Mouse: Zowie FK Optical

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So, as i was writing in shoutbox, got bored of mouse again, razer imperator 4g (fifth one in what, 6-7 months? Hopefully not changing them like socks Sleepy ) Imp is kinda shitty on slower movements, and has dynamic dpi scaling inside, which screws something in sensor, the philips twin eye 2032 one, manufacturers wanted to do better, but happened as always ;D , other way it's ok mouse with surface calibration off on ss 4hd pad, because with calibration enabled in drivers cursor loves to act crazy, after some gaming minutes it jumps up and down randomly, then stays stable, you survive this mini crysis and play on, then after 1 hour or less again jumping, and can stay without jumping for a day, rubber sided grip is fine, and top plastic shell is too.

Price & package:

Ok enough about imp. New prey is coming next week - Zowie FK, released this year, started popping out on internet somewhen after april, read it should replace WMO 1.1 solidly (10 years of wait? lol? ). Price of Zowie mouse is nonsense 51 pounds, you can get da 2013 for less, won fk in auction on ebay for 32pounds, used but still mint condition. New zowie AM is around 36-44p. 1 set of skates (finally?), zowie sticker & of course mouse included in package.

Specifications:

Surface is full rubber, except plastic side buttons, some users of FK wrote on internet, it's not easy to find comfortable grip at first, ppl say if hands don't sweat at least a little, rubber coating will be useless... Cable is non-braided, but flexible, it looks fine in photos until i get mouse. Weighs ~85g exc. cable. No options to add weight. 2-3 mm smaller on width, height, length than AM, i know width of FK 36mm, AM: 38mm (was too lazy to find actual dimensions twice, Sleepy ). Left handed ppl can play with FK too, i am left handed, but still using mouse with right, anomaly : d . K, little offtopic, let's move on further.

Dpi: 450 - 1150 - 2300 .
(Dpi switching on bottom side of mouse: http://min.us/llfAXRD3rJqvl). Some wrote 450 feels like 500 Sleepy .
Polling rate: 125 - 500 - 1000 hz.
Cable: 2m / 6.6 ft.

No drivers needed (A plus!).

No mouse lights, which doesn't matter, personally lights are annoying if too bright Sleepy .

ZOWIE custom-designed lens for a very low lift-off distance = 1.5 ~ 1.8mm (so almost or exact like wmo1.1/ie3 mice).

Sensor: optical Avago adns-3090 (one of the newest optical sensors, same in AM, EC2 evo, roccat savu, corsair m40 raptor, there is 3095 in logi g400s).

Max sensor speed depends on mousemat: 3.3m/s - 4m/s without fail can be achieved. According to some reviews on internet tracks well on 4HD hardmat Steelseries, puretrak talent, qck heavy, prolly fine with other qcks too. Mouse 'hates' white pads.

(Update: Max tracking speed tests best attempt on zowie gt-f speed mousemat @ 1150 dpi @ 500mhz, 2015.06.12)

Developed for claw grip.

None complained about sensor on internet forums so far. Calls it beast, etc, solid, built for gaming, bla bla, will see.

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http://tinypic.com/a/3cx7m/2

In addition:

Maybe could do some more reviews in this topic and answer some questions about mouse next week, if my not always in shape bad brain will work properly Worried Also you can help me with review too.

In addition 2 (2013.11.04):

Forgot to mention how to change mouse polling rate, before connecting usb header to usb slot, hold left side 1st button, then connect mouse and release button - you have 500hz, same procedure with left side 2nd button - you get 1000hz, holding both 1st+2nd left side buttons - 125 mhz. Seriously, more brands could integrate this polling rate changing feature.

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Re: Mouse zowie FK

thx for info Happy ufasas


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Re: Mouse zowie FK

I don't really give a crap about this description Smug

Just tell one thing, how you rate this mouse in scale 1-10? Worth of wasting money? And for how long you have it?

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9 of 10 before having it in hands, im excited about sensor and lift off, so prolly it should stay for more than a season with me Big grin it's worth if it's for around 35p~ or less, considering it is only 3-4 month since released, because there are cheaper mice with 3090 sensor, not more, on ebay or elsewhere, slightly used, or new

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i can send u my mouse 4 test Big grin logitech m100 xD

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Well,looks nice Thumbs up - top gear,really great mouse.

...but this name: ZOWIE.
What is Zowie? Zombie David Bowie ?? Confused Winking Quest

anyway,cool mouse Cow


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Prolly they didn't want to exclude zombie players (who plays too much Big grin ), so their name is trying to attract more zombies. Just a guess, hehehe. Ult m100 can be reviewed by trashcan only Big grin

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Mx518 ftw Tongue

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Mx518 ftw Tongue

Mx 518 !


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^LAGGYLOVA* wrote:

i can send u my mouse 4 test Big grin logitech m100 xD

No shit xD ?! Actually using the same those days Evil !


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looking forward for read ur review when u'll have the mouse man. im very interested in it after i've readed it's description and ur opinion. seems great apart some little thing, it has same shape as ie/wmo ? coz i bought some ie mouse some time ago (unluckly for me not the good one we know but a previous sux version..) and it felt big like hell for my hand. the fk looks for me simillar to the xai that i got (sensor gone crazy after 10-15 mins after i unpacked the box and started trying it out then suddenly the mouse died...forever..) and the xai also felt kinda too long. atm im using the g9 from long time but without any cover, like this is closer to the abyssus in dimensions, feels good coz i got tendency to claw grip. anyway, let us know soon Winking