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Title: Review of the Shogun Bros Ballista Mk1
Post by: Blusey on Fri, 04 April 2014, 07:24:14
Hey guys, Back in 2013 I asked people for advice on getting a new mouse. I ended up buying one and honestly I thought I'd return the favour of the advice by letting everyone know what I thought of it. Also currently trying to get into reviews so let me know what you think!

The mouse I bought was the Shogun Bro's Ballista Mk1. Was quite impressed with the packaging when it arrived as it looked good and you could see the product clearly.

(http://i.imgur.com/YPZS6MBl.jpg)

The mouse itself has a really interesting design and is themed in a military sense. It has a nice amount of illumination over the mouse and over all it's quite nice. It has a slightly different side grip which takes time to get used to but it feels quite nice after that little bit of time.

The main thing about the mouse which I love however is the sensor being placed under the index finger so it feels more like you're pointing at the cursor/where you want.

(http://i.imgur.com/nkZiczdl.jpg)

One of the factors I love about this mouse is the ability to hold a button for 5 seconds then every time you scroll up or down you change the DPI by 200.

Looking at the Interface for the mouse drivers was the only thing that I wasn't over the moon about on this. It does the job and works perfectly however it doesn't look that amazing compared to the rest of what they provide.

Over all I would give this mouse:

5/5 Performance
5/5 Packaging
5/5 Aesthetics
3/5 Driver user face

Overall if you are looking to buy a good gaming mouse for around the price of £50 I really recommend this one!
Title: Re: Review of the Shogun Bros Ballista Mk1
Post by: ajunakey on Sun, 06 April 2014, 02:00:59
Nice mini review! What was your prior mouse to this one?
Title: Re: Review of the Shogun Bros Ballista Mk1
Post by: lunr on Sun, 06 April 2014, 03:15:37
I never heard of Shogun Bros before. I'm guessing they are a new company? I saw their website and they mentioned 8k DPI which I found to be a bit insane. The "Military paint" thing sounds pretty neat.
Title: Re: Review of the Shogun Bros Ballista Mk1
Post by: ajunakey on Mon, 07 April 2014, 01:51:55
I never heard of Shogun Bros before. I'm guessing they are a new company? I saw their website and they mentioned 8k DPI which I found to be a bit insane. The "Military paint" thing sounds pretty neat.

Never heard of their name either. Also who uses 8000 dpi  :confused:
Title: Re: Review of the Shogun Bros Ballista Mk1
Post by: Blusey on Wed, 09 April 2014, 17:29:25
I use lowest DPI but had Razer Deathadder before =]