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The first optical gaming mouse released by the NZXT design team was the Avatar, which featured 7 buttons and 2600 DPI tracking. The Avatar was designed with gamers in mind and as such incorporated many high-end features to improve the overall responsiveness and customization. The real difference between the Avatar and other models on the market was its narrow design, which gave the mouse a long yet thin profile perfect for anyone sick of standard mice designs. It's now been about two years since the Avatar launched, and today we are going to be looking at a new design based on the original.
Enter the NZXT Avatar S, or Avatar Small. It's an even smaller variant of the original design, which should be ideal for gamers who prefer a thinner and more low-profile mouse. In addition to the new shape, the Avatar S also has features like a 1600 DPI laser with tracking speeds of up to 30 inches per second, and an ambidextrous design.
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Specifications |
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Max Speed |
30 Inches/Second |
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Max Acceleration |
20g |
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DPI |
1600/800/400 |
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On-board Memory |
16Kb |
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Ports |
USB |
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Buttons |
5 Buttons |
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Looks like it has a solid feature set too, which is nice. Topping at 1600DPI isn't so bad, I have a 5600 DPI mouse but I don't go anywhere NEAR that setting, rather I find 1800DPI to be good, so 1600 DPI should be perfectly adequate for all but the more discerning sort (or maybe those with very high resolution displays, like multi-monitor setups).
My hands aren't particularly big, but I doubt a small form factor mouse would suit me XD My Razer Lachesis is my sort of mouse (simple amount of style, and boasts a good feature set). Not that it matters to me, but the Lachesis is also a dual-handed mouse (symmetrical shape and button layout).
Seems like the Avatar (Non-S model) would have been a good mouse for me too though.
The high dpi's would barely even be useful for a 5 monitor eyefinity setup, I think you'd need either the 12 or 24 monitor setup to come close to needing 5600dpi. Although the high dpi does wonders for accuracy at standard resolutions.
And I definitely feel ya on the lachesis, I have one also