JSCO Noiseless Gaming Mouse JNL-101K Review

Comfort

This mouse has a really nice feel to it; it’s not the most comfortable out there but it fits the hand nicely and feels well-built. Your thumb rests perfectly in place to reach both the forward and back buttons, although I did find my hand ended up shifting slightly to the right on the mouse so that my first two fingers were sitting on the right-hand side of the two keys and not quite in the middle where the keys dip expectantly.

Features

This is not quite the fully-fledged gaming mouse. There is unfortunately, no way to assign macros to the extra 2 buttons. This is a common feature that has been missed out.The CPI switching is a nice function and the default values give you a good range to play with. However, having 4 settings to cycle through is a bit long winded during games, especially if you want to quickly switch to the lower or higher CPI setting. That said during normal everyday use, this is an advantage so I do quite like the compromise. This mouse is also, as the main feature suggested, noiseless. During normal everyday operation it is as quiet as a whisper; both the buttons and the scroll wheel are truly silent. However, during gaming when a little bit of sweat starts to develop on your fingers, the keys stick very slightly and as your fingers come up it makes a pinging sound which is as loud as a conventional mouse click. On the other hand, I was not able to measure the sound level of the mouse clicks as it was that quiet compared to general background noise. For reference, normal mice average between 50-60 DB in the same room and my Sound Level Meter doesn’t detect below 35 DB, so you can safely, but not conclusively, assume that this mouse is 15+ DB quieter.

Functionality

This mouse is very functional and it is exceptionally quiet and nice to use. It is ideal for a library! The positioning of the CPI switching button is a tad annoying as it is not directly behind the scroll wheel but more on top of the mouse meaning it is far away from your fingers resting position. This means during a game it is not that easy to switch quickly.

Gaming

This mouse certainly performs well in this area, removing the clicking sound is quite nice over long periods of time. As mentioned switching the CPI settings is not as quick as i’d like for in-gaming sessions. This mouse does also lack the ability to assign macros to the forward and back buttons which could be very useful during games. The highest CPI is also still a tad low compared to other gaming mice and could do with being higher to improve game-play.

Photoshop and other applications

I think this mouse excelled in this area specifically, which is a shame as it is classed as a gaming mouse. It is a very responsive mouse and on one of the higher 2 CPI settings is perfect for everyday web browsing and such like. During Photoshop the ease at which you can notch it down to the lower 750 CPI setting is brilliant which allows much more control if you’re doing close-up editing. The scroll wheel is also by default set to a larger number of lines per click which I personally prefer during everyday applications.