Finding the best mouse for your needs isn’t always easy. There are mice for office work, there are mice for gaming, there are mice made for travel, and the list seemingly goes on without end. If you’re focusing on a great gaming mouse for your PC, you might also want something that remains lightweight.
Gamers tend to use a mouse for hours on end, and while a standard gaming mouse can have all the features you need, its weight might cause wrist strain or cause inaccuracies when aiming. The solution? A lightweight gaming mouse that weighs somewhere between 40 and 70 grams. I’ve put together this collection of the best lightweight gaming mice on the market right now, with wired and wireless options at a broad range of prices to best suit more people.
Choosing the best lightweight gaming mouse for your PC
It’s useful to come into the mouse market with an idea of what you need for PC gaming. Beyond durable, responsive switches and a performance sensor, shape and weight are generally the next area where you can narrow things down. Lightweight mice aren’t as hard on the wrist and forearm, and many people find it easier to aim than with a heavy frame.
A good wireless gaming mouse takes this one step further by eliminating cable weight and drag. However, you will have to remember to keep it charged, and you will generally have to pay more for the wireless standard. Wireless latency has been reduced to a point where you’ll be hard-pressed to notice a difference compared to a wired connection, but those who have a lot of wireless accessories might get some interference if everything is in use at the same time. I made the change to a wireless mouse a few years ago and will likely never go back to something with an attached cable.
Wired gaming mice are certainly still a viable option, especially if you want to spend less on your new accessory. You don’t have to worry about battery life or signal interference, and latency is a non-issue.
With all this in mind, the Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro is the best lightweight gaming mouse for most people. It weighs just 63g, it has a 30,000 DPI sensor and polling rate up to about 4,000Hz, and the battery life is quite good at about 90 hours. In our DeathAdder V3 Pro review, Senior Writer Rich Edmonds said, “This is the king of gaming pointers with Razer’s latest in optical sensor technology.” Prices generally remain between $140 and $150, and if that’s too much you can always check out something like the Cooler Master MM720.
It’s a wired gaming mouse that costs only about $20, with comfy ergonomic shape, 16,000 DPI optical sensor, and honeycomb shell. It weighs just 49 grams, it comes with IP58 water and dust resistance certification, and there’s even customizable RGB lighting inside. The SteelSeries Aerox 5 is also a great wired choice that remains within mid-range pricing, coming at you with a higher 18,000 DPI. And if you’d like to spend a lot on a mouse, Finalmouse’s Starlight-12 Small weighs just 42 grams and is available in a bunch of ornate designs. Gaming performance is excellent, and you can connect wirelessly or with a cable.
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