So lightweight gaming mice have become all the rage these days, and now Asus has also joined the republic of cutting down the weight on their mice with their new ROG Keris, and while this is their first attempt at battling the mice with holes, I have to say that they have made really nice lightweight gaming mice with some very innovative features that other brands could also integrate. This is 5000Rs. mouse in India, which is around 70 US Dollars, so let’s see if this will be a good option for you or not.
Design
A specialty of the design of the ROG Kerisis that it is packing lots of features inside while being very stealthy about it, which is a very different approach from the earlier ROG mice.
It looks quite simple from all its sides with its matte finish, but the glowing RGB ROG logo and the lighting on the scroll wheel do add some interest, without being very blingy.
What you may not notice by just looking at this mouse is that it has buttons are made of PBT material instead of ABS plastic, and that actually makes a big difference in its longevity, and how it feels, because PBT is a much more durable material that won’t develop the shine that ABS plastic develops after abrasion from your fingers, and we have seen PBT keycaps being a very popular upgrade to ABS keycaps on keyboards,
so getting that on a mouse brings the same advantages, so I don’t know why PBT hasn’t become a more common material in gaming mice, especially as it also makes the buttons feel grippier with its rough texture, and it is going to stay like this for a very long time.
The weight of this mouse is of course its highlight feature, and at 62 grams, it does feel very lightweight. Instead of implementing a honeycomb hole structure that many mice are using, Asus has gone for an internal honeycomb design, which keeps the weight low without letting all the dust, and food get into the mouse, and it also won’t trigger your try phobia.
The shape of the mouse is what I have slightly mixed feelings about because while it is shaped very well, the size of it is something that people with larger hands may find to be a little too small or narrow.
With my 19 centimeter hand, I found the mouse to be best suited for claw grip, I found it to be a little too narrow and small for hybrid grip, and palm grip was just not possible on this for me.
Keys & Buttons of Asus ROG keris
In comparison, I find the Logitech G102 to have a more versatile shape, and my pinkie finger is able to rest on it better. But for people who use a claw grip, or have smaller hands than mine, I think this will feel good.
The primary buttons feel very nice and clicky and have extremely low travel. Asus is using their own microswitch on this mouse, instead of using ones from Omron, which I think is a better choice.
These are rated at 70 million activations, but the actual durability of these switches can be way lower than that, at least for Omron switches, so we’ll have to see how well the ROG switch performs in comparison.
But I have to say that it feels very precise, and in case it starts double-clicking, you don’t have to worry because, with Asus’push-fit switch socket design, you can easily just replace these switches without a need for any soldering.
You do get 2 extra Omron switches in the box, so you won’t have to immediately order them from Aliexpress.
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