Installation, Testing and Comparison
Installation is simple, just plug into free USB port or use the included PS2 adapter if needed. You don’t have to install the software to use the X-750F, but if you want to fully utilize it and customize it you’ll need to install it, so obviously it’s a good thing to install the software as well.
Here’s a bunch of pictures of the scroll wheel set at various dpi settings to show you what it looks like:
I can’t show you the blinking colors unless I use a movie, but you get the idea…
Onto the included software, it looks very similar to the standard Windows mouse configuration program with some differences included. The first page is where you can configure the buttons, change the double click speed and change to the mouse to right or left hand use.
The’ Pointers’ tab is pretty much the same you would find in Windows…
The ‘Motion’ tab is where you can adjust speeds, and change a few other options, again very similar to the standard Windows mouse interface.
The ‘Wheel’ tab is obviously for adjusting the scroll wheel…
The ‘Settings’ tab is where you can configure the ‘Net/Lucky Jump’ settings, and the User-Defined command menu, this is one of those options that I just can’t quite figure out the point of, but it’s there anyway if you wish to play with it… I looked in the manual and there is really nothing at all that explains what this is…
The ‘About’ tab tells you what mouse you have with a nice picture and a link to the A4Tech website.
Using this mouse is actually very nice, at first I thought it was a bit too lightweight, but after a while I got used to it and I really like it now. The only complaint that I could have is that the dpi button only goes one way, you can’t adjust the dpi downward, you have to click through each setting to find the one you want. I’ve found that I actually don’t change the dpi while gaming though, I set it to where I found a nice sweet spot where speed and accuracy are good for me. The lack of the ability to change the dpi downward is something that really takes away from the overall excellence of this mouse, I think though that could be because I was so used to the G5 and with time I might get more used to the X-750F style.
I used the X-750F on several different mousepads, cloth and plastic and found it to track perfectly on each type of surface.
I’ve really gotten into playing BF2142 lately and I’ve found the X-750F to be excellent at gaming, the 3X fire button is more of a gimmick though, it’s in an odd position to actually make use of it while gaming, I have to actually switch my hand position to be able to use the 3X Fire button, but it feels uncomfortable mousing this way. It’s almost as if I have to stretch my finger to hit the button, it works great though for standard Windows apps like opening files or folders, it’s nice to click just once instead of the double click as standard.
I found the tracking to be excellent is everything I did gaming to standard Windows stuff, the X-750F is a very capable mouse that I can recommend anyone getting. I actually like it much better than my now dead G5. A little bit ago I reviewed another gaming mouse from Raptor-Gaming, the M3, if I could combine the M3 and the X-750F I could have the perfect mouse… One could only wish…
As a side note to this, the A4Tech X-750F has been around for almost a year now, just the other day though OCZ announced the OCZ Equalizer Laser Mouse which is the same exact thing as this mouse… Check out their press release HERE and you’ll see it’s this mouse… Dunno what exactly the deal is here, but I guess with the OCZ branding on it it will sell a whole lot better than with the A4Tech branding on it…..