Glorious Model D- Wireless RGB Optical Gaming Mouse Review

A Closer Look & Performance

There’s no doubt about it, this is one sexy looking gaming mouse. Actually, it feels pretty sexy too, with a slick premium finish on the exterior that makes it a joy to hold in your hand. It just generally feels well made and surprisingly durable. I say surprisingly, as at just 67 grams this is certainly one of the lightest gaming mice on the market today.

Of course, that ultra-light weight isn’t just Glorious being green and saving on materials, oh no! It’s to make it much more nimble while gaming, and that’s certainly going to hold true. Combined with the fact the mouse is wireless, you’re pretty much unhindered when it comes to fast tracking speeds and frantic gameplay.

The shape is pretty classic, Glorious is not reinventing the mouse here. It feels familiar in my hand, even though I’ve never used it before. It has curves and swells in all the right places to naturally fit virtually any hand size and grip type. This is the slightly smaller D- version, and it feels just the perfect size for me.

There are two large navigation buttons on the left side, and they have a nice resistance to them but also a tight and response click that makes them a joy to use. The flatter profile of the buttons makes it pretty easy to slide your thumb over them to perform a quick click.

Top marks for design though, the bearded wonder does look stunning on the side, and it’s obviously inspired by the classic PCMR guy we’ve all seen in memes for many years now. He definitely a Dapper Dan man. There’s also a strip of RGB on the side of the mouse, but I’ll show you that powered up shortly.

The weight shedding is pretty apparent here, with the honeycomb design on the back of the mouse. I’ve seen this design done on a lot of ultralight gaming mice, and it’s a great way to cut the weight, but also keep things incredibly durable. Another sweet benefit is airflow, and if you suffer from sweaty hands while gaming, this honeycomb design is a big advantage.

On the right side, it’s just a nice clean finish. There’s a small bit of branding towards the front, but it’s done rather tastefully. There’s more RGB here too, matching the lighting design on the left side of the mouse.

The LMB and RMB have their own separate panel, so there’s no chance of crosstalk from one to the other. They’re individually hinged and the tension is set so that the nose of the panel is sitting right on the switch, resulting in zero pre-travel before you get a click. The end result is a super-fast click response and rapid return, making high action per minute a breeze.

The mouse wheel is huge too, but heavily recessed into the mouse body and with a deep rubber grip coating. Overall, this just all adds up to excellent control, it turns lightly and easily, making scrolling reddit a breeze. However, there’s a clear “bump” at each stage, which makes for easy and fast weapon swaps.

There’s an extra button located just behind that, and like the rest of the buttons, it’s fully programmable. By default, it cycles profiles, but you can have it change just RGB, macros, DPI or whatever you need really. There are six buttons on the mouse in total, so nothing too crazy but no doubt that’s all most people will need.

On the underside, there’s more evidence of that weight shedding, with a lot more honeycomb cut into the body. There are four feet on the mouse, which can be changed out if they get worn. There’s a master power switch, should you wish to store the mouse and preserve the battery. There’s also a small DPI indicator and an optical sensor.

The DPI levels will be indicated by colour, 400 DPI is yellow, with 800, 1600 and 3200 being indicated by blue, red and green respectively.

The optical sensor is what they call their BAMF Sensor. It’s a proprietary design created in collaboration with Pixart. It’s designed to use less power while being capable of running up to 19000 DPI. You can configure the DPI levels in the software, however, I doubt many people will need anything beyond the four default profiles.

Of course, it’s perfectly accurate no matter what you set it at. It’s a gorgeous sensor and Pixart certainly know what they’re doing. That being said, it’s bloody hard to find a bad sensor these days, the market is extremely competitive right now, which is good news for consumers.

The mouse can run up to 71 hours with the lighting off. That being said, I charged mine once when I got it and put it on charge just for the sake of it after a few days, but really I’ve had no issues with battery life at all and I’ve had RGB on all the time. The mouse may be light and the battery must be fairly small as a result, but it’s obviously very efficient.

The three-zone lighting looks great, with strips on the left and right side, as well as some lighting in the scroll wheel. It’s all fully programmable, so you can make it your own, but honestly, I quite like it on the default settings.

All the lights are recessed into the body so it’s not particularly obnoxious or distracting but do add a nice bit of colour when you want it.

The USB dongle is neat enough, and it’s all just plug and play. However, it comes stored in this puck that can sit on your desk. This is basically an extension for it and there’s a Type-C cable included.

The actual USB dongle is that little bit on the top.

Just separate it when you want it, such as when using it on a laptop. I found both ways worked just fine. You can use the same cable for this puck as you can for charging the mouse too, so that’s handy as it keeps both elements within easy reach.