Introduction

Established in 2019 by the original founding team of Zowie, VAXEE is a peripherals company and shop platform. Originally conceived in 2010 as a collaboration between Zowie's product manager Xanver Tseng and famous CS player Emil "HeatoN" Christensen, the EC2 went on to become one of the most popular right-handed ergonomic designs. Now being the CEO of VAXEE, Xanver Tseng has revisited this shape with the E1, with the only notable difference being a shorter and more rounded rear. Much like the XE-S Wireless, the E1 Wireless adopts a different internal design to achieve a much lower weight compared to earlier VAXEE wireless releases, ending up at 60 g. For the sensor, PixArt's latest PAW3950 sees use, and the included USB High-Speed dongle enables polling rates of up to 4000 Hz in wireless operation. VAXEE cites up to 110 hours of battery life using 1000 Hz, and up to 30 hours using 4000 Hz. Same as previous VAXEE releases, the E1 Wireless utilizes Huano switches for the main buttons, while the mechanical scroll wheel encoder comes from ALPS. As always, configuration is done on-device using various buttons and button combinations. The E1 Wireless is available exclusively through the VAXEE shop in white, black, navy blue, red, pink, blue, and fluorescent green.

Specifications

Packaging

Aside from the mouse, one finds a wireless dongle and USB Type-C to Type-A charging cable in the box.

Weight

My scale shows around 60 g (+/- 1 g), which is exactly in line with the weight cited by VAXEE. For comparison, the VAXEE Outset AX Wireless weighs 72 g, whereas the similarly sized and likewise solid-shell Razer DeathAdder V3 Hyperspeed weighs 53 g, and the slightly smaller, solid-shell ASUS ROG Keris II Ace weighs 54 g. A very good weight overall.