The Corsair HARPOON Wireless is a compact, wireless gaming mouse. Its small and versatile design makes it a great choice for tossing into a laptop bag and bringing with you, as well as using with your gaming setup at home. It has superb click latency when connected wirelessly with its USB receiver or with its included charging cable. It also has Bluetooth support, but this connection mode isn't recommended for gaming. Despite being small, people with any hand size will be able to use this mouse with a claw grip, though small hands may have difficulties reaching all the buttons using a palm grip.
Our Verdict
The Corsair HARPOON RGB Wireless is a very good mouse for office and multimedia use thanks to its decently comfortable design and a good amount of programmable buttons. It can be used comfortably with claw grip by any hand size, though people with small hands will likely have a hard time reaching all the buttons with fingertip grip. It's compact enough that you can easily toss it into your laptop case, and it can connect to your laptop via Bluetooth so you don't need to bring any dongles with you, which is great.
- Great sensor performance and extremely low click latency.
- Portable and fairly lightweight.
- Lots of connectivity options.
- Not the most comfortable.
The Corsair HARPOON RGB Wireless is a great mouse for FPS games. Its click latency is extremely low, and its CPI is customizable and very consistent. It has two additional side buttons, and all six buttons can be reprogrammed via Corsair's iCUE software. It's reasonably lightweight; everyone should be able to comfortably reach all the buttons when using claw grip, and only small hands will likely have a harder time with fingertip grip.
- Great sensor performance and extremely low click latency.
- Portable and fairly lightweight.
- Lots of connectivity options.
- Not the most comfortable.
The Corsair HARPOON RGB Wireless is a good MMO mouse. While it doesn't have nearly as many buttons as dedicated MMO mice, every button is programmable on both Windows and macOS, which is great. It's suitable for any hand size with claw grip, and only those with small hands will have a hard time reaching the side buttons with fingertip grip.
- Great sensor performance and extremely low click latency.
- Portable and fairly lightweight.
- Lots of connectivity options.
- Not the most comfortable.
The Corsair HARPOON Wireless is a great mouse for travel thanks to its compact and wireless design that can be used via Bluetooth without the need for any dongles or USB receivers if your laptop is Bluetooth-enabled. It feels durable enough to handle being tossed into a laptop case and is comfortable for all hand sizes when using claw grip.
- Great sensor performance and extremely low click latency.
- Portable and fairly lightweight.
- Lots of connectivity options.
- Not the most comfortable.
Changelog
- Updated Sep 16, 2022: We've converted this review to Test Bench 1.3. This update adds a new Sensor Latency test and makes minor changes to several of our existing tests, resulting in test result changes in several sections. For more information, you can check out our full changelog here.
- Updated Aug 15, 2022: We've converted this review to Test Bench 1.2. This update simplifies our Weight test and expands on our CPI test from Test Bench 1.1, resulting in changes to test results in both sections. For more details, you can see our complete changelog here.
- Updated Jun 09, 2022: We've updated this review to Test Bench 1.1, which revamped our click latency test methodology. We've updated the text to reflect our new results in various sections, including the Click Latency test box, Usages, Introduction, and other locations where we discuss click latency.
- Updated May 30, 2022: We've converted this review to Test Bench 1.1. This update revamps our Click Latency test and results in changes to test results. For more details, you can see our full changelog here.
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The Corsair HARPOON Wireless is a compact gaming mouse similar to the Logitech G305 and the Razer Atheris. Unlike most gaming mice which are rather large and bulky, it can easily be tossed into a laptop case and brought with you on-the-go. See our recommendations for the best wireless mouse, the best Corsair mouse, and the best gaming mouse.
The Corsair HARPOON RGB Wireless and the Logitech G305 LIGHTSPEED are both great wireless FPS gaming mice. The Corsair can be used with its USB receiver, as well as with Bluetooth or wired, while the Logitech can only be used with its proprietary receiver. While the Logitech has a wider and more adjustable CPI range, the Corsair's sensor performance is slightly more consistent. Both mice are recommended for a claw or fingertip grip, though those with small hands will be better off with the Logitech, and extra-large hands will have a better time with the Corsair.
The Corsair HARPOON RGB Wireless is a better gaming mouse than the Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed. While the Razer is wireless-only, the Corsair can be used wireless or wired while charging. The Razer is a bit heavier and larger, which makes it better suited for palm grip. Meanwhile, the more compact and portable Corsair is best for all hand sizes with a claw grip. While the Razer has a much wider and more adjustable CPI range, the Corsair's CPI is slightly more consistent.
The SteelSeries Rival 650 is better than the Corsair HARPOON RGB Wireless. The SteelSeries is better-built, feels more comfortable, has more buttons, and has a lower lift-off distance. However, the Corsair has Bluetooth support, it's lighter, and it has lower click latency over its USB receiver.
The Corsair DARK CORE RGB PRO is better than the Corsair HARPOON RGB Wireless. The DARK CORE feels better-built and more comfortable. It also has more buttons, a wider CPI range, and the CPI can be adjusted by increments of 1. However, the HARPOON has less CPI variation, and it's much lighter.
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