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Add to SafariWhen comparing Roccat Kone Pure Optical vs Logitech G502, 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 G502 is ranked 28th. 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.
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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 Free scrolling wheel
With the press of a button, the scroll wheel will go from regular clicking to smooth free-spinning so that scrolling through long documents or webpages is a breeze.
Pro 11 programmable buttons
With the setup utility, the 11 buttons can be mapped to any key sequence. With 3 possible on-board profiles, and even more profiles stored on the computer, you can use a different setup for every program.
Pro Weight and balance tuning
If you want to change the weight or balance of the mouse, it comes with several that you can insert in the bottom of the mouse.
Pro Good
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.
