CM Storm Spawn Mouse Review

Configuring the Spawn

The Spawn is very easy to configure mouse, after all it doesn’t have a lot of features: you cannot create profiles for different games and applications. Another limitation is the fact that the user is stuck with the three resolution tiers offered by CM Storm: there’s no way to assign diffenrent values like 600 DPI, 1200 DPI and 3000 DPI, for instance, only the above mentioned 800 DPI, 1800 DPI and 3500 DPI. It’s a good range but still limiting nonetheless.

Figure 5: Configuration program

The configuration program – downloadable from CM Stom’s website – allows the customization of six buttons plus the scroll wheel. Since the Spawn doesn’t have a lot of configuration options, the program is simple and to the point. You can create macros, adjust the pointer and clicking speeds, and most of all able/unable the Angle Snapping feature. It uses an algorhythm to help the user to draw straight lines and circles by calculating the next obvious hand movement. It’s useful when running a drawing app, but in midst of the chaos of virtual combat, this feature can try and “correct course” of a well-aimed shot and therefore be more of a hassle than some help. Our advice: turn the Angle Snapping off when gaming.

The 32 KB internal memory garantees that your modifications will be stored into the Spawn and can be used on any PC the mouse is plugged on.

Figure 6: Underside