Roccat Pyra Wired Mouse Impressions
I finally caved in and decided to 
purchase a new mouse. My old trusty Logitech VX Revolution wireless 
mouse for laptops has lasted me for 3 years, however it’s pretty much on
 it’s last legs now.
The wireless aspect of it is still really 
good, and works well, however the main left-click button has become 
faulty and way too sensitive. Clicking it once will often initiate a 
double-click, which can be extremely annoying when doing pretty much 
anything. I therefore decided that my next purchase must be a mouse and 
have been looking at quite a few.
I looked around quite a bit and finally 
found one that fitted my requirements. I wanted a pretty portable mouse,
 wired, nothing too fancy (certainly not one with too many buttons), and
 nice aesthetics. I took a bit of a gamble of going for the Roccat Pyra 
wired mouse, since I hadn’t actually tried it in person and just decided
 to order it from Amazon.
The Roccat Pyra mouse is really compact, I 
wasn’t expecting it to be so small at first. It’s a similar size to my 
previous Logitech VX Revolution wireless mouse. The Logitech had a bit 
more weight to it, however the Pyra doesn’t feel too light and flimsy. 
I’ve read that the wireless version of the same mouse feels a bit too 
weighted due to the battery, but I haven’t tried it myself.
I did try out two mice when I went to YoYo Tech last week. One was the Razer Abyssus,
 which I was really tempted to buy if only it had a couple of side 
buttons. The mouse literally just has left-click, right-click and the 
mousewheel, so very simplified. However, the weight felt really good and
 it definitely felt solid with a nice finish. The second mouse that I 
was looking at was the ThermalTake eSports
 mouse. This was a lot bigger than the Razer one, and did have a nice 
finish. I didn’t like the feel of the mousewheel however – I like having
 distinct clicks and not having the mousewheel be loose. This one 
certainly felt that way.
I therefore decided to look online a bit 
more. I had already seen the Roccat Pyra mouse, both wireless and wired,
 and just decided to go for it. It came in pretty nice packaging and was
 included with a quick start guide, driver mini-CD, and a carry pouch. 
Since my Alienware M11x doesn’t have a CD drive, I downloaded the 
software from Roccat’s website and installed it from there. The driver 
has a nice control panel to customise button behaviour and sensitivity, 
including toggling the DPI between 400, 800 and 1600. I left it on the 
default 800dpi, as it felt pretty good for me.
The Roccat Pyra uses a button called 
EasyShift. By keeping the button on your left thumb (side button) 
pressed down, it allows you to then click another button for extra 
functionality. This means you can program up to 6 additional button 
behaviours. At the moment, I haven’t played around with this, but I can 
see myself using different settings in different games. The control 
panel allows saving different profiles, so I can easily set up a profile
 for different games, e.g. one for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and maybe
 another for Team Fortress 2. It’s definitely useful and something I’ll 
give a go at a later date.
I haven’t got much else to say, except that
 I’m definitely happy with my purchase. Oh, the optical laser underneath
 emits a blue light, and along the top, there is a slight line gap which
 again, emits a pulsing blue light. The “Roccat” text is engraved on the
 right hand of the face of the mouse with a glossy finish, however this 
doesn’t get in the way of usage at all since usually my finger sits past
 that right on the button.
Summing up, if you’re a laptop gamer, then 
this is definitely a good purchase to go for. The mouse comes with a 
carry case to take around with you, is extremely portable and still 
delivers very good performance. Clicks are solid, mousewheel clicks are 
extremely solid, and the control panel is useful to configure button 
behaviour and set up profiles. At just over £30, it’s a very good deal.



























