Kysona Launches Mercury: 41g, $69.99 Wireless Gaming Mouse With Flagship Internals "Built for Small Hands"

[Cpt.Jank]

Kysona has recently made a name for itself in the ultralight wireless gaming mouse space with the launch of the Uranus Pro, and now it is following that launch up with the Mercury series, headed up by the Mercury Ultra, which packs a PixArt PAW3950 sensor, a 41 g weight with no holes, and Omron Optical Micro switches, which should be good for 70 million clicks. The Mercury Pro and Mercury SE both also feature similarly lightweight designs and identical dimensions, with lower pricing and slightly altered internals. The Mercury Ultra carries a $69.99 MSRP and $49.99 launch price, while the Mercury Pro is $49.99 but $32.99 at launch, and the Mercury SE is $29.99 with a $21.99 launch price. Currently, it is only available via the Kysona online store, but Kysona's products have previously been available on Amazon, so that seems like a matter of time, too.

Kysona says the Mercury is built for smaller hands, measuring in at just 118×63×38 mm, and it features a similar shape to the Pulsar X2 Crazylight we recently reviewed, albeit with some slight tweaks to the curvature on the sides and a slightly heavier weight of 41 g, measured without the skates. The Mercury SE weighs in at 40 g, which is 1 g lighter than the Mercury Pro and Ultra. The Mercury Ultra features Omron optical switches and a PAW3950 sensor, while the Pro and SE have Huano mechanical switches—100 million "transparent white" and 20 million "blue shell white dot," respectively. The Mercury SE also drops the 8 kHz polling featured in the Ultra and Pro versions and uses the PAW3311 sensor, while the Mercury Pro maintains 8 kHz polling with a PAW3395 sensor. Curiously, the Ultra and the SE share the same 300 mAh battery capacity, while the Pro version steps it up to 500 mAh. All three mice also feature both Bluetooth and 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity, with wired USB Type-C as an option as well. All three mice also have the same five buttons (including scroll wheel click), and they are all remappable with macro support, although only the Pro and SE support a web driver, while the Mercury Ultra requires the installation of software—which has recently been proven to be suboptimal.


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[Dr. Dro]

Alright, now make an XXL one with the exact same design but like quadruple the size of a regular mouse, and I'm sold. I have huge ahh hands, not tiny, raccoon-like fingers

 

[LabRat 891]

The basic model looks tempting to throw in a laptop bag.

 

[Cpt.Jank]

Alright, now make an XXL one with the exact same design but like quadruple the size of a regular mouse, and I'm sold. I have huge ahh hands, not tiny, raccoon-like fingers

tiny, raccoon-like fingers

Is that a Salem Techsperts reference in the wild??

 

[Woomack]

Alright, now make an XXL one with the exact same design but like quadruple the size of a regular mouse, and I'm sold. I have huge ahh hands, not tiny, raccoon-like fingers

Most mice are made for small hands, so it's nothing new, and they say like it's something special. I have a hard time finding anything comfortable for myself, as everything seems to be too small or have a weird shape.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Most mice are made for small hands, so it's nothing new, and they say like it's something special. I have a hard time finding anything comfortable for myself, as everything seems to be too small or have a weird shape.

It's probably linked to that superlight craze, but same... mouse designers forgot that some people have hands the size of a DVD case, and we don't much care for these light mice and would rather have something that adjusts to our palm... take the Razer DeathAdder for example, I need a mouse that shape that's approximately 2x bigger if I'm to achieve maximum comfort, and there is no mouse manufacturer that supplies this demand. None.

 

[Onasi]

Most mice are made for small hands, so it's nothing new, and they say like it's something special. I have a hard time finding anything comfortable for myself, as everything seems to be too small or have a weird shape.

Most mice are actually made for average hands in the 18x9-19x10 range. If you actually have really small hands then finding a good shape is also hell. It’s not just about overall dimensions, it’s also about hump placement and button height. Smaller sizes are now also popular due to the most populous community of mouse buyers - FPS aiming players where the commonly accepted rule is that smaller mice (in reasonable range) lead to better aim.

It's probably linked to that superlight craze, but same... mouse designers forgot that some people have hands the size of a DVD case, and we don't much care for these light mice and would rather have something that adjusts to our palm... take the Razer DeathAdder for example, I need a mouse that shape that's approximately 2x bigger if I'm to achieve maximum comfort, and there is no mouse manufacturer that supplies this demand. None.

Superlight is like the most average sized mouse for all intents and purposes, it’s not “small”. It was popularized because 99.9% of people can find SOME comfortable grip with it, if not perfect. It was a jack of all trades, basically. I feel you with nothing being close to your preference, maybe try finding a Mionix Naos? If that fails, the best idea is just to switch grips, unfortunately. I know some people with large hands and they just resorted to fingertipping larger ambis and ergos. Not perfect, but modern problems require modern solutions and all that. I doubt any manufacturer will bother building a “2x DA” size mouse (it won’t need to actually be 2x, not how mouse dimensions work) that only 5 people buy.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Superlight is like the most average sized mouse for all intents and purposes, it’s not “small”. It was popularized because 99.9% of people can find SOME comfortable grip with it, if not perfect. It was a jack of all trades, basically. I feel you with nothing being close to your preference, maybe try finding a Mionix Naos? If that fails, the best idea is just to switch grips, unfortunately. I know some people with large hands and they just resorted to fingertipping larger ambis and ergos. Not perfect, but modern problems require modern solutions and all that. I doubt any manufacturer will bother building a “2x DA” size mouse (it won’t need to actually be 2x, not how mouse dimensions work) that only 5 people buy.

The sad part is that you're right. I'm really almost trying to solve this problem with 3D printing somehow. Gut a mouse, take the board, and 3D print the casing. Could work.

 

[Cpt.Jank]

The sad part is that you're right. I'm really almost trying to solve this problem with 3D printing somehow. Gut a mouse, take the board, and 3D print the casing. Could work.

Have you seen the Orbital Pathfinder? That seems promising, if somewhat fiddly...

 

[Dr. Dro]

Have you seen the Orbital Pathfinder? That seems promising, if somewhat fiddly...

It reminds me of the Cougar 700M (which itself was a copy of the old Mad Catz RAT mice), that price tho.

 

[Cpt.Jank]

It reminds me of the Cougar 700M (which itself was a copy of the old Mad Catz RAT mice), that price tho.

Difficult to justify, for sure haha. Love the concept. I wonder if the Pathfinder will ever go on sale, though. Seems like a novel concept, but the niche is pretty small, right? Maybe demand will fizzle after a few more months, and they'll be forced to drop the price?

 

[Dr. Dro]

Difficult to justify, for sure haha. Love the concept. I wonder if the Pathfinder will ever go on sale, though. Seems like a novel concept, but the niche is pretty small, right? Maybe demand will fizzle after a few more months, and they'll be forced to drop the price?

Products like these rarely ever get their price dropped, unless the crowdfund is massively successful and it eventually enters mass production, it's more likely that if it sells poorly, it'll just disappear

 

[Chrispy_]

Flagship mice are just ridiculous prices these days. If a company can make profit at $70 using top-tier sensors and switches, then the real question is why do $300 mice exist?