The R.A.T. 8+, Mad Catz's high-end wired gaming mouse, defies design conventions for its kind. It has customizable dials, as well as adjustable parts that you need tools to tune. Its exposed parts and boxy design look more like something out of a 1980s cyberpunk novel than a mouse from 2019, but it manages to make these unusual traits feel and look good. Though not on the same scale as building or modding your own tech, it draws out that natural desire to tinker and make your mouse your own, even if it's just by pushing the palm rest back a pip. It stands among the best conventional gaming mice and does so in style. And Now for Something Completely Different… The R.A.T. 8+ is, as you might expect from a first glance, a rather complex mouse to grok. Its 11-button, right-handed, FPS-style design—with an extended thumb rest and a "sniper" button that sits near the tip of your thumb—provides lots of functionality. Similar Products Razer Basilisk $10...
With a unique look and parts you can swap out for comfort, the Mad Catz R.A.T. 8+ is a high-end gaming mouse that should tickle tinkerers, as well as players seeking lots of buttons and flexibility.
Adjustable parts provide unique customization options; Good feel for a variety of hands; Unique, partly open-shell look
Expensive for a wired mouse; Adjustable features introduce small parts that are easy to misplace; Configuration software feels a bit lightweight