A4Tech Bloody ZL5

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The affordable Bloody ZL5 gaming mouse offers the gamer both comfort in the hand and sufficient functionality. It is distinguished by its low price, illuminated wheel and logo, as well as the overall asymmetrical design for the right hand.

Interestingly, the body of the mouse is often compared to the Corsair M60. The surface of the case is made of soft-touch coating, so it does not slip in your hand even after a long gaming session. The Bloody ZL5 has six additional buttons, including even a side on/off joystick. As a sensor — laser Avago A8200, sensitivity from 100 to 8200 DPI. Omron switches, and the 1.8m cable is wrapped in a binder.

The sniper button is located a little further from the two additional buttons on the left. It is sunk into the body and is pressed tightly. In addition, it is difficult to grope right away, like most others. Below there are legs, but not Teflon, but metal — this will significantly increase their service life, and hence the service life of the mouse in its most efficient condition. However, metal legs cannot be used on a table or plastic mats.

The Bloody ZL5's software looks very idiosyncratic, but is easy to use and allows you to configure all the settings a gamer needs. The functions of additional buttons can be changed at will, even calibrating the sensor is not difficult. But the rest of the application’s functionality is questionable – for example, an additional setting that can even automatically dampen the recoil of automatic weapons has a demo version and a full version, which is not free. Fortunately, this is additional functionality, and the mouse itself works fine without it.

This model offers a lot of features for a small amount, but not all of these features are perfect. As an inexpensive gaming manipulator, the Bloody ZL5 shows itself perfectly.