The Dream Machines DM4 Evo did very well in my testing. While Dream Machines' previous release, the DM5 Blink, was a good mouse, it lacked in some areas—most notably build quality. Thankfully, the DM4 Evo improves a lot in this regard in particular. The basics have remained the same: The DM4 Evo is a right-handed ergonomic mouse with a shape that should suit all three main grip styles (palm, claw, and fingertip). The sensor is PixArt's PMW3389 (capable of up to 16,000 CPI), which performed admirably with the exception of CPI accuracy, which is worse than on the DM5 Blink. Compared to the DM5 Blink, click latency has been lowered by a decent amount, which puts the DM4 Evo into a much more competitive range. All buttons are of high quality and again fitted with Huano switches across almost the entire board. While the scroll wheel isn't spectacular or anything, it works fine and without any issues. Handling is great as well because of the grippy coating, flexible cable, and decent stock feet. It's also nice that Dream Machines included a set of replacement feet in the box. Lastly, the software works without any issues this time around, and the lighting is just as impressive as on the DM5 Blink with its rich selection of lighting effects to choose from.

The only thing I can really criticize here is the weight. While it's not heavy or even over-engineered, the DM4 Evo is a bit heavier at 98 g than I'd prefer in this day and age. The weight is evenly distributed, however, and didn't bother me much during use. Still, considering that weight is—to some degree at least—subject to personal preference, I feel that giving the DM4 Evo the Editor's Choice and Budget awards is well-justified overall.