Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless Mouse Review - Light On The Pocket... And Everything Else Too.
As I continue to inch my way towards the dark side of the gaming landscape, to become a PC gamer, I’m gradually building out my playspace with top-shelf equipment, priming me to add the mouse and keyboard strings to my bow. Recently, having reviewed the Vanguard 96 Pro Keyboard, I then added it to the gameplay loadout, and now it’s time to look into the mouse. Prior to checking out the Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight mouse, I’d been using the Sabre RGB Pro, and had been very happy doing so, until the battery ceased to hold a charge, so when the V2 Pro Ultralight became available to review, I was keen to check it out, to determine if this was the obvious replacement. Disappointingly, despite being a great, very accessible product, a few minor gripes prevent me from making it the go-to option in the future.
Central to the design of the Sabre V2 is its 36-gram weight. Don’t get too agitated for flippant when you have this mouse in hand, because sudden movements could see it thrown or knocked into orbit, it’s that weightless. The lack of size and heft is undoubtedly a divisive element. When I put it in the hands of my kids, and even my wife to test the feel, they all loved its lack of weight and how smooth it felt to move around. At the same time, in my own experiences, it was too light. As in my beloved controller-based platforms, a feeling of weightlessness impacts immersion and tactility, something quite noticeable once I jumped into various games, chief-among them, FPS’ where a connectedness to the action is aided by immersion felt through the input method. In lieu of not having rumble functionality as I would in my Dualsense, a feeling of weight would help, but it is disappointingly absent.
The lack of weight is also directly connected to the lack of input options. For myself, the five buttons, from the standard trio, to the inside pair for thumb inputs, are all that I need, while for for the primary market who might buy a Corsair product, the lack of inputs feels at odds with the needs of the audience.
On a technical level, the Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight features Corsair’s standardised 33,000 DPI Marksman S optical sensor, unlocking razer-sharp precision play, while the mouse’s 8,000 Hz polling rate should keep up with anything you’re looking to interact with on-screen. A nice little out of the box touch, the Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight comes with some pre-cut grip tape, which is especially helpful for a smaller mouse, and some additional skates for the base, though admittedly the immediately available pads are pretty great to start with. For those looking to customise the experience further, you must utilise Corsair’s Web Hub to change your DPI, and even remap buttons. Due to the mouse’s lack of features, the Web Hub for the Sabre V2 Pro feels pretty plain and boring, but it does its job well considering what hardware is working with.
I found that the Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless boasted more than 60 hours of use time, plus whatever mild battery drain there was when it wasn’t in active use, so it’ll meet your usage needs and not prompt you for a recharge excessively often. Though the functionality is quite limited, I found the Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless to be a great product that is a great option for those who are trying to keep things pretty simple. The lack of input options and the tiny form-factor will not be to the liking of everyone, and will be perfect for others, but as a piece of kit, you’ll do much worse than the Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless Mouse.
