Introduction
Dark Project is a fresh international branch of Red Square, Russia's most well-known peripherals manufacturer. They have been producing cheap mice, keyboards, headsets, mouse pads, and gaming chairs for some time, but were only targeting the Russian market. With the Red Square 1337 v2 mouse, they have gained some heavy international attention very quickly. They had issues with selling this product internationally, so they created a new brand called Dark Project, which focuses on international sales. Dark Project has three debut mice, the ME1, ME2, and M3, and I will review all of them, starting with the ME3. It is an ergonomical medium-sized, right-handed mouse with a quite familiar shape.
Specifications
Dark Project ME1 |
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Sensor: | PixArt PMW3360 |
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Main Switches: | Huano 20M |
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Wheel Encoder: | F-Switch black (13 mm height) |
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Size: | 123.7 mm x 68 (73) mm x 44 mm |
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Ambidextrous: | No |
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Number of Buttons: | 7 |
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Weight: | 93 g without cable |
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Polling Rate: | 125–1000 Hz |
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Cable: | 1.8 m long, braided |
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Software: | Yes |
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Packaging
All Dark Project mice share the same, elegant, sleek, and minimalist packaging style. The box, which has the usual tech specs and render pictures printed on, has a top and bottom that slide on to each other. These are made out of thick cardboard, and the insides have some dense, thick foam padding. The mouse is well protected inside the packaging, which also contains an extra set of side panels, a sticker, microfiber cleaning cloth, and an extra set of mouse feet. Dark Project is a new and small manufacturer, but they provide such great accessories with their mice—this is how it's done, big companies!