Roccat Kone XTD

Roccat has gained much momentum after the massive success of the Roccat Tyon. So, Roccat went ahead and made their next step. The Roccat Kone XTD is revolutionary in terms of customization features.

The Kone XTD allows for extremely high amount of customization which allows the user to make their own mouse stand out from others. Everything from the weight, macros and buttons to sensitivity , color schemes etc. can be customized on this mouse.The mouse comes with a 8200 DPI laser sensor. The DPI settings are manually adjustable from within the driver software or using the DPI shifter buttons located behind the scroll.

 The scroll wheel is also pretty nice and comfortable to use. It also comes with a lot of extra features as well. The Kone XTD is very ergonomic and it feels outstanding in the hand. The shape of the mouse is sleek and straight forward but it feels surprisingly well made. You will notice the excellent ergonomics of the mouse from the very moment you start using it. The mouse is very comfortable to use even for extended periods of time. The mouse curves are also very ergonomic and helps getting a better grip on the mouse. The thumb rest on the left side of the mouse is nearly perfect. Button placement on the mouse is also very good and the buttons are easy to reach. There are 12 buttons on the Kone XTD . There are 8 programmable buttons. 

The mouse comes with Easy Shift+ which is nice to see as it allows more functionality for the buttons and allows you to do more according to your liking. Roccat Kone XTD's driver software is very nice and intuitive. It is well organized, straight forward and easy to use. It allows you to customize the mouse the way you prefer it to be. 5 different profiles can be created for the mouse. The mouse buttons can be re-assigned and different DPI, sensivity etc. can be set for different profiles.

 The two curved LED strips on the mouse button is also highly customizable . Nearly everything can be tuned on the colors from how they look, what effects to use, how quickly the colors shift to color change according to your preference can be done on the mouse. The LED color customization on this mouse is near limitless. The weight of the mouse is balanced and another great thing is that the weight of the mouse is easily adjustable by turning the dial at the bottom of the mouse. Sensitivity, tracking and movement on the mouse was great. The mouse does have a 32-bit 72 MHz. Turbo Core V2 Processor which is really fast and great. The profiles are saved directly into the mouse thanks to its 576KB. on board memory which is quite useful.  So, the Kone XTD is a solid choice for gamers who want a highly customizable mouse. You can also read our Roccat Tyon full review article by going to the link below.

Roccat Tyon Full Review: http://techsource7.blogspot.com/2015/03/roccat-tyon.html 

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