Roccat Burst Pro - Extreme Lightweight Optical Pro Gaming Mouse (high precision, optical Owl-Eye sensor (100 to 16,000 dpi), RGB AIMO LED lighting, only 68g, designed in Germany), black ROC-11-745

The media could not be loaded. This is the best mouse I’ve used, and for the price I paid I couldn’t be happier. It’s extremely light and slides smoothly across my mousepad. The button presses are all nice and quick, scroll wheel is fine and the subtle RGB is cool to look at, it’s not over the top. The sides of the mouse have this textured hexagonal pattern on that gives grip. The Roccat Swarm software gives you lots of customisation options, such as the DPI control, speed of scrolling and clicking, button control and the RGB options too. Overall I’m chuffed with this purchase and will be looking into the keyboards as I’m very happy with the mouse performance for the price.

The media could not be loaded. Good mouse, very light.I like the click sound, scroll wheel is solid.AIMO RGB is nice with other ROCCAT devices, but its a gimmick, nothing special and does not react to content.

The Roccat Burst Pro. This seems to be Roccat's definitive entrance into the lightweight craze. There is the KPU or Kone Pure Ultra but it is slightly outdated with other mice doing things better as well this mouse.Firstly, the build quality on this mouse is stellar. In this lightweight craze, there is a chance that certain companies sacrifice structural integrity in exchange for a lighter mouse. A light mouse feels great but not if it feels cheap and is going to break with any sort of pressure applied. This mouse does not suffer from this issue, it is very sturdy, well built. There are no visible holes (there is under the top shell but is covered by a plastic coating) but no side-panel/bottom-panel flex. No scroll wheel/sensor rattle which is great to see for a mouse that weighs in at around 68 grams.The clicks in this mouse are Roccat's own Titan Optical switches, which optical switches are said to be faster than mechanical switches due to not having to 'debounce' to prevent double-clicking and also no double-clicking which we've seen plague mice like the original G Pro Wireless. Razer has their own Optical switches that feature in their Viper and Deathadder lineups. On this mouse though, it's going to be a love it or hate it for people, I personally don't mind them but don't feel as good as the ones on Razer's lineup after they improved them.As for the sensor, which I won't spend much time talking about, as sensors nowadays are basically as good as they can get and each other, no mouse is going to be a deal breaker because of their sensor. This one features Roccat's take on the 3389 from Pixart.As for the cable and the feet, the cable is one of the better stock cables I've tried with mice going for a 'shoelace' paracord style cables. Not quite as good as say an XM1 which has the best stock cable on the market imo and not as good as an actual paracord. As for the feet, I've never used after-market feet such as Corepads or Hyperglides (have some on the way). The feet on this mouse said to be heat-treated virgin PTFE feet have the best glide that I've used personally, nice and big to cover a large surface are and thick also.Lastly and most importantly, the shape. This mouse feels very similar to an XM1, it's not an XM1 closn but if you like the XM1, it's very likely you like this shape too. It feels a bit bigger, probably due to the wider hump towards the back, filling up more of your hand than the XM1 and also due to have flatter sides where the XM1 curves inwards. This mouse definitely suits a claw grip the most and thats what I found most comfortable with my 20x10cm hands. If you have small hands, you probably won't enjoy this mouse as it is quite wide unless you palm but for medium to large hands, this should be a good option. The sides with a kind of honeycomb print on the side is extremely grippy, the coating on the top shell though does feel slightly slippy when sweating, not anything deal-breaking for me personally but just to note.As I said, shape is the most important consideration in a mouse and the shape of the Burst Pro definitely up there with the best. Out of 5, I'd give it a 4.5

I don't usually do reviews, but I wanted other potential buyers to know that this is a fairly good piece of kit. I don't like the use of superlatives, but I have encountered no problems, it is reliable, smooth, and the button for changing DPI works well; I've had a few like it before, and wasn't impressed, but this one is OK. The wheel appears to be well made, it is certainly the best mouse wheel that I have used to date, that's over more than 25 years. Obviously, the USB cable is a downside (I chose it deliberately), because it can snag with office furniture. The button to change DPI is only a pain if I don't think about what I am doing, and reach inaccurately for the mouse and hit it, on the way to the right mouse button. However, reverting to my setting is a swift four clicks away, and it is, solid feeling and reliable switch/button. The build as a whole appears to be durable, and this mouse only needs to be handled with the sort of respect that is advisable with all electronic kit. Oh yes: delivery quick and reliable. Photo included with the PoD. Tada!

I had the burst core but it was starting to get old and creaky so I thought I would grab the pro as it keeps the same shape (which I loved from the core) whilst improving on almost all aspects from the core such as the cable, feet, weight, switches, looks and the sensor is different but I don't know if its better. Overall very comfortable mouse, looks great and performs perfectly.