ROCCAT PYRA Wired + Wireless

Author: Jouni 'Jipa' Vasama Published: 28.06.2010 Manufacturer: ROCCAT Product Group: Mice In English Suomeksi

In Use

First impression of the use is how nicely it fits your hand and how the rubber grips give a secure grip even in the fastest of movements. It also slides very nicely on both the Steelseries 9HD and Qpad XT-R mousepads we had around for the gaming tests. I couldn't notice any lag whatsoever with the wireless version and indeed the general opinion seems to be that the 2,4 GHz wireless mice simply don't lag. With the lagging test out of the way we tested the mouse on a variety of surfaces. This seems like a particularly important feature for a laptop mouse, and the results didn't turn out quite as nice. The tracking was good on all the mousepads we had around as well as on canvas and paper. It didn't however work on either varnished or painted wood.

Also the Roccat software is very easy to use and it takes no time at all to set up the keys to your liking. I especially liked the Easyshift, after some learning it can really be used to add some extra keys to the mouse. Overall then the wired Pyra proved to be a great companion to a mobile gamer, but unfortunately the battery life of the wireless version was a huge letdown. The batteries died after just a couple of days of random usage. Sure, the recharging cable is well designed and doesn't disturb using the mouse, but a couple of days of battery life simply is too short.

Conclusion WIRELESS PROS  Solid construction Rubber grips Charging cable Easyshift CONS  Battery life Doesn't work on all surfaces Silver Award! WIRED PROS  Solid construction Rubber grips Easyshift CONS  Doesn't work on all surfaces Gold Award! If you are on the look for a small gaming mouse, there isn't really much reason to look further. The Roccat Pyra proved to be just the thing for a mobile gamer, it's a small, nicely shaped mouse that packs a great software as well. On paper the accuracy of "just" 1600 DPI may not sound much, but really, we did already play games before the latest generation of laser mice, and the 1600 DPI seemed like all you need in our gaming tests. Really the only downsides are the frustratingly short battery life of the wireless model and the fact that neither of the mice tracked properly on wooden surfaces.

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