HP Omen Vector Wireless Mouse
Great performance meets long battery life.
The Omen Vector Wireless Mouse is part of that growing trend of wireless peripherals. And, it’s a welcome one as long as performance doesn’t take a hit just for that added convenience. In the past, wired connections have always provided a better and faster connection than wireless ones no matter the device.
Luckily, that’s no longer the case
This new entry from HP, whose name is almost completely absent from the packaging, sets out to prove that you can have a wireless mouse as fast and as accurate as any other mouse out there. And it more than lives up to its promises. But a great gaming mouse needs to do more than that. Can the Vector offer more to set it apart from the rest while still keeping on ticking with the best of them? The answer is, thankfully, yes.
Programmable buttons, high DPI capability, incredibly low latency and most of the things you would want in a great wireless gaming mouse are all here. However, that’s not what sets the
Omen Vector apart from other gaming mice. It’s not especially unique looking, after all, and, while its performance is very solid – especially for a wireless mouse – it’s on par with other similar options out there.
What makes the Omen Vector Wireless Mouse special is the incredibly long battery life, the longest we’ve seen excluding competitors that rely on replaceable batteries. That and the fact that it’s, in HP’s words,” the world’s fastest USB-C charging” mouse.
Gaming mice, for some reason, have not caught up to the rest of the tech world in building fast-charging devices. At least not when it comes to their wireless offerings. That’s what makes the Vector unique among its peers. If getting an hour of use from 30 seconds of charging perks up your ears, then this might be the mouse for you.
At $90, it sits in the more premium portion of the mouse market. That’s when considering the fact that there are a lot of cheaper mice out there and quite a few gaming mice – wireless or otherwise – that come with more bells and whistles, and cost half of the Vector’s asking price.
If the price doesn’t set it apart from the pack, then neither does its design – at least at first glance. The Vector comes covered in a smooth, matte black hard plastic with textured sides to help with your grip, sleek rubber pads outlining the bottom for easier movement, and a compartment tucked underneath to hold the included wireless when not in use. And, in the front, you’ll find a USB-C port to charge and to use the mouse in wired mode.
The Omen Vector Wireless mouse packs a great performing mouse with more rechargeable battery life than you’ll find elsewhere. It’s also the only gaming mouse right now with fast charging tech. Anyone looking for a wireless gaming mouse should consider the Vector, as long as you can live without Bluetooth connectivity.
Michelle Rae Uy