OCZ Behemoth Gaming Mouse
Category : Mice
Published by Marc Büchel on 13.05.09
Original ImageWith the Behemoth OCZ has a further laser gaming mouse in its portfolio. One difference to other models are the dimensions because the Behemoth is pretty big. Therefore the ergonomics are claimed to be very good. Programmable buttons as well as a high resultion laser are meanwhile standard with gaming mice.





The Behemoth comes with a black/silver look and a matte surface. The ergonomic design is well thought and also unique. The slightly rough material also makes the mouse stick to your hand very nicely. You get a good grip and its comfortable even if you tend to have sweaty hands.



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Included in delivery and technical details



The black package provieds visibility that you can look at the mouse before you buy it. Also in the package is a user's guide and a software CD, to in this case programm the mouse. With the Behemoth you also get weight stones which are already placed in the mouse.

TechnologyLaser
Resultion400 - 800 - 1600 - 2400 - 3200 dpi
Acceleration50 G
Tracking speed60 IPS / 125 - 1000 Hz
Buttons5 +1 (2 Programmierbar)
Weight159g (adjustable, 18g)
Dimensions118mm (L) x 71mm (W) x 44mm (H)
Warranty2 years




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Details



OCZ goes its own ways with a pretty brawny design. Noticeable is also that the Behemoth lies very confortably in ones hand.

The buttons for forefinger and middle finger have a small curvature to the inside. The pressure point of these two buttons is well defined and nearly equal. At a first glance you probably won't mention the areas where your ringfinger and your small finger automatically lie on. This is also what make this mouse so confortable and ergonomics.

The center part of the mouse is held in silver colour. You'll find a button to adjust the lasers resolution in four steps and LEDs indicating the level. The wheel is relatively wide and it's covered in rubber, so it has good grip.



The mouse isn't symmetric and therefore it is made for right-handed people. With the delivered software you can program the different buttons as you like. Furthermore a white Behemoth logo decorates the backside of the mouse corpus.



On the underside there are four gliding pads. These four pads are responsible for good slip resistance. We recommend the usage of an always clean mousepad otherwise the gliding pads will get dirty and the slip resistance will increase. You can also equip the mouse with weightstones to change the barycenter of the mouse according to your own desire.



You get used to the OCZ Behemoth very quickly. This is especially down to the little areas for ring- and littel finger. Desktop work as well as gaming is very confortable and precise and the mouse also generates the impression that it is well built.



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Driver and software



To use all the OCZ Behemoths fuctions you just need to run the application delivered on the mini-CD. Now you can programm the different buttons with functions and macros which will be directly saved to the mouse itself. After applying the changes the mouse is re-recognized by windows and the buttons are natively programmed.



Furthermore the following parameters can be set:





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Conclusion

The good manufacturing, the well thought design, the high resolution, the precise handling as well as the very confortable ergonomics know to convince. For left-handed people the mouse can't be recommended because it is neither symmetric nor optmized. The software to program the mouse is very practical. Especially that changes are directly saved in an onboard memory. This is also why you don't need a driver which save you resources generally.

With the Behemoth OCZ has a gaming mouse in its portfolio which comes with very good ergonomics as well as useful programming functions. That's also why you don't need to install a driver.

The OCZ Behemoth Laser Gaming Mouse can be bought at Digitec.ch to a price of CHF 41.- (ca. EUR 28.-)


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Autor: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch