When it comes to gaming mice, the stereotype of many players may still stay on wired mice, but with the advancement of wireless technology, e-sports buddies have taken wireless mice as the standard for playing games. When the wireless gaming mouse has no rollup in terms of weight, battery life, latency and other items, some manufacturers have begun to increase the return rate to enhance the performance of the wireless mouse, from the 2KHz return rate all the way to the 8KHz return rate, which inevitably makes people curious about the high return rate experience.
What is the rate of return
First of all, let's introduce the rate of return, the rate of return refers to the number of times that peripheral devices transmit data to the computer per second, and the mouse with a return rate of 8KHz means that the mouse transmits data to the computer 8000 times per second, which means that the movement trajectory of the mouse can be restored more completely and accurately. In contrast, the cursor of the mouse with a high return rate moves more smoothly, and the positioning performance will be more accurate, which is relatively more convenient to control in FPS games. Of course, a high rate of return requires PC performance as a support, so there are still some threshold requirements for CPU performance.
AT CES 2024, AS A GAME BRAND LAUNCHED AFTER CHERRY'S ACQUISITION OF XTRFY, CHERRY XTRFY DEBUTED A NEW GENERATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE KEYBOARD, MOUSE, AND MICROPHONE PRODUCTS. Based on the previous generation of highly acclaimed M4 and M8 wireless mice, CHERRY XTRFY has updated the M64 and M64Pro with a symmetrical design and the symmetrical design of M68 and M68 Pro.
M68Pro unboxing
The most conspicuous of the M68 Pro's accessories is the 8KHz wireless receiver, which is a native design that directly uses the included charging cable to connect the receiver to a PC device, and may be used directly after turning on the mouse switch, without the need to use software to pair like similar products. The rest is the charging cable, manual, sticker, and foot sticker, which provides a complete set of original foot stickers for replacement.
This time, the M68 Pro still continues the lightweight style that XTRFY has always adhered to, and controls the weight of the mouse at about 55g, which is conducive to the control and use of the mouse by gamers in game scenarios. The mouse shape is currently the mainstream symmetrical design, the waist on both sides is slightly adducted to help hold, the transition from the center high point to the two ends is more natural and even, and the special front end design covers more user groups with hand length.
Two special designs
M68 ProThis special front-end design is an ultra-low front-end,By transferring the charging interface in the middle of the original front-end to the right fuselage of the mouse,Get a lower key front-end,The palm can better wrap the entire upper cover of the mouse,And with the guide slot on the key cover,Whether it is used in a tumbling grip or grasping posture, it has a good grip experience - users with small hands can grasp and pinch,Users with large hands can hold and buckle on their stomachs。
The USB-C specification charging port is moved to the back position on the right side of the fuselage, and a silicone plug is distributed to close the interface to maintain the aesthetics of the mouse, this design was jokingly called the anal plug by players on the previous M8W, hahahahaha. The charging interface is properly opened, and the mobile phone charging cable, lightning cable, and ordinary data cable on the desktop can be plugged in for charging, which should be compatible with most USB-C cables.
Another special design is M68 ProNo need to install any driver software,Through the combination of the bottom gear paddle and the switch button, you can control it without driving,Directly adjust the return rate、DPI、Silent distance、Debounce time and other parameters,This plug-and-play feature is deeply affected by GHUB、Ultron players,No driver trouble is simply a blessing!Of course, the fixed DPI value is another kind of damage to players who like to fine-tune the DPI,This is also difficult to adjust!
Wireless gaming experience
In terms of performance, it is equipped with the mainstream PixArt PAW3395 sensor, and provides professional game mode, standard game mode, and low-power mode to choose from, and the equipped 350mAh capacity battery can reach 90 hours of battery life in standard game 1K mode, and 32 hours of battery life in professional game 8K mode, which is enough to charge once a week under mixed use.
M68 Pro is blessed with self-developed low-latency gaming wireless technology, which compresses the key delay to less than 0.3ms. In the fierce APEX game, whether it is hand-to-hand combat, teleportation and sniping, or fast shooting without delay, frame loss, or inaccurate positioning, it is completely just pointing where to fight, such as the feeling of arm-to-finger, the game experience is very stable and reliable.
A Brief Talk About 8K Returns
Native wireless 8K polling rate, reported to the device every 0.125 milliseconds, is 8 times higher than a standard 1000Hz mouse. Upgrading from a 1K return rate to 8K intuitively feels that the mouse cursor moves more smoothly and coherently, and the camera and gun in APEX games are much smoother. After playing multiple games with a return rate of 8K, and then lowering the return rate back to 1K to play the game, you can obviously feel the feeling that the corresponding operation is not following your hands.
For the high rate of return of 8K,I personally still feel that the performance is overflowing,This is mainly because most of the displays that everyone is currently using165HzRefresh rate,Some sweat BMW pulls a small car。 If you are a gamer with a refresh rate of more than 240Hz, I strongly recommend that you use a wireless gaming mouse with a high return rate of 4K or above, as the cursor movement of the mouse is more accurate and coherent, and you can enjoy a smooth and precise control feel that surpasses that of a wired gaming mouse in the game.
Final remarks
As the first large-scale release of CHERRY XTRFY after its establishment, the products brought this time have obviously done their homework, M68 Pro is based on the development of the widely acclaimed M8 wireless mouse, and has been specially optimized for e-sports: it continues the ultra-low front-end design, 55g ultra-low lightweight, blessed with low-latency e-sports wireless technology, native 8KHz return rate, with a comfortable grip, The audience segmentation of drive-free regulation can be said to be a wireless gaming mouse that is very suitable for high-brush e-sports games, and rich players with a large budget can rush it!