Buttons, Scroll Wheel

Both main buttons have a bit of travel before and after actuation. The good news is that the former can be reduced by tightening the two upper screws below the mouse feet—the bad news is that this will most probably result in having to replace the feet. More on that later. The buttons actually feel pretty good; the right one is a bit mushier than the left, but overall, they are still nicely tactile and spammable. The switches used here are D2FC-F-K models by Omron, nominally rated for 50 million clicks.


The scroll wheel has a nicely textured rubber surface that provides a steady grip while scrolling. The scrolling itself is fairly light because the notches aren't too well defined, and it could use a bit more tactility in my opinion, but the overall scrolling experience isn't something I'd call bad. The encoder used here is a 10 mm tall gray core TTC model.


As for the middle mouse button, it could be a tad lighter for my taste, but at least the chance of accidental actuation is basically null with such operating force. I'd say it's about 2-3 times harder to depress than the main switches. It has a short travel distance and no play whatsoever. The switch beneath the wheel is a standard square switch without any branding.


Moving on to the side buttons, it's quite hard for me to find words, and not because they're so good. The button in front takes a lot of force to actuate, and both have quite a lot of travel while the click-feel is really mushy. The switches here are made by TTC.


Lastly, the CPI-changer, which is behind the scroll wheel, requires about the same force to actuate as the middle mouse button. The bad news is that it is just as mushy as the side buttons, and the use of this switch is something I've found awfully uncomfortable—you really need to press the switch into the mouse to make the click. The switch beneath the button is made by TTC as well, but this one has a white plunger.

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

Mouse Feet

There are two large mouse feet attached to the bottom plate of the mouse. These glide very smoothly across the mouse pad, but are really slow. This, paired with the weight of this mouse, makes it feel slow and sluggish in the hands, especially if you are used to something lighter and faster.

Cable

The cable has decent flexibility despite the fact that it's braided. It's quite light, too, and fits into most mouse bungees perfectly (if you use one—if not, I'd highly suggest fixing it in place some way). Its length is 1.8 meters long.

Disassembling

Disassembling the Pulsefire Surge is easy because there are only four screws beneath the mouse feet you need to remove before disparting the two shell parts. There are, however, three ribbon cables inside, so be extremely careful during disassembly as these can break quite easily.