There is no denying Tesoro has done an excellent job on the visual appearance of this mouse. Gandiva oozes style with a number of plastic plates which sit on the top-side of the mouse. These plates have been given a brushed metal appearance.



While the right-side lacks customisable buttons (apart from the obligatory right mouse button), the left side features numerous buttons to take advantage of. On both sides a matt plastic material has been used in the grip area, oddly there is no rubber here. In reach of the thumb, Tesoro include a forwards and backwards button for navigation – these buttons can of course be modified to a specific command or macro. Above these buttons there are four DPI/profile LEDs. Running down the inside edge of the left mouse button there are two buttons which allow the user to modify the DPI setting by decreasing/increasing the value. The eagle eyed among you will notice the left mouse button extends beyond the length of the right button.



Looking at the mouse from a front view, the extended right mouse button is much more evident from this angle. The cable on Gandiva feeds into the mouse just underneath the right button. Gandiva features a large scrolling wheel – this wheel has an LED, rubberised grip and loose increments to each step. We’d have preferred stiffer increments as accidental movement can occur quite easily.

Above the scrolling wheel, beyond the cavity there is a button which allows the profile to be adjusted.



Flipping Gandiva over, there are four glide pads located in significant areas – at the back and front of the mouse. Towards the left side, Tesoro has placed the sensor which is an 8200 DPI Gaming Laser Sensor. Gandiva is capable of up to 1000Hz polling rate and by default provides DPI setting from 800 – 8200. These options can be adjusted via the software which works in conjunction with 128KB onboard memory.



We’re pleased to see that Tesoro has given Gandiva a good quality braided cable with a customised USB connector to help distinguish it from other connectors at the back of the computer. This USB connection has been gold-plated for improved connectivity.