By Mark Knapp
Cooler Master’s new MasterMouse MM520 is the claw-grip gaming mouse brother to the palm-grip MasterMouse MM530. The MM520 is billed as the successor to Cooler Master’s Spawn, and the similarities are evident. While Cooler Master touts the MM520 as a 6-button, high-DPI PC gaming mouse for real-time strategy games, it proves more versatile than Cooler Master has positioned it.
The MM520 costs $49 (£34, AU$59) just like the palm-grip MM530 does, which puts it in close competition with other serious gaming mice from Steelseries, like the $50 (£59, AU$99) Rival 310 and Sensei 310.
This is no light competition for the Master Mouse MM520. The Sensei 310 received a perfect score in our review. So, let’s see how well the MM520 can stack up in the market of mid-range gaming mice.
Design
The MM520 has the slightly more standout design of a claw-grip mouse, with a stepped right side that offers the ring finger its own support. The arch of the MM520 curves up from the back gently and then mostly flattens out toward the left and right click. The front even has a shape somewhat reminiscent of a Ferrari grill.
The left side of the MM520 is slotted for the thumb …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac