Beneath the mouse we find that Leetgion have used a AVAGO 9500 laser which is positioned slightly off-centre. The main feature of the rodents belly though is the profile wheel. This wheel, which is slick in practice, allows the user to swiftly chose any one of five pre-configured profiles, 3 of which are named after the three main races of Starcraft II, Terran, Zerg and Protoss. These are joined by Default and custom settings.
The mouse wheel is rubber in texture and very precise thanks to the ribbed, tactile feedback. There are no left and right clicks with the mouse but it does have a centre click (mouse button 3).
The attack button is a bit of an oddity. Sure it is a unique addition and one which is quality thanks to the Cherry MX blue key switch found behind the button. However, after using the quality Omron D2F-F switchgear of the mouse buttons, the attack button feels positively loose, wobbly and not very precise at all. Being a Cherry MX Blue switch it takes 2mm to actuation which is signified by a tactile 'click' and a further 2mm before bottoming out. While this has the benefit of preventing accident actuations, it feels very odd and surprisingly cheap in use when compared to the very sensitive Omron switchgear of the rest of the mouse.
Some people will love it, some people will hate it but one thing they will not like are the occasions it jams/sticks into position because unless you strike the button in the centre (which is difficult given the thumb positioning), the button will stick occasionally.
A cool feature of the mouse is that it changes colour depending on the profile selected. The side lights and Hellion tag all illuminate the same colour depending on the profile chosen. Sadly, only the tail light is customisable to your own preference of colour (of which there are over 16 million choices).
The Laser etching of the branding is very good with no smudging or blurring and the lighting behind, while unobtrusive is bright enough to be clearly seen in daylight.
Finally it is worth mentioning the USB lead and connector. The main connector is slim enough not to interfere with other USB devices that will be plugged in close by and it has the now obligatory gold plating to enhance durability and response. The cable is braided in dense weave to both for protection and anti-tangle properties.
Overall, the mouse is very well crafted and looks positively stunning if you have a preference for angular styling. There are a few misdemeanour's which let the mouse down which I will cover later in the review but aesthetically at least, Leetgion might have a winner on their hands with the Hellion.
Let's take a look at the software of the Hellion...
