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

This mouse is well worth the price. The buttons are just the right size to click with your thumb and the pressure needed to press them make them easy enough to press in tense moments while also making mistakes fairly rare. I use the back of my thumb to press the last column and this even works pretty well. The rapid fire button feels quite nice to press as well. The scroll wheel is segmented but also smooth. Minor complaints include the fact that I am not a huge fan of the sandpaper feel on the left/right buttons and on the edge. In particular, I found that my ring/pinky fingers started to feel chafed by it when first using it, though I believe use of the device quickly wore it in and I no longer get this feeling. I do also wish the thumb rest was extended a bit further out from the mouse. I do not use it that often, but it is not really wide enough to fit the entire thumb without it hanging off the edge. I love that the mouse is wireless, as I could never get used to the cord snag that occurs with wired models, though it can also be used with a wire if that is your preference. The battery life is superb. I can forget to charge it for days at a time and it will still have juice. The sleep mode activates pretty quickly after not using the mouse for a period of time and will automatically awaken after any movement/button presses and will register said input. The two DPI buttons are placed in a nice spot and there are four red lights, or the absence of light, which indicate five different profiles. These are set to 1000/2000/4000/8000/16000 by default, but you can set them to whatever your preference is. As I find any lights on my mouse/keyboard distracting, I set my preferred DPI on the lowest profile. That said, the RGB lights on the mouse are great. The thumb buttons look particularly cool when it is shining through them. If you want to show off a cool new mouse, this is the one for you. The program for this mouse is also pretty great and easy to understand. The default profile for the thumb buttons sets them to 1-0 on the number row and -/+ on the number pad. Im not sure why they decided to use the numpad rather than the number row for the last two, as I have played games which contain item slots on the latter number row keys, though they are easily remappable in the program or in-game. The program allows for importing/exporting profiles, which is necessary if using more than two. The profile switch button on the bottom can cycle between the default, which is itself remappable, and an imported profile. The program also allows the user to design macros which is very convenient for the sake of productivity. For gaming, the number row mapping already makes perfect sense for many games. Even though I do not really play MMO games, I found that being able to swap weapons in GTA and items/shouts in Skyrim with the touch of a button was quite an improvement over using the number row, which takes fingers that could be pressing other keys and has an inconveniently placed second half for the left hand to reach. Of course, you can feel free to map it to whichever buttons you want. I also personally use this for video editing and general productivity shortcuts on my PC and I can report that it is excellent for both. My left hand has to move around far less than what it used to, and overall things feel more balanced. Overall extremely pleased with my decision to purchase this mouse and recommend it to anyone who wants a versatile instrument for any of a multitude of computing needs. EDIT: I have dropped this review to four stars because of an issue with the scroll wheel. After having the mouse on for some time the scroll wheel takes two notches to start scrolling in the opposite direction (for instance, if I am scrolling down and I try to scroll up the first notch on the wheel that is scrolled up will do nothing). If I turn the mouse off and then on again it will return to normal, but will, in time, begin to act up again. It is rather minor, but is quite annoying. And I can see this being a detriment in games. I have reached out to Utechs support and have not gotten a response. I am trying again. If my issue is resolved I will return the review to five stars. EDIT: I managed to get in contact with them through the email for the gift inside the box. They were very nice and sent me a new one. While the second one was on the way, my original somehow started working again. I can only surmise that it has something to do with being kept on for a long enough period of time, rather than being turned off and on again after acting up. Anyhow, I am pleased that it has started working again and that I now have a backup in case it messes up once more, and am now raising it back to five stars!

Mouse is absolutely amazing for the price, easily beats out R.A.T. brand mice or other over priced abominations. People here say the buttons are hard to press, that is far from true. They give you just barely enough resistance to confirm with your finger that it was press, easy to use. Has rapid fire button, which can be easily configured to do anything else. You can make macros on the software you get with your package, so you have absolute freedom to control your world with this mouse. The card itself is actually a USB drive, so you can have a fancy little software with you for any computer. Lighting is fantastic, although I wish it supported hex coding. You have multiple lighting modes and colors to choose from, so dont worry about that whatsoever. Goes well with any set. Battery life is as describes, long and heavy use for three days straight (more if you happen to have a life or sleep like some kind of healthy human.) Some people here complain it dies too quickly, they most likely forget to charge it. This is not civilian battery operated mouse, so it will not last weeks with power, it already tells you this. You can use the mouse either with or without a wire, although most likely you dont want to be wired so make sure you charge it when not in use, otherwise that is your fault and not the products. DPI is customizable! Rarely any mice let you control this amazing feature, and the mouse lets you have multiple profiles (modes of saved settings.) Being able to control your DPI directly means you can achieve the perfect mouse speed for yourself, make it easy to snipe that Heavy across the map giving sandwiches to a Spy before he can come out and backstab you in 2Fort for the seventh time. (Team Fortress 2 on Steam, the game is also free) The mouse is very comfortable to grip, leaves my hand feeling well rested even in heavy use. The design is to prevent slip, something that means it gets an odd texture on top to prevent your fingers from slipping off if you swear or so on. On top of this, the mouse is also nicely designed to have enough of its own weight to prevent slipping on the mousepad The accuracy of the scanner is competitive level t technology, the only person that can use great tech for good is you. Destroy the battlefield at the same rate and pace as the best gamers in the world. (Skill not included, please play good with mouse to use it for the absolute best of its ability.) If my review did not cover everything you need to know about this mouse then Im sorry but you probably cant read. Just kidding, I will provide any answers needed for this product, this is a mouse I stand firmly with. Do not spend money in anything else, it will be a disappointment, even if you dont want to use this for MMO.

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

This is a comparison of the Razer Naga Chroma/Trinity and the UtechSmart Venus from a long time Naga user and someone with very small hands (7” from wrist to end of middle finger and 3” wide palm). Due to a lemon naga mouse and the cost differential I decided to abandon my decade long use of the razer naga and try Utechsmart’s venus. Mouse and software loaded easy. Software seems less bloaty than razer synapse. In all easy to figure and set up. Would be made sweeter if I could have imported naga settings and macros but that was probably too much to hope for. I love the mouse weight and the fact I can adjust the weight and the glide (points for Venus). For my hands, I feel like the Venus is too much mouse. I kept going back and forth and the main reason the Venus felt clunkier/larger (very little actual difference in size) is the slope of the left/right mouse click buttons forces your fingers to very specific locations where as the naga allows you to shift them side to side plus has a slightly narrower mouse wheel. The result of this design is my index finger and middle finger sit 5/8ths of an inch apart on the Venus and only 3/8ths of an inch apart on the naga. This feels awkward but could also be a factor of 10yrs of Naga use. The real issue in the right/left mouse buttons in my fingers fall about 1/2” short of the end on both the Naga and the Venus. However, on the naga the click of those buttons is roughly the same if you are at the end of the mouse or halfway up. On the Venus the click is notably firmer/longer 1/2” from the edge than on the edge. Points for naga on this (smaller hand) ergonomics. Next the side 12 buttons. I use these extensively every button is bound and most have a shift and an alt modifier. The actual 12 buttons seem nicely designed, where I prefer the naga’s less tilted buttons with increasing size as you go up I assume this is from long term use and with adjustment/practice I shouldn’t have any issue with the Venus. So, I’ll call this a push. However, on both the Naga and Venus I am forced to canter my hand slightly in order for my thumb to reach the 1 button and this is how my hand sits. The forced index finger and middle finger contours/buttons on the Venus makes this feel more awkward (and/or 10 yrs of comfort with the naga). On the Venus my middle finger crosses over the dpi down button (but not in such a way as to accidently click it). All that adds to the clunky feel and further spreads my index and middle finger which makes me feel less control in those fingers (though practice might overcome this). However, the real issue is the design of the palm rest on the Venus. The palm support peaks over the 9 key and then drops all the way to the mouse pad, leaving only the palm area under my little finger doing most of the mouse control --my palm barely makes contact with the lighted symbol. The naga palm area stays elevated to the 12 button and then only drops to 1/2” from the ground rather than all the way. It is a much gentler drop with more contact space allowing my entire palm to connect (even cantered to reach buttons) and thus providing far more control. An optional/changeable plate to offer different palm connection would go a long way to improving this mouse for small hands. Bottom line: Price (Venus); Software (Venus); Weight/movement (Venus); small hand button/mouse ergonomics (Naga)

Good Mouse. Sturdy quality, built well. Ive had for awhile and no problems.

Upon my initial browsing of this product, I was a tad worried that I was settling for one due to its cheaper price than other similar programmable mice, however I was stunned at its quality! Before even testing the mouse, I must say I found it quite ingenious and even a bit cute at how the drivers were included in such an awesome and unexpected way! They also include a direct link within to their page with an offer for an additional thank you! product, though I personally havent gotten around to that yet. The mouse itself has a great feel; compared to my Logitech G600, I actually find the size of this mouse to be much comfier as well as the locations of the grooves for the fingers (the added thumb rest is an amazing luxury). I have skinny hands that are long and lanky, and so they take up a lot of space anyways and this mouse caters to that quite well! While the weight of the mouse isnt very heavy, it still has enough to it that it wont go flying across your pad if you are gaming. The programmable buttons are also positioned in a way that is less strenuous on my thumbs to access them quickly, and I do so VERY often with the keys I have programmed them for. The scroll wheel has no right/left side button functionality, but thats hardly a deal breaker with it being a rare find nowadays to begin with. The lights are, of course, a GORGEOUS display on my station, and you can set them to only engage if a button is pressed or the mouse is moved. The program itself is also intuitive, user friendly, and quite simple to use, providing quick and easy access to all of the programmable functions for the mouse. I personally prefer to have my mouse wired straight to my computer, so I cant talk much on the battery life, but the cable is indeed of a nice, high quality fiber-wrapped material and I havent had it loop or bunch up on me very often at all! There are a few downsides, however: to switch the programmed profiles, the button for this is on the bottom of the mouse, which could be annoying to some who cant fit all of their keys onto one profile and need to switch regularly. The other downside--to me personally--is that the lights are turned on/off by a separate switch on the bottom of the mouse. This wouldnt be a downside normally, except I find the switch to be quite a tight fit, and to turn them off requires you to flick the switch to the middle between the constant and touch-based functions, though hopefully this will slowly begin to wear in. All-in-all I am SO glad to have purchased this product; I was pleasantly surprised with how WAY over-the-top the mouse surpassed my expectations! & for that I am glad, especially after having initially worried that I was going to have to shell out an absurd amount of money for the Logitech brands for life to appease my need for this type of mouse! I can firmly say that I will gladly be buying from this brand--if not this specific model--again in the future and recommending it to my friends who work/play often on their computers!!

So my first impression looking at the box made me worried. It looked like a typical walmart offbrand design with bold arial font and red lettering like it was supposed to be some cool hi-tech product you could compare to Razer or Logitech. It didnt fool me in the least, and my heart sank because I depend on amount of reviews + star rating, and I know Amazon has some funny tricks when it comes to products being rated highly despite poor quality products. I opened the box, and immediately set the thing on my lap and - despite odd looks from my friend who was there - started clicking the buttons and getting a feel for them. From the get go, I was satisfied with the click feel and its responsiveness, the location of the buttons, and (most importantly) the size of the mouse. I have large hands, so Im not sure where some reviews are coming from by saying large hands arent recommended, but the mouse fit perfectly without me resorting to an uncomfortable grip. I wasnt quite convinced yet, so I plugged the puppy in and popped the CD in to install the driver (and eventually update it online). If youre a gamer, or anyone who has worked on a computer for at least a year, the software was easy to set up and understand. You should know how to unzip files, install basic programs, set your DPI, navigate basic menus, and understand basic terminology. Its not rocket science, and therefore the setup was a breeze. Its a basic program with little to question, and Ive already got it pulsating red like a black gaming setup should (in my opinion, heheh). I was worried the number pressing might be a problem for my big thumb. Its... not perfect, mainly because of my thumb, but with enough practice I have no doubt it should be as easy as any other mouse Ive had, and this is coming from a Logitech fanboy. Yes, yes, Razer is fine too, but for the price and the quality I cant deny that this is a quality mouse. The texture on the left and right click is satisfying as it allows for a good grip despite sweaty hands, and the fire button just to the left of the left click makes it an easy reach in case you want to program it as an ultimate ability in gaming (or an undo button in graphic design, for instance). Programming buttons, by the way, is very easily customizable, and with enough options to choose from Im satisfied that any need I have to satisfy can be done with this mouse. Even the DPI arrow buttons under the scroll wheel can be remapped, which is great when youre like me and like to have as many buttons mapped to your mouse as possible for ease of use. As far as the entire shape goes, its comfortable for my large hands and the thumb rest is a nice touch so youre not rubbing your mouse pad all the time. On the opposite side, theres a protrusion that allows you to rest your ring finger there so it allows you to have a stronger grip on the mouse itself, which should be an important feature in any gaming mouse. Overall, this mouse is one of the better mouses Ive had the pleasure of using. The weights came already installed and, again, as a big handed fellow, I like the heavier weight so it has some give to it. The material its made out of has a nice tactile feel so that it wont slip out of your grip, and while having color pulsating from the buttons isnt a necessary aspect to a gaming mouse, its still pretty cool. I write this review having had my heart drop with worry that this mouse wasnt going to cut it and Id have to return it like some cheap knockoff, but Im pleasantly surprised. The drivers were easy to find, and I have no doubt if I needed customer service to help out they would. I feel like I invested well into a cheap but quality product. Dont take my word for it though, if youre a gamer with a hunger to customize macros and assign functions to your mouse (or even a graphic designer who hates memorizing hotkeys) you should try it out yourself! You wont be disappointed.

If Im being honest, Ive spent more time trying to find faults in the Venus Pro more than anything else, and Ive got nothing. Some of this was unfamiliarity with the manufacturer (some lite googling suggests based out of CA, through a Chinese holding company...? Maybe...?), and also that the MMO mouse is a somewhat underserved corner of the market. The bottom line is that the Venus Pro is my new favorite mouse of this style, and Ive owned quite a few MMO mice. The incredible irony is that... I dont play... MMOs... I tend to prefer hyper-kinetic games, like Apex Legends, Doom Eternal, Ghostrunner and pretty much every game made by Valve. Ive actually found that having a full number pad to be a huge boon for FPSs, as having the entire Doom loadout, or every Apex healing item dedicated to a single thumb can be quite convenient. The number-pad itself is literally on par with the Redragon Impact or Redragon Perdition (more on this later), which is to say that its perfect. Each row is angled inwardly, so theres never a question of which key is being pressed. This is also helpful for me, because I have carpal tunnel syndrome, so theres a non-trivial amount of padding and metal between my palm and the mouse, so having a full keyset means that buttons are always in reach. The body is wider than your usual gaming mouse, with a nice, comfortable divot for your ring finger. Its rather nice to having a relatively flat resting area, rather than having to claw at your mouse. The body has a nice slightly rubbery matte texture, and the build and weight feel solid. I havent been able to identify any significant input lag, especially next to wired counterparts, and believe you/me, Ive been looking!!! And naturally, having a wireless options through a little USB receiver is a huge plus. I can usually leave this mouse on for five days before I get nervous enough to charge it up. The Venus Pro comes with an oddball little USB stick with the drivers and client software... which is odd. But you can simply go to the utech site to download them. The software itself is rudimentary but does exactly what its supposed to do (side-note: That third mouse button? Thats supposed to be a turbo fire button, but I remapped it to [G], so its my dedicated grenade button). At the end of the day, this is a very good wireless mouse for a very good price. You probably wont close your eyes and think youre holding the most premium of premium peripherals, but you wont feel like youre holding a cheap-o Target-bought Razer either. I also encourage other FPS enthusiasts to give one of these a try! You would be surprised the number of options a full keypad gives you. **UTS Venus Pro Vs. Redragon Impact** If youre looking at this product on Amazon, then Amazon is also suggesting the Redragon Impact to you (go ahead and scroll up. Ill wait). For the uninitiated, Redragon has been owning the MMO mouse market for some time now, with both Razer and Logitech lagging in this realm. In fact... if you *look* at the Redragon Impact... youre probably wondering what the difference is. The answer is: ALMOST EVERYTHING!!!! The UTS Venus Pro is VASTLY superior to the Redragon Impact, specifically in build, which is VERY surprising. I did actually own the Redragon Impact, and while its almost visually identical to the Venus Pro, the build was of poor quality, with a smooth plastic body, and cheap feel. Also, the Impact was wired (though, I believe the Impact Elite is their wireless iteration). Needless to say, the Venus Pro is my main, and the Impact is now in the trash can. I did mention that Redragon owned the MMO Mouse market, and that would be because of the Redragon Perdition, which I *can* highly recommend, if you want to spend less for a wired option. With the Venus Pro being newer, its hard to ignore the possibility that it was directly inspired by the Redragon Impact (and Im being nice, here), but between the two options, the Venus Pro *is* the better of the two by a wide margin.

I bought this mouse initially because I wanted one that would work well on most surfaces and was rated to have a good response. Cant figure out why computer manufacturers only put USB ports on the left side of laptops when the mouse is always used on the right. I did up using the programable buttons on the mouse, not all of them, I am not a gamer. I needed to set one of the buttons to send a spacebar, in MultiCommander this shows you the space a folder is taking. It makes it a lot easier to hit the button on the mouse then to have to hit the space bar every time I need the folder size. I am on the second of these mice, dropped the first one a few too many times and it became very skippy.

The mouse is perfect for MMOs. There are plenty of buttons to bind abilities and everything is within reasonable distance of my fingers despite having small hands. I wish the battery was replaceable, though. Have to buy new if it dies.