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Cougar 700M & SPEED-L Review

Published by Luca Rocchi on 10.09.14

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Conclusion

General	+	-
The Cougar 700M is an overall well built gaming mouse. Basically every single part of this rodent is of good quality and the customizability adds to this overall experience. Since the basic structure of this mouse has been made from metal it can take quite a beating. To round things off and blend in with the quality in general we'd like to mention the sleeved cable, the gold-plated USB plug and well as the extensive delivery	- Weight - Design - Build quality

Performance / Ergonomics	+	-
As usual, we used the gaming mouse in both 2D and 3D environments for our tests. After a few days with standard office applications we can say that, despite being a gaming mouse, Cougars new product is perfectly capable to also excel under these circumstances. Since this is a gaming mouse, we spent most of the time using it for gaming. We have used the Cougar 700M with RTS and FPS games and there were no big issues. The ergonomics with mice are always subjective but in our case we haven't noticed excessive hand fatigue due to the adjustable shape. Apart from that we like the coating, which feels soft and comfortable. There is also the possibility to adjust the weight with four small 4.5g stones. We believe that this mouse could be greatly improved if Cougar was using larger and thicker glide pads. At the moment the 700M feels rather sticky no matter what surface you're using it on although a gaming mouse should fly, especially on plastic mouse pads.	- Comfort -Adjustable Side Panels - Adjustable weight - Sniper button - Palm/Claw Grip	- Small glide pads - Mouse will be scratching on pad rather sooner than later because of tear and wear - Gliding characteristics: sticky

Software	+	-
The Cougar's software is a pleasant surprise. It is well-structured, easy to use and with a tons of options. You will be able to change the aesthetics as well as all the functional aspects.	- Easy to use

Cougar Speed	+	-
We have tested the mouse with the Cougar Speed Mat. The bottom part of this mousepad is made from relatively soft foam material, which comes with a certain kind of memory effect. The actual surface is made from cloth and allows for precise tracking for optical as well as laser sensors. Cougar is offering this mousepad in three different sizes and you can basically get small, medium and large.	- Performance	- Memory effect

Recommendation / Price	+	-
If you are looking for a highly customizable gaming mouse with eight buttons, then the Cougar 700M is worth looking at. The Cougar 700M is available in silver or black, and the MSRP is 79 US-Dollar, which we think is rather steep. The Cougar SPEED mouse mat is available in three different sizes: S, M and L. For testing we had the large version and the price of this one is 19.90 US-Dollar. This is a decent mouse pad, which features a reasonable price tag and also the performance is adequate.	- Price SPEED-L	- Price 700M

Rating
We gave the 700M from Cougar 3.5 out of 5 stars.


Rating
We gave the SPEED-L from Cougar 4.5 out of 5 stars.