The Cooler Master MM711 did very well in my testing. The MM711 is a small ambidextrous mouse with side buttons on the left side only, and is most suited for claw grip. In terms of features, the MM711 does a lot of things right. The PixArt PMW3389 sensor performs great. Click latency is low and can be increased in the software if desired. Button quality is high: both the main and side buttons have little travel and provide a satisfying click response. The scroll wheel is very quiet and has well-defined and tactile steps. The cable isn't just good, it's fantastic—possibly even the best stock cable I've seen on a mouse thus far. Combined with the low weight and the grippy coating, the MM711 handles well. It's also nice to see that Cooler Master went the extra mile and included several options (such as angle tuning) in the software which are rather rare and unique. Speaking of which, the software works just fine and provides a nice array of RGB lighting options, making it easy to customize the MM711 to one's liking.

There are still some issues that carried over from the first batches of the MM710, however. Although the button wiggle is under control now, the base shell still has fairly thin side walls and an overall flimsy build, which makes it possible to actuate the side buttons quite easily by applying lateral force. Furthermore, on my copy at least, the underside of the mouse somehow dragged and scratched not just on one but several mouse pads I tested it on. I can't even tell whether the feet are good or bad due to this ever-present uneven glide. Stacking another set of feet on the existing ones got rid of the scratchy feel, however, so that's a possible workaround to this problem (in case you're affected by it). Overall, the MM711 simply doesn't leave the impression of a truly well-built mouse.

Still, when purely looking at performance, the MM711 does very well, so overall, I feel that giving the MM711 the Recommended award is well-justified.