Roccat Kain 202 AIMO Review

Roccat's gaming mice and keyboards, to my mind, have always been an acquired taste. The German company, now owned by gaming headset maker Turtle Beach, has a penchant for incorporating small design twists that differentiate its products from the pack. Roccat's newest pointing device, the $99.99 Kain 202 AIMO, turns that trend on its head with a surprisingly plain take on a wireless gaming mouse. It boasts a boxy new look that seems to be a theme across the firm's newest gear but also conveys a simple concept: a high-quality wireless option without any extra buttons or clutter, including any esports branding. Simple, But Not Bland On the surface, the Kain 202 AIMO (which has a matte white shell; the Kain 200 AIMO is the black version) looks like an almost stereotypical picture of a gaming mouse. It's a classic right-handed design with six buttons in the usual spots: two main clickers, a scroll wheel, and a DPI control on top and two side-mounted macro buttons under your thumb. Des...

The Roccat Kain 202 AIMO is an effective but expensive way to cut your gaming mouse's tail.

Grippy, durable shell; Comfortable shape; Nice look with funky AIMO lighting

Expensive; Slow to wake up when battery gets low; Swarm software could look and run better

Good wireless gaming mouse

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Roccat Kain 202 gaming mouse has a nice ergonomic shape that fits the hand and is comfortable to use. The sensor works good and tracking is perfect, seems to be almost as responsive as a wired mouse. The scroll wheel works great. The clicks are crisp but still quiet. The side buttons are easy to press, but you could accidentally trigger them. The mouse is not too heavy nor too light weight. Battery life is good and there are options to enable power saving mode. The mouse comes with a micro-usb charging cable that is the only one that can be connected to the port in the mouse. This is a drawback and it would have been better if a generic port was used in the mouse instead. Overall, this is a great wireless gaming mouse with a few minor cons.

Very responsive

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We have had this mouse for a few days, and we love it. You can use it wirelessly, but we have it plugged in. It’s nice to have the option though. My wife has arthritis in her hands, and the size and shape of the mouse feels really good on her hands. You can change the DPI setting for responsiveness, but we haven’t felt the need to change it. My wife uses it for work, and I use it for gaming, and the response time is great. We are very happy with this product. My wife also likes the fact that it lights up different colors.

Best mouse I've ever used!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This mouse is great! It fits perfectly in my hand and moves very well and is very receptive to my clicks. It has cool lighting features on the click wheel and on the logo of the mouse at the bottom. If you're not happy with the wireless feature of the mouse, you can also connect with via USB as well for those old schoolers. No need for batteries as you can charge the mouse via USB as well. The battery life is very good as well during each charge. If you want it to last longer, you can turn off the lighting features on the mouse.

Great quality mouse!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Overall a great mouse! It fits comfortably in the hand. It moves with ease and precision. I like the features it has, the multi color lights, the owl eye sensor, decent battery life, it also can be wireless or wired depending on your preference. So far it seems to be a nice durable mouse. The scroll wheel is amazing, the clicks are not too loud. Personally, I feel this is better for a right handed person. My step son and I both use this mouse while gaming and we find it works great for the both of us!

Just a cool mouse!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a wireless mouse that you can also use wired. It's got a ton of programable features if you need 16 configurations of buttons for games, you can definitely do that. Also has the cool multi-color changing lights to make you feel ultra cool/productive. It has some weight to to make it feel like it has some substance, but still glides very smoothly. Definitely a step up in feel and function.