TheRetroArcade
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You know, I'm something of a rodent scientist myself.
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You may know the trick of checking price in relation to weight, rather than full price, at a supermarket, to account for different pack sizes, but have you ever thought of applying that same metric to gaming mice? Me neither, until our Dave spotted such a rubric on Amazon. The Turtle Beach Burst II Air Amazon listing has a price-to-ounce ratio, and that got me thinking: which mouse would offer the best price-to-gram ratio?
Yes, it may be a bit silly to value price relative to weight, as it's favouring cheap but heavy mice, and it might mean that some ultralight mice get the short end of the stick, and some might argue that price-to-gram tells you less about whether you should buy the mouse than price by itself, but you've gotta take that one up with Mr Bezos. I'm just the messenger, and as we all know, the messenger never gets shot.
And most scientists are unappreciated in their time.
As a fierce rodent scientist, I fear this specific study needs much more than just working out the weight-to-price ratio. Thus, my own personal rubric was born, an unholy alliance of two different scores that are then averaged together.
First, the price-to-weight ratio. Here, I grabbed the weight of the mouse and the MSRP, then assigned it a grams-per-dollar value. Some mice have slightly different weights (like the SteelSeries Rival Pro white and black models, which are one gram different), so I took the lowest available. From here, I graphed every pick on a scale and assigned a value based on how well they rank. The mouse at the very bottom of this graph would be assigned 100%, and the mouse on the total opposite end would get 0%.
In the name of unadulterated overkill, for science, my method was to get the difference between the highest- and lowest-value mouse, then divide that difference by 100 to get 1% (0.034), and then calculate the difference between either end and the scored mouse in measures of 0.034.
Finally, to account for quality, I would grab our review score (which does mean this specific study can only happen with mice we've reviewed). The combination of these two gets you what I am tentatively calling the PC Gamer price-to-weight-to-value-to-quality score, or the James score for short. Catchy name, I know.
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Yes, this does mean that the data is held back specifically by mice we've reviewed, but I can live with that. Anyway, here are the numbers.
Price ($)
Weight (g)
Cost per gram
Price-to-weight value (%)
Review score (%)
Final Score (%)
SteelSeries Rival Pro
180
53
3.4
16
89
52.5
AngryMiao AM Infinity. 97
189
47
4.0
0
88
44
Razer Naga V3 Pro
180
112
1.61
69
84
76.5
Asus ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20
260
82
3.17
23
72
47.5
Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition
180
73
2.47
44
73
58.5
Mchose K7 V2 Ultra+
89
59
1.51
72
89
80.5
Asus ProArt Mouse MD301
100
100
1
87
71
79
Logitech Mobi Fold
80
79
1.01
87
65
76
Logitech G305 X Superlight
80
59
1.36
76
70
73
MSI Versa 300 Wireless 8K
100
66
1.52
72
72
72
Protoarc EM25
50
90
0.56
100
40
70
Zowie EC2-DW
150
60
1.67
67
82
74.5
SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2
100
68
1.47
73
84
78.5
Razer Viper V4 Pro
160
49
3.26
21
95
58
Mchose G3 V2
34
59
1.74
65
84
74.5
Pulsar X3 Crazylight Mini
156
43
3.63
10
89
49.5
Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Wireless CF
200
55
3.64
9
68
38.5
Mchose L7 Pro+
60
43
1.40
75
85
80
Razer Cobra Hyperspeed
99
62
1.6
69
86
77.5
Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike
180
59
3.05
27
95
61
8BitDo Retro R8
50
77
0.65
97
87
92
Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight
100
36
2.78
35
92
63.5
Razer Deathadder V4 Pro
170
56
3.04
27
90
58.5
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What do you think about this?
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
You may know the trick of checking price in relation to weight, rather than full price, at a supermarket, to account for different pack sizes, but have you ever thought of applying that same metric to gaming mice? Me neither, until our Dave spotted such a rubric on Amazon. The Turtle Beach Burst II Air Amazon listing has a price-to-ounce ratio, and that got me thinking: which mouse would offer the best price-to-gram ratio?
Yes, it may be a bit silly to value price relative to weight, as it's favouring cheap but heavy mice, and it might mean that some ultralight mice get the short end of the stick, and some might argue that price-to-gram tells you less about whether you should buy the mouse than price by itself, but you've gotta take that one up with Mr Bezos. I'm just the messenger, and as we all know, the messenger never gets shot.
And most scientists are unappreciated in their time.
As a fierce rodent scientist, I fear this specific study needs much more than just working out the weight-to-price ratio. Thus, my own personal rubric was born, an unholy alliance of two different scores that are then averaged together.
First, the price-to-weight ratio. Here, I grabbed the weight of the mouse and the MSRP, then assigned it a grams-per-dollar value. Some mice have slightly different weights (like the SteelSeries Rival Pro white and black models, which are one gram different), so I took the lowest available. From here, I graphed every pick on a scale and assigned a value based on how well they rank. The mouse at the very bottom of this graph would be assigned 100%, and the mouse on the total opposite end would get 0%.
In the name of unadulterated overkill, for science, my method was to get the difference between the highest- and lowest-value mouse, then divide that difference by 100 to get 1% (0.034), and then calculate the difference between either end and the scored mouse in measures of 0.034.
Finally, to account for quality, I would grab our review score (which does mean this specific study can only happen with mice we've reviewed). The combination of these two gets you what I am tentatively calling the PC Gamer price-to-weight-to-value-to-quality score, or the James score for short. Catchy name, I know.
The PC Gamer Circuit Breaker newsletter breaks down the latest PC gaming tech, and finds you the best deals on the best products
Yes, this does mean that the data is held back specifically by mice we've reviewed, but I can live with that. Anyway, here are the numbers.
Price ($)
Weight (g)
Cost per gram
Price-to-weight value (%)
Review score (%)
Final Score (%)
SteelSeries Rival Pro
180
53
3.4
16
89
52.5
AngryMiao AM Infinity. 97
189
47
4.0
0
88
44
Razer Naga V3 Pro
180
112
1.61
69
84
76.5
Asus ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20
260
82
3.17
23
72
47.5
Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition
180
73
2.47
44
73
58.5
Mchose K7 V2 Ultra+
89
59
1.51
72
89
80.5
Asus ProArt Mouse MD301
100
100
1
87
71
79
Logitech Mobi Fold
80
79
1.01
87
65
76
Logitech G305 X Superlight
80
59
1.36
76
70
73
MSI Versa 300 Wireless 8K
100
66
1.52
72
72
72
Protoarc EM25
50
90
0.56
100
40
70
Zowie EC2-DW
150
60
1.67
67
82
74.5
SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2
100
68
1.47
73
84
78.5
Razer Viper V4 Pro
160
49
3.26
21
95
58
Mchose G3 V2
34
59
1.74
65
84
74.5
Pulsar X3 Crazylight Mini
156
43
3.63
10
89
49.5
Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Wireless CF
200
55
3.64
9
68
38.5
Mchose L7 Pro+
60
43
1.40
75
85
80
Razer Cobra Hyperspeed
99
62
1.6
69
86
77.5
Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike
180
59
3.05
27
95
61
8BitDo Retro R8
50
77
0.65
97
87
92
Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight
100
36
2.78
35
92
63.5
Razer Deathadder V4 Pro
170
56
3.04
27
90
58.5
Glorious Model O ...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
What do you think about this?