Surface and Materials

This is the first time I'm ever touching a Corsair mouse, and I've got to say I'm quite impressed. The top of the mouse shell has an extremely smooth matte finish that is pleasant to touch and provides a lot of grip with slightly moist hands. This part collects fingerprints quite well unfortunately, but is very easy to clean. The scroll wheel is rubberized and textured in order to provide maximum control and reduce accidental slips. Both CPI buttons feature a glossy finish.


The side panels are coated in a coarser material. In my opinion, these areas are more grippy than the top shell, but their touch is a tad less pleasant. However, fingerprints don't seem to stay on these parts.

The bottom plate and some of the chassis is made out of anodized aluminium. This adds some extra durability and sturdiness at the expense of significantly increasing the weight. Thankfully, the mouse is still below 100 grams without the built-in weights, but as for me, I would highly prefer something lighter—more on the matter under the weight section.

Build Quality

An aluminium chassis usually means good and sturdy build quality when it comes to mice—the M65 Elite is no exception. I couldn't make the mouse squeak, creak, or rattle even with some more extreme testing methods. There are no misaligned mouse feet, burred edges, or parts which move that shouldn't. The only thing I found was that the two screws that hold the mouse together weren't tightened perfectly, but since these aren't hidden below the mouse feet, it literally was a two second job to fix. All in all, the M65 RGB Elite has perfect build quality, and I cannot objectively nitpick on anything here, which is very rare.

Weight

By default, the M65 weighs about 115–116 grams (4.19 oz) on my scale. As a mouse of these dimensions, it can be considered heavy, but the mouse comes with three built-in weights of about 6 grams (0.21 oz) each. These can be unscrewed from the bottom plate, so you can get the weight down to 97 grams (3.42 oz). I would honestly prefer something below 90 grams, but I'm pretty sure I'm not representing the majority. Everyone has different preferences, and some people prefer heavier tracking devices, but generally, a lighter mouse is better for your wrists in the long run.