![]() ![]() I tested at around 5-6 metres (it’s not practical to do more than this where I live), and all was fine. Corsair also claims a battery life of up to 30 hours using lighting and 45 hours without lighting, and it also says the range is good for up to 10 metres. A feature bolstering this is called Intelligent Frequency Shift, which supposedly retains a strong connection even in the presence of heavy wireless traffic, such as that found in most modern homes, by being able to hop to the fastest available channel on the fly. There is a lot of marketing jargon in the description of this and few technical details, but Corsair claims that it is as good as or better than a wired connection thanks to latency levels able to go below 1ms, thus ensuring that the polling rate of 1,000Hz typical of gaming mice can be maintained. ![]() The 2.4GHz wireless connection is marketed by Corsair as Slipstream Wireless technology. We had no issue setting making a connection almost immediately with either method. ![]() There’s also a simple switch for choosing between 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth as well as an off position. One small complaint, though, is that the four PTFE feet are pretty small, which is noticeable compared to those with larger ones in that you’re a little more likely to feel small surface imperfections as you move.Ī small compartment in the bottom is used to store the USB wireless dongle, which is useful. The mouse feels solid, and textured rubber sides are complemented by a slightly grainy matt plastic top cover, a combination that works well and is comfortable to yield. While adding wireless connectivity and thus a battery has added around 15g to the weight, an overall weight of 100g is still lightweight as far as wireless mice go. ![]() Amusingly, this wasn’t working with the latest software at the time of writing numbers above 5,000 DPI weren’t even available to use. The exact sensor is PixArt’s PMW3325, which has a native DPI of 5,000, meaning Corsair is using interpolation to hit any number above that. However, bigger numbers look better, so it’s not a surprising move. For most users and especially gamers, this difference will be meaningless, as few are likely to use anything above 6,000 DPI with any regularity. One of the upgrades is the sensor, which moves from 6,000 DPI to 10,000 DPI. The Harpoon RGB Wireless is an upgrade of an existing wired design (the Harpoon RGB, obviously). Said features can be yours on this side of the Atlantic for £55, which is pretty steep considering the US pricing of $50 but also not that expensive for a wireless gaming mouse with a decent feature set. As the name indicates it offers wireless connectivity (via both 2.4GHz and Bluetooth 4.2), and it also comes with six programmable buttons and a '10,000 DPI' optical sensor. The Harpoon RGB Wireless launched at CES 2019 a few weeks ago alongside the Ironclaw RGB and M65 RGB Elite. DPI increments are in fairly large blocks of 250 for each step but this shouldn't cause a problem for most people.UK price (as reviewed): £54.98 (inc. The DPI performance is set to 500/1000/2000/4000/6000 DPI by default and you can assign each setting a colour indicator when toggled on the mouse. The colours are bright and vibrant with fairly good rendering quality, though white appears to be slightly blue/violet, but this can be compensated by reducing the blue content in the RGB gamut. We are given a selection of lighting options, but considering it is just the only just the one lighting zone there isn't anything spectacular about it. Unfortunately it didn't recognise the mouse side buttons. This time you can individually select the instances you wish the macro to record. The HARPOON RGB features 6 programmable buttons, and the macro and program options remains as powerful as ever. In any case, Surprise!! The Corsair Utility Engine (CUE) has been given a UI facelift and is now super slick, easy to navigate and use. The HARPOON RGB can work independently without the software using its onboard memory profile, but to make any changes the software will be needed. ![]()
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