Review ID: 44076

Review Text: Great Hardware ... Meh Software. The ROCCAT - Burst Pro Air Lightweight Wireless is solidly designed & constructed mouse. If your hands are average to small, this is a great ultra-lightweight offering. All the buttons are quick and positive in their responses. The scroll wheel is robust and doesn't rattle. The glide action is exceptional due to the well-balanced weight distribution and the massive glide pads on the bottom. I seriously cannot fault anything with this mouse on a purely hardware level. It simply revivals all the other ultralights I have tried. I especially like the honeycomb, translucent design (versus any of the open honeycomb competitors...) and the lighting presentation - which is easily customized via the Swarm software. The sheer scope of adjustments is mind boggling. Using the Burst Pro Air in BT mode works as expected for everyday computing and the 2.4 GHz mode is crisp & responsive during gaming. Being 2022, most top tier gaming mice usually accel in this area and the Burst Pro Air is no exception. Using the mouse 'wired' is equally impressive and the cable is diminutive and equally feather light. Speaking of Swarm, in aggregate it is a wealthy software suite and gives the user FULL control over the entire device and includes all the provisions to keep the mouse up-to-date. The problem with Swarm is the stability side of things and this is where I apply all the demerits of the low score. On a 12th Gen, gaming laptop - running Win 11 - I experienced repeated instances where Swarm would just freeze up. After multiple attempts at uninstalling/reinstalling the software and verifying that everything was update, I was pretty much left dumbfounded. I've used Roccat mice before and had never experienced any instability issues but something has obviously changed. Swarm simply stops working when opened and subsequently throws Windows Reliability errors. Pros: Superbly balanced and lightweight Outstanding glide Pleasing RGB presentation with the translucent, honeycomb chassis Precision button activation and quick response High quality scroll wheel Cons: Swarm software is buggy

Gold Attribute: {'Lighting Type': 'rgb', 'Brand': 'roccat', 'Mouse Type': 'gaming', 'Operating System Compatibility': 'windows', 'Tracking Method': 'optical'}

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