Facing the heavy-weight, heavy-duty RGB gaming mice with macro-filled buttons for quick command access, there's the recent trend for ultra-light minimalist mice. A race to offer mice that weigh less and less grams in order to be fast by nature and at the same time comfortable. Thanks to this we have the Sharkoon Light 200 gaming mouse, which boasts weighing only 62 grams.
We thank Sharkoon for providing us with a unit of this product for analysis.
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Unboxing
Front view of the Sharkoon Light 200 case.
Key information on the back of the box.
The contents of the box. The Sharkoon Light 200 mouse accompanied by the instruction manual, a physical interchangeable cap without honeycomb design, and rubber and Teflon adhesive refills.
The bag containing the rubber bands and the adhesive Teflon.
Design
Eye-level look at the Sharkoon Light 200 mouse table.
Right side, no buttons for possible left-handed users.
Top view of the Sharkoon Light 200, in which thanks to the honeycomb design of the lid to make it ultralight, we can see the internal components. A protective adhesive is visible to protect the components from possible dirt that can get inside the mouse.
Inner part, with the adhesive Teflon on. We can also see the ultrapulling slider to regulate the sampling rate.
The adhesive Teflon after being removed. We see that it remains curved.
The Sharkoon Light 200 mouse, with no cover on.
With the lid firmly on for when we do not want dirt to get inside the mouse.
Showcasing the RGB lights.
Sharkoon Light 200 Specifications
- 6 buttons
- Ultrapulling regulator at the bottom
- RGB light strip.
- Teflon adhesives.
- 62 grams of weight.
- Fingergrip grip.
- Two meter gold plated braided cable.
- Pixar 3389 optical sensor.
- 16 DPI sampling
Sharkoon Light 200 Photo Gallery
Experience and conclusion
After starting it up, we noticed that it is indeed an ultralight mouse. The Sharkoon Light 200 is easily one of the lightest we've ever tested, making it hardly difficult to handle in fast-action games like Battlefield. Part of its lightness is the cover with a honeycomb design to save a few grams of weight, but that means that with the heat and evaporation, a microclimate is created that can generate dirt inside the mouse. It is appreciated that there is a second, somewhat firmer lid, either to avoid dirt.
After testing it for two weeks, we noticed that it is a mouse that is specifically designed for gaming, not so much for office automation or day-to-day work. It has good ergonomics and quality plastics, which does not give a feeling that it is a cheap or poor quality mouse. By this we mean that the Sharkoon Light 200 is a mouse specifically designed for games, not so much for the office. It is a good mouse, but we want to make it clear that we recommend it especially for intense games.
There are a few small problems like the mixture of its lightness and Teflon legs causing it to slide a lot when we go to grip it, which makes it somewhat more inconvenient for office work. We tried to remove the Teflon legs, but they stayed up and we have not found a way to fix them and make them flat again, possibly because it is Teflon. They are small problems that basically are not much, but we believe that it is necessary to clarify some inconveniences that someone may encounter. The Sharkoon Light 200 is one of the best ultralight rats we've tested, but its high DPI and lightness get along very well with 4K resolution monitors and fast gaming, not so much for working on a 1080p monitor.
- Its lightness is especially comfortable for us in fast games.
- Have two protective cap options.
- Good ergonomics.
- Good quality of plastics.
- Its lightness and high DPI is too much for office automation or casual use and we will only take advantage of it on 4K screens.
- In summer or hot days, it can get dirty if we use the honeycomb cover.
- It can slip a lot if we are constantly grabbing it and stopping using it.
