The Zowie EC2 features a nice ergonomic design, however, the finish is not on par with that of similarly priced mice. At a retail price of € 59.99 you would expect the mouse to be seriously well built, but the EC2 has a few severe build related issues with the most serious one being the inferior scroll wheel.
The sensor performs quite well and the 1000 Hz USB polling rate trick is really neat. The fact that the mouse is completely driver less is a real turn on for any avid gamer. That combined with good ergonomics means that the mouse is ideally suited for those looking for a mouse with aesthetics like an IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0, but need a higher resolution sensor, that is less sensitive to the surface quality.
The Zowie mouse has a lot of potential, but with both the scroll wheel problems and slightly flimsy shell quality it is not able to rival the other high end mice. If it had been priced more aggressively like say € 40 this mouse would be a good alternative to the Razer Abyssus but at the high price of € 59.99 it is simply not a viable alternative.
The Zowie EC2 shows a lot of promise but ultimately fails to deliver. If all the issues we have pointed out were fixed this would surely be one of the best mice on the market today.