Handling

Ergonomics

The Kova[+] lies comfortably in in ones hand an like its predecessor it's got a V-shaped body. Because the body is furthermore symmetrically built the Kova[+] suits left as well as righ-handed gamers. As we've already mentioned every button can be programmed individually which is another point that is important for a mouse which suits not only right-handed users. If you use the scroll wheel you'll feel alsmost no resistance and the interaction is very homogenous. With it's size of only twelve centimeters in legth and 6.5 centimeters in width the Kova[+] is quite compact and also suitable for smaller hands. Weighing only 90 gramms this thing is also very light for a gaming mouse. Last but not least in this section we have the pressure points of the different buttons which have all been well chosen.

 

Gliding characteristics

We've tested the Kova[+] on three different surfaces. If you should decided to use this mouse in combination with a cloth mousepad the gliding characteristics will be good but the glidepads can wear out the cloth pad quite quickly. Pairing up the Kova[+] with a plastic mousepad also results in gliding characteristics which are good. Unfortunately moving the mouse over the surface makes quite some noise which might bother some players. Using the Kova[+] on a mousepad that consists of metal also shows good gliding characteristics but the noise the mouse make gets even louder. Generally we're under the impression that the gliding pads might be worn out quite quickly and that Roccat could try to optimize them.

Precision / Speed

First of all: all movements can be done very precisely. The possibility to choose between four different DPI settings is sufficient but not excellent. It would have been nice if it was possible to set the resolution on one DPI exact. Fortunately it took alomst no time at all to get used to the Kova[+]. After a short while playing with this mouse we hit the targets precisely when playing a first person shooter.