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Cougar 550M

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User ratings:
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4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Consumer ratings:
4.4 / 5
Editorial reviews:
4
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4 editorial reviews
If you're looking for a mouse that's solid, capable, easy to tweak and comfortable enough to forget, this is it.Read more
Today Cougar's 550M Metallic-Blue Edition optical gaming mouse goes under the spotlight to see if it deserves a spot on your desk.Read more
The Cougar 550M is a great gaming mouse that not only has amazing aesthetics, it also offers great performance and easy to use software.Read more
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Pros

  • Great build quality Nice aesthetics
  • a good
  • solid middle-click

Cons

  • rubberized scroll wheel is not quite as well fine-tuned
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  • 550m s buttons almost out of the box

Key specs

  • 6400 dpi
  • 50G
  • 6
  • yes
  • 1
  • Wired
  • 115 g
  • Optical

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Cougar 550M - Pros & Cons

Cougar 550M

Pros

  • Great build quality Nice aesthetics
  • a good
  • solid middle-click
  • macro editor is pretty robust
  • an excellent gaming mouse and priced competitively around $60
  • solid
  • capable
  • easy to tweak and comfortable enough to forget
  • the UIX software is compatible with all Cougar products
  • good range of features
  • excellent build quality and a unique design

Cons

  • rubberized scroll wheel is not quite as well fine-tuned
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  • 550m s buttons almost out of the box
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  • no split between the right and left click buttons
  • Limited
  • price is a huge impact
  • the price point for this mouse is really on the low side of the scale
  • It does not cross the line into unusable
  • Remapping this mouse could not be easier
  • The sensor is centered but is a bit north of the equator

Cougar 550M - Technical Overview

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IconNumber of buttons
6
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IconOperating resolution
6400 dpi
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Redragon Ranger
Operating resolution: 124000 dpi
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115 g
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Dicota Twister
Weight: 0.07 g

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Cougar 550M - Full Specifications

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General
Type of motion sensorOptical
Device interfaceUSB
PurposeGaming
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Features
Compact designyes
Ergonomic designyes
Built-in memoryyes
Customizable movement resolutionyes
Programmable mouse buttonsyes
Plug and Playyes
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Design
Colour of product
  • Blue,Orange
  • Grey,Orange
Illuminationyes
Surface colorationMonotone
Cable length1.8
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Power
Power sourceCable
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Technical details
Operating resolution6400.0 dpi
Max polling rate1000Hz/1ms
Acceleration50G
Buttons typePressed buttons
Number of buttons6
Scroll wheelyes
Number of wheels1
Scroll typeWheel
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Connectivity
ConnectionWired
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Dimensions
Width2.76 in
Height1.77 in
Depth5.31 in
Weight4.06 oz

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