LAMZU Atlantis Mini Review 8

LAMZU Atlantis Mini Review

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Build Quality

Overall build quality is very solid. There is no rattle when shaking the mouse. When applying lateral pressure, minor creaking but no flexing of the shell can be observed. Activating the side buttons by squeezing the sides is impossible. Lastly, accidental clicks do not occur when slamming down the mouse, irrespective of what the debounce time is set to.

Buttons


Main buttons on the Atlantis Mini are very good. Pre-travel is moderate, but post-travel fairly low, resulting in a firm and snappy button response. While the buttons are visually separated from the shell, lateral button movement is minimal and needs to be provoked. Button stiffness is medium. A pair of of LAMZU-branded Huano switches (blue shell, pink plunger) is used for these, whose actuation is a bit lighter than standard.


Side buttons are very good. Pre-travel is very low, but the buttons can be pushed quite a bit past their actuation point, especially on the forward button. Button response is snappy and pleasing nonetheless. The pressure point is even across the entirety of these. Button size and placement are good, as actuation is possible rather easily by rolling one's thumb across. A set of Huano switches (white plunger) is used here.

At the bottom of the mouse is a single button for cycling through the set CPI levels, which works just fine. A seemingly unbranded tactile switch is used for this one. The slider at the bottom switches between on and off-state. While fairly stiff, this slider also works just fine.

Scroll Wheel


The scroll wheel is good. Noise levels are elevated, but tactility is good, providing rather clearly separated steps and controlled scrolling. The encoder comes from TTC (white) and has a height of 8 mm. The middle (scroll wheel) click requires high force for actuation. A seemingly unbranded tactile switch (black plunger) is used for this one.

Surface

The Atlantis Mini has a smooth matte surface all over. Grip is fine, and it doesn't attract fingerprints or dirt too much. It is easy to clean, and there are no signs of wear left after doing so. All in all, excellent materials.

Button Sound Test


Disassembly


Disassembling the Atlantis Mini is easy. The screws are located beneath the front and rear skates. The sides are additionally locked in with clips, which are fairly easy to dislodge.

The design differs from most others. The side buttons sit on a rather large PCB elevated above the main PCB, accompanied by the battery and connected to the main PCB through a ribbon cable. All PCBs are very thin and have larger cutouts and holes to save additional weight, and the side-button PCB is positioned such that it aids in ensuring structural integrity. Three screws are used for the former and an additional four screws for the main PCB. The MCU is a CompX CX52850.


As for the soldering and general quality of the PCB, I'm unable to find any noteworthy flaws.
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