EpicGear ZorA Optical Gaming Mouse Review

Performance

The software for the ZorA packs all the features we could hope for, but it does look a little garish on the eye, as do a lot of things tuned towards a “gaming” market. Despite the over-designed layout, it is pretty easy to use, with all the DPI adjustments on the right, and full button reconfig on the left, giving you the tools you need to customise the mouse, and at the bottom, you can quickly save any settings to one of the five on-board profiles.

Here you can tweak some more advanced features, such as the USB report rate and tracking speed for the cursor, most won’t need to do much if anything here, but advanced users will be more than happy.

A great gaming mouse really needs a powerful macro suite, and the ZorA certainly has that. You can tweak, record, import, export, add delays, repeats and more till you get what you need, saving each to a custom profile or button on the mouse as you see fit.

The sensor on the ZorA is designed for competitive gaming, so it needs to be accurate, and it doesn’t disappoint here. It’s not going to threaten any of the more expensive gaming mice on the market, but at around £40, it doesn’t have to. It’s certainly competitive, with no jitter issues even at high DPI. It did exhibit a tiny bit of angle snapping at max DPI though, but it wasn’t big enough to be noticeable in real-world use.

Powered up, the mouse looks great, with the dual logos at the back and the warm glow of colour on the mouse wheel. There might not be any RGB thrills here, but it still looks suitable Epic as the name EpicGear would suggest. The grip shape is really nice, and the rubber grips on the side allow you to really get a hold on it, great for fingertip control and it works wonders for a lift-off technique, especially so thanks to the nice and low lift-off height of the sensor.

One thing I really love about this mouse is that it’s pretty darn heavy. I like a smoother surface and a weighted mouse for smooth control while I’m working. However, pull that top lid off and you’ll find four 5g weights, just pull them out and you can tweak the weight and balance of the mouse to suit your taste. After a 20g diet, the mouse is light and nimble, great for twitchy action in games like CS:GO.

Downside? The weights are bloody hard to remove, so don’t expect to do it in a hurry, but it’s not like you’ll be doing it all the time anyway.