The ROG Gladius II is Asus' high-end gaming mouse that includes some pretty hardcore extre features. It features RGB lighting that creates an underglow effect for added desk appeal, and can be customised to match personal taste.

Accurate tracking; Gorgeous RGB lighting; Good weighting; Highly customisable; Great build quality

Expensive; Clunky software; No weight adjustment

The ASUS ROG Gladius took the gaming world by storm when it appeared back in 2014. The combination of an excellent sensor allied to ASUS build quality and the capability - new at the time - to easily switch out the parts to ensure that the mouse perfectly reflected your own preferences all added up...

I'm a Mac user and apparently ROG Armoury, the utility/driver accompanied with this mouse, doesn't recognise it on El Capitan (10.11). However, there's a work-around for it: Find a Windows machine, install ROG Armoury and adjust the profile to your liking then move it to replace your mouse profile.

best value per performance and high build quality.

Important Tech Specs: Dimensions L 126 x W 67 x H 45 mm, Sensor Type: Optical, Connection Type: Wired, Weight: 110g w/o cable Pro: - Sensor: Super accurate optical sensor that is on par with others (I have compared it with Rival 700, Steelseries Sensei & Zowie FK1).

Very funny mouse! It comes with 3 buttons on the left side of the mouse that can be easily customized. One of these buttons I usually call (and others) for "sniper button". By default, it is set to reduce the mouse's dpi so that you can more easily target your heads.

The original Asus ROG Gladius made its debut in 2014. It quickly became a popular gaming mouse, but its feature set understandably has shown signs of wear over the years as other, newer mice came along. Just how you update a mouse to make it appeal, not merely to those seeking a new one, but to those who already an older model of the same unit, is an art in itself. When your marketing consultants and their focus groups suggest moving beyond the original design, what do you do? What do you jettison, and what do you keep? And what features do you retain, but improve? In our experience, the answers to these questions have resulted in upgraded mice that range from complete redesigns, to mostly cosmetic changes intended to bring a solid but aging peripheral to the attention of a new audience. On that scale, the $99.99 Gladius II fits somewhere in the middle. Asus has changed little, but what it has changed may be sufficient to interest gamers seeking a new mouse—and even owners of t...

Dated configuration software and a high price hamper this general gaming mouse, but its optical sensor and micro switches are of very high quality.

Detachable cord; Attractive, ergonomic design; Excellent optical sensor; Sniper-mode button; Lift-distance wizard; Extra pair of switches

Pricey for what you get; only three stored profiles, and not executable-specific; Only two DPI settings; No separate X/Y axis controls; Buggy, primitive macro editor; Rubber grips are slick; frenetic lighting effects can't be slowed