14 DAY TRIAL // Computer mice are a curious thing, capable of taking on both understated and overkill forms, as well as everything in between. The Latest model from AORUS is definitely one of the overpowered ones.
Launched alongside the AORUS Thunder K7 mechanical keyboard, the Thunder M7 mouse is a pretty intricate piece of work.
It lacks wireless connectivity, but it has pretty much everything else under the hood. And what a nice, black and blue-shining hood that is.
You see, AORUS wasn't satisfied with just the scroll wheel glowing, so it gave the Thunder M7 not just some top highlights, but two headlights too. Like on a car. The side buttons are bordered by a soft blue glow as well.
Clearly, AORUS is aiming for customers who want their computers to look just as well as they run. We can only wonder how the mouse will look on one of those desk-shaped cases from Lian Li.
Anyway, the cool looks aren't the core of what makes this a good mouse. And don't let that whole “specialized MMO/MOBA” label fool you either.
The Thunder M7 is good for any games, and any other mice made for high-end PCs will have similar specs even if they aren't “specifically” aimed at multiplayer online battle arenas or stuff like Star Wars: TOR.
That said, the AORUS has eight programmable buttons, and 16 programmable macro commands that can be accessed at any time.
The company has installed its very own Macro Engine, you see, which can store five gaming profiles onboard. Useful when you go to a LAN party that supplies its own PCs but want your peripheral with you, fully calibrated. The top macros number that the memory can hold is 70.
Add to that the Thunder K20 keyboard's 20 customizable macro keys with on-the-fly game command programming, and you more or less have more controls at your fingertips than you'll ever know what to do with.
As for the sensor, it is a laser type with a resolution of up to 8,200 dpi, plus 150 dpi tracking speed. Pretty high, all told, and adjustable of course.
The only thing that the AORUS Thunder M7 lacks is an ambidextrous design, but that's not something that competing products can boast about either, so it won't affect its chances to sell all that much.
Unfortunately, as was the case for the Thunder K7 keyboard, the AORUS Thunder M7 mouse has not been given a price, despite the extensiveness of its product page.
