Introduction
G.SKILL has been around for nearly 30 years in the hardware market, and they surely weren't just sitting idle all that time. Most people know this company because of their high-end RAM products, but they did experiment with peripherals as well. The G.SKILL Ripjaws MX780 is by no means a brand-new mouse since it was released in 2015. There are very few mice out there that offer physical customizability of this amount, and when it comes with this many features, it definitely has the potential to be interesting.
Specifications
| G.SKILL Ripjaws MX780 |
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| Sensor: | Avago ADNS-A9800 |
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| MCU/Processor: | NXP LPC11U34F (32-bit ARM Cortex-M0) |
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| Main switches: | Omron D2FC-F-7N(20M) |
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| Wheel Encoder: | Alps |
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| Size: | 130 mm x 70 mm x 38 mm |
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| Ambidextrous: | Yes |
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| Number of Buttons: | 8 |
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| Weight: | 111 g |
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| Polling Rate: | 125 - 1000 Hz |
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| Cable Length: | 1.8 m braided |
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| Software: | Yes |
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Packaging
Everyone loves magnets, and G.SKILL is no exception—the front cover can be opened and is held together by them. The box itself is quite enormous, and it is covered in some render pictures as well as a ton of information in many different languages. The contents are held in place with a transparent plastic casing above a red base layer. It's an elegant and practical solution. The contents of the box are many: a small hex key (more on that later), two extra pieces of weight, a set of different, interchangeable side grips, a user manual, and of course, the mouse itself.