Roccat Savu Mouse Review

Playing with the Savu

Since it has a small-to-medium body, the Savu favors both palm-grippers and claw-grippers. The deep and rugged thumb rest delivers a firm grip. The light bar has a splendid effect, but unfortunately, it gets hidden by the palm of the user’s hand. It would be better if it were placed around the mouse’s upper body.

The Savu is light and agile, but the lack of a weight adjustment system could bother players who prefer a heavier mouse on the table. We also missed a button to change the resolution that is usually placed below the scroll wheel. The user can only change the dpi setting by using software (the exception being the Easy-Aim feature that allows a quick change in resolution). It’s useful for those moments when the player wants to deliver a precise shot with a sniper rifle during an FPS match. And still speaking about the resolution, we didn’t particularly like the fixed stages of dpi settings offered by the mouse; there is no middle ground between the 1,600 dpi and 4,000 dpi levels (we would like to have seen something like a 2,800 dpi stage; better yet, we’d like to have been able to choose our own resolution levels). It took some change of habits to play with the Savu.

The real gem of the whole package is programming the Savu. With pre-configured macros, it’s easy to set the mouse to face any popular game, from World of Warcraft to Battlefield 3, and even make it ready to work with Firefox and Photoshop. After some getting accustomed to it, the Easy-Shift[+] can increase the firepower of the Savu, allowing some interesting combos to activate certain special ab
ilities during a gaming match, such as calling up a mount or receiving a weapon package from the skies.