FAQ

What’s the Polling Rate of a Mouse?

People often confuse the polling rate of a gaming mouse with its dpi value – and even more people don’t even know what any of these stand for. That’s why I want to clarify that in this par…

What is Mouse Correction aka Angle Snapping?

Mouse Correction has to be one of the most annoying things a gamer can experience with his gaming mouse: most of today’s mice on the market have a built-in mouse correction (also known as angle …

How much DPI does my Mouse need?

As I already laid out in my post about „What is Mouse DPI“ this abbreviation stands for „dots per inch“ – the resolution your mouse sensor can track per inch. Some mice can track 400 single dots…

What is Mouse DPI?

DPI (sometimes called „CPI“) stands for „Dots per Inch“. This value tells you the maximum resolution of a mouse, aka how many single dots it can track inside one inch of your mouse pad. The higher thi…

Wireless Mouse or Wired Mouse?

Even during my active esports career 15 years ago (yeah, I’m old), wireless mice hit the market big time. Today, there are still lots of wireless mice on the gaming market, made by the big playe…

Laser Mouse or Optical Mouse?

The most common question about gaming mice is the following: Should I buy a laser mouse or rather an optical mouse? Sadly there’s a lot of misinformation and false advertising around this topic …

What is Mouse Acceleration?

When you look at the gaming mouse settings of professional players, you will see that they have disabled their “mouse acceleration” most of the time. There are also gaming mice on the mark…