Roccat Khan/Kone

PRICE $ 99 roccat.org

The wonderful Owl-Eye optical sensor, a highly modified Pixart 3361 sensor tweaked for peak performance in the golden range of 400-3000DPI (the most commonly used range by gamers) once again does the grunt work for Roccat’s new Kone Aimo mouse. As with the other Owl-Eye mice we’ve looked at, the performance is fantastic, with a high degree of smoothness and accuracy across the golden range, making it feel like an extension of your hand, while still maintaining a maximum of 12,000DPI if you really need it.

The Aimo fits in the Kone family in general shape, but the design is definitely different from the Kone Pure and EMP, with the most noticeable addition being a pronounced thumb rest that features a third thumb button. This button is a smart shift, giving a second programmable function to the other mouse buttons, or can be programmed for an individual function itself using the excellent driver software. Having a button literally under your thumb takes some getting used to, but when used as a shift it’s clever and intuitive. In gaming it’s also proven to be good as an FPS melee button. The other buttons are nice and clicky and well positioned. It’s just a well-designed mouse on the whole. It’s comfortable for palm grippers and the matte plastic chassis feels good in the hand. I feel a little dirty saying so but even the RGBs look good. The only real problem with the Aimo is that it’s in just about the most competitive price range for mice on the market, with the excellent Logitech G502, Asus ROG Gladius, Corsair Glaive and Razer Lancehead all trying to win your favour. DANIEL WILKS