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Today we’re taking a look at yet another Laser Gaming mouse
– the ‘Cyber Snipa Intelliscope’. In a world chock full of opponents, we see how this one stands out from the crowd.
The Intelliscope is certainly a good looking mouse, it has a very modern matt black on brushed silver colour scheme, nothing overly flashy, with the Cyber Snipa logo on rear of the mouse. You wouldn’t be ashamed to take this to a LAN and have your friends see it... but it’s not something you’d want to show off is it? Well it is once you plug it in!
Plugging the mouse in gives life to the 6 LED’s circling the mouse and one more under its translucent scroll wheel, giving it that bit of ‘wow’ factor – well, maybe not ‘wow’ but it does look cool. A toggle button on the top of the mouse will switch the mouse from the red ‘Stealth’ mode (1000dpi) into the blue ‘ATAK’ mode (2400dpi) in an instant. This is software and operating system independent, so even without any Cyber Snipa software installed, the resolution and sensitivity will still change. This is fairly common amongst most gaming mice these days in one way or another.
In either mode the mouse is nice and useable within windows, but in ATAK (2400dpi) mode it’s a bit too sensitive and twitchy for my tastes, so I’ll leave it in ‘Stealth’ mode for general duties. The scroll wheel has a good feel too it with its non-slip rubber design, it also has a slightly notchy movement which will help when trying to scroll through menu items in a game, and is nice when using it in windows. The scroll wheel’s movement is also silent unlike some other mice I’ve used in the past.
The Intelliscope is an ambidextrous design, perfect for both lefties and righties. Being a righty it never really bothered me that the whole market has always had a right-hand bias, but I know some of my left-handed comrades certainly get a bit, umm, shirty when nothing is made to cater for them. With the Intelliscope they can now relax, presuming they like it of course. The overall design is very similar to some current and older Logitech mice, which is not a bad thing and makes the Intelliscope comfortable and easy to control, even for those of us with larger hands.
On the sides of the mouse are 3 additional buttons, 2 on the left side set by default to ‘Page Down’ and ‘Home’ (Home key on keypad, not Internet homepage), and one on the right side set to the ‘End’ key. These are all customisable, with a range of options available within the Cyber Snipa software. Each button has a choice of around 30 functions that can be assigned to it, unfortunately you can’t input a custom command or assign them to a macro like some other gaming mice, and if you’re right handed the button on the right hand side of the mouse is awkward to use, and vice-versa for lefties. They are in a rather good position in such that it’s unlikely you’ll accidently press them while you’re in a game.
On the base of the Intelliscope there are 6 non-slip (or should it be high-slip?) Teflon pads that help it glide effortlessly over nearly any surface. Today I’m testing it on a Cyber Snipa Micro-fibre Pro Gamer Mouse Mat, said (by the Cyber Snipa distributor) to be the best surface for the Intelliscope as well as Cyber Snipa’s range of other gaming mice.
The mouse mat sells for around AU$19 and it’s certainly value for money, you get a good looking pad with the surface area just shy of the size of an A3 piece of paper, so you’d want a rather large desktop area to use it on. The micro-fibre cloth area on top of the mat has a nice smooth feel to it and the Cyber Snipa certainly tracks very well on it, I haven’t seen it skip or glitch yet. I didn’t feel a mouse-mat really needed its own review, so this paragraph will have to do, and if you’re going to buy a Cyber Snipa mouse, I’d be buying one of these pads with it, great value for money and they look very cool.
Anyway, back to the reason we’re here - the Intelliscope. When using it in games it tracks very well, even with fast, sudden movements it doesn’t get lost or confused. The Intelliscope is obviously designed for First Person Shooters above most else, with Cyber Snipa intending you to use the blue ‘ATAK’ mode for general movement and head to head battles, and switch to the red ‘Stealth’ mode when quietly stalking someone or when you’re a sniper waiting for your shot, and smooth movement is critical. With other mice I usually find a sensitivity that works well as a compromise across the board, but at least you have the option available to you with the Intelliscope if you’re keen to use any advantage you can.
Conclusion:
Overall the Intelliscope is a very good gaming mouse and I’ve struggled to find anything really wrong with it. It tracks very well, it looks cool and the configuration software is easy to install and use, although it is a little basic, the ability to assign a custom command or a macro to the side buttons would have been good, but you can’t have everything.
Retailing for AU$55.70 from www.techbuy.com.au it’s very good value for money, around the same price as the Logitech G3 laser mouse, and between the two it’s a rather hard choice as they have very similar specs, but having used them both I have to say that if it was my money I’d buy the Intelliscope.
OzHardware Rating – 9.5/10
These products can be purchased online at www.techbuy.com.au
Direct Link http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/71138/.asp (Intelliscope)
Direct Link http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/71140/.asp (Mouse Mat)
