Cougar Minos X5 Review 4

Cougar Minos X5 Review

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Buttons, Scroll Wheel


Both main buttons are really nice; they are light yet quite tactile, and there is no mushy feel to these whatsoever. There is no noticeable pre-travel before actuation, but there is around 1 mm post travel. The main switches are Omron D2FC-F-K models rated for 50 million clicks. This is quite an upgrade from the previous Minos mice indeed.


The side buttons are not half bad, but I have seen better. These have some travel before actuation and feel rather mushy, but to be honest, they do their job just fine. I had no issues with them, and there were no accidental clicks whatsoever. The switches are labeled with a "W"; I do not know this brand.


The CPI changer, which is located at the top of the mouse, can be used comfortably and uses the same switch as the scroll wheel button. It doesn't require much force to actuate; it's roughly the same as the main buttons, only a bit stiffer.


An Alps encoder makes the scrolling tactile. The notches are well defined and even on all 24 steps. The scrolling is still quite light, but it's better for gaming than for browsing in my opinion. The middle button requires around twice the force to active than the main ones, making accidental clicks pretty much non-existent. It's not too stiff, and using it wasn't really uncomfortable for me, which is, again, a rather intuitive assessment.

I also made a video in order to demonstrate how the buttons sound:

Cable


We get a non-braided cable with the mouse that is fairly thick for my taste. It could be a tad lighter and more flexible, but was easily controllable with a bungee. It didn't generate much friction on the mousepad. It is 1.8 m long and the connector is gold-plated.

Mouse Feet


Two big mousefeet are attached to the base of the mouse. They are aligned nicely, so they do not scratch the mousepad by any means. The glide is rather smooth, and I am pretty sure it gets even smoother after some weeks of gaming. I still do prefer some custom aftermarket 100% PTFE ones, but I could play with these over the long term.
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