ROCCAT Kone XP PC Gaming Mouse with 3D AIMO RGB Lighting, 19K DPI Optical Sensor, 4D Krystal Scroll Wheel, Multi-Button Design, Wired Computer Mouse - White

If you are a user who prefers more buttons on a mouse, this is a good place to look. I have a couple versions of the G502 and they are really good buys. The latest one (Hero) is not too bad and tracks well, but the scroll wheel was lacking out of the box. Also, I wished it has more usable buttons. I also have a larger sized hand and I felt that I needed to unnecessarily grip the mouse tighter. It always felt too narrow for me. It is hard to even see in side by side photos, but the Kone XP is noticeably larger feeling in the hand than the G502. I also liked the HyperX Pulsefire Raid form factor and it was not too bad overall. I actually had this prior to the G502 Hero noted above which replaced this one. I really liked the feel of that mouse in my hand and it was slightly wider than the G502. However, that died only after a year of light service and I am turned off from it. By chance, I came across the Roccat Kone XP. I looked at it and it reminded me of a blend of the G502 and the Pulsefire Raid. Instantly, I was interested and the reviews were good and I decided to buy and try. Glad that I did. First off, all the bling lights and such I don't really care about it. I would happily buy a version that was cheaper that had none of it and maybe even weighed a little less. Unfortunately, that stuff is considered a standard now. Speaking of weight, for me the mouse is not too heavy, but I would be happier if it was a bit less. Not a con, just a wish. The first impression I had was shockingly positive after I plugged in the mouse and loaded the software. I happened to have the G502 Hero still plugged in and I instantly liked the tracking feel of the Kone more. No question. It just felt smoother and more accurate. I am running an older system and monitor and the difference was pretty darn noticeable. The only way I can describe the difference to me is that the Kone stops when I stop and the Hero G502 had the itty bitty bit of a delay. Now when I first used the G502, it was a really good feeling upgrade from the Pulsefire Raid and felt that itty bitty better. The Kone from the G502 felt like a similar upgrade. Then having them side by side, I was really intrigued by the difference in a good way. Regarding the software, I generally only use it to set the DPI and rebind the clicks. All that is pretty easy and straightforward especially if you have used similar software before. One thing that also makes the Kone XP standout is the thumb button for the right hand where your thumb sits. This is another big selling point for me since I need more buttons on my mouse. Despite the location and tactile feel (required pressure is just right to be easy to press without pressing accidently) being perfect, it opens up the mouse to becoming easily an 21 to 22 button mouse. You can use that thumb button as just a button, which would work fine, or you can use it as sort of a mouse isolated shift key. So by clicking the thumb button you can assign other keys to the mouse buttons you can reach. Clearly this is not all of them like the thumb buttons. However, you could easily use the thumb button and the right and left mouse buttons. Also the buttons next to the left mouse button are pretty easy to click while using the thumb button. The mouse wheel button are also doable, but probably not in the middle of a FPS firefight, but I think that would be user specific ( I find mouse tilt right the easiest of them all, but all are usable). Lastly, you could reach DPI button too for utility things. As noted above, I have a fairly large hand. This mouse fits me very well. I don't feel as if I need to death grip this mouse to feel in control as I do with the G502. The G502 makes my hand tired to be honest. This mouse, despite looking almost the same shape as G502, feels much more comfortable for me to hold for short and long durations. The four thumb buttons are very similar to the design as what was on the Pulsefire Raid. To my memory, they feel very similar too in location and feel. I have a big thumb and in the heat of battle, they are not easy for me to hit, but I am generally used to them. I rarely mis-click a button. This is not a con or a slight against the mouse. I am glad there are four instead of two. One often overlooked item of a mouse that can drive you bonkers is the mouse cord. I don't do wireless because I always had interference issues with them in the past so I stick with cords for gaming. I am pleased to say that this cord is great and has very little cord tension/resistance if you move the mouse up and it begins bending while touching something. It is there and you can feel it, but much less than other mice I have used in the past including the G502. Overall, this is a really good mouse for those who want solid tracking performance in a mouse that has more than the typical amount of buttons. It feels well made and I think the current $89 is a bit steep in comparison to the corded G502 you can get for $33. However, the Kone XP in my opinion is worth it if you can swing the premium price. It is a better mouse in almost every way.

*Update: Software setup was a bit of a nightmare... When the 6 hour 'update' was complete it toggled all my mouse buttons to "disabled" to prevent conflict with an existing mouse profile I had (I've never owned a ROCCAT mouse before). Everything is good now, took about a full day to get things ironed out. The "shift" button under the thumb is a little silly if you are trying to use it in conjunction with anything other than L, R or wheel click. Seems the software has to be open on (PC) restart for the mouse to remember that it's RGB. Original: I never heard of ROCCAT until a couple years ago... I was really interested in the keyboards that had floating keys for ease of cleaning, pulled the trigger and have never looked back. I had been using an Uhuru mouse for the past 2 years (loved it) but the mouse wheel squeaked whenever I scrolled and my wife and cat (and customers) all commenting on it prompted me to replace it. That was coming from a Premium Logitech model I've already forgotten. So far, I'm very pleased with the Kone XP Air: The mouse is super light and attractive, feels good in the hand (apparently designed with variety of grips in mind), the base is cleverly designed, and the cable is what should be the industry standard - for all cables - it's like a shoelace with adapters that doesn't kind and lays nicely. My only complaint is that the ROCCAT software started a firmware update for the mouse (I had auto update toggled from prior use of software) and it's at 30% after almost an hour. Luckily the mouse still works, though I can't edit the settings during the update to adjust DPI so it takes like 5 mouse drags to go from one side of the screen to the other... 😅 Battery is going to be irrelevant for me since I have the mouse connected with a magnetic C-type cable 90% of the time anyway.

Computer mice are like women - why have one when you can have three. So that's what I did - I got me the Logitech G502 and then the G604. Then Roccat came out with the Kone XP and I thought to myself...myself, methinks you need to try that mouse. So here's the scoop - The Kone XP is very similar in design to the Logitech models. Notably, the three share a scroll wheel with tilt function, 2 extra top right buttons, and side buttons. The G502 with 2 side buttons, G604 with 6 side buttons, and the Kone XP with 4. In terms of overall design, the Roccat is clearly designed to compete with these models, but it also adds a lower side button at the bottom, just below the thumb - a feature very similar to the Steelseries Rival 500... a mouse with a fantastic design but terrible execution. The Kone XP's profile is somewhat similar to the G502 and definitely lower than the G604. It is also lighter than the G604. The scroll wheel on the Logitech models definitely feels higher quality than on the Kone XP. Logitech has a heavier wheel with more defined movement. Roccat's wheel has a more plastic feel and it does not flip as quickly. Like all of these mice, it comes with software and the ability to change DPI settings. I play Fortnite at 800 DPI and oddly the Kone XP feels faster than the G604, which I'm currently using. It might be because the mouse is lighter. Or maybe because the glide pads are fresh... it's amazing what a little lubrication will do. Story of my life.. The Kone XP also comes with RGB lighting. That was lame so I tuned it off - although it wasn't easy or obvious. The software should just have an "off" option, but it doesn't. One issue with the mouse is with the tilt wheel. I like to hit the tilt to the right to reload a weapon. However, a significant amount of the time tilting the scroll wheel also registers as clicking the scroll wheel down. This does not happen on the G502 or G604, but happens a lot on the Kone XP. Like a lot. So you either have to be really careful with your tilt, or you have to make sure that the click down function is not bound to anything. This mouse is an improvement over another Roccat mouse I tried, the Roccat Leadr. The Leadr had the benefit of not only two extra top left buttons, but two extra top right buttons. It also had a lower thumb button like the Kone XP. However, the Leadr was an extremely bulky mouse and the side buttons were weak and just plain weird. A note to mouse manufacturers - the Roccat Leadr and Steelseries Rival 500 both had extra upper right buttons - The Leadr 2 buttons and the Rival 1 button. If the Kone XP had an extra button on the upper right it would be fantastic. Think about it, it you are playing a shooter what are you doing with your middle finger? All you do is zoom in your sight. That's pretty much it. Your index finger and thumb do all the work while your middle finger has basically one function... unless you are driving and someone cuts you off... but regardless, adding an extra button on the top right would be fantastic. So what's the verdict? None of these mice is perfect. They are all good and I might like the Roccat Kone XP the most of them all because of the added lower thumb button. But if I could design the perfect mouse, I'd probably take the base design of the Logitech G502. I'd give it 3 or 4 side buttons versus the 2 it has. I'd add the lower thumb button, and then add one button to the upper right off to the side (like the Rival 500). And of course keep the Logitech scroll wheel, which is superior. But all that being said, the Kone XP is a good mouse. I like the fact that it is lighter than the G604, has a shorter profile than the G604, and has a better button layout. If the scroll wheel was better I'd give it 5 stars.

I had to upgrade my previous mouse the KONE AIMO. It has a known issue with the left click which was repaired for a period of time then started acting up. I didn't lose hope in the brand however, because I absolutely love everything else about the AIMO! I play World of Warcraft and use sooo many key binds, so having a mouse like this is very helpful to my gameplay. The Kone XP is awesome. Lighter than the AIMO, similar button style but just feels smoother. Highly recommend it.

I absolutely love this mouse, been using it for years. The problem with this mouse is its durability. Its not exactly cheep and I've owned about 3 or 4 of them. Each one of those only lasted about a year, mainly the scroll wheel going out and the thumb rest button. For its price, I find it not worth a years use. If this isn't a problem for you, this mouse is amazing, its easy to use, works no problem and fits nicely in your hand(well, my hand).

I don't write reviews as I feel most are just bot-riddled garbage. This is my honest review after trying the device for a few days. I'm returning it (paid for it myself) as I don't see a way around anything in this review. Pros: The ergonomics are good. Buttons are soft to click and not hard and sharp like on a G604. I hate RGB. Not on this mouse/dock. It’s soft, not in-your-face and pretty decent. The smoky plastic on the mouse makes the red look like you’re looking inside a body. Kind of cool. It’s light. As in “did they sell me an empty shell” light. So moving it is smooth and fast. The dock uses the same cable that you can remove from the dock and plug into the mouse. The dock also is the home for where the USB dongle is plugged in. Really good design. Cons: The way the mouse docks to charge is funky. It doesn’t want to sit level at any point and you have to sort of float it into position and hope you don’t hit the desk and make it tilt a little. They should have put a magnet or some plastic guide other than the notch on the mouse. It doesn’t seem to work well. The battery went from 100% to 80% in 3 hours of just surfing the web. Not sure if this is just the software trying to learn its levels, but that was more than expected. The bat-$417 crazy reason for this review (this whole section is about the software and how it executes while playing): The software. It is crap. It is about 5 years behind any other mouse software I’ve ever used. Imagine having a child with crayons draw the blueprints for your house versus a real professional draftsman. This is how it feels. You cannot insert a delay manually. You have to trick the software and hit another key to have it read the delay from the key and then delete the “key parts” and then leave the delay. The auto repeat function is totally broken. On a Logitech (or ANY OTHER MOUSE IN THE WORLD), if you set an auto repeating macro or key on a mouse button and hold it down, even if you press another button on the mouse while still holding down the auto repeat button, it still auto repeats. Nope. This stops. You would think it would just insert the new entry into the stream and the auto repeat would continue. Nope. Stopped. Press two auto repeat buttons and hold them down… guess what. Madness. You get one repeating, or the other repeating, or just a single key of one of them and then nothing. Instant return because of this. You cannot select from keys to put them in a macro or button. What I mean by this is that I use a keyboard without a 10-key pad. I usually assign the numpad-1, numpad-2, numpad-*, etc to mouse macros and use them so that I have more room. You can’t do this. The software only accepts input from the keyboard that is plugged in. Once again, every other software on the planet lets you pick what to put in, but not this. If it’s not on your keyboard, you cannot use it.

I play a variety of games, RPG/FPS mainly. Some competitive COD, but not obsessed with the most lightweight mouse, so keep that in mind. This mouse is simply perfect. There's enough buttons you can ACTUALLY GET TO to make a difference in games. The tilt on the wheel is a game changer as that's two more things you can reach as quickly as a mouse click. I have it bound for melee and weapon mount in MWII. I needed at least 4 buttons on the left side for my thumb as I'm used to 6, and didn't want to go down to just 2. These are clicky, good feeling and reachable. All the clicks are satisfying and good to use all around. The easy shift button allows you to double the button mapping, and while I haven't needed it, it's very useful. The dock is perfect, allows for USB passthrough, easy to mount on for charging, and it has RGB, if you're into it. Speaking of wireless, the mouse glides very easily and is decently lightweight for being wireless. I come from using a G602 and it's MUCH lighter and tracks better. No perceivable lag with the wireless and I have no issues. Last thing, it's expensive yes. I don't know of many other wireless mice with this many buttons however. Of those, I can't see any that include a dock for the same price however. Worth noting, it seems the mouse is permanently $130. A lot of what I said would be different at the "MSRP" $170, as that is simply pushing it too high in my opinion.

I've been looking for a mouse to replace the logitech G700s for a while and this one has almost exactly the same button layout, so I was hopeful! Pros: • The button layout is almost arguably better than the logitech G700s. The thumb switch button is great. • It's lighter than the G700s, which makes it feel a little cheaper at first, but it makes it a bit more mobile, too. I ended up liking that. • Has the option to turn off the RGB feature easily accessible. • Has a solid wireless connection with the charging base, and sits easily on it for charging. The base also tells you via color indicator how you're doing on battery. Cons: • The box came open, with the product slightly used already... I figured someone else had tried the mouse and decided they didn't like it, so I didn't think too much on it, however: • After only about a day of use the left click and the "14" button on the side were randomly not triggering. Blegh. • The scroll wheel does not turn very easily. This sensitivity for this can be adjusted in a lot of programs via the software to counteract this, but not in the game I'm trying to use it for, of course. • This isn't going to apply to people with bigger hands than I have, but this mouse is ever-so-slightly larger than the G700s and doesn't fit my teensy hand as well. Over-all I like this mouse a lot, but the fact that a few of the buttons DON'T WORK means it's getting returned. I would prefer a replacement, but I can't find a way to contact the store. Hint hint!

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Desde que lo adquirí ha sido un producto inigualable, se nota de calidad del mouse en todo sentido, sus materiales, su interfaz, su rapidez, configuración, etc. Yo lo uso para cuestiones de diseño mecánico y me funciona perfecto, muy cómodo y eficaz. Altamente recomendado.

サイドボタンの多いマウスを探していて、安くなっていたので購入。見た目はカッコいいし、光るのも楽しい。ボタンいっぱいあって便利だけど、今まで使用していたマウスのサイドボタンに比べて小さく並んでいるので、咄嗟の押し間違いが多く、慣れるまで時間かかりそう。握り心地は良くて長時間使っても疲れにくいです。でも、ちょっと重いかな？イージーシフトでブラウジング用に色々割り当てて使用しているがかなり便利です。あと、ソフトウェアが少し使いにくいのが残念。マクロも不便でした。でも全体的には満足してます。値段の割には良い買い物だったと思います。

Download the app and maximize mouse potential. Switch is very good. Had DPI but polling rate is kind of wonky.

KOVAに出会ってからROCCATのゲーミングマウスをずっと愛用しています。 無印KOVAより微妙だったものの、とりあえず使っていたKOVA AIMOも ついにチャタリングを起こし、市場からも消えてしまったのでこちらを購入しました。 正直、購入前の画像等から感じたのは「KOVA（AIMO）より使いにくそう」 という印象が一番大きかったです。 全体でのボタン数は増えているものの、 形状からしてKOVAの左右対称ならではの癖のない使いやすさには遠く及ばないだろうなと。 特に四つのサイドボタンは判別がつきにくそうだし、 左クリック横の二つのボタンも咄嗟に指が届かなさそうだしなぁ…とった具合です。 結果から言うと、個人的には断然KOVAより使いやすかったです。 KOVAは左右対称の代償に明らかに押せないような位置に来て実質使えないようなボタン、 また、そんなに押さない場合は苦にならないものの、 例えばMMOのスキル回しで雑魚殲滅のような時に連打したりすると 若干苦になる位置にあるボタンがあったりして、 結局キーボード側の操作と交代で押していたりした事がありました。 こちらは全く、そんな事を感じさせません。 いえ、厳密に言うと流石に左クリック横のボタン(奥)や、 チルトホイールなどを何度も押すのはきついのですが、サイドボタンがとにかく使いやすい。 同じ形状のように見えて上下段共に微妙に傾斜がついていて、 そして上段の方が少しせり出しているおかげで、どれがどれだかわからないとか、 同時押しが辛い、誤爆しやすいという事もないです。 流石に対角線上斜め同時押しは無理そうでしたが。 サイドボタンは勿論、他のボタンのクリック感もKOVA AIMOの時に思ったような 「このボタン、どれぐらいもつのだろうか…？」と不安を感じさせるような感触ではないです。 特に一部のレビューで壊れやすいと書かれているホイールも、 KOVA AIMOと比べれば天と地の差があります。 KOVA AIMOのホイールはかなり耐久性が低く、過去に2台ほど購入したものの、 壊れるのが怖く、あまり使わないでいて久々に押すと、ベコンッと凹むような感触があり、 最終的に反応し辛くなったり、完全に反応しなくなったりといった散々な具合だったのですが、 こちらは無印KOVAを思い出すような堅牢性が感じられる押し心地。 クリック、左右チルト、ともにしっかりとした安心感のあるクリック感だと思います。 現に購入してから半年経ちますが、日常の作業とゲームで毎日使っているものの、 どのボタンもしっかりと機能しており、 チャタリング等も起きていません（これがフラグ建築にならない事を祈りつつ）。 個人的には無印KOVAの上を行く名機だと思っています。 ただROCCATのいいところは、高級すぎない価格帯で手に入るという部分もあったと思うのですが、 昔は最安で6000円台だったのに今は余裕で1万を超えているので、 今後の事や故障した時の事を考えると少し怖いですね。 レビューがかなり割れていて不安だったのですが、 自分にとっては色々な意味で当たりのマウスで本当に良かったです。 以下、レビューで割れている部分で参考にしたものと、 実機を触っての印象を簡単に列記しておきます。 ・無線と有線で堅牢性が異なる 自分は有線モデル、また白のKOVA AIMOで初期不良に当たった事があるので、 ジンクスで黒を購入。 ・すぐに壊れる 約半年時点（日常での作業・ゲームを毎日）の使用で正常に動作中。 ・サイドボタン 見た目がかなりシンプルなので画像からはわかりにくいが、かなり押しやすく使いやすい。 ゲームやボタンの割り当て方にもよるが、デフォルトでサムボタンに設定されているEasy-Shiftを 四つのうちのどれかに割り当ててもいい感じになると思う（自分はデフォルトのまま）。 ・左クリック横のボタン（奥・手前） 奥・手前はそれぞれ、ROCCAT Swarmで表示される8・9。 平均的な成人男性の手の大きさにおいて、想像以上に咄嗟に押しやすい。 最近はあまりFPS等はしていないものの、手前（9）は特に押しやすく、 ゲームによっては左クリックと同じぐらい使う動作の割り当てに適していると思う。 ・ホイール関連 クリックはしっかりとした押し心地、左右ティルトも安心感のあるクリック感。 流石にメインボタンとして使うのにはやや不安が残るが、 あまり使わない特定の操作等に割り当てるのにはかなり良い。 耐久性は少なくともKOVA AIMOより上、現在も正常に動作中。 ホイールによるスクロールも正常。ただ微妙に一刻みの判定が甘いのか、 かなり稀に手を放して1秒後ぐらいに上下どちらかに移動する事がある。 ・ケーブル ROCCAT純正のマウスバンジー（ROCCAT APURI RAW）を使用。今のところ断線などの問題はなし。 ただ、KOVAシリーズと比べてケーブル全長がやや短めに感じる。 個人的には以前までの硬さのある編み込みケーブルの方が 折り癖のある部分でポイントを決めて配線しやすかったので好き。 ※上記の内容は全て2024/10/26時点