Competitive gamer reviews: BST's Ninox Aurora gaming mouse, 3090 sensor

2 years ago
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http://esreality.com/post/2674608/new-gaming-mouse-development-part-3/
Size (LxWxH): 118 x 61 x 38mm - Weight: ~70g (without cord)
3-4m/s with 2 sets of mouse feet.
1600dpi step = ~1500, 800 step = 740-764

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Tracks on 2 CDs with double mouse feet (back of mouse on CDs, front touching mouse pad). Doesn't track on 3. Mousepad color doesn't seem to affect lod.

Cord is a little heavy & stiff for such a light mouse, but I got used to it and it didn't bother me that much.

The 3090 implementation is a lot better than Zowie's. There is no inaccuracy on the desktop, and the FPS game performance is better as well. Feels on par with the KPM sensor, though a bit different.
Doesn't feel as artificially processed as a lot of other mice, but does feel a bit off. One possible factor could be that the DPI value varies each time you measure by a range of around 25.

For some reason this mouse doesn't cramp my hand nearly as much as the FK1 even though at its widest it's the same width as the FK1 is at its thinnest. Only thing I can think of is that maybe it has to do with how the FK1 goes from wider in the back to thinner in the middle. Which forces an unnatural contortion in palm grip.
The fact that my fingers literally go over the front of the mouse and touch the mousepad in front, doesn't bother me that much. But the mouse is too thin for me and others to comfortably palm.

Middle button too stiff to the point where I often accidentally scroll the wheel when I'm trying to press it. And too far back, so I can't scroll it with my middle finger.

Some people have complained that their scroll wheels have no noticeable notches. Mine does though, so there are likely quality control issues with this mouse.

The clicks feels pretty cheap, non-clicky, and a bit too hard to press. There's a somewhat minor bug when pressing both buttons at the same time: http://www.overclock.net/t/1240739/bsts-gaming-mouse/2400_50#post_23385319

Coating is nice for both dry and sweaty hands. Rubber on top, textured plastic on sides.

At default it malfunctions much easier than my 3.0 even though it's supposed to track twice as fast. But adding the extra set of mouse feet that come in the box fixes the problem.

In comparison with the KPM, the KPM has better build quality, aurora has a much better shape IMO, aurora is 20g lighter, weight balance is better, but lacks the native 50cpi increments.

Rank of mice I've recently tested:
1. 3.0
2. KPM, aurora
3. avior7000 (got new firmware update I was unable to test because I'd already returned it. New update might increase rank.)
4. all the rest

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