Tried multiple gaming mice and I'm getting closer, but really need help finding the one to rule them all.

[ELB]

Hi and thanks for reading. Or if you don't like reading, feel free to skip to the bold summary text at the bottom.

First off, here are my mouse specs:

• I have medium hands (19 cm tip to wrist, 10 cm wide across palm and thumb, 6 cm wide across middle three fingers) and am right handed.
• I exclusively use a true fingertip grip (palm never hits the mouse).

And, after some testing, here's what I'm looking for:

• Lightweight (ideally, under 75 grams)
• Medium to medium-small size and either ergo or neutral ambidextrous
  Based on what I was able to try, the SteelSeries Rival 600 and Razer Mamba Elite ergo designs were both quite comfortable and probably would be the perfect shape if they ran just a bit shorter and smaller overall. While I think ergo is slightly superior to ambidextrous for me, the ambidex HyperX Pulsefire Haste was a good fit. In contrast, Razer's Viper 8k was just okay and SteelSeries Aerox 3 was worse. My current mouse, Razer's Basilisk V2, is a good width for my hand, but the lack of any outward curve on the right back means my pinkie isn't as comfortable as it could be. I've also spent some time with Razer's Viper Mini, which is a fantastic, lightweight, little mouse, but it's simply not wide/built up enough on the right side to be sufficiently comfortable. I have thought of modding it with foam or some such, but I don't know how successful that would be.
• Solid, tactile feel w/good grip material
  Who doesn't want this? In terms of what I tried, SteelSeries (esp. the way-too-heavy Rival 600) had outstanding clicks and scroll wheel action. My Basilisk V2 also feels quite good, but I'd say the buttery smooth mouse feet glide is perhaps its best quality. The pressure required to activate the Viper Mini's scroll wheel click is noticeably lighter than many other mice, and I find that light press vastly superior. The Mamba Elite (also too heavy) has very nice overall tactility, with nice, large side buttons and pleasingly grippy material on the sides (which could probably be achieved on any mouse with grip tape, but I much prefer this to Logitech's smooth and slippery sides).
• Good gaming sensor (enough said)
• Comprehensive software with "shift" functionality much preferred
  I'm not a minimalist gamer who lives for FPS. This means it's not unusual for me to program more than a few mouse buttons when accessible keys have run out or it's one of those functions that is just better when activated by the mouse hand. Given that so many top-tier mice are limited to just 5-6 buttons, a shift key that nearly doubles that number (minus the shift button itself) makes a big difference. So, this is really nice to have. That said, I already own the Basilisk V2, which does this extremely well. And I don't want to limit myself to Logitech and Razer (and Roccat, I believe) just due to the software.

So, what is the best lightweight, high-quality gaming mouse shaped either like a slightly smaller version of the ergonomic Rival 600/Mamba Elite or ambidextrous HyperX Pulsefire Haste (or maybe you think the Pulsefire Haste is the best of its kind)?

Really appreciate your time and looking forward to your feedback.

Thanks,
ELB

 

[oobymach]

My all time favorite is the G502, but depending on where you live there are mice powered by the mouse pad now (if you live in Canada keep dreaming), it might be worth looking into as long as you don't live in Canada. The new logitech mice have a coin type object that clips into the bottom and the mouse gets its power from a usb powered mouse pad. Razer also has a version of this (hyperflux) that came out earlier.