Lexip - Pu94 Wired Gaming Mouse - Wired - Black

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• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  One of a kind mouse, with a learning curve

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  Upon first use of this mouse, it was a bit frustrating, even felt a bit overwhelming. However, once I fine tuned the settings and had the profile set for specific applications, it’s rather interesting. Though it is intuitive and simple to use, it does take some learning, especially in configuring it the way you want it. It also takes a little bit of adjusting as to how you use a mouse. I explained it to a friend that it is like having a flight stick under your mouse with a joystick at your thumb. All of the buttons, (left/right click, 2 on the side, one on top and the click of the mouse wheel) to include the scroll wheel, the joystick and tilt axis are all programmable to your desire once you download and install the Lexip Control Panel. You can change any of these to be a joystick direction, normal mouse functions, specific arrow keys or to switch DPI. You can also make any of them be a shortcut such as Shift/CTRL/ALT/Win keys plus another key or up to 4 keys. This can be a single unique click, a progressive click or held. An example being Unique: One time ABCD per click. Progressive: ABCDABCDABCD as long as held. Held: ABCDDDDDDDDD as long as held. An issue I have, and I have submitted feedback for this, is the settings are instantly applied to the profile you have selected. Which really made things frustrating when I would bump the axis and it scrolls keys in the dropdown menu. I found the easiest way to avoid that is to go to the options tab and set the deadzone really high till ready to fine tune it. There really needs to be an apply, save, or undo, especially when you realize you modified the wrong profile, not available in control panel 1.1.2. There are some available profiles on their lexip.co site, not the lexip.us, for specific games, you just have to assign them to the game executable so that they are used for that specific game when loaded. Even if you don’t get the profiles, the list of applications and games give you a good example of how you can use the joystick and axis functions. Prime example, in some games where WASD are directional movement, you can use the joystick and where you have rotate, which might be Q & E you can set for the left/right tilt of the mouse. In one game I set the forward/backwards tilt for the zoom in/out which by default was the mouse scroll and found it easier to manage than scrolling. Works nicely for anything that has a 3D environment where you can move the camera around. Through the Lexip control panel you can change the DPI from a super slow 50 up to a slight flick across the screen at 12,000 DPI and set one of the buttons to cycle through 4 different speeds of your choice. With the ceramic feet it glides along on any smooth surface, almost like is has rollers on a hard surface. The one drawback I have is that it is not the most comfortable mouse to use. The way it is designed, in order to use the joystick, your hand has to rest on the mouse, which feels right. However, since the whole mouse rocks there is a front edge of the mouse, where the left/right click is, as a solid bar so that you can tilt forward without clicking the mouse. The problem is that my fingers now sit too far forward to click which requires my hand to move back off the mouse, where I can’t reach the joystick, or I have to claw hook my fingers into the buttons. I could use the middle of my finger to try and click, but felt like a strain on my hand and slower than normal. Also, the dead space requires some fine tuning as I constantly found myself rotating when I go to slide the mouse. Just the slightest twist to move your hand, you never notice on a normal mouse. However, having too much dead space made me feel like I was forcing my hand in some directions just to get the movement to trigger. It is certainly a unique mouse and does provide a function which some could find useful. However, it requires the software on the computer you want to use it on and it takes some adjusting and patience in setup.

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  Posted 6 years ago by DavidJr

• Rated 3 out of 5 stars

  Great Concept, but Gimmicky

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  In an era where every gaming peripheral designer is trying to include more & more features – some that affect game play with new features or options, some to make the mouse look more “sexy” while sitting idle on your desk – the Lexip Pu94 tries to accomplish both. Unfortunately, it misses the mark with features that, while interesting and designed to “gain an edge”, directly other critical functions. The Pu94 (the elemental symbol and number for Plutonium) claims its edge by adding “2 joysticks” to the mouse itself – one an actual joystick on the left side where traditionally a gaming button is located, and the second is the whole top shell of the mouse housing which rocks on an axis over top of the mouse bottom. The intention here is to give you additional control options in various programs, not just games but also professional applications like those used for CAD drawings and photo/video editing. For example, in CAD programs you can use the side-mounted joystick to pan around an image without having to do a more traditional CTRL+click+mouse move to pan a drawing in 3D. The multiple control options are guided by “Profiles” which can be downloaded or hand-created by the user in the Lexip Control Panel software (required installation otherwise this won’t do anything more than a stock $4 mouse on the school supplies aisle at Safeway). The profiles are detected for the program you’re launching, and you can have a profile for individual apps (Chrome, IE, FireFox, Word, PowerPoint, specific game, etc.) or “All Software” (anything else that doesn't have a program-specific profile). So what the joystick or buttons do in 1 program can be different from what it does in a game or other program. This gives you nearly unlimited functionality for different movement or viewing options. Other control surfaces are similar to other mice – scroller wheel, back & forward side-mounted thumb buttons, middle finger button just below the scroller wheel. The mouse moves INCREDIBLY smoothly across a surface thanks to 6 ceramic pads on the bottom (which can also be purchased separately either to replace the Pu94 pads or to use on your non-Lexip devices). Movement speed is controlled with the Control Panel software, easily moved from 10-12,000 DPI with a slider, and can be controlled per-program (“Profiles”). I found the ability of the Control Panel software to lower the speed of the movement when using Photoshop helpful, giving me slower mouse movement & more control over precise editing jobs. Despite having a separate cord to connect to your computer, it is NOT wireless/battery operated. You have to use the included micro USB cable to hook it up, which begs to question why add the weight of a removable cable connector instead of just hard-wiring the cord into the mouse body? MISSING THE MARK: While adding 2 additional “joystick” control surfaces to the mouse sounds like a great thing, it wasn’t executed well. Starting with the thumb/side-mounted joystick: When holding the mouse normally, the joystick is too far forward to reach with your thumb. This requires you to slide your hand forward on the mouse, which then places your 2 “mouse fingers” over the outer frame of the mouse, preventing you from using the mouse buttons unless you curl your fingers into a non-human pose. (See photos). Additionally, the “push in” button of the joystick is so hard to push there is no way to activate the button of the joystick without directly changing whatever situation you have arrived at using the joystick in the first place. The outer frame around the front edge of the mouse should have been removed. Had they removed that frame and made the left & right mouse buttons go all of the way to the edge, the issue with moving your hand forward on the mouse to use the joystick would have been completely avoided. Additionally, the “rocking” of the mouse shell in your hand can cause inadvertent movements. I used the rocking for controlling “look around” moves in FPS games, giving me the ability to look left, right, up, and down without actually sliding the mouse on the surface. All I had to do was rock my hand in various directions. This was WAY cool. However, when you go to move the mouse, unless you have the inhuman ability to keep your wrist locked, as you move the mouse around so does the rocking of the top. So let’s say you’re trying to move in an FPS. Moving the mouse forward results in a backward pressure on the rocking joystick, so as you’re running forward your find your view drifting up. This can be somewhat controlled in the Control Panel by adding what they call “dead zone” – a percentage of movement from center that is ignored. But you find yourself reaching a point there is more dead zone than usable area, negating the feature. The Control Panel software, which again is required to get anything more than basic left & right button functions from the mouse, features a plethora of spelling errors. While this doesn’t necessarily affect its use, it is indicative of poor quality control. “Profile” is again & again spelled “Profil”, which I believe is due to the fact this is a French company manufacturing it and they never bothered to have someone spellcheck it. They also refer to “Microsoft Window” in the software, again something minor but shows they didn’t bother to do basic checks on the program before sending it out. Control profiles for new games or applications can (in theory) be downloaded from Lexip’s site, but ONLY from the European site. When you go to “Profils” and choose “New Profil” > “Download a Profil” you are launched to Lexip’s website, which immediately warns that you’re using the European site & asks if you want to use the North American site. When you say yes, you get what looks like the same site, but there are no profiles on the NA site to download. You have to go back to the European site to get the new profiles. Again, just bad UX design. I also caught the mouse “reinstalling” itself several times during use, even though nothing was disconnected or other changes made. It did it while the mouse was sitting idle, so I was never able to see if this was something where connectivity was lost that would have jammed me up in a game, but clearly there is an issue with the mouse-to-PC interface, whether it’s the connector, cord, or software. SUMMARY: The Lexip Pu94 touts itself as the “most funded gaming mouse in Kickstarter history”. I think people, specifically gamers, are always looking for that extra edge in their online play, and the gimmick of a couple of extra control surfaces being added attracted supporters. But the location of the oddly-placed joysticks ends up being just that – gimmicks. In the end, the joysticks became nothing more than distractions that I found myself not using, resorting back to use of this mouse as a simple mouse.

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  Posted 6 years ago by GoalieMedic

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  The Perfect Mouse for Precision, Speed, Control

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  This is without a doubt the best mouse that I have ever owned for working with AutoCAD. I know it’s designed for gaming, but when using AutoCAD, Revit, Solidworks, Adobe Premier and Illustrator, or any other program that needs exact precision, this is perfect! Usually I’m not interested in a wired mouse, but now I realize that a good solidly designed wired mouse can add to increased speed and precision. The Pu94 Wired Gaming Mouse by Lexip is such and has many pros. I really cannot find anything negative or lacking. To start off, this is the first mouse design to ever merge two joy sticks into one 3-D product. Not only does it have a thumb switch, it has a built in 360-degree pivot. This pivot is designed to facilitate faster movement, more definitive control, and precision. All these features are great and wonderful, and I appreciate the use of everyone; however, to me it may also be the first truly ergonomic mouse ever manufactured because its use provides orbital movement of the wrist. In doing so, the body’s use of synovial fluid forces lubrication of the wrist joints. Why is this important? Synovial fluid keeps bones apart to avoid deterioration of cartilage layers. It also provides a cushioning effect by shielding the bones and cartilage from damage during impact. Even more, it is important to filter nutrients for articular cartilage and help prevent toxins and other harmful substances from entering the joint cavity. When the synovial fluid is squeezed out by this full rotation movement the cartilage surfaces remain lubricated, and this diminishes or slows the progression of carpal tunnel. When synovial fluid loses its fluidity and becomes sticky and thick, the joints break down, become inflamed and painful. In addition to these two joy sticks (the internal rotation and the thumb stick), the mouse is designed with 1 RGB backlit button behind the scroll wheel on the top. The button type is Omron and there are also two other buttons on the top (Index/major) and 2 buttons on the side. Designed to be totally customizable to increase speed and eliminate certain keyboard shortcuts, everything including the sensitivity of the controls and laser movement can be programmed through the Control Panel which can be downloaded through the website www.Lexip.us. Another great feature of this mouse is that the mouse recalls the settings and recognizes the software if the parameters for each control has been saved while using the different software programs. Let me repeat, the mouse can be programmed to different software programs and it will recall the settings for each program. The RGB backlight is also controlled through the Control Panel. It can be set to either be animated or fixed and is a nice finishing touch for a great design. The product is designed with laser sensors capable of up to 12000 dpi (ADNS-9800). The soft surface treatment on the top and rubber grips on the sides not only provide for faster movement but are very comfortable to the hand. The ceramic feet add a new dimension by allowing for a smoother slide and better control of movements during high speed use. Precision and quality appear to be the main objectives of this design and it seems to have meet and exceeded expectations. I’ve been working with Autodesk and Adobe products for almost 30 years and I have never owned or used a mouse that had such precision as this one. I highly recommend it. Apparently, others think it’s a great concept and design too, because incidentally, this mouse holds the record of being the most funded gaming mouse ever funded through Kickstarter.

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  Posted 6 years ago by SwigglesMilam