[section_title title=”Performance”]Performance
As some of you might be noticing by now, I like to go into more detail than most, so 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
Well from an ergonomics point of view the FK1 is of course an ambidextrous mouse and it of the claw grip variety. Although it has the standard ambidextrous mouse issue of half the buttons being unreachable, that does come with the caveat that you can only access one set of thumb buttons at a time due to the driver less nature of the mouse. You essentially have a left and a right handed mode in which only one set of thumb buttons work at a time.
In terms of comfort I would say the the FK1 surprised me as I prefer a palm grip given the choice due to big hands, and although the FK1 is a bit on the smaller side for me, I was able to use a kind of hybrid palm/claw grip that wasn’t uncomfortable at all. I would say for anyone who uses a claw grip this would be a fantastic mouse ergonomics wise, this shape has stood the test of time for good reason and the slightly enlarged shell is a nice refinement.
Of course if you use a palm grip you won’t go out and drop £50 on a claw grip mouse, but Zowie also have the EC1 and AM series which may be more suited to your needs.
To sum it up in terms of comfort though, as someone who doesn’t like claw grip mice, I would happily use this mouse; if you do favour a claw grip, you’ll love it.
Buttons
Now the buttons are a mixed bag on the FK1, being driver less it only has basic hardware buttons (mouse 4+5) and of course there is no facility to reprogramme them. Also you can only use one side of the thumb buttons at once so you essentially can consider it a right (or left) handed mouse when it comes to buttons.
What I will say though is at least on the FK1 the buttons you cant reach don’t do anything unlike the GAMDIAS Hades where you can even reprogram the buttons you can’t reach; to me the button situation on the FK1 feels more like a design choice than a design confusion like it did on the Hades, and that makes it more liveable for me.
I must give special mention to the mouse one and two switches on the FK1, they are simply superb. It is worth mentioning they are Huano switches though and implemented with a long travel, these are responsive FPS switches, not rapid fire OMRONS for MOBA players. As far as I’m concerned though, they are sublime.
Finally I must say the scroll wheel is really nice and grippy however I would prefer it with more resistance personally but that is a personal choice.
To sum up the buttons though, for the type of mouse this is I think Zowie have done well.
Tracking
Now this is what everyone cares about, how does the A3310 perform, have Zowie worked their magic tricks and made an already great sensor better? Yes.
To put it quite simply, this is the smoothest and most precise mouse I’ve used, the light weight and perfectly tuned sensor make the FK1 a real treat in CS:GO.
When it comes to mice I don’t have a highest DPI award (unlike some) so the 3200 DPI really is a non issue, you can always adjust your sensitivity accordingly if you need to; its shows Zowie aren’t interested in compromising the accuracy of the sensor to get silly DPI numbers, unlike most manufacturers.
Time to wrap things up with a conclusion…
