A Closer Look

The mouse itself is completely black. The only other colors found are dark gray for the scroll wheel and light orange for the DPI switch. That switch is located on the left side of the mouse. This spot is usually reserved for navigational buttons on modern mice. The Sharkoon Rush does not feature this functionality. Some may wonder why, but this is a gaming mouse after all so there is no real need for it during gaming. The wheel has a lot of space and has grooves, to raise the grip between finger and plastic.


The mouse looks very nice on the Sharkoon mouse pad. In this picture, the mouse is set at 400 DPI. In this mode, no light turns on, letting the user know that it is using the lowest setting.


Once the DPI switch is pressed forward once, the bottom LED lights up. It is orange and quite bright. With every press of the forward button, the DPI is raised. Once the 2000 DPI setting is reached there is no looping back to 400 DPI by pressing the DPI switch upward again. You have to press it downward three times to set the mouse back to the lowest setting.

Once the mouse is plugged in, it works right away. There are not buttons with special functionality in Windows, thus no software is needed. This is great as you simply plug the mouse in at a LAN party and are ready to game.


It seems like more and more manufacturers are using the same shape as Logitech for their mice. The Sharkoon Rush is no exception here. It is just as short as the MX Revolution and just about as wide as the MX518. It looks a lot like a slim, black MX1000. The size is actually perfect and should be quite comfortable for prolonged gaming periods. Sharkoon placed another sticker on the bottom of the mouse, warning users to look directly into the laser as this is a "Class 1 Laser" inside the mouse.

The official definition of a Class 1 Laser is:

A Class 1 laser is considered safe based upon current medical knowledge. This class includes all lasers or laser systems which cannot emit levels of optical radiation above the exposure limits for the eye under any exposure conditions inherent in the design of the laser product. There may be a more hazardous laser embedded in the enclosure of a Class 1 product, but no harmful radiation can escape the enclosure.