Corsair HARPOON RGB vs Corsair Nightsword RGB

I’ve been traveling non-stop for about 5 years now. When I first started I had a typical massive 65L backpack filled with about 50lbs (22+kg) of what I quickly learned I needed very little of. My understanding of what I actually need to carry with me, and the advancements in what’s available, has allowed me to reduce down to traveling carry-on only, even with the fact that I travel internationally on a perpetual basis.

Preferably I would like something I can palm comfortably, with support for my ring/pinky finger, instead of the hybrid palm/fingertip grip I've been forced into. I would also prefer something as light as possible, though I realize keeping it light and large is problematic and getting a good grip is my first priority. I'd also prefer not to have too many buttons sprinkled around ready to be miss-clicked (a point of worry with the Nightsword or a Logitech G604), I'd prefer the bloatware kept to a minimum and if the mouse has RGB I'd like to be able to turn it off. I'd prefer wired but for the right grip I can go wireless

**Note that I'm not a serious gamer so I would naturally value comfort, ease of use and reliability over FPS-level performance.**

I love all of my Corsair peripherals, they all work perfectly and I've never had any issues with iCUE. I've had the Nightsword RGB Wired mouse for a while now because I love the shape of it but man is it an terrible design. The fact that 65% of the mouse is covered in that stupid reverse stippled rubber that gets full of the disgusting grime annoys the hell out of me. Everyone's hands get sweaty

They are faster, has some DPI control, lighter usually, but you can add weights to it depending on what mouse you have, and most importantly it feels better. I used a Corsair harpoon for ages and I'm so glad I got rid of it. The mouse was way too small for me compared to either the m65 or ironclaw wireless.

My thumb sits mostly on the 5 button with the 1-3 row easily reachable with my thumb's tip. My ring and pinky fingers sit comfortably, and my pinky is able to provide lots of grip without cramping. In general, the grooves of this mouse are very ergonomic and satisfying.

If the shape works for you, this could be a good option. However, I think there are a lot of mice for about the same price that have safer shapes and better sensors.

I really wanted to like this mouse. Let me say that the mouse is nice and wide and a good shape tall. It has a nice shape that allows your hand to hold the mouse. I have average to smaller size hands

a lot smaller than I thought it was going to be and is almost awkward to use. I don't even have big hands. If your not a fan of smaller mice, do NOT buy this, you will hate it. Another con is the DPI settings

This mouse's dimensions appealed to me on paper, but when I finally got it, it felt off. My hand really did not sit where I thought it should and ring finder and pinky on my right hand would often click the right mouse button moving the mouse quickly to the left. When I moved the pinky to where I thought it should sit, it felt off. One other odd thing is that the bottom of mouse's angles are not smoothed (where the side meets the bottom

It might be a hardware conflict with the ASUS Aura software, but I haven't tested that theory yet. Maybe I'll try it again on a future update of iCUE, but for now, I'm leaving it off my machine and just using the DPI switch to manually set the mode when I boot up (only have to do it once) and running with it. Otherwise, the iCUE software would be saving my RGB color and DPI settings and applying those when I sign into Windows.

An issue is that for a reason that is known only to Corsair, they decided to put the DPI up and down toggles right next to the left mouse button. I cannot understand this decision. My hands are too large so about half the time I'm going to click the button, I instead press a DPI toggle button, which tends to get me killed. This is a major issue on a GAMING mouse

It feels awful when scrolling with little feedback, all you feel are just these small gummy bumps when you scroll. How this feels is a huge contrast to the design of the rest of the mouse. Most importantly the scroll wheel is randomly unresponsive, and sometimes even does the opposite of what you want it to. Scroll down a little bit and the page goes up

and NO it is not a malware! you not someone else has switched your profile(more than likely) by fat fingering the scrollwheel/profile switch. the button and the wheel are too close together! Also Corsair could make it where your new profile switch stays on the same DPI level as your old. for instance if you are on level two it needs to stay on level two when you switch from Proflie A to Profile B and C and so on. Would partially fix the problem

Pros: 1. Light, sensitive mouse and very comfortable to hold. 2. Not alot of input lag

Sliding my hand into the correct position, with my thumb on the sniper button and the base of my pointer finger resting on the highest point of the mouse's base, I find myself choking up on the mouse in an awkward way that reduces my maneuverability.

Avoid at all costs. 2019 Update: after a year of putting up with this mouse I threw it away and bought a logitech (hero sensor). Corsair doesn't care to fix firmware. They rather have you fill up land fills

for some unknown reason the Nightsword falls short of the M65 Elite's performance, despite having the same sensor. People say with high end mice, the sensor isn't a spec to look at because they are all practically the same, but I disagree. I have tried many different sensors that are all in this DPI range and 1000 Hz polling rate, but nothing else has felt as as silky smooth as the M65 Elite. In fact, not even the Nightsword with the same sensor feels as smooth