ASUS RoG PUGIO II Wireless Gaming Mouse Review
Peter Donnell / 5 years ago
Setup & Performance
This is a premium gaming mouse with premium hardware, so it’s of little surprise that it performs really well. Firstly, wireless tech isn’t what it used to be, and while I’m not a CS:GO champion, I can’t detect any lag in wireless mode personally. Both the 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth mode worked really well, however, the 2.4 GHz is best for most users, the Bluetooth is ideal for just hooking it directly to your laptop.
Being ambidextrous, it’s nice to have buttons on each side of the mouse. Of course, whichever side you play on, you then have two additional side buttons for macros, shortcuts and such, which is great for work and gaming.
The mouse ditched the more angular design of the first-gen model. The smoother design is just a clean and curvy design that fits your hand very snugly. The design may look a little bland, but really it’s just designed to be a good fit with no fuss and that’s fine with me.
It’s a classic mouse shape too, so palm rest, fingertip grip, claw grip, they all feel very comfortable, so hold it however you like.
Just remember, you need to flip it to change the DPI. The plus side of this, no accidental DPI changes mid-game.
Remember when I said the mouse looked bland but was likely hiding something? Well, here you go! The top panel lifts off, revealing a crazy and more technical design.
Tucked into the rear, you’ll find the USB dongle, and honestly, what a great place to keep it safe! There’s an ASUS Eye logo too, which is RGB lit.
Plus the mouse in and the lighting sparks into life. It’s pretty bright, but it needs to be, because…
It gets heavily diffused and has to shine through the dark-tinted plastic
The lighting does look cool though, I like that it’s diffused and less in your face, it’s a nice change of pace.
The mouse its self is rather brilliant though. The sensor tracks perfectly across the whole DPI range, and so it should, this is a premium gaming mouse. What really stands out though, is the feedback of the LMB and RMB. It’s a nice positive and well-defined click, but there’s more!
Pull open the mouse, remove the mouse buttons and you can simply plug and play a new switch type. There are extras in the box too, so should you fancy a switch, you can. Switches are a few quid each typically, it’s a cool thing to experiment with.
