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Roccat Kova - Pure Performance Gaming Mouse - Construction & Design

Tuesday, 09 February 2010 07:36 Laptopfreak

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Article Index
Roccat Kova - Pure Performance Gaming Mouse
Specifications
Construction & Design
Special Features
Performance
Conclusion
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Construction & Design

The mouse itself is made of a hard, faded black plastic, the scroll-wheel is coated with rubber, and on each side of it is a little area of soft, slip-resistant rubber.
At the front of each button is a small, lit-up line, and there are also two backlit windows at the end of the mouse.

Kova is symmetrically built, meaning it can be used by both left- and right-handers. We find the optical sensor right in the middle of the bottom, and in each of the four corners are large, slippery feet. There is thus no need to use additional Teflon feet or the like, at least not on harder surfaces like an IceMat.

The wire is two meters long but pretty stiff, so it can get slightly in the way if you do not have sufficient space on your desk.
There are two ways to hold a mouse: 1) “Palm-grip” where you have the mouse in the palm of your hand, and typically move your entire forearm to control it. This grip is favoured by most FPS (First Person Shooters, i.e. games like Counter-Strike) gamers as they generally set a low sensitivity and thus need to move the mouse pretty far all the time and 2) “Claw-grip” where you hold the mouse with your fingertips and typically set a very high sensitivity because the hand rests on the mouse pad and the mouse is controlled by only moving your fingers slightly. This grip is generally used by RTS (Real Time Strategy, i.e. StarCraft and Red Alert and the like) gamers as they need to move the cursor much more and faster around the screen than FPS gamers.
The rubber areas on the sides are located exactly where you would have your thumb and pinky in a Claw-grip. The mouse does not fit quite as well if you use the Palm-grip, so you will have to conclude that the mouse with its 3200 dpi and naturally high sensitivity mostly caters to RTS gamers or others who enjoy a high sensitivity when gaming.

Design
Roccat Kova looks like a mix between a stealth fighter and a Lamborghini Gallardo. On Roccat’s website the first headline you see when accessing the product sheet for Kova is “The performance of a sports car”, and it appears they were somewhat inspired by the Lamborghini Gallardo. More specifically, the front of the car and the rear of the mouse are almost identical in terms of design.

Some will find the design incredibly cool, and the futuristic look might go well with the rich gamers’ Alienware computers with all their lights and intricate designs. Others (and perhaps the more serious, professional gamers) will find the design to be over the top, and all the lights and bling unnecessary or irritating, because it is all about functionality and performance in the end.
Having said that, the looks are really irrelevant when it comes to this mouse, because it is simply so good that even people who find it annoying have to admit it feels absolutely great to grip and is excellent for gaming.

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