Performance

The Corsair Harpoon RGB performs very well for a mouse at this price point; it tracked on all the surfaces I tried it on with no stutter, lag, or other strange occurrences. It is accurate and its light weight made it feel very good in games like CS:GO where you sometimes need to flick shot.


Comfort levels did leave a little to be desired with a palm grip. However, fingertip and claw grip were perfectly fine. Palm grip took me a long time to get used to, and when I did, I noticed that I had changed my grip to more of a sideways grip as if I hadn't my pinky fingers would have been much more uncomfortable. I usually hold a mouse similar to how I hold it in the photo above.


With the Corsair Harpoon, I found myself holding it more like this, though. I don't actually mind this grip and have been playing games and editing pictures like this without running into negative side effects, but I just don't like being forced to change my usual grip which is fine for most mice. This might be due to my small hands or personal preference, but I haven't ever noticed using this grip previously.

Moving on to the CUE software, I have used it numerous times and have had minimal problems with it. It can be very powerful and you can do pretty much anything you want with it. With the Harpoon RGB, there are plenty of features, such as Macro recording, DPI customization, LED color changing, and fully programmable buttons. You can also use Corsair Lighting Link to ensure all your Corsair peripherals communicate with each when it comes to their lighting effects.


There isn't a huge amount you can do with a single RGB zone, but Corsair still managed to create a few dynamic lighting profiles, such as the color shift pattern.


There is also a color pulse program, which is very similar, but noticeably different.


As expected, Corsair products glow just as brightly in daylight as in the dark. As one of the companies that like to RGB everything, this isn't a huge surprise!