Hexgears M105 Mouse w/Kailh V&S Switch

I am not a mouse editor and won't pretend to be one. The Hexgears M105 is an accessory to the BOX keyboard for all I am concerned and has only been included because of the new switches used therein. Packaging itself is quite decent, with a two-piece white cardboard box with the company logo, product name, render of the mouse, and salient marketing features on its front. This continues on the back with more specifications and another render to complement the contact information for Hexgears itself. Opening the box, we see the mouse right away underneath a molded plastic cover inside a foam layer with a cutout to hold the mouse, another below for the cable, and the other accessories underneath.


Hexgears includes a quick-start guide for the mouse that goes over the connectivity options (USB, Bluetooth 5.0, 2.4 GHz). There is also an obligatory warranty card and QC sticker, and then we see the black USB Type-A to Type-C cable with PU insulation to keep things simple and cost-effective.


The Hexgears M105 is not going to win any beauty contests, but I personally prefer a mouse to be heavily tuned towards functionality rather than aesthetics. With an all ABS plastic body, it weighs 78 g before batteries and the cable, which is presumably with the 2.4 GHz dongle removed as well. The gunmetal gray and black two-tone color scheme work nicely in my books, with a matte finish to the top that is given a faux bead-blasted finish for the looks. In addition to the customary L/R click and scroll wheel, there is an additional button up top and two more to the left side to facilitate right-handed mouse users. The mouse is relatively small at 111 x 60 x 31 mm, especially compared to typical gaming mice, and sloped less aggressively, too. Cutouts allow the user to lift off the top shell to access the contents inside, and the Type-C port is inset at the front to help both charge the internal 600 mAh battery and use the mouse in wired mode.


Removing the cover exposes the internal compartment where we find the expected 2.4 GHz USB dongle inside a cutout all its own. But then my eyes caught the mice switches themselves, the all-new Kailh V&S switch allowing end users to switch between a "vocal" and "silent" operation. The physical toggle switch in yellow is set to V (vocal) by default, with markings above to indicate the status. It is easy enough to switch between the two modes without any tools. The mouse click switch is on the top with a small blue housing jutting out as the contact pad for the shell to press down onto.



Above are two sound recordings of the mouse in action, with the mouse first placed right next to the microphone and then ~1 foot away. I recorded it at a normal working distance from my ears, but the Kailh V&S switch in the silence position dampens noise by 30–40% of what you get in the vocal position, which made it nearly inaudible even at 1' away. The left mouse button is clicked first, and its switch is in the vocal position until about halfway through—it's quite obvious, as you will see—when I start pressing the right mouse button with the switch in the silent position. The switch in the silent position isn't as good to click on as in the V-position since it does the sound dampening similar to mechanical switches by using dampers that create slightly mushy feedback and also reduce the travel distance. Actuation force remains unchanged at ~80 +/-40 gf, and I can see this switch coming in handy in an office or with video calls more than gaming and other fast-response applications.