Arctic Cooling Arctic M571 Laser Gaming Mouse Review

Conclusion
The Arctic Cooling Arctic M571 is a solid mouse and very comfortable with the exception of the one issue I noticed with the scroll wheel. It is one of the most comfortable mice I have used, ranking up there with much more expensive ones form Logitech, Microsoft, and others. Unfortunately the scroll wheel issue is a major problem. While the wheel on the M551 was also a little off when scrolling (it would take 2 “clicks” to get moving) it was consistent and never jumped back on me.

Unfortunately I can’t tell if this is a design issue that will impact all the M571 mice or if I just got a bad mouse. However, due to this problem I can’t recommend this mouse when you can get the M551 for $5 less. Overall ThinkComputers gives the Arctic Cooling Arctic M571 Laser Gaming Mouse a 4 out of 10 score. We would have given this mouse an 8 out of 10 score, but because of the mouse wheel issue we couldn’t.

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Pros:

  • Very comfortable
  • Responsive and accurate
  • On-the-fly DPI switching
  • Simple to use and no drivers required
  • Adjustable weights
  • Inaccurate mouse wheel, poor scrolling
  • May be a bit big for people with smaller hands

Cons:

  • Inaccurate mouse wheel, poor scrolling
  • May be a bit big for people with smaller hands