Hello this is the Provoked Prawn and this is the ASUS tough gaming M4 wireless this is the wireless
version of the gaming M4 mouse that I unboxed and reviewed recently and I'll link to that
video in the description this is an unboxing and review video to talk to you about my experiences
with this mouse and the highlights of it and the things that make it interesting now out of the box
just like it's wired brother this mouse doesn't look particularly interesting however it is
because it is an affordable wireless mouse and one that uses either AAA or AAA batteries not an
integrated battery so that in itself is insane it also comes with the connectivity options
that include 2.4 gigahertz wireless or Bluetooth connectivity and it's designed to be lightweight
as well as having six programmable buttons that includes a DPI switching button up to 12 000 DPI
PBT top cover that covers up your battery port and as this is antibacterial guard as well as
PTFE feet on the underside obviously a lightweight body and a number of other highlights now I was
struck immediately when I got this mouse out of the box because there's very little in the box and
that was a weird experience for me now you don't get much in the box with a mouse usually but what
you usually do get is at least a cable to charge it with this mouse doesn't have any
cables because you can't charge it it literally has no hole for plugging in a micro USB or USB-C
cable and the first sign that was a bit strange was a double a battery inside the box I have
never in all the years that I've been doing this YouTube channel had a mouse a gaming mouse with aa
batteries in it or AAA batteries for that matter and I've certainly never had a wireless mouse that
doesn't come with a charging cable so this was an intriguing unboxing and a real surprise for
me it actually has more surprises up its sleeve as well because when you open that cover you'll
find on the inside there's a AAA battery tucked away inside here and that's housed within a little
case and the reason for that is you can use both AAA batteries or AAA batteries in here and just
one and that little cover makes that AAA battery the same size as a double a battery which means
you can shed weight and have a smaller battery in there to keep the mouse a lighter weight
but also still have a decent battery life on it and I was surprised by actually how long this
mouse has been going because I've been using it for long gaming sessions for video editing and for
working and it's still using the AAA battery with relative ease housed inside the mouse is also the
wireless dongle for the 2.4 gigahertz wireless but you do as well have the option for a Bluetooth low
energy connection so if you want to save battery obviously using the Bluetooth will maintain
the length of how long this mouse can gain for before you need to replace the battery
you get the spare double a battery in the box which I swear they did just to show you that it's
possible to go between the two and have the option for different lightweight but it is nice to have
an extra battery included if nothing else very strange now the other things that struck me is
the feet are nice and slick they are obviously 100 PTFE but they're not scratchy and it slides around
the desk really easily this is designed to be a medium-sized lightweight ish mouse that they claim
is 62 grams they also say it has an ambidextrous design which I don't really agree with although
it's symmetrical there are thumb buttons on the left hand side and there aren't any on
the right so really it's for right-handed gamers the buttons however are satisfying and have nice
click action to them and it's very reminiscent of the wired mouse except obviously you have
the freedom of not having any wires and there is actually a lot to be said for not having a wire
because when it's running low on battery you don't need to rummage around in your drawers
to try and find a charging cable or you don't need to have a cable permanently plugged into your PC
taking up room on your desk that then becomes a problem if you want to hear the button click
stick with me to the end of the video and I'll include those without me talking over the top
of them so you can just get an idea of it but what I found is that they are satisfying setup
and it responds really well I also like the setup of the side buttons
as I did with the wired version it is comfortable the buttons stick out nicely on the side they're
easy to feel and easy to access one of the things that you might see from the clips as well is that
the side has a very rich texture to it on either side which makes for some interesting grip setups
on top there's DPI switching button and you'll notice that it changes the color of the indicator
each time you press it and that's to represent the various DPI levels that are set there you can also
adjust things within armory crate and I will show you that later on in the video as well you will
notice quite a matte finish to it I said already that it has PBT top cover it also has side buttons
everything's a PBT setup and it has the antibacterial design so it's designed to
keep clean and function well ever so slightly matte texture finish and I found that during the
gaming sessions it doesn't get particularly oily or dirty I'm looking at it now and it still looks
the same as when I first got out of the box nice and clean and it doesn't slip around it has some
very nice textures down the side are quite rough but that's actually beneficial there's nothing
worse in my experience than having a slippery shiny mouse that just sort of is hard to hold
on to when you're getting serious in your gaming sessions the mouse wheel itself has that nice
rubber texture looks like a tire and it also has some clicky feedback when you roll it but it's not
terribly obnoxious and it's not super loud either it's quite pleasant again if you want to hear the
sounds I'll include the clips again at the end of the video so you can see more of that I am also
making an ASMR version of this video if you want to hear it coming out of the box and other things
and that's I'm going to be on my ASMR channel so check that out too now one of the things that I
said was that I found this is a slick mouse and it doesn't have much in terms of noise that it makes
but I did find that for some reason when you push it forwards on the mouse mat it does make a little
bit of a scratchy sound so I compared it with the Steelseries Prime wireless which is a bit quieter
and it doesn't seem to deliver a problem so it's not an issue during gaming but it's something to
bear in mind on the scales you'll see that this mouse weighs in at around 79 grams that is with
the AAA battery and the converter holder in there they claim 62 grams as the weight but
that's without the battery or the dongle which obviously means the mouse wouldn't work so it's
not really a fair claim in my mind if you use the double a battery it'll weigh in at around 86
grams is the claim there the difference between the battery obviously makes it a lighter weight
if you're using the AAA versus the double a but you also get less in terms of hours use so
for example over 2.4 gigahertz with the double a battery get 134 hours with the AAA battery you get
53 hours so you're basically like halving and more so over halving your battery life if you use it
over Bluetooth low energy and a double a batteries 232 hours versus 100 hours with the AAA I'll leave
all this information in the description so you can check it out for yourself but my experience
is obviously not that many hours instead it is actual day-to-day use I've been using it nine to
five thirty working then into the evening editing videos and really long gaming sessions with
friends as well on a Friday and Saturday and I haven't had to replace the AAA battery yet
but as you'll see from later on it is about thirty percent in the software so it is running out but I
certainly haven't had to replace it yet so I think depending on the batteries you're using
you might find longevity in it and obviously sleep settings and other things will mean that it
works longer and also depends it's going to vary from use case to use case but it is interesting
because obviously the battery use influences the length of playability and the weight of the mouse
as well and I also really like the way they've set it up it's intelligent and very different
use to what I'm used to seeing and having the options there make it appealing now in terms
of specs it's not mind-blowing it has 12 000 max DPI 300 max speed 35 g's max acceleration
a thousand Hertz polling rate so it's pretty decent in the polling rate at least but the
max speed and IPS aren't that nifty in real world terms though I found it really useful for Rainbow
6 Siege for example I haven't seen a negative impact on my play I've found that it has been
enjoyable and a good gaming mouse to use it's a nice round package of all the good things you can
reprogram the buttons obviously those side buttons are easy to access as I said the feet are nice and
slick so it's easy to move around it's got a good texture to it the buttons are responsive
they don't say what switches are included but they are guaranteed up to 60 million clicks and
they are certainly satisfying and actuate quickly so overall a pretty good package for what you're
getting and a no frills mouse without any RGB one of the other highlights a small one is that the
DPI indicator light which changes color to let you know what DPI level you're on
will also flash to let you know when the battery is getting low so you will be able to tell when
the battery's getting low before it suddenly runs out on you so for example now it's flashing red
to let me know that actually the battery is getting near the end of its use it isn't
right near the end though because you can set it in armory crate to tell you a specific level
so for example it's set at the moment to let me know when it's at 30 it'll start flashing so you
can set that lower and you can even turn it off if you like to live life dangerously so now I'm
going to go into the software and show you what you can do in there here we are in armory crate
you'll find the device is buried under the device settings here the tough gaming inform wireless
the most interesting part of this is obviously going to be the customization options here and
you will see that you have onboard memory profiles as well so I'll go into the buttons in a minute
because I'll show you the rest of it first you have a thousand Hertz polling rate set as default
you can turn angle snapping on and off and you will also notice that you can adjust the DPI
levels so DPI 3 is what I currently have selected and as I press the button on the mouse it will
show you that I'm going through the other ones and also the color that's represented by them so
you'll notice that DPI 1 for example is red DPI 2 is magenta dp03 is blue and DPI is green and
obviously you can go crazy and set it to 12 000 which is just bonkers or you can vote and I had
it around 1 600 which is a good nice round number works efficiently and is good for my personal use
under the wireless power saving options you'll see that the battery is now at 29 this is the AAA
battery still that was in there when I unboxed it you'll also notice as I said a minute ago that the
lighting will let you when the battery percentage reaches a certain set percentage so here it's 30
which means that it's now constantly flashing red on that DPI indicator so if I set it down
to 20 instead that light then goes off you can also switch it to go into sleep mode so perhaps
setting it in a lower sleep mode might save the battery and make it last a little bit longer
your experience may vary firmware updates it automatically gets anywhere through armory crate
really very good at that so you can see fairly straightforward now a quick point of note is
that you can record macros in here you need to go to the device and go into your macro settings and
then you can set and record macros in here and that's in a separate point of the software then
you can also customize the buttons you will notice that you cannot customize your left button so it's
impossible to do that you can tweak the rest of them including up and down on the scroll wheel
and something like scroll clicks if you show you that as an example you'll notice there are a few
different options basic settings including DPI switch but also double click so that is
essentially a double left click so you can program that as an interesting highlight for example
we might switch out the DPI button for double click and that means that when you press that
you're essentially tapping twice which could be useful in FPS games if you want to just have a
little Burst fire mode you could set that up or you might find it useful for productivity reasons
you'll also have the option when you go into here if we set the DPI you can obviously see the macros
and then you get to choose the macros that you've then created and then there are other options too
you can set for example to take a screenshot have a window shortcut launch armory crate
and stealth mode which is basically a boss button so when you press that it will minimize everything
and just show your windows so you have the ability to program quite a few different things in here
including macros keyboard functions and much more so for an affordable mouse it's quite powerful and
delivers some really good specs for the price and has no cables included with it which still
blows my mind and is a very nice feature a small weird highlight of this gaming mouse this has been
the Provoked Pro under forget to stick with me to hear the clicks the mouse wheel and the sounds on
the mat let me know in the comments if you've got any questions be sure to check out the description
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