Mouse surfaces
The Tt eSPORTS Azurues was tested on various surfaces including a cloth mousepad (QPAD|UC Large), wood, granite, carpet and glass.
The optical sensor tracked very well on all of the previously mentioned surfaces. Furthermore, the Teflon feet the Azurues provide smooth gliding across most of the surfaces except for the grainy surface of granite.
The Teflon feet provide good glide across most surfaces
Ergonomics, Grips and Buttons
There are three common ways to hold a mouse: the palm grip, the claw grip and the fingertip grip. Each of these grips has advantages and disadvantages in terms of comfort and overall control of the mouse’s movement. Palm grip is probably the most popular grip, mostly because it is highly comfortable even after long-term usage of the mouse. The claw grip provides great control over the mouse’s movement while sacrificing long-term comfort. The fingertip grip can be said to be a compromise between these two previously mentioned grips. In the fingertip grip, only the tip of the five fingers touches the mouse. Therefore, mouse movements are controlled by the fingers, giving a better control of the mouse. For more information on these grips, feel free to read Razer’s excellent explanation of this topic.
Razer’s Explanation of Mouse Grips: Palm Grip
The Azurues works best with a fingertip grip
The Azurues works best with the fingertip grip, but the mouse is also compatible with the palm grip. Unfortunately, seeing as the back of this mouse is fairly curved, the Azurues is very uncomfortable with a claw grip.
As it was mentioned previously, the left and right buttons of the Azurues are slightly inset compared to the rest of the mouse, allowing the tip of the fingers to better grip the buttons.
Because the front of the mouse does not curve downwards very much (unlike the Logitech G7), your index and middle finger stay fairly straight when palm gripping the mouse. After an hour of usage, my forearm became quite sore. This was not a problem when using the fingertip grip.
The Azurues is a fingerprint magnet
Gaming
Battlefield Bad Company 2: EA’s website
Battlefield Bad Company™ 2 brings the spectacular Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of next-gen consoles and PC, featuring best-in-class vehicular combat set across a wide range of huge sandbox maps each with a different tactical focus. New vehicles like the All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and the UH-60 transport helicopter allow for all-new multiplayer tactics in the warzone. Extensive fine-tuning ensures that this will be the most realistic vehicle combat experience to date. Tactical destruction is taken to new heights with the updated DICE Frostbite engine. Players can now take down entire buildings or create their own vantage points by blasting holes through cover, thereby delivering a unique dynamic experience in every match.
During gaming, the Azurues provided very smooth and accurate tracking. Even at its highest dpi setting of 1600, there was no skipping. Unfortunately, the dpi switch at the bottom of the mouse makes dpi adjustment inconvenient during gaming. A dpi button at the top of the mouse would have been preferred.
Again, the mouse was most comfortable with the fingertip grip, but the palm grip was also fairly adequate.
The scroll wheel spins very smoothly and gives off a dull thud with no squeaking. This allowed for accurate quick weapon switching. The mouse buttons have a fairly short travel distance and they give off a very quiet and dull click.
The lift-off distance is the minimum distance between the mouse and the mouse surface for mouse tracking to work.
The lift-off distance of the Azurues is very impressive at approximately 1 mm. Gamers that pick up their mouse and reposition it on their mouse surface will enjoy this very short lift-off distance.
Overall, the Azurues works very well as a gaming mouse.
Normal usage
The on-the-fly sensitivity control with the dpi switch at the bottom of the mouse was quite handy in situations such as image editing where small cursor movements were needed.
The Azurues is an ambidextrous mouse and it is quite comfortable for both left and right handed grips. Although it is not as well optimized as a right-handed mouse like the Logitech G7, even after prolonged usage, the Azurues was comfortable to hold with the fingertip grip. As it was mentioned earlier, prolonged palm grip did make my forearm quite sore. The front of the Azurues is not curved downwards enough to allow my index and middle finger to naturally curve with the shape of the mouse.
