[section_title title=”Performance”]Performance
As usual for mice I will split the performance side of things into the three sections which I feel deserve equal and thorough mention.
Ergonomics
From an ergonomics standpoint the neon is of course an ambidextrous mouse in what I always refer to as the intellimouse style. It is slightly taller and wider than something like the Zowie FK1 and whilst it is still really mainly suited to a claw grip more than a palm, as a palm gripper I did find it a bit more comfortable than the Zowie, although this is somewhat limited by the fact that the coating on the neon could do with being a bit more coarse to improve grip.
Otherwise most will know what they are getting with this body shape, I think this mouse would be best suited to someone with larger hands who uses a claw grip; despite what OZONE say I still think the mouse is a bit small to be palmed in complete comfort.
In terms of button placement, once again the offside thumb buttons will always be unreachable, but given they are tied to the ones on the nearside in function anyway its not really an issue.
Buttons
The buttons are probably the main disappointment for me on the neon, the switches on the mouse feel very average. Comparing the mouse buttons one the neon to those on the FK1 is like comparing a mechanical keyboard to a membrane, it really is that noticeable. It seems like it is one of the main areas where OZONE have achieved the cost savings in the mouse.
I do really like the fact that the DPI switch has an LED built in to tell you which setting you are on, its much more helpful than a simple toggle switch and guessing what setting you are on.
The only other main mention here is the scroll wheel which is nice and grippy, although I would prefer it to have a bit more resistance. One thing I do like about the white edition in particular though is that the light for the DPI switch glows through the mouse wheel in the dark and looks quite cool.
Tracking
In terms of tracking the neon is a bit of a mixed bag, being a Phillips twin eye sensor it has a nice high acceleration failure threshold but it does come at the cost of the loss of that certain immediacy that optical sensors have.
In my testing I found the neon to be perfectly acceptable performance wise but it just doesn’t quite match the silky smooth feel of the Zowie FK1’s A3310 optical sensor. I think this isn’t helped by the fact that the mouse doesn’t seem to glide very well compared to the FK1, it clearly needs a bit more research but into the material used for the feet and perhaps a bit of weight shaved off, those two combined would really bring the mouse to life I think.
So, there are a few negatives but considering the asking price I’d still say the neon still performed fairly well, lets recap with a conclusion on the next page.
