Redragon M601 CENTROPHORUS Gaming Mouse

***Product review update after 2 long years of use*** So, I've had this product for about 2 years now and have tried trouble shooting a lot of the problems myself, but now it's gotten to the point where I no longer want to waste more time on trying to salvage this thing. About 1 year of owning this mouse with moderate use, the scroll wheel started acting up and wouldn't catch anymore because the rubber part has it has lost its tension around the wheel and would slip when I'd scroll. At that time, I took apart the mouse and superglued the rubber piece to the underlying plastic wheel (which had no scoring or texture for the rubber to give it traction). I also unhooked the LED light power supply at that time because the breathing red light was just horrendous after about 3-4 months of having the mouse (wished there was an option switch this light on/off without having to take apart the mouse). The second fix came about 18 months after having the mouse but the left click button stopped working consistently. It would register only about 70-80% of the clicks and about 30%% of the time it would register as a double-click. I took about the mouse again and swapped the left and right click buttons, but this only helped with problem for 1-2 months. In all, the mouse lasted me just under 2 years with the tinkering that I had to do. Bottom line: Is it good for the average user? -Yes, for about 1 year Is it good for the avid user/ gamer? -No for the avid user. No for the gamer, although this is a decent starter mouse to give you the feel of what you'd like for the more permanent replacement. Would I buy this again? -Unlikely --------------------------------------------------- Great mouse for the price. It's stylish and has a quality feel to it. The braided cord is a nice touch and actually feels very rugged (I think it has a like a 10 lb tension to it or something). The buttons are rubberized for grip, which is nice and so far none of it has rubbed off or gotten sticky. The DPI button works pretty well and I definitely can tell the difference between the different settings. I bought for everyday net browsing, word processing, and occasional online gaming. The one thing that kind of bothers me about the mouse is contour. It feels like it's made for either right or left handed people and the design kind of makes the grip not as comfortable as it could have been. So along the sides of the mouse, there are grooves for your thumb and your 4th/5th finger. The thumb grooves feel pretty natural, which is very nice, and the side buttons are great too because they are textured differently to allow you to differentiate between the two. However, the grooves for the 4th/5th digit do not feel quite right. There is a little over hang from the buttons, that kind of forms the grooves, and it feels a little restricting. I know it seems like minutia, but I've formed a little callus on the medial side of my 4th finger because of this.