Mionix NAOS 5000 mouse review - Introduction

The Mionix NAOS 5000 game mouse tested
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Purchasing a gaming mouse these days seems more complicated than ever. Gaming peripherals have become a huge market and as such there is just so much choice out there as everybody wants a slice of the pie. There are plenty of mice with ergonomic design and all the gadgets in the world. Some mouses even have profile options that require you to nearly be a programmer getting the macros and what-not setup.

Me, I'm a more straight forward guy. I like the mouse to fit in my hands well, it needs to be ergonomic and I want it to be able to switch DPI easily.

As such, the Mionix NAOS 5000 caught my interest; at first the mouse looks dull. Then once in your hands, it feels right. You won't notice a million blinking/strobing/fading leds, nope... just one color, green for the logo and primary buttons.

Mionix is a Swedish company that has been around for a couple of years and for a company of their stature it will be difficult, but they try to compete with companies such as Logitech and Razer. Mionix tries to do things differently and desires to be a leading brand in the gaming market. Today we test their high-end gaming mouse, the Mionix NAOS 5000.

Let's get the e-peen specifications out of the way first; the Naos 5000 is equipped with seven programmable buttons, 5040 dpi laser sensor, 1ms response time, 40,000MHz sampling rate and a tracking speed of 5.1m/sec. Impressive numbers yeah... but do they uphold what they claim... well, let's find out in a review of what seems to be a really good gaming mouse.

Have a peek and then head onwards to the next page.