

Sensor: All modern gaming mice-even the budget models-have good sensors, so this wasn’t a differentiating factor in our evaluation.Build quality: A good gaming mouse shouldn’t feel hollow and cheap, or flex under pressure.It should also provide a crisp, satisfying click, and shouldn’t feel mushy or too difficult to press. Scroll wheel: The scroll wheel should be sturdy and easy to grip, with distinctive ratchets that make it clear when you’ve swapped weapons, for example.We eliminated mice with buttons that were too easy to click by mistake or too difficult to reach on purpose. All these buttons should be easy to reach for average-size hands. Buttons: In addition to left- and right-click buttons, a mouse should have at least two extra buttons near the thumb, and maybe one or two on top (including the clickable scroll wheel).

We aimed to find mice that felt comfortable for the widest range of hand sizes and the most popular grips (fingertip and palm, followed by claw), but no mouse is universally comfortable. Comfort is reliant on your hand size and grip style, so what works for one person doesn’t always work for another. Comfort: The most important feature of any mouse is whether it feels comfortable in your hand.
