Kensington MP230L
Sleek looks and an attractive price.
The MP230L wants to take your hand for a ride. To assist, there are four built-in, preset DPI levels, set by pressing either the plus or minus DPI associated buttons atop the mouse behind the scroll wheel.
Each press of one of the DPI buttons will cycle up or down through the DPI range before either topping-out or bottoming-out. This range covers 800, 1,200, 1,600 and 3,200dpi options with each indicated by a unique LED colour shining through the centre of the scroll wheel, the light disappearing a moment later after setting. These colours are blue, green, yellow and purple across the range from bottom to top respectively.
The ambidextrous design leads itself to both left and right hand use, however, with the back and forward buttons on the left side — well placed for the right hand thumb. The button design feels a little awkward for lefties. We would’ve liked to see another two side buttons on the right of the mouse for true ambidextrous support.
It sports a 113g manufacturer-claimed weight (we weren’t able to validate with scales); however, when loaded with two AA Ni-MH batteries for testing, the unit felt on par with the hefty 240g Adesso — a concern for a wireless pointer.
The MP230L delivers good tracking on glass surfaces, among other imperfect tracking surfaces. This paired with the approachable price point and wireless connectivity makes the MP230L an attractive option. While it may feel a little less premium than other offers when in-hand, its price is appropriately non-premium.