Introduction

Established in 2019 by the original founding team of Zowie, VAXEE is a peripherals company and shop platform. Replacing the regular USB full-speed wireless dongle ("VXD01"), all wireless mice from VAXEE from now on ship with the USB high-speed VXD02 dongle. Accordingly, all VAXEE wireless mice will be capable of true 2000 and 4000 Hz wireless polling, while polling rates of 1000 Hz and under continue to be available, and will perform better than with the VXD01 dongle, too. The VXD02 dongle is also available for separate purchase, to upgrade existing models. The foundation for the AX Wireless continues to be PixArt's PAW3395 sensor, coupled with an MCU and firmware solution from PixArt as well. At 72 g, the AX Wireless weighs 9 g less than the wired AX, and the original shape is fully retained. The main buttons are outfitted with switches from Huano, and the feet are made of pure PTFE. VAXEE cites a battery life of up to 100 hours at 1000 Hz, which is lowered to 55 hours by enabling competitive mode. Both 2000 and 4000 Hz already default to competitive mode, and up to 45 and 35 hours are cited for these, respectively. As always with VAXEE mice, configuration is done entirely on the mouse through various buttons and button combinations. The AX Wireless is exclusively available through the VAXEE shop in black, white, pink, yellow, blue, or orange.

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 72 g (+/- 1 g), which is slightly less than the weight cited by VAXEE. The AX Wireless is 9 g lighter than the wired AX, but struggles to compete with competitors such as the Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro at 62, which is larger and also has neither holes nor an open-bottom design, or the LAMZU Thorn, which does have an open-bottom design, and weighs even less at 54 g. A good weight overall.