Introduction

I would like to thank Zykon for supplying the review sample.

Zykon is a new company, with a small, but very interesting product line-up. You will find mice and mouse pads as well as headset geared at gamers. The company also sells power supplies and headset for the same user group. The most interesting aspect are the pink products, aimed at female gamers.

Their website lists the company motto: ZYKON GAMEWARE - pleasure up your game

This is followed by:

ZYKON is a new brand but guarantees quality and highest gaming performance from the very first beginning. Our goal is to create professional GAMEWARE from gamers for gamers. Therefore we develope our products by professional gamers all over the world. We continuously strive to better ourselves, and work with leading professional gamers to make this come true. Check page for coming updates and new hardware.

We have the pleasure of reviewing their newest mouse, the Zykon M1.

Features from the manufacturer:

• gaming grade optical sensor with max. 1600 DPI
• imaging processing speed: 5.8 megapixel per second
• 6500 frames per second
• 5 programmable buttons
• USB 2.0 with 16bit data path
• multicolor LED through wheel indicate current DPI
• golden USB plug for maximum conductivity
• realtime DPI switching: 400-800-1200-1600 DPI

Packaging & Contents

The mouse package is fairly bulky, considering its contents. There is a large clear plastic area, so you can take a close look at the mouse. Even the back of the device can be inspected. All the features are listed in icon form on the front and in further detail on the back of the package. As you can see, there are only two languages - German and English on the above picture. The rest can be found on the side of the package.


The entire cardboard package is reinforced by the inner, clear plastic mold. It holds the mouse and the driver CD. It is of the smaller kind and has a full color label.

A Closer Look

The Zykon M1 is completely symmetrical, so even a left handed gamer should be able to utilize the mouse without any major problems, only the two side buttons will not be reachable. The scroll wheel is fairly large and there is a Zykon logo on the mouse itself.


The two mouse buttons are fairly wide and feature inward dents, so your fingers should find them quite easily. The mouse wheel acts as the third mouse button. The only other buttons can be found on the left side. This is where left hand gamers may have problems, as these would be on the wrong side. If you do not use these, this mouse should do just fine in such situations.


Comaring the M1 to other mice, it becomes apparent how small the device actually is. The MX Revolution can be called a large mouse by any standards, while the MX518 is a very successful gamer mouse. The M1 should fit most hands of young gamers, but adult players or those with large hands, may find themselves looking for the extra dimension needed for comfortable game play.

The bottom holds four white glide pads. These are located on the outer edge of the M1. They are sufficient for such a light and compact gaming device. The interesting aspect is the scroll wheel, which can be seen from the underside as well. It does not touch the mouse pad, but makes for an interesting look.