Ergonomics can be a bit subjective though, so I'd recommend you check out and grip the mouse in a store before making a purchase, just to make sure it fits your hand as well. The mouse is a great size and weight for both everyday use and gaming, and as I've talked about already, the main buttons are highly accessible. The palm rest arch is higher than the Deathadder, but I feel this extra height fits my palm in a more comfortable way.
Personally, I like a DPI setting in the 2,000 to 3,000 range for everyday use, and the Glaive performs well at this level.Įrgonomically, the Glaive is a very comfortable mouse to use. A DPI of 16,000 is as good as it gets for current gaming mice, so you're definitely not being short changed when it comes to sensitivity, and you never know, such high sensitivity might come in handy one day.
In terms of tracking, the Glaive's 16,000 maximum DPI is way too high for most, unless you require the best possible level of precision in certain games. For those that want to set and forget the DPI level, in the Corsair Utility Engine you can remap this button - and any button on the mouse except left click - to whatever function or macro you'd like. Pressing the button toggles through five adjustable DPI settings, and illuminates the appropriate amount of lights on the palm rest to inform you of what DPI preset has been selected. This is on purpose, as the button is mapped to modify the Glaive's DPI setting by default. The sixth button is located below the scroll wheel, in a position that's difficult to access during normal operation. Unfortunately the back button is a little spongy I'd prefer a more defined click here. This sort of observation might sound odd, but the fewer times you must reposition your fingers during use, the more comfortable the mouse is to use. The forward and back buttons are in the perfect position for my moderately-sized hands: when I reposition my thumb to access these buttons, only a single motion is required to access either of them, unlike some mice that place only the back button in an ideal ergonomic location. Clicking in the scroll wheel takes more force than I'd like, but that's just nitpicking. The scroll wheel has an excellent texture that assists with grip, and the lightly-notched scroll response again feels solid and well-built. Whether you press in the middle of the buttons or on the edges, the response is near identical, which gives the impression the Glaive is well built. The left and right main switches exhibit a decent clicky response, with a light enough actuation force that repetitive clicking in games is a breeze. And on the bottom of the mouse: four large glide-assist pads that allow the Glaive to slide easily over any surface. There's a glossy black strip on the other side, below which are the forward and back buttons in their own intended section. This rest has a great texture, making the mouse feel at home in your hands, while also making it easy to grip.Īlong the right edge is a rubberized textured grip for your ring and pinky fingers. The main body is black plastic - with parts that are silver aluminum - with a soft-touch matte coating for the palm rest. The Corsair Glaive's construction is solid as far as mice go. This places it in the upper mid-tier of gaming mouse pricing. It's no surprise to see the Glaive match Razer's DeathAdder Elite in terms of price, at $69.99, as both pack similar feature sets.
You'll even get three RGB lighting zones customizable through Corsair's CUE software. The specifications for the Glaive tick pretty much every box: a 16,000 DPI sensor, Omron high-performance switches rated for 50 million clicks, six customizable buttons, a 1000 Hz polling rate, and a total weight (without the braided cable) of 122 grams.
As a long-time user of Razer's DeathAdder, I decided to switch over the Glaive full-time to see if it could win me over for everyday and gaming use cases. I'm a huge fan of Corsair's mechanical gaming keyboards, but I'll admit I had never used a Corsair gaming mouse until the Glaive landed on my desk a couple of weeks ago.
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