Gigabyte Aivia M8600 Mouse Review

Playing with the Aivia M8600

Full of sharp angles, the M8600 looks like a gun or a gadget used by Batman on The Dark Knight. The wedge-shaped hump isn’t comfortable particularly because, due to the size and weight of the mouse, you need to rest a full palm over it to move the device, right where a longitudinal edge divides the body. Sp
eaking of weight, the M8600 doesn’t feature a weight adjustment system because of the battery; it’s heavier than the competition. You’d better up the resolution a bit to compensate for the extra effort to slide the mouse around.

Among the several models of gaming-grade mice we’ve already tested, this was the one that needed more time getting used to because of the uncomfortable hump and the different grip style. Comfort was definitely not a priority among the good solutions to make the Aivia M8600 a trustworthy wireless device full of customization possibilities – the buttons are precise and well-located, for instance, a design decision that doesn’t extend to the whole body of the mouse. Of course that’s an issue of personal preference and hand size, but the Aivia M8600 failed to impress us concerning comfort despite the freedom of it being wireless and being highly customizable.

As usual, we tested the M8600 playing FPS games like Call of Duty: Black Ops, and the MMORPG World of Warcraft. In both cases, the precision and customization were amazing but the discomfort tipped the scales unfavorably. For a mouse that expensive, it’s a big issue to pay more for an experience that doesn’t deliver.