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I don't know I've been using my those bungees for like two three years and ever since using them I just can't stop winning when I look around me all I see is people wanting to buy their way into the game with their fancy gaming mice and mouse bungees you know they just can't compete with my precise aim I'm like a god all I need is a simple Mouse simplicity is the key yeah we'll see about that the z9 neo-byzantine all the right features on a budget with a large windowed side panel five included fans and the excellent interior layout with super simple cable management get it now link in the description below so what's up everybody Ivan here with hardware canucks and as you might have been able to tell from today's little interests kit this video will be about Mouse bungees now there's some differing opinions out there on bungees as some people think they're obnoxious and really a waste of money however other people swear by their precision and the consistency they provide to the setup and the just general reduction of hassle in your setup we'll be looking at seven mile sponges today and giving you comparison for where best to spend your money but first let's go over what a mouse Bungie is obviously it's less like this and more like this it's a pretty simple concept the main goal is to keep your mouse cord from getting caught on your desk and to keep the movement consistent usually the way this is done is by having the cord thread through a rubber guiding arm keeping it in place so why would you want this well wireless gaming mice are still a while from being ubiquitous so in the meantime we're going to have to deal with cords if you're wanting to reduce the wear and tear on your cord a mouse bungee can help if you're wanting to reduce the fraying and kind of damage from scraping it back and forth well a mouse bungee can help if your cord gets tangled and in the way a bungee can help and if you're someone who moves around frequently especially for land gaming tournaments then keeping your setup consistent is important and once again a mouse bungee can help with that you also sometimes get extra benefits like USB ports lighting or some other niche features which might be compelling and all that this probably sounds great but there are some downside the price is the biggest so a small luxury as you'd expect a small price however unfortunately some of the more expensive Mouse bungees can range up to $50 although most of them settle around the $20 mark the other thing to consider for many people is the aesthetics it might not fit with your setup and that can be an issue for some people when you're using the Bungie make sure it's set up properly to allow the cable to reach fully to the edges of the mousepad and you'll notice in bungees with flexible arms you'll move with you at the corners to make sure the Bungie is relatively aligned so that the movement is even now that you know what a Bungie is and how to use it let's jump into the roundup so today we'll be comparing seven options as well as a little DIY solution of my own now there's also some links to purchase or just check up-to-date pricing in the description below here are the seven competitors the cheapest of the bunch is the basic no-name brand Mouse Bungie which you can pick up on Amazon for $8 stepping up from here is the Cougar bunker available for around $17 on Amazon then we have the - bungee at $20 followed by the Razer gaming bungee also at $20 we then have an interesting option with the Gambia's Aegis at 26 the Zoe come out is in the middle of the pack at $28 but the most expensive on the list is the extra 5b one coming in at a whopping $50 if you can even get one in the u.s. so what do we need to look at when comparing bungees well there are four criteria price effectiveness appearance and of course features so the appearance and feature set will be more subject to each individual's needs however we can find the best options for certain use cases so let's do an overview of each Bungie starting with the cheapest of the lot the design of the el cheapo bungee is very basic it has a plastic base with this weird reflective ball and then the flexible coil for guiding the cable as well as clips to route it behind the desk it's not the prettiest of the bunch but it's fairly unobtrusive and the price is obviously a selling point to many however the effectiveness and feature set of this bungee are really lacking there's no way to adhere it to your desk and because it's quite light it's prone to movement which is a big no-no for bungees the arms are too flexible with very little resistance which means that it will lean with just the weight of the cable it doesn't keep the cable off the desk effectively and doesn't guide it well when you compare the coils with those on the raiser bungee its poor performance is apparent not much good and in this case you do get what you pay for so let's move on to the raiser bungee which goes for around 20 bucks it's similar in design to its cheaper counterpart but the execution is far superior it's jet black finish is far nicer on the eye and the more angular approach appeals to my tastes more the biggest difference is in the performance though to make up for its light weight razor has anti-slip feet and a weighted base meaning that it does stay upright unless you're doing massive movements with your mouse the metallic coil stands are also far better than the no-name brand Amazon bungee not only having much more resistance and rebound but also being more malleable to compensate the cable direction which is nice it looks good and is simple and effective which is hard to beat but of course razor isn't the only option Google provides their own solution with the bunker which takes a very different design approach aesthetically the bunker looks really industrial with its visible screws and a slightly military designed to fit with the name Krueger is opted for a rubber arm which doesn't allow for as much drag free mouse control when reaching the end of the cable but gives a good control when it's in the ideal range Krueger also has the most secure mounting method with a vacuum suction pad and a locking method even though the bungee is very light at under 100 grams once you lock it down you will not be able to remove it it's insanely strong and you could probably lift like desks before you could remove this the orange Kruger logo isn't my favorite but if you like that and the design philosophy at around $17 Krueger has brought a pretty solid offering duskie board is up next with their own gaming gear bungee it takes an interesting approach kind of merging the razor bungee and the Cougar one into a little bit of an amalgamation however it doesn't really succeed on impressing visually some may like it but personally I find the unnecessary angles and protruding parts cluttered the design performance is ok but it's quite light and doesn't have a suction cup or a weighted base which once again leads to slipping even if the rubber feet try to prevent it the arm is alright but it doesn't allow for heaps of drag free movement when the cable is tighter so if you're doing lots of flicks where you're moving long distances you might have some trouble overall it'll do the job but at $20 you can probably do better now let's move on to a more feature-rich bungee with the Gumby F ages this takes a different approach with a three-in-one feature set instead of sitting on your desk this device mounts right to the side of your monitor and provides not only a bungee but also four USB ports and a headphone holder it's a cool concept and it looks like a great value at $26 but I feel the execution is lacking here aesthetically the maroon red and black doesn't do much for me the protruding pieces paired with the gum Diaz branding just makes for an in-your-face appearance which is an issue as its prominent on your monitor and a more subtle design would have benefited it the Aegis mounts using two adhesive strips which were nice and strong at first but after a couple of replications its worn down and no longer sticks properly it can't hold my headphones any longer which is disappointing it'd be nice if some spare adhesive strips were included I'm not a fan of the implementation of the USB ports either because they're on the rear of the bungee it's hard to access them which really defeats the purpose the performance of the mouse bungee is even worse as it has no arm or guidance it only holds the cable this creates a weird appearance of the cable has to go up quite high and doesn't allow for any flexibility without a flexible arm it doesn't provide anything better than my DIY option which I'll come to in a second Gambia's tries to do it all but fails in most categories now for the DIY approach it's pretty simple all you have to do is grab some tape and tape the cord to the side of the monitor it sounds stupid but it does work it keeps your cord from tangling or fraying and allows you to route it behind your monitor obviously it has some key downsides if you pull too hard the tape can come out and because it doesn't have any guiding arm it might be a bit rigid at the far edges of the mousepad if you're doing extreme movements and you hit the edge of the mousepad it's also going to have a hard cutoff due to that lack of flexibility that being said it's a pretty decent option considering it's free and honestly I'd probably recommend it over the $8 amazon bungee are pretty similar if not sometimes better job and it's free I'd also recommend it over the ages as you can tape it lower on the monitor whereas the agent has to sits very high which is I don't know it doesn't do a great job for me at least sir if you're looking for a very very cheap solution try this if you've got cash to blow though and you want a more feature-rich option then there's definitely some good products for you now I'm going to hand it over to the mitri to check out these Oh a command and the extra five b1 oh my turn Thank You Aidan so I've been using the Zoe commodity so we have been purchased by Bank u so now it's the bank use OE commodity I think I'm pronouncing that right but I've been using this as my primary Bunji ever since receiving it with a cup of Zoe mice and seriously cannot go without it the base is nicely weighted but still it can move around the food by the cable so it's a good idea to have the extra cable length available for flicks and such things the primary stem can be extended for more flexibility to absorb by the spring with this rubber tip holding cables of different thicknesses just fine although with really thin wires like on this extra five mouse it simply pops out it folds hard enough the second point of the cable contact is at the back it's meant to lock the cable to the bungee without affecting user expansion of the spring and it's perfect for sicker cables but as you can see with slim cables even from Zoe mice themselves the this lock point is kind of useless as the cable simply just pops out at 28 bucks though it's a quality product with appropriate cable flexibility and support it doesn't look ridiculous but still a little bit pricey and doesn't work with really thin cables and then we'll walk around I found for this locking point that the rear is to put a piece of tape over the cable if it's thin enough and they constantly pops out this way it's locked the bungee as this rubber piece would be able to hold any thin cables just fine unless you really pull hard on it with like a flick or something it's well thought house and moving on to the highest priced bungee in this roundup is the extra 5b one just like the gambia bungee it's also a USB hub this one also has some unnecessary illumination the lighting and color scheme follows the yellow branding of NIP so it looks kind of off in a normal setup but the aluminum base is quite elegant it's all you cannot turn off the lighting so yes if you don't like the yellow stuff lock the USB ports are at the back to keep the front clean and they're connected via a mini USB port and I don't really like the pattern on this braided cable they should have just kept black or you know something more simple the main cable stem tell is flexible at the top with this small channel to hold the cable and that needs to be routed through the bottom opening then which helps to secure the cable to the bungee functionally the B one is perfect with good flexibility on the rubber but it is quite large and expensive unless you need a base with extra USB ports Aiden back to you for the conclusions thanks for that Dmitry now that's a lot of info to take in so let's summarize it if you're looking to cheap out don't bother the 8 dollar bungee isn't going to do much for you and you're better off with a DIY solution in the 20 dollar price range you've got some really solid options with the standouts being the Razer bungee for its simplicity and the Cougar bungee for its insanely secure mounting method unfortunately dust keyboards option is lackluster and the aegis is downright disappointing the extra 5 b1 is in its own class not only because of its high price but also its features the USB hub and lighting is nice and the build really is in a class of its own however I don't think many people should be buying a bungee like this simply because the features that you're paying for are largely unnecessary the effectiveness of the Razer bungee against the b1 is very very similar so you're paying for looks billed and features in the end it's your needs which determine the right bungee for you but you can't go wrong with either the offerings from razor or Cougar or if you can spend a tad more then go with Zoe's command so thank you for watching everyone if you enjoyed this video make sure to leave a like and comment down below if you enjoyed this roundup kind of collaborative video sir I'm maven with Hardwick Knox make sure to subscribe for more similar 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