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Turtle Beach Grip 500 Mouse Review

Final Thoughts


Price

At £54.99 directly from Turtle Beach, the GRIP 500 is a little on the expensive side of the mid-range mouse market. There’s some fierce competition out there for the same kind of money and it’ll take some hefty consideration for people to take a shot on a new player in the market vs those tried and tested models. However, for this price, you do get great build quality and a good range of features, so I wouldn’t count out Turtle Beach too quickly.

Overview

For their first gaming mouse, the GRIP 500 certainly shows a lot of promise. A lot of companies come and go in this industry, all trying to innovate and to make a few bucks, but Turtle Beach have a lot of experience behind them from their audio business, as well as a very large and loyal fan base, so the GRIP 500 could be popular just based on its brand name alone. If anyone can make a big dent in the peripheral market, it’s these guys.

The GRIP 500 offers up respectable performance, nothing ground breaking, nothing exceptional, but still very good and it’s a worthy mouse for any gaming setup. Are there better mice for the same money? Perhaps, but there’s a lot of personal preferences thrown in the mix on who likes what. If this is just a sign of things to come from Turtle Beach, then I’m eager to see what they come up with next.

The price is a little high, but for a premium brand name and a very well made products, it’s not so hard to justify it. The switches, the LED lighting, the grip coating and everything else for that matter is well finish and of a good standard and that’s more than I can say about a lot of mice at this price.

Pros

  • Great build quality
  • Pleasing aesthetics
  • Customisable LED lighting
  • Programmable buttons
  • Smooth sensor performance

Cons

  • Slightly expensive
  • Minor acceleration at extreme DPI settings

“The GRIP 500 is a good gaming mouse, but it’s an even better day-to-day mouse. If you spend a little more time working than you do on the battlefield, you’ll find the GRIP 500 has plenty to offer to both worlds.”

Thank you Turtle Beach for providing us with this sample.

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Peter Donnell

As a child still in my 30's (but not for long), I spend my day combining my love of music and movies with a life-long passion for gaming, from arcade classics and retro consoles to the latest high-end PC and console games. So it's no wonder I write about tech and test the latest hardware while I enjoy my hobbies!

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