For a mere $89.95 you're getting a damn stylish looking mouse with the HyperX Pulsefire FPS Pro. HyperX has gone for a smooth, single-shell design that's unlike the aggressive, heavily segmented, cyberpunk looks you'll see on many other gaming mice (I'm looking at you, Logitech G500+ series). Basically, this is the sort of device that wouldn't get you weird looks if you took it off your gaming rig and used it on an office PC.
HyperX's line of gaming mice is relatively young when compared to the Logitechs and Razers of this world. That said, the company really turned my head with the two progenitors of this model: the basic yet reliable Pulsefire FPS ($79.95) and the more expensive and feature-rich Pulsefire Surge RGB ($109.95).
Honestly, you'd be hard pressed to spot any physical changes between the shells of the two Pulsefires. Both are easy on the eye, are lightly weighted at 130 grams (including cord) and their cross-hatched side grips make them supremely comfortable to hold even for a weirdo user like myself who alternates between palm and claw grip in the heat of online battle.
Sadly the ergonomics do not cater to southpaws particularly well. But as a righty with modest-sized mitts I found the spacing of the thumb buttons to be perfectly placed. The same can be said of the middle button and DPI toggle which can be cranked up to a very decent 16,000 (the old Pulsefire maxed out at 3,200).
Last but not least, you can peacock a little thanks to the RGB lighting that illuminates the outer rims of your mousewheel and the palm-position HyperX logo. If somebody in your LAN party is packing a Surge, you're not going to be the brightest belle at the ball – HyperX has pulled back on the lighting zones with the Pulsefire FPS Pro. Even still, I think what we have here is a nice mix of subdued and stylish, but whether that's for you depends on what sort of statement you're trying to make.
