The logo badge can be replaced if so desired.

Weight

My scale shows around 104 g (+/- 1 g), which is slightly more than what ASUS indicates (102 g). While 104 g isn't particularly light, the feature set of the Pugio II has to be taken into consideration as well. Four removable magnetic side buttons and hot-swappable switches along with wireless functionality all add up. The only mouse with a somewhat comparable feature set would be the Logitech G Pro Wireless, which ends up weighing 80 g while being a fair bit smaller.

Cable

After plugging in the included cable, the Pugio II can be used as if it were a wired mouse. Flexibility is surprisingly decent and on par with the Strix Impact II cable. Due to the lack of a cable anchor it may come loose during play, however. The length is 1.80 m (measured). The cable has two gold-plated USB connectors (Type-A and Type-C).

Feet

The feet on the Pugio II are standard black-dyed PTFE (Teflon) feet. They glide very well and are of above average thickness. The ring around the sensor ensures CPI stays consistent upon applying vertical pressure.