CM Storm Xornet Review

Introduction

We’ve often commented here at OC3D at how mice are most definitely split into two camps. There are your generic 2 or 3 button jobs that come with a prebuilt PC from your local emporium and cost about £2, and gaming mice which tend to be stacked to the gills with bells and whistles and cost anything up to £100+.

What the market is crying out for is a no frills gaming mouse. Great sensor, a few buttons, affordable price.

CM Storm had a stab at this with the CM Storm Spawn, which came with a 3200DPI sensor and otherwise very little else. Unfortunately it was priced just on the fringes of the middle-range gaming mice that have lighting and macros, so having gone back to the drawing board and designed something capable of being priced even cheaper, they have produced the Xornet.

Available just under £20 this is extremely affordable, so does it provide enough thrills to be a worthy purchase?

Technical Specifications

As you can see from the specs, this is a compact number with everything pared to the bone. The primary point of interest is the 2000DPI sensor, which is obviously a long way below the high-end sensors we’ve seen on a lot of gaming mice, but equally it’s just sensitive enough to be perfect for your average gamer.

Let’s get up close and personal with the Xornet then.