Roccat first came to my attention a few years ago at one CeBIT trade show in Hannover before the company came to these shores. The kit looked good and offered some neat touches. This far down the line though, has it managed to fulfil all its Germanic promise with the release of the Kone mouse?

The best mouse I've ever used, including in stores; The sensor and software are both pretty much perfect and the shape and build are solid too; Good choice of materials and LEDs

LED colour accuracy is poor but this is not really an issue as you can just change the colour value to get the desired colour; Cable likes to keep its shape

In a market segment rife with choice, any manufacturer which wants to stand out must innovate their way past the rest of the crowd or use clever marketing techniques to dupe their target market.

6000dpi Pro-Aim Laser Sensor; EasyShift[+] and EasyAim are game changers; Roccat Talk compatible; Loads of color customisation and effect options; 22 functions thanks to EasyShift[+; 8 programmable buttons; solid 4D scroll wheel; Tracking and Distance Control Unit; Low friction mouse feet really...

Scroll wheel bug; Takes 28 seconds to apply settings; Too light without supplied weights; Drivers not included; Must be downloaded from Roccat website; Macro creation is over complicated

The Kone[+] might be the strongest accessory to come out of ROCCAT Studios. Everything and anything can be customized and the comfort in a gamer's hand means for hours of gameplay with no problem.

Once again ROCCAT has not failed to impress, and if you have yet to try one, the Kone Pure Optical may very well be the right mouse for you to try out. Not only do you get a slightly reduced size of a mouse with these newer releases, but the shape, feel and comfort is not lost in any way.

While there are many firms that come and go in the PC hardware word (Vvikoo being one of them) XSR has always done it's best to represent the new guys as fairly as the more established.

Very high sensitivity; Perfect pin point accuracy; Easyshift is great for media and other uses; Sensitivity vocalisations are a novel touch; Easily the best looking mouse around; In-depth Macro abilities; impressive key remapping options

Expensive; No good for left handers

If you're in the market for a new gaming mouse, keep the Roccat Kone in mind.

Packaging and mouse look great; software is full of useful features; TCU is intuitive

Expensive; driver can be annoying to install

Introduction: Havning previously been a a loyal Logitec customer when it comes to gaming mice i've always wanted the best of the best. I was recommended the ROCCAT KONE by a trustworthy fiend, and well this mouse is undoubtably the best mouse on the market for both MMORPG style games along with FPS...

Excellent mat finish; lights are amazing; endless tuning settings

hand can stick to light strip with long intense gaming (2 hours +

I looked at reviews before I bought this mouse, some listed it as good, others had negative feedback. Still bought it thinking it would be worth a try. As soon as I got the package I thought that it was a little too cheap, but stuck with it for a few days anyways.

Cool lighting; comfortable grip

Sticky buttons; heavy clicks; unreliable sensor; lagging control panel

This one was a bit of an emergency purchase for me, so I was taking a bit of a risk as I hadn't even heard of the brand before (though as I ran across this in researching I could see they aren't really a new brand by any means.