Closer Look

The most interesting feature of the Raptor M40 is definitely the body, made from parts with different grip, rough and smooth surfaces. The design is perfectly in line with Corsair's styling, there are also well-researched materials and like usual there is a lot of attention to detail also with this product.
The rough and porous surfaces ensure an excellent grip, while the smooth top with it's almost velvety finish makes the mouse very comfortable right from the beginning. The shape and arrangement of buttons make the mouse asymmetrical and thus exclusively for right-handed gamers/users. In fact on the left profile there are two buttons to operate with your thumb. The wheel, which is made of metal and covered almost entirely with rubber, is big, strong and provides excellent grip as well as tactile feedback. Right behind the wheel, there are two buttons to increase/decrease the DPI and a LED to indicate which profile is in use. On the back of the mouse there is the Corsair logo, which glows red while plugged into a running PC.

Bottom side and weight

Once put on its back, you will notice right away, that there are three screws which are used to adjust the weight of the device. Furthermore there are the huge gliders. The latter are made of PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene - better known as Teflon) and there are no less than five of these, arranged in a way to ensure a low friction but yet large contact surface and good maneuvrability. The Raptor M40 is not a laser mouse and therefore uses an optical sensor, which is listening to the name Avago ADNS-3090. It features a resolution of 4000 DPI and it can be adjusted with 800DPI steps. The three large metal screws, hide the adjustable weight system and with all weights mounted the Raptor M40 will weigh 15 grams more (3 x 5g). The cable is 1.8 meters long, sleeved but without gold-plated connector.

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Page 1 - Introduction

Page 2 - Preview

Page 3 - Features

Page 4 - Closer look

Page 5 - Software

Page 6 - Conclusion