The Anker Gaming Mouse is a decent gaming mouse. While it doesn't feel as premium as some more expensive options, the plastic feels surprisingly solid for the price, and it should be durable enough for longer gaming sessions. It has a fairly wide, customizable CPI range, and several optional polling rates. Unfortunately, its click latency is a bit high for a wired gaming mouse, though it should still be responsive enough for most people.
Our Verdict
The Anker Gaming Mouse is okay for office use. While it's designed for gaming use, it's decently comfortable for most hand sizes, depending on your grip type, and all of its buttons are programmable. Unfortunately, due to its smooth plastic finish, it may get a bit slippery during extended use, and its scroll wheel's increments feel very soft.
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Decent build quality for a budget mouse.
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Lots of customization options through the software.
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Good ergonomics for right-handed users.
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Odd CPI adjustment settings.
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Fairly high click latency for a wired gaming mouse.
The Anker Gaming Mouse is a good choice for FPS games. It has excellent performance with a customizable CPI and polling rate, and while its click latency is a little high for a wired mouse, this likely won't be noticeable to most people. The mouse is also designed more for medium and large hands, as they're the only sizes that can use every grip type somewhat comfortably.
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Decent build quality for a budget mouse.
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Lots of customization options through the software.
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Good ergonomics for right-handed users.
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Odd CPI adjustment settings.
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Fairly high click latency for a wired gaming mouse.
The Anker Gaming Mouse is good for MMO games. While it doesn't have as many side buttons as dedicated MMO mice, all six of its buttons are programmable, which is good. Its thin but long shape also means that different hand sizes will likely only be able to use it with certain grip types.
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Decent build quality for a budget mouse.
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Lots of customization options through the software.
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Good ergonomics for right-handed users.
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Odd CPI adjustment settings.
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Fairly high click latency for a wired gaming mouse.
This mouse is good for ultra-light gaming. While it isn't as lightweight as honeycombed mice designed for this purpose, it's still quite light for a gaming mouse. Unfortunately, its long but narrow shape means comfortable grip types will be largely dependent on hand size.
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Decent build quality for a budget mouse.
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Lots of customization options through the software.
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Good ergonomics for right-handed users.
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Odd CPI adjustment settings.
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Fairly high click latency for a wired gaming mouse.
This wired gaming mouse isn't designed for travel. Its wired design may not be ideal to work in small spaces like on a plane and it likely won't fit in most laptop bags.
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Decent build quality for a budget mouse.
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Lots of customization options through the software.
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Good ergonomics for right-handed users.
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Odd CPI adjustment settings.
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Fairly high click latency for a wired gaming mouse.
- 6.7 Office/Multimedia
- 7.6 Video Games (FPS)
- 7.4 Video Games (MMO)
- 7.7 Ultra-Light Gaming
- 5.0 Travel
- Updated Oct 23, 2020: Converted to Test Bench 1.0.
- Updated Dec 20, 2019: Converted to Test Bench 0.8.1.
- Updated Dec 13, 2019: Review published.
Compared To Other Mice
The Anker Gaming Mouse is a simple, cheap mouse with good gaming features. Although it doesn't match up to more expensive options in terms of sensor performance and programmable inputs, most people should be happy with this mouse for its price.
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The Logitech G502 HERO is better than the Anker Gaming Mouse. The Logitech has better sensor performance because it has a wide CPI range and lower lift-off distance. Its click latency is lower, and it has many more programmable buttons. However, the Anker is better-suited for people with small hands who use the palm grip.
The Anker High Precision Gaming Mouse is better than the Anker Gaming Mouse. The High Precision offers more side buttons, feels better built, and has a more comfortable grip because of the thumb and pinky rests. Both are good gaming mice at an affordable price.
The Razer DeathAdder V2 is much better than the Anker Gaming Mouse. The Razer has a much wider CPI range, a lower lift-off distance, lower click latency, and more programmable buttons. It also has a better build quality. However, the Anker is smaller if you need to carry it around.
The Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED and the Anker Gaming Mouse are good FPS gaming mice, but the Logitech is a bit more versatile overall. The Logitech is a wireless mouse that's much bigger and wider, with an ergonomic design and a thumb rest. It has a lot more programmable inputs, a lower click latency, and a better sensor. On the other hand, the Anker is a wired-only mouse that's much smaller and lighter.
The Anker Gaming Mouse is better than the BenQ ZOWIE EC2. The Anker feels better built and has a wider CPI range, and it comes with software that lets you reprogram its buttons and customize its settings. However, the BenQ is better suited for larger hands than the Anker is, and its click latency is much lower.
The Anker Gaming Mouse is better than the Vegcoo C18. Its performance is better, more consistent, and it's also lighter. It has access to dedicated software to customize its performance and reprogram its buttons. The Vegcoo is overall bad, and the Anker is a better budget option.
The Anker Gaming Mouse is a much better mouse than the VicTsing Wireless Gaming Mouse. While the VicTsing is wireless and the Anker is wired, the Anker has a much lower click latency and better sensor performance. The Anker also has companion software that allows you to reprogram the buttons, which the VicTsing doesn't have. The Anker can also be used for small hands in a palm grip, while the VicTsing isn't good for small hands with any grip type.
The SteelSeries Rival 3 is a slightly better wired gaming mouse than the Anker Gaming Mouse. The Rival 3 is a bit lighter, better suited for people with small hands, has a lower click latency, and has a much more consistent CPI. On the other hand, the Anker is still a great gaming mouse that offers fantastic value overall.
Test Results
The Anker Gaming Mouse has a fairly sleek and straightforward style with a two-tone matte black finish. There's an RGB light strip along the bottom, which can be set to different patterns or to different colors to match your CPI setting. The logo on the back of the mouse is also an RGB zone that indicates which CPI setting you're on by using different colors that you set in the software.
Like most wired gaming mice, this mouse isn't the most portable option. It may not fit in most laptop cases, though this likely won't be an issue for people looking for a gaming mouse for their desk setup.
This mouse has no weight optimization, but is decently lightweight. However, those looking for an ultra-light gaming mouse may be better off with something like the GLORIOUS Model O.
The build quality of this mouse is good. It feels rather solid overall, but the plastic does flex a bit where the RGB light strip connects the two pieces of the mouse. While this doesn't make it feel too cheap, it's definitely not as premium as some more high-end mice.
This mouse has a slight slant to the right and its two additional buttons are on the left side, making this a right-handed mouse. There are no rubber grips and the entire mouse is covered in a smooth plastic which may get slippery during longer gaming sessions. If you're interested in a gaming mouse that has rubberized side grips, check out the MSI CLUTCH GM30. Or, if you'd like a similar mouse with a thumb rest, check out the Razer Basilisk Essential.
This mouse works well in palm grip for people with small or medium sized hands. It may be alright for slightly larger hands as well, though those with very large hands will likely find their fingers go too far past the buttons. If you want a mouse that's better suited for larger hands, check out the BenQ ZOWIE ZA12-B.
For claw grip, this mouse isn't recommended for this with small or extra-large hands. While you'll still likely be able to reach the buttons, it won't be the most comfortable and there are better options out there. The BenQ ZOWIE ZA13-B may be a more suitable option if you have small or extra-large hands.
The narrow center of this mouse makes it good for fingertip grip for most hand sizes. However, people with small hands may still have an issue as the mouse is rather long.
This mouse is wired-only and can't be used wirelessly. If you're interested in a similar gaming mouse that connects wirelessly with its USB receiver, check out the HP OMEN Vector Wireless.
The cable on this mouse is mediocre. It's very stiff and maintains kinks from its packaging. If you have a cluttered desk, it'll likely get caught on things.
The sensor is slightly higher than the center, but this shouldn't be noticeable. Unfortunately, the lift-off distance is very high, so the sensor might track your movements when you reposition your mouse. If you'd like a wireless mouse with a lower lift-off distance, check out the DREVO Falcon Wireless RGB.
The Anker Gaming Mouse has two side buttons and a CPI-switching button. All buttons are programmable, including the mouse wheel's click. While you can set two profiles, it's not easy to do and is fairly buried within the settings in the software. For a budget option with two buttons behind the mouse wheel instead of just one, check out the HyperX Pulsefire Core. Or, for a mouse with slightly more buttons, check out the Anker High Precision Gaming Mouse.
This mouse's scroll wheel is a fairly standard mouse wheel for a gaming mouse. While it's incremented, the clicks feel quite soft, unlike most mice.
While this mouse's click latency is high for a wired mouse, it likely won't be noticeable and should still feel responsive enough for most people. If you want a similar mouse with lower click latency, check out the Logitech G300s or the BenQ Zowie EC2.
The Anker Gaming Mouse companion software offers a fair amount of customization options but unfortunately only works on Windows. While you can set a 'Profile A' and 'Profile B' within the software, you need to set a separate 'switch to profile A' and 'switch to profile B' button or you'll get stuck in the profile you switched to and have to manually change it in the software. The RGB strip along the bottom can be set to different patterns, but not individual colors, unless you set it to change according to your CPI setting, and set the CPI settings to specific colors. The CPI indicator RGB zone on the logo can be set so each CPI is a different color of your choice.