Corsair IronClaw RGB Wireless mouse review - Final words and conclusion

Final words and conclusion

And there you have it, the new IronClaw all wireless. It works well, and yeah it's a proper mouse really offering fast scans precisely like a thin razor blade and offers a good notch of programmability through the iCUE software suite. The added RGB system is fun and complements the mouse, but is just that of course. What I like about the new Ironclaw is despite it being wireless it remains in an affordable range. This still is a mouse that costs roughly 79 bucks, likely 69 bucks in a month or two in (r)etail.

Wire(d)less

As mentioned in the introduction, you likely either love or hate wired versus wireless. Personally, I like wireless, especially when it is this good. The range of the 2.4 GHz Slipstream band is really good, literally 10 meters away it'll still work. Next, to that, I am quite happy with the battery life, an easy 25~40 hours you'll get out of it with gameplay or just desktop usage. The mouse is clever enough to go into sleep modes when it is not used, and the second you move it, it'll turn itself back on. if hyou will not be using your OPC for a couple of days, you can easily switch it off (manually) as well. So no complaints there either. My one gripe remains the charging of the mouse, to have to insert a USB cable. I mean I hate it with phones as well, so for the past three years, I've only had wirelessly charging (Qi) phones. This is something I would like to see with more Corsair mice as well, just give it a dock of some sort. Admittedly, my wishes are expensive and in this price range, it's just not going to happen, hey I understand and for that Corsair offers their Corsair Dark Core RGB SE mouse and MM1000 Qi which we reviewed here.

Mouse? What mouse?

Choosing a gaming mouse is something very personal though. Some need fast action, others snipe and need slow action, aesthetics, lefties, righties, weight, LEDs, macros and yeah the list goes on and on. It's actually quite difficult to find just the right mouse. Take the dazzling SCIMITAR series from Corsair, for example, everybody likes it, but very few would get used to the gazillion thumb buttons. The IronClaw sits a bit in the middle of it all, as it's a very comfortable mouse for many game genres. Much like any mouse, you'll need to get used to it. Corsair did a nice job here as this thing is massively precise. 18K DPI, well that remains a topic of discussion, some feel it is important, others are fine with a 6000 DPI mouse. We can tell you though that the PMW3391 optical sensor used is very impressive. but right now it feels like each year 2000 DPI is added just to refresh things without adding any difference you could possibly notice (that's a personal observation btw).

 
How good is it?

The overall feel of the mouse is good as well as it is comfortable, with nice rubberized grips. I also feel that people with slightly above average large hands will like the mouse really well. As mentioned in the review, it feels light/heavy enough, that is something I noticed a couple of times. The hardware of the mouse is excellent, the design of the mouse is good and comfortable, and you get a mouse with good software options, enough buttons that are programmable, it has cool looks. We did not experience lag or input issues. The buttons have good feedback when pressed and also offer a very good response, wireless or wired I do not notice any difference really. I also wanted to make a note on the iCUE (Corsair Utility Engine) software. I have seen it evolve from average to really good, the state of the software as it is now. 

Concluding

Each year we shift roughly 2000 DPI somehow, and this year we reached 18.000 DPI for the optical sensor. Regardless of what you think and feel about that this is a properly built and good mouse at a decent enough price for a wireless one. I mentioned this is the original ironclaw review as well, but the DPI mode buttons are a bit difficult to reach. Of course, hands the size of clogs like mine,  also play a role in that. You have a fully configurable RGB LED mouse as well and it really doesn't have a massive effect on battery life. The fun part here is that if you purchase a matching keyboard or headset, you can control it all from the iCUE software suite. Which is very handy. The ironclaw is responsive and seems very accurate, it'll match many game genres and offers most the stuff 'n features that you will need. The guys and girls with a bigger hand will appreciate the rather large size of this rodent, it lodges itself inside the palm of your hands really well. Choosing the right mouse remains a subjective thing, I would argue that you really can't go wrong with the IronClaw, and if you don't mind a wire, you can get the wired version for 20 bucks less

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