When comparing Roccat Kone Pure Optical vs Logitech G700, the Slant community recommends Roccat Kone Pure Optical for most people. In the question“What is the best gaming mouse?” Roccat Kone Pure Optical is ranked 22nd while Logitech G700 is ranked 40th. The most important reason people chose Roccat Kone Pure Optical is:
This mouse is great for every grip style. The right side lets you palm or fingertip grip the mouse regardless of your hand size.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Amazing shape
This mouse is great for every grip style. The right side lets you palm or fingertip grip the mouse regardless of your hand size.
Pro Full Linux support
Roccat releases official drivers for Linux for most (if not all) of their products and the Kone Pure Optical is not an exception.
Pro No angle snapping or pointer prediction
With the Avago ADNS-3090 optical sensor being used there is no angle snapping or pointer prediction to be found.
Pro All the buttons are very well-built
The buttons are very well-built and feel great when pressed. There is almost no travel to any of them and they are quite light.
Pro Good build quality
The Kone Pure Optical has great build quality. The materials with which this mouse is built feel very nice, there's no squeakyness when pressing the buttons and the cable is pretty good as well.
Pro Customizable buttons
13 programmable buttons for each of 5 profiles.
Pro Good build quality
The build quality on the Logitech G700 is pretty good, feels very sturdy.
Pro Good for palm and figertip grip
Its ergonomic shape and thumb tray allows the device to be good for pal and fingertip grips.
Pro Hybrid mouse
Works as both a wired and a wireless mouse.
Cons
Con Not an ideal mouse for large hands
The Kone Pure Optical is quite a rather small mouse, suitable for people with small and medium-sized hands. Someone with larger-than-average hands will most likely be very uncomfortable using this mouse.
Con High lift off distance
The Roccat Kone Pure Optical has a higher than average lift off distance of 3mm, though it can be lowered in software (Advanced Settings tab) or with the tape trick.

Con Short battery life
Battery life seems to only last a few days before it needs recharged.
Con Somewhat heavy
Due to its wireless functionality the mouse is, with a weight of 147g (5.19oz), much heavier than most wired gaming mice.
Con Unpleasant to the touch
The sides are made of a strange grainy plastic that somehow manages to be both rough to the touch and slippery at the same time.
Con Lift off distance is high
The list off distance on the Logitech G700 is too high.
Con G10 button gets stuck
The Logitech G700 has problems with its G buttons sticking especially the 10.
