UtechSmart Venus Gaming Mouse RGB Wired, 16400 DPI High Precision Laser Programmable MMO Computer Gaming Mice [IGNs Recommendation]

I have been playing and using this mouse for about a week now and honestly overall I love this mouse. To begin right out of the box my hand immediately got used to the placement of each finger and it was no problem adjusting from a normal mouse to this one. Each button works perfectly and are all re-programmable with the exception of the profile switch on the bottom of the mouse. However the buttons on the top give a pleasing clicky sound that allows me to ensure I hit the button while the buttons on the side are more squishy and less loud making it a bit harder to make sure I hit the button. It is however a very minor detail and I dont mind much. Secondly the mouse aesthetically is very pleasing, it looks complex but has a very clean and appealing look to it and I am talking about without having the glowing lights on. When the lights turn on they have a very appealing and nice touch to the mouse, they arent overly bright making the mouse look gawdy or harsh to the eye at all and even if they are there is an option to change the lighting in the software but I will get to that later. My only real complain about that mouses lights is the red lights that represent the current mouse DPI you are using. They are always red, it would have been nice if they would also change color based off of the profile like the lights on the mouse wheel and the front. Once again it isnt a deal breaker but it is a small detail that I dislike. Third the customization of the mouse varies. In the way of light choices it is a lot like any other mouse, the mouse has one light option for the buttons on the side and the logo per profile you can set up. There are 5 profiles one with a set color of the mouse wheel and the front: Pink, Blue, Red, Green, and Yellow. The buttons on the side and the logo however can be setup with any color to your liking. While this is great and all I really do wish that you could choose the profile lighting of the mouse wheel and the front lighting rather than them just being stuck with the default colors. I would like to be able to make all the profiles blue or perhaps even red as the color on the wheel and the front. I can understand they did this in order to make it easy to differentiate between the profiles but I would sure like it more if I could change that. My second complaint is an option that most mouses like this come with and that is a rainbow effect, where the colors of the buttons on the side and the logo change overtime making the mouse almost like a rainbow. These two complaints are probably two of my biggest problems with the mouse however I strongly believe that with an update to the software they could both be included and fixed with ease. Moving onto the button customization the buttons are fully customizable, you can choose from using simple actions such as copying and pasting to more complex things such as making button combinations like Ctrl+H to view browsing history to writing out long text speeches or button combinations in game with the macro manager. Moving onto the final guide, the software. I personally found the software was nice and easy to use. It was easy to set up different settings for profiles such as ones for gaming and ones for normal everyday use. The mouse allows you to change the DPI per each DPI Profile (There are 4 DPI profiles) and a lot of other things such as polling rate and double clicking speed. My one complaint for the software is that the Macro Manager is in the Macro Actions when it should be a seperate tab on the main menu. Other than that I found the software was quite simple and had no problem working it without having to read the manual. In conclusion I really enjoy using this mouse, it is quite customizable and overall a good mouse for gamers and people who are under a workload where they need to perform actions quickly. I overall love it and would recommend it to anyone looking for a customizable and easy to use mouse.

TL;DR: Very useful, comfortable, durable and well built for the price (have dropped it on edge many times and cat tried eating the cord and still not a scratch) and not as obnoxious looking as other LED gaming mice. Thumb rest is a thumb saver too, wish other name brand numpad mice had them, I would consider them then. Updated 2018: After 3 years of use the side 6 button stopped working completely, and then the scroll click broke, doesnt even depress and make a sound, and I finally had to replace the mouse. Scroll click would work intermittently for about a year, sometimes just re-plugging fixed it, sometimes a reboot would not, but it would start working again few days later. Update 2021: 3 more years and no buttons have worn out or died, but the texture has started wearing under my fingers. Now the palm rest feels more textured than the front, the left click has a spot the size of a pin head worn down to the plastic, with the right click probably a year away from doing the same. Planning on having my new job pay for one though, becasue Id rather get something I know than an ergonomic mouse that may not feel right, and those are more expensive and usually wireless (I dont want to deal with batteries or the inevitable why wont my mouse connect?) Update 2022: made it almost 4 years this time, left click has started double clicking. Trying to do a hold click like drag-and-drop, or holding a click in a game it does an initial click, releases, then holds the click. Annoying, but worth $30 for another. The newer versions of this no longer have the smoother rubber-like coating and are now noticeably textured, likely because of complaints about the coating scratching or becoming slippery with use. It never scratched for me and it didnt get slippery even after gaming all day, but maybe mine happened to be a good one. Its only noticeable when you move your fingers across he surface and only feels slightly different during normal use. Update 2021: 3 more years and no buttons have worn out or died, but the texture has started wearing under my fingers. Now the palm rest feels more textured than the front, the left click has a spot the size of a pin head worn down to the plastic, with the right click probably a year away from doing the same. Planning on having my new job pay for one though, becasue Id rather get something I know than an ergonomic mouse that may not feel right, and those are more expensive and usually wireless (I dont want to deal with batteries or the inevitable why wont my mouse connect?) Initial Review: For two years of college I unplugged this, coiled it up, and put it in my backpack to use with my laptop. Every. Day. The plug never felt loose after so much plugging and unplugging, the cord has no kinks or frays, and never had any issues with the mouse disconnecting, so the cord is VERY durable. In fact, I hit the plug while it was in my laptop once and it broke the port: the plug didnt bend at all. The mouse buttons have a short travel, dont require a firm click, are a bit quieter than than the cheap $10 mouse I used to have, and have a more pleasant click tone than a normal mouse. The side buttons are very useful and are mechanical switches that require a bit more pressure than the left/right click but are very responsive: they do not travel until you apply enough pressure and then the response is instant. They have a more muted and lower pitched click sound. . The rows of buttons are angled in opposite directions to make them identifiable, however the back two rows are more awkward to use if you rest your hand to easily reach the front row becasue of how you have to bend your thumb. The 5 and 8 buttons have bumps that are supposed to distinguish them, but theyre hard to notice unless you rub the tip of your thumb back and forth. The double-click button Ive found very useful in several games, though it requires a slight grip alteration to reach it. Its also mechanical, requires barely more pressure to press than the left/right buttons, and makes a bit lower pitched click thats also a bit less pleasant sounding but is not louder. The thumb-rest is great and I would not go back to a mouse without one now, which brings me to a minor complaint of not much of a pinkie rest, as this mouse seems ergonomically designed for your middle finger to rest on the scroll wheel instead of the right mouse button, so my pinkie rests on the side, but does not drag on my desk (though I have below-average sized hands hands) and is still more comfortable than a normal mouse. The driver software is very functional and does everything it needs to well, with no useless gimmicks or half-functional features. The LEDs color and brightness are fully adjustable (three brightness options, but can make it dimmer using the custom color selector). The new driver version released this year (V 1.2) supposedly now allows changing the scroll wheel LED color, but only for the newer mouse version, which I keep forgetting to test. All buttons can be customized and can have macros assigned (my brother set his double-click button to the profile switch. I got him one too). From experience, its best to add probably 5-10ms delay between key inputs in a macro, or weird stuff can happen. In one game as soon as i used a macro of a click and key without delay I was unable to click on anything in the game, even menus, and had to force-close it. The really nice part is the profiles are saved to memory in the mouse, so it will be fully functional - DPI settings, macros, and all - on a computer without the drivers. Just be warned that installing the drivers on a new computer will not load the profiles from the mouse and will override the profiles saved on the mouse, so if you plan on putting the driver on more than one PC export the profile to a file with the driver software to copy over.

Was skeptical at first, but gave it a shot bc of the price and I was extremely surprised. I use it for gaming. Mainly Elder scrolls online .Able to make several different Loadouts like loadout one for gaming. Loadout two for video editing etc. It’s is bulky but even I with small hands had no problem using this. Definitely recommend.

I now own two and I love this mouse. I’ve got one at the office on my desk and one on my rig at home for gaming. If you like an mmo mouse at all you would like this one if it fits your hand of course. I understand personal preference but this mouse is great.

UPDATE: UTechSmart reached out and provided a replacement at no cost to me shortly after I placed my original review. The issues I had previously were definitely due to an unfortunate faulty product. The replacement mouse lasted a week of solid use that my original could not have come close to. The issue I mentioned before about the #10 button being loose is also not a problem on the replacement. I am very happy with the level of support and the speed at which it was handled. I can now once again fully recommend this mouse and will be back in another (hopefully) 10 years to buy the latest model when this one finally gives out. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I ordered this mouse after 10 years of using the same mouse as a wired version. I thought it was going to be a great upgrade since I love the wired version which has not failed me. The software that is required to assign functions to each button is not as good as the one that works on the wired mouse. And the main issue is the battery does not last as long as advertised. I get a day and a half of light use max. Really defeats the purpose of having a wireless mouse if I constantly have to plug it in to keep it powered on. Last notable thing is that the #10 button on the side is very loose. It can wiggle side to side with little pressure.

Ive used this mouse for years now. This first one started failing after 8 or 9 years so I got a replacement. For the money you pay, its a fantastic mouse. My only issue with it is its a little on the light side, but other than that no complaints.

I LOVE the button click which is why I gave this mouse 3 stars. I pretty much hate everything else about it. Issue 1: Ergonomically its fine as long as I never have to lift it off my mouse pad. It is NOT designed to be easy to lift (I have NO weights installed). The shape forces me to grip it hard just to lift it. I have to catch the tiny little vertical surface on the thumb side or hold onto the multi-button surface neither of which is a good thing. The small finger side has a rounded surface which gives no good purchase for lifting. This is a ONE STAR feature. Issue 2: The surface is pebbly and . . . SLICK . . . which adds to the lift grip difficulty. Teflon is a slick surface. It is NOT grippy despite the pebbly finish. My last mouse had rigged rubber grippy surfaces for lifting that were awesome. With the gentlest of grips I could live and move that mouse. This one . . . not happening. With the same gentle grip that would allow my previous mouse to be lifted and moved this one shifts and slides in my hand. Issue 3: The thumb buttons. No. Just no. Theyre small, too close together and not tactilely distinct. For my short little thumb (wide hands, short digits) its just not a good thing. My thumb joint hurt just playing through one round of Bitterfrost. And finally . . . the software comes on a weird little flash drive that comes as part of a credit card sized piece of plastic. After much searching online I finally figured out that bit that says press here IS the flash drive. It snaps OUT of the surrounding plastic. Weirdest thing Ive ever seen. Completely insufficient instruction. So, except for the very nice button click, this is a one-star mouse. Shape and surface texture/material, button placement, number of buttons and their location . . . completely one star. UPDATE: UTechSmart contacted me offering me $ for a new mouse. Ive already purchased a mouse that works adequately but the gesture is appreciated. Heres my response. When giving meaningful feedback theres always a desire to placate and pacify. I want to avoid both of those tendencies. I dont think anything but the absolute truth will help UTechSmart improve this product. I think mouse designers have a difficult problem, designing a mouse to suit everyone. Its simply not possible for one mouse to do every job because not everyone uses their mouse in the same way and the range of people shapes are wildly varied. I have wide hand and short fingers. My primary mouse use is to play Guild Wars 2. My game-play style is closer to pvp than to anything open world. I also program (php/mysql). Whatever I get that works for gaming will work for programming. A plain two/three button mouse is perfectly adequate for programming but will not work for gaming. In the search for the perfect mouse, Ive tried quite a few. Ive read hundreds of reviews. I have only found one mouse that gets close to satisfying my needs for a gaming mouse, the Anker Gaming Mouse (discontinued). I need a mouse that has convenient and easy to use buttons in numbers sufficient to assign a button to every available movement. This does not evenly remotely apply to the UTechSmart. The number of buttons is sufficient but the placement is not suited to fast and accurate use. The thumb button locations would require months of training to get all the button locations coded into muscle memory. They are small and closely packed and I will freely admit I dont have the necessary level of patience assuming I could reach all the buttons with my short little thumb. It appears to be best suited to use with technical software, drawing, architecture and the like. The Anker wasnt a perfect mouse. It had its problems. It had one button I could not reach without repositioning my hand and awkwardly reaching for it (little finger side of the mouse). I put this button on ignore. In addition to the standard roll forward/backward, it had a click (down) function and a left and right press I assigned to strafe. This combo button could not take any rough handling. I trashed this button on my first Anker and knew it had to be treated gently on my replacement Anker. The three thumb buttons, separated into a triangle, allowed for jump (outside side of thumb), forward and backward. This configuration was PERFECT allowing me to run forward and backward while jumping. Whether a person had long or short fingers, the buttons were universally accessible. I now have a RedDragon M801. It isnt as good as the Anker mouse but its not too horribly far behind. It has three fewer buttons so in addition to losing the unused button Ive lost right and left strafe. The three thumb buttons are not as usefully placed though they have adequately textured making it easy to tell them apart by feel. Because they are in a line I have to stretch awkwardly to reach them all comfortably. I am not yet at the point where pressing each one is embedded in muscle memory but after four weeks Im very close. This button placement will always be more awkward to use. Ano

Works as advertised, not my favorite mouse but still good.

This mouse works very well. Would buy again. I liked this mouse more than my Razor Naga.

My Razer Naga Pro stopped working just over 12 months old. The new version is close to $200.00. I read the reviews for the Utech and gave it a chance. Absolutely worth it for the price.