(background music)
- If you wanna take on the most popular gaming mouse
in the entire world, you better bring your Glorious game.
And that's exactly what Glorious hopes to be doing.
This is the Model I gaming mouse
which is the direct competitor
to the 502 and also the Razer Basilisk.
I'm really excited to see this mouse.
It is spec wise better than the 502,
I think Glorious construction quality is quite high.
If you guys don't know who they are,
they're the makers boxes that are hard to open.
- [Jono] Uh, there's a sticker.
- Oh yeah. (background laughter)
I'm actually very excited to see
what this mouse is all about.
I think more Glorious has been on quite a good stretch
of making very exciting mice,
especially their wireless mice.
They've made them very light,
they're honeycomb which isn't my favorite thing,
but the build quality's been good.
They've looked good.
The durability, apparently it's been quite excellent.
So let's, let's unbox this bad boy.
So right off the bat, this plastic quality is not,
it's not bad, it feels like slightly cheap.
It feels like Razer quality, you know. (air horn blows)
It's light, it's definitely noticeably lighter
than I remember the 502 being,
I'm gonna save the direct comparisons
for a little bit later.
The shape is excellent.
This is a, a mouse shape that I think is,
there's a reason why it's so popular,
it fits really well into a right hand.
It used to be a mouse that I really liked
but I kind of like my thumb to touch the table
just to have a little more kind of
awareness of how fast I'm moving.
But for productivity, and I think for most gamers
this is still just such a classic, comfortable shape.
The scroll wheel, I will say feels pretty far forward.
Like if you were a claw person,
you're gonna have a little bit of trouble getting to that,
that scroll wheel.
Other buttons on this mouse,
there's a DPI and now a DPI down button.
So they've increased that from one button to two buttons,
which is nice.
Not a, it's like a nice to have, not a,
not a must have cause there's only usually like
five settings that you're scrolling through anyway.
On the side they have more buttons,
more is always better, right?
And two of them are replaceable.
I'm not sure exactly how that works.
They included buttons that we'll kind of get to over there.
On the bottom, we have the PTFE premium G-Skates.
I like that they come with a little sticker on them
cause then you know, they're not damaged.
They're fresh, baby!
So overall shape, excellent.
The build quality feels good, it feels strong.
Like I can, I'm squeezing it really hard,
I don't feel that much give.
The clickiness feels good, it's the Glorious switches
that are made in collaboration with Kailh.
They're rated for 80 million clicks,
which on paper seems 30 million clicks better
than most switches especially the ones on the Logitech.
The, the ones that have bad reputation.
So what we're gonna do for the rest of the video
is we're gonna count to 80 million.
One two three four five six
seven eight nine ten. (mouse clicking fast)
- [Jono] Noooo.
- [Presenter] We got that paracord it's, it feels good.
It's got that kinda like loosey feel.
So it doesn't feel like it would get snagged on stuff.
Wow, that's real long, two meter cable.
That's plenty long and it's, it's a good quality cable.
It's not like the nicest one I've ever felt.
It's kind of like a little bunchy in some spots,
but that's fine, you can, you can fix that.
Okay, so in the actual box,
the top is cardboard plastic.
Then there's another plastic cover that comes off.
And then you have a little bit of documentation.
We have the quick start guide
and I'm guessing probably warranty info, safety.
Everyone knows those mice are real dangerous.
And then you have some of the swappable buttons
and the sticker, cool.
- [Andy] Sticker!
- Woo, sticker! (imitates air horn)
So we got all these side buttons.
(coughs)
Okay, so we have all these swappable side buttons,
and apparently all of them are swappable
which is pretty cool.
No?
Boy, I definitely scratched it.
It really was just a magnet. (laughs)
Oh man.
- [Jono] It said magnetic!
- I didn't believe them, okay?
Magnets are expensive.
It's really frigging magnetic though.
Am I just, what's wrong with me?
It wasn't supposed to be like this. (background laughter)
It was supposed to be easy, David.
- [Jono] At least you know when you're gaming
it's not gonna come out.
- That's a good point.
It would be annoying
if they were really loosey goosey magnets and like,
anytime you like lifted and pulled
it was in danger of just flying off.
Okay, someone should come and try and take it off
and see if it's really easy, I'm just that dumb.
- [Jono] Maybe this one doesn't come out.
- [Presenter] I, I think it said all six.
Wait, no, but it said six, oh it six replaceable buttons.
Only two of them, only two of them are, okay.
(laughter)
That's really confusing to be honest.
- [Jono] Yeah, so, oh, I got it!
- [Presenter] Nice, you're amazing Jono.
To clarify, there's two buttons on the mouse
that are swappable but they include six replaceable buttons.
That makes sensor there's only four, six, David,
numbers, numbers.
Okay, the difference is at least on the top ones
is just how far the buttons will stick out from the mouse.
So there's like the short, like the smallest one
to the tallest one.
I'm guessing that's a comfort thing.
So on the bigger buttons,
it looks like it's kind of the same thing.
Just two different size buttons, different shapes,
and then a cover.
The G502 is not quite as customizable.
It's more software programmable.
It has lots of buttons on it.
To be honest though, Jono, I'm not a hundred percent sure.
It's been a little while since I've used a 502
on the regular.
So why don't we unbox it and do a pretty much
direct comparison?
Okay, so, immediately you can see
that they're pretty similar,
although they are more different than I had in my head.
The G502 feels a little more narrow.
So there's less like volume here.
And your, kind of your fourth finger and your pinky finger
kind of squeeze a little bit tighter.
I don't know if one's better or worse.
I think it it's just a comfort thing.
I much prefer closed shells to these honeycomb design
but the sacrifice when you compare the two mice,
wow, the weight is wild.
The Glorious mouse is 69 (laughs wildly) grams.
They say there's a variance of like one or two grams.
We're seeing 72 grams.
I think if I moved it a bit, move the cable off, 71.
It's not so nice.
127, that is significantly more.
Not quite double, but we're approaching double the weight.
So the weight difference is already quite extensive.
And before you comment with your
I like heavy mice things, great.
I'm glad you do.
I don't.
I think if you're very competitive in a shooter,
and you would see that with most eSports pros,
it's a lot easier to be consistent
on flicks and moves with a lighter mouse.
Also fatigue is a real thing.
Repetitive strain injuries
with lighter mice are less severe.
You're not moving as much around,
but for us less intense people,
the weight's not a huge difference, like,
if, if a pro had a 502 and you had a G Pro X Superlight,
they're still gonna beat you. (laughs)
Glorious has had some really enticing mice
that have caught my eye.
And this might be a really good mouse
for streaming my streaming computer.
Although I much prefer wireless mice.
That being said, they, they said they are looking
into maybe doing a wireless variant of this mouse
although that's to be determined, so.
They have made no promises.
But again, like I said, this is the most
popular mouse in the world for a reason.
It is a comfortable mouse.
Although I will say, I think that this Model I
is slightly more comfortable.
There's 11 buttons.
So there's two on the side
like where the three would be over here.
They have a DPI switch, the lock,
and then the two main buttons
as well as the scroll wheel button.
So it's pretty similar in terms of buttons.
They really looked at the 502 and were like,
we're gonna copy that homework
and make it just different enough that people don't get mad.
Let's, let's look at the colors
and then we can plug it in and try it.
There's a sticky note on this one
so I'm guessing this is the one that
is the production model.
These might have been engineering samples.
So actually when we do the testing, I'll do this one.
Oh, interesting.
Surprisingly, all the buttons are still black
on the white variant of the mouse.
So if you are into kind of a more poppy
white and black aesthetic, not just white RGB look,
this could be a good thing for you.
Let me check if the buttons are black.
Yeah, the buttons they include are also black.
I don't like that.
I don't like that at all.
I think that was a mistake.
We'll see when the RGB is on,
you can see there's an RGB light strip here.
Maybe it'll like, make it pop more
but I think it makes it look cheaper than the black variant.
What do you guys think?
Tell me in the comments below, I'm reading them now.
Huh.
- [Jono] Porn bots? (laughter)
- Yeah, click this link, I'm there for real.
I'm gonna switch the buttons on the white one.
Cause that's the production model for the testing.
But the other thing that's included
is the Glorious grip tape.
This, I probably wouldn't use on most mice
but I'm kind of considering seeing how it feels on this one
to see if I cover up the honeycomb, how that would feel.
Oh, that was, that was the worst.
Okay, all right.
That's not what I expected at all.
You can see that it sort of has a carbon fiber look
but it's a jelly silicone feel.
It is interesting.
I'm gonna put it just on the back
cause I wanna see what it feels like
when the honeycomb is covered up.
Surprisingly, I don't hate it.
I thought I would absolutely despise this.
I'm gonna finish putting everything on it.
I have to say, I kind of like it.
It's, it gives the whole thing a slightly like rubbery feel.
It's not ideal, but it does feel better
than kinda like a crappy textured plastic.
I like it better than what was on there.
And I certainly like it better than the honeycomb shape.
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Okay, we have the Glorious core software installed.
And so let's take a little bit of time
and see what we can customize.
Oh wow, that RGB looks pretty good.
We've got the light strips on the side
but then the mouse wheel has two sides of RGB.
That looks pretty decent.
I still don't like the black buttons against it
but that is quite RGB,
and the fact that I can see it so well in studio lights
means that I could probably really see it in a dark room.
I, it shows up, there it is.
It's the wrong color.
But this, this is beta software,
so I'm not gonna worry too much about that.
You can import, export profiles.
You're gonna have change our lighting, seamless breathing.
We got all the different kinds of RGB modes.
Key binding, left button right button,
DPI stage up stage down.
I actually wonder, for me the competitive game
I played the most was Rainbow Six.
So I actually switched my DPI switch button
to be my middle click, cause I didn't like having my,
to bring my button up there,
and on this mouse because the scroll wheel
is so far forward,
I actually might make these a middle click.
So let's see how I can do that.
I can't, oh wait no, I can, thank goodness.
We can see on the side, scroll click, sure.
DPI lock.
I do not want that.
Especially now that I don't have a DPI button.
I generally make that my back button
and as I've lost my back button, let's do that.
So while we're here, we can talk about the BAMF sensor
that is Glorious's first collaboration with Pixar.
So this is gonna be a flawless sensor, 19,000 DPI,
although that level of sensitivity is not what you want.
I set mine down at 800.
Most people kind of round 1,600, 3,200,
but it should be flawless.
There's no lift off sensors that are included in that,
but it, it should be fine.
I have a feeling this is gonna be
an excellent mousing experience.
It's certainly very smooth with the PTFE feet.
The pulling rate is a thousand Hertz.
That's pretty standard.
There is higher pulling rate wired mice,
but that definitely hasn't become the norm yet.
And it's still kind of a novelty item.
Also, let's check out the performance tab.
Oh, that's cool.
So as you can see on the bottom
you can set the DPI stage to a color.
I think that's actually a pretty good system
instead of having like four LEDs that show you
which stage you've selected.
It's a color, that's really smart.
But I'm pretty, pretty confident,
pretty ready to go, feeling good, feeling pretty.
So let's, let's take this into Aim Lab and see how it feels.
It's me from the future!
And I have a message.
Recording screen capture on a laptop,
sometimes don't work.
And so we're gonna do it again where I play Aim Labs
but on a better computer
and hopefully we don't have any issues.
Right away this feels pretty friggin smooth.
It feels like I could probably flick fairly consistency
once I practiced and dialed in my settings.
Yeah, the glide pads feel really good.
The weight feels good, the shape feels decent.
Like I said earlier,
really earlier now that we've time traveled.
I like to have my thumb on the table, but that's okay.
This isn't like my preferred mouse shape
but I could definitely get used to this
and I could definitely get decent with it.
The one caveat is always the mouse cord.
Even there, I could feel it.
It's not a big deal if you have a Bungee,
you can sort of figure it out.
But who wants a Bungee when you can skydive?
- [Jono] Boo.
- You liked my other joke,
the previous joke I made in the past,
editor roll the previous joke.
I probably could Bungee it, but I don't play Destiny.
Who needs Bungee?
Yeah, I am very pleased with the performance of this mouse.
As I lift off, as I move it, it feels really solid.
I think the clicks feel excellent.
Overall, this is a very,
I'm having a very positive experience.
Let's see if that holds up.
This is, it's still a good mouse
but it's also like, can you hear that?
(rattles)
It's cause it's heavy.
It's the mouse, that's the mouse wheel I think
just going against itself.
I, I don't have enough time to really test the sensors,
see if it's like, one's better than the other,
but on paper they're very similar.
They're both flawless sensors.
So I am having a hard time seeing why you would want a 502.
Yeah, this is, the 502 is still a good mouse.
I don't like that jiggle.
I don't like the weight but other than that,
it's still like, it's still good.
I think the, the button placement and size
I might like a little bit better on the 502
than on the Model I.
But for my concluding thoughts let me go back to the past.
There's a lot of reasons to be really excited
about the Model I including the fact
that it's $10 cheaper than a 502.
502 not on sale is 80 bucks.
The Model I is $69, nice.
- [Jono] No, it's $59.
- $59, What?
That's actually a really good deal.
This, this is an incredible value.
At $59 this is an excellent gaming mouse.
If you are someone that is fine with a cable
and that's your budget, this,
you could do much, much, much worse.
Is this the mouse that I'm gonna switch to?
Probably not.
I am a huge believer in wireless mice
just because the cable is just a little bit of a handicap.
It slows you down, it can get caught in stuff
and it makes it just like
a little bit less of a good experience.
And if Glorious made a wireless variant
it would be an even better option.
I would check them out at the link below.
If you were interested, it's a good mouse.
So thank you for watching this short circuit.
If you wanna watch more mouse unboxings
there's lots to go through.
I would recommend the G Pro X Superlight.
That is the gold standard.
Other than that farewell, goodbye.
Auf wiedersehen, goodnight.