INTRODUCTION

   As we've pointed out numerous times in past reviews when you finally decide to get a new gaming peripheral for the PC you first need to know exactly what your needs are meaning what you're looking for (in terms of specifications and features) and of course just how much you're willing to spend. For example if you're out looking for a new gaming mouse (which is also what today's review's all about) aside the usual suspects like shape, weight (adjustable or not) and size you also need to decide on the number of buttons, performance (laser/optical sensor model) and whether or not you'd like it to feature some type of illumination (RGB or not). So just as long as you know exactly what it is, you're looking for you will not have a problem finding the right gaming mouse to cover your needs since the market is currently filled with them. There is however one serious exception and so if you're looking for an ambidextrous model your choices are limited at best which is why when CORSAIR announced their latest M55 RGB PRO Ambidextrous Multi-Grip Gaming Mouse last week we just had to test it.

   Founded in 1994, CORSAIR has grown from pioneering the high-performance DRAM market into one of the world’s leading providers of high-performance PC peripherals and components. CORSAIR offers a complete range of products to equip gamers, enthusiasts and e-sports athletes, including mechanical keyboards, precision gaming mice, wireless headsets, high-performance components that gamers use to build gaming PCs, and the CORSAIR ONE fully-integrated gaming PC. With a company-wide commitment to quality, innovative design, advanced features and high performance, CORSAIR products have won thousands of media and industry awards, earning their place in gamers’ hands and PCs following years of development and engineering by a team dedicated to building great products they themselves would want to use.

   The brand new M55 RGB PRO may not stand out as much as its M65 RGB or IRONCLAW RGB brothers (mainly due to its ambidextrous design) but it's actually the very first gaming mouse to arrive in our lab based on the somewhat "rare" PMW3327 optical sensor by Pixart (12400DPI / 220IPS / 30G / 1000Hz) and the second attempt by CORSAIR to manufacture an ambidextrous model (after the 2015 Katar). Leaving out its ambidextrous design the M55 RGB PRO also features OMRON switches for its primary buttons (up to 50 million clicks), a total of 8 fully programmable buttons, left/right handed modes (disables opposite buttons to avoid accidentally clicks), 5 DPI modes/presets (6 with the sniper one) and a 2-zone RGB lighting system with a total of 13 different effects. CORSAIR covers the M55 RGB PRO with a 2-year limited warranty.