Sharkoon DarkGlider Gaming Mouse Review

As usual, we have lined up several games from several different genres that put the mice through their paces. Normally putting it through these tests shows up any discrepancies or flaws. We’ll also test it over a longer time frame than most other review sites, as this increases our chances of detecting any issues, not to mention, really tests the durability during long gaming sessions.

Before we even started to play the games, we had difficulties getting used to the much larger shape, as our normal mouse is more mid sized and we have medium sized hands. Other than the size of the mouse, we also discovered that the mouse rocked slightly due to uneven feet. We had to remove all of the ceramic feet and replace with the alternate type before the rocking was reduced. After we changed the feet we used the DarkGlider on the Sharkoon DarkGlider mouse pad that it actually glided better on, as opposed to the hard mouse pad we normally use.

First Person Shooters

First up we have FPS, and for this we tested the DarkGlider in Battlefield 3 and Counter Strike: Source. The mouse was ideal for BF3 due to the changeable DPI. It really came in handy for when piloting a jet or helicopter as we could increase the sensitivity on the fly. The mouse also very responsive, with no noticeable lag or jittering. The performance was also faultless during the sessions of CS:S, again, with no faults found.

Real Time Strategy

The ability to change the profiles and the DPI on the fly really came in useful when playing RTS games. The high DPI meant scrolling was very quick and allowed selection of our units in Supreme Commander in record time. The mouse was also very comfortable, which because of it’s larger/flatter shape, our hand wasn’t in the more straining “claw” grip all of the time.

Role Playing Games

The lack of extra buttons was certainly very noticeable when playing Diablo 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic, as we were used to having an addition 237 buttons on the side of our normal mouse, but this is just down the preference and lack of a proper configuration. Again the movement and the precision of the DarkGlider was superb, just like it has been for the previous genres.

General Use

For general use we tested the DarkGlider for several days doing everyday tasks, browsing the web – things like that, for which the mouse was perfect for. The large comfortable shape meant we didn’t get any strain in our hands and the weight management system allowed us to fine tune it to our liking. The browser forward and back buttons were also very useful (as we use them a lot), with the scroll wheel also being easy to use, as it has a low resistance allowing us to scroll effortlessly. When editing photos, the DPI switcher also came in handy for when we were making very small and precise edits to some images, allowing us to reduce the sensitivity to make those tiny adjustments.

Using the software was also a simple task, it is all laid out in a straightforward manner that a five year old could understand. It took a few moments for the changes to be transferred to the mouse, but after that we were all go. It’s nice to see some simple to use software, so again, nicely done Sharkoon.