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Conclusion
The Volos, then, has left a good impression on me both as a Tte offering and also as a gaming mouse in its own right.
To start, I’d categorically say it’s the best Tte mouse I’ve used and one of the most competitive ones I’ve reviewed during my time at Play3r. Coming in at the extremely competitive £50 bracket, it’s more a case of what do other mice do that the Tte doesn’t. Whilst I can’t say the Volos has fixed many of my gripes with previous Tte mice as the Volos isn’t extremely new, it doesn’t have the same issues I felt the Theron suffered from – namely the DPI button placement.
The customisation options offered in the software for the Volos allows the end-user to unleash the mouse to its full potential. Being able to assign the DPI buttons as you want and the ability to create your own instant low-DPI button address issues I had not just with previous Tte mice but others too so for them to address this with the Volos puts it in high stead for me. Having 10 different profiles is nice too, but no profile switch button is odd especially when Tte have made strides elsewhere with the Volos. It’s also a slight annoyance that the profiles don’t have default functions aside as standard. Rather than buttons 1-9 be applied automatically, it’s simply ‘disabled’ until you change it.
Coupled with the impressive software, the hardware itself is solid and comfortable to use. As I mentioned earlier in the review, I originally thought it wouldn’t be a natural fit to use due to the size and shape, but the button location, weight and feel all come together to make it not only nice to use, but competitive too. The stand out console buttons have a good click to them and the other A-E buttons have a nice squishy depression to them as to not strain your little finger or the inside of your thumb. There is definitely too much functionality on the Volos for me to exploit, but for someone who can micro manage items and ability cooldowns, there is a definitive weapon in the Volos for those into MMORPG and MOBA games or even single player affairs like Skyrim as I discovered for myself.
To round the review out, I feel the Volos is a highly impressive mouse from Thermaltake eSports, more so for its price and where it sits versus the rest of the Tte range. The RRP is the same as the Theron I reviewed but the Volos offers much more in my opinion. I’ve reviewed few mice in the last year which have the feature set of the Volos, but none have been as surprising as the Volos in their performance. I would definitely recommend this mouse to anyone who is heavily into their MMORPG or MOBA games, and therefore I’ve decided to award it with an Editor’s Choice award.
I’d like to thank Tte for providing us with a sample to look at and I look forward to seeing more from them in the near future.
