Roccat Kone Pro White Gaming Mouse Review

A Closer Look & Performance

The first thing you’ll notice about this mouse is that it has a brilliant white finish. Actually, I think Roccat have always had some of the coolest looking white versions of their products. I loved the white Tyon they did a few years back. However, they’ve stopped using the matte finishes and rubber coatings from their older models. This mouse uses a more translucent glossy white finish, which as you’ll see later, looks great with the RGB powered on.

The Roccat Kone Pro White keeps that classic Kone shape. Albeit, if you compare one from years ago, there have been a few nips and tucks. While the size and shape are the same, it’s obviously a lot less aggressive looking than the Kone AIMO design. It’s also less complicated than the flashy Kone EMP design, but they’re more like side-steps for this range. However, throwback ten years ago to the Kone Pure range, and you can really see that classic shape still compares to the Kone Pro.

Down the left side, there’s a large recess, allowing for an easy grip, and also two large side buttons, allowing for easy control.

A nice large and rounded back, which should fit snug into the palm of your hand.

And there’s also a deep cut out here, providing an easy point for your fingers to grip onto.

The mouse lacks rubber grips, but it doesn’t really need them. The shape makes it easy to grip anyway, but the lightweight design means you need minimal effort to move or lift the mouse.

The LMB and RMB are each mounted on their own individually sprung panels. This means no cross-talk between the two, and a much more positive feedback overall.

There’s absolutely no pre-travel in the switches at all. The top panels are mounted tightly to the top of the Titan Optical Switch. This gives it a very instant and snappy feel. Plus, the switches use an optical sensor rather than a metal contact to register a click. It’s faster, more reliable and longer-lasting too. In all honesty, it does feel like a normal high-end mechanical switch, but I must admit, it’s a very nice click response.

The Titan Wheel has been heavily redesigned too. It’s no longer solid and weighted like a flywheel. It’s a hollow frame, more like an alloy wheel on a car. The lightweight design is comfortable to use, and since it’s made from a single piece of aluminium, it feels strong and looks stunning thanks to the anodised finish.

On the underside, there’s a pair of massive PTFE pads, as well as a small one located around the sensor. These drastically reduce surface friction and are likely bigger than they need to be for such a light mouse. That being said, it glides like it’s on ice.

There’s also a small profile button here, rather than having it up on top. You can tinker with the mouse settings via the desktop software and save it to the mouse. So, this button can adjust DPI or a full suite of things like RGB lighting, sensor settings, button configurations, etc.

The sensor is flawless, and I really mean it. Roccat has been making some of the best performing gaming mice for some time now, and that’s still true today. It never skipped a beat throughout the whole DPI range, no angle snapping, no acceleration, nothing, it’s spot on.

As for the RGB, it’s really rare to see a new or innovative way of integrating RGB when it’s already been done to death. However, I think it’s fair to say that Roccat has managed it. The mouse glows like a colourful firefly.

Furthermore, the colours are fantastic.

The brightness is vibrant without being distracting.

Plus, there are multiple lights in here, so you can actually get colours to transition from one side to the other, which does look impressive.