CONCLUSION

   When the NAOS QG (and the Kickstarter campaign to make it happen via which they successfully raised $107,125 from 840 backers) was announced to Mionix media partners in mid-2014 i admit that we were quite intrigued so naturally we requested a sample as soon as the "final" ones rolled out of the factory. Initially that was to happen in 2015 (early samples were tested back then) but due to some unforeseen delays the final bug-free product was ready to be shipped in late 2016 and as you can all see it took over a year for a final product to make it here (mostly due to our fault for not asking Mionix again when the final units were ready). With that out of the way the NAOS QG is even better than what Mionix had in mind when they announced it since the final units also came with a two zone RGB lighting and several "extra" software settings (including macro commands). As expected Mionix once again used the classic medium to large sized housing as with previous models which provides excellent grip (the 4 layer rubber coating also helps) and glide and as for the PMW3360 optical sensor well after being used in a plethora of gaming mice over the years we all know just how fast and accurate it is. As for the heart rate sensor well sometimes it’s not really on the spot (depends a lot on how your hand is positioned on the sensor so do keep that in mind) but for the most part it’s within 5-10bpm from your real ones (compared results against those of a polar chest heart rate sensor).

   Counting roughly 17 months in the market already the NAOS QG Optical Smart Gaming Mouse is now more affordable than ever and so it retails for just USD69.93 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and 56Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk). Honestly when the NAOS QG had a retail price tag of USD100/100Euros attached to it we were all somewhat skeptical as to whether or not people should pay that much for the extra hear rate and GSR sensors. As things stand now however if you’d like to have a high quality and performance gaming mouse which also sports such features then the NAOS QG represents a great value for your money and that’s also why it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality (OMRON Switches – 20 Million Clicks)
- Size (Ideal For Medium/Large Hands)
- Accuracy/Grip (4 Rubber Coat Layers)
- 12000DPI/250IPS/50G PixArt PMW3360 Optical Sensor
- Heart Rate & Galvanic Skin Response Sensors
- 128kb Onboard Memory
- 7 Programmable Buttons 
- 2 Individual RGB Zones
- Braided Cable With Gold Plated USB Connector
- Current Price

CONS

- Right Hand Only
- Design/Looks (Compared To All The Latest Models)