VAXEE recently got in touch to send out some devices for testing, and I've come away massively impressed by their mice.
After going through many cheap mice, a few Razer products like the DeathAdder and most recently a vertical mouse, I've seen and used a lot of varied products. While I've been getting on well enough with the vertical, I think it's safe to say that the VAXEE Outset AX has pulled me back in to something more standard. So the Outset AX is what I'll be talking about here.
Is it perhaps a little odd to be so excited by a mouse?
Unlike a lot of vendors, VAXEE don't require you to use drivers or some sort of application to adjust your settings. This is part of the reason that they're so good. On the bottom of the mouse, you can find three buttons to switch DPI between 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200, lift-off distance and click latency between 2 / 4 / 8ms with each having lights when pushed to show the change.
Specifications:
| Brand | OUTSET |
| Model | AX G |
| Type | Non-symmetrical / Sloping Back |
| Sensor | PixArt PMW3389 |
| Switches | HUANO 60g |
| Adjustable click latency | 2 / 4 / 8ms |
| Scroll wheel system | Optical / 24 steps |
| Adjustable Lift-off distance | Low/ Mid / High |
| Weight | 76g (without cable) |
| Skate thickness | 0.6mm |
| Cable | Paracord / 2m / 6.6 feet |
| DPI | 400(Red) / 800(Purple) / 1600(Blue) / 3200(Green) |
| USB report rate (Hz) | 125 / 500 / 1000 |
| Buttons | 5 |
| USB connector | USB 2.0 / 3.0 |
For those who like an audible mouse, you will be pleased here. The buttons all have a clear click sound to them, and the scroll-wheel is probably one of the nicest I've ever used. When scrolling you get a clear feel for it rolling with a nice click too - although it would be nice if the scroll-wheel was a tad quieter.
A no-frills mouse in looks. There's no fancy RGB to mess around with, no special modes or anything noteworthy in that respect - which I like. It does exactly what you want it to and it does it exceptionally well.
Smooth is the name of the game here and VAXEE Outset AX is like rolling around silk. It has two big smooth feet on the bottom, instead of the little corner bumpers you see on a lot of other models. Their size means it really does just glide like nothing - it's just a beauty to move around. Helping with that is the wire design, which is raised at the front to reduce drag when in motion.
Price is of course one of the most important factors to take into account to, so how competitive is it? Well, the VAXEE Outset AX comes in at €69.99 / £60 (all their mice are priced the same) which is definitely more than some other popular wired mice and below a few too. It seems to sit around the middle on pricing. After using it for a great many hours for work and gaming though, it's a price I would personally be happy to pay considering the quality.
The VAXEE Outset AX is officially my new main mouse. I haven't wanted to touch another since.
See more on the VAXEE store.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
rustybroomhandle Dec 19, 2021
Arehandoro Dec 19, 2021
Quoting: F.UltraQuoting: ArehandoroThe design is directly from 1989.
For us that where around in 1989, they did not look anything like this. They looked like this:
That slight bend that this one and all modern mouse have is from 1996, first mouse with a scroll wheel also came out 1996 (because it was the same one):
My intention wasn't being historically accurate, but thanks anyway :)
Quoting: denyasisYep, had a knock off of the 1996 Microsoft mouse from beack then, IBM actually.
Also had a 1980's mouse... Basically was the IBM one pictured but with one large central button. Not sure on the brand, Leading Edge maybe.
Right up there with the Microsoft sidewinder 2 button joystick that plugged into the soundcard, iirc. Lol.
Ah yes a Game Port, usually came on Sounds Cards since it could double as a MIDI interface :)
ElamanOpiskelija Dec 19, 2021
QuoteIs it perhaps a little odd to be so excited by a mouse?
Not odd at all. Intellimouse 3 came out in 2006-ish and since then the only serious alternative to it have been the Zowies, but even then I feel like some players have stuck to Intellimouse Classic until something like Vaxxee came out.
Mountain Man Dec 25, 2021
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