Page 3 - Subjective Performance Tests
After installing and configuring the Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Wireless mouse to my likings, I continued to do some testing with it. Testing a mouse does have some subjective components to it, but through the overall tests, we hope to provide a more objective result. Testing is done in a normal office environment, using the mouse for day to day tasks. Gaming is, of course, another important aspect of testing to determine its capabilities. Gaming tests were done in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, VALORANT, and DOTA 2. The Corsair Sabre RGB Wireless is marketed as a FPS and MOBA mouse, so these games should put the mouse through its paces. Some light graphics work was also done to see how the mouse performs in Adobe Creative Suite applications. All tests were run on the Cooler Master MasterAccessory MP750-L.
In my own use, I used a palm grip for the Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Wireless. A claw grip can be used as well, although the mouse is designed to cater towards a palm grip in my opinion. A claw grip is possible, making it possible to flick the mouse around quickly when needed in FPS games, but a palm grip is definitely more comfortable. With a claw grip, I had a bit of an issue controlling the mouse in FPS games, since the weight is located more towards the back of the mouse. It would swing outward at the back more than I intended. There are plenty of DPI settings to choose from as well, all the way from 100 to 26,000. These are extremes, and will probably be largely ignored by most users. I settled the mouse in at 800 DPI, which I find to be comfortable for both FPS and MOBA games. There was some jitter at very high sensitivity settings, but it is not an area most people will venture into. No smoothing was noticed.
There are not too many buttons on the Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Wireless, ensuring you will probably not press one of them accidentally. The two side buttons are easily remapped in a MOBA game, and they are accessible enough to use them comfortably with your thumb as you are playing. The design of these side buttons also ensure you know which one is which. Like most mice, the DPI switch button is located behind the scroll wheel, making it easy to change the DPI settings when you have a quick break in the game. It would be quite difficult to press the button in the middle of a firefight or something like that. Otherwise, the mouse generally felt quite good to use.
The Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Wireless is aimed at the gaming crowd, but this does not preclude it from other demanding tasks. For everyday office use, the mouse held up well. I did not experience any strange tracking errors and the precision was remarkable. The Marksman 26K sensor allowed for excellent performance in this environment, making tasks easy to accomplish. The same strengths were seen in the Adobe applications. Drawing in Illustrator, editing specific points of a photo in Photoshop, or dragging clips around a timeline in Premiere Pro was a breeze, and the Sabre RGB Pro Wireless excelled in each case. With a low lift-off distance, the mouse was consistent in tracking my inputs and the PTFE feet ensured it glided smoothly over the mousepad surface. In both the office and more professional environments, the Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Wireless performed great.
Gaming is definitely what the Corsair Sabre RGB Wireless is aimed for. It even has a temporary DPI switch toggle labeled "sniper" to help you for those tight shots. In FPS games, the mouse held up well. Tracking was consistent and I never felt as if the pointer needed to be somewhere else. However, I found the temporary DPI switch for the "sniper" to be quite useless. Enabling it completely ruins the potential for a flick. Perhaps with practice, you can get used to aiming with a different DPI while sniping, but it was mostly just a pain in my case. Otherwise, performance stayed consistent in MOBA games as well. The mouse was easy to use and tracked accurately. I had two instances where tracking was impacted and the mouse pointer seemed sluggish compared to my inputs. Changing DPI did not help this, rather turning the mouse on and off fixed it. It only happened twice in all my use, so it may have been a fluke. Otherwise, I found no other issues with performance.
Wireless products always seem great until you have to charge them. Extending the battery life as much as possible is crucial then to reduce charging as much as possible. In this case, the Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Wireless was quite good. I fully charged it when I received it, and in three weeks of daily use and leaving it in standby and not turning it off, it went down to 20%. The battery life is excellent and it gives you fair warning to know when you have to charge it. You can even setup a battery indicator in your icon tray to keep track of it if you wish.
One area where the Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Wireless did not do so great in was Bluetooth connectivity. The mouse was still usable when connected with Bluetooth, but the pointer felt slightly sluggish. This is not too surprising, considering operating over Bluetooth reduces the report rate, so it felt as if there was a slight amount of lag between the input and what I see on screen. I would recommend only using a Bluetooth connection for daily office tasks rather than for gaming or other professional work.
Overall, the Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Wireless performed really well in a variety of settings, especially when using the USB receiver. Battery life is great as well, ensuring charging will be at the back of my mind. Otherwise, it performed great.
Page Index
1. Introduction, Packaging, Specifications
2. Physical Look - Hardware
3. Subjective Performance Tests
4. Conclusion
