Gadgetory

hey guys you probably heard about the level 10 gaming series as thermal techs gaming branch the tte Sports has partnered up with BMW design works USA to come up with something unique for gamers now the level 10m does carry sort of a race card design and you get to choose from four colors the black the military green glossy white and the special edition glossy red now it will leave a hefty dent in your wallet for $100 so let's check out if it's worth your money now the main selling points of the smells are the height and tilt adjustments air through ventilation and excellent 8200 dpi laser sensor and great build quality but nowhere does it mention anything mount comfort or finger support but more on that later now the mouse weights end at 185 grams so it's actually quite heavy we have a really solid aluminum chassis which sort of rubberized plastic bits for the top exterior so the overall construction is top-notch for the level 10 except for that front bit that came off on the first day now it doesn't affect functionality of the mouse but it might leave a bad taste in your mouth after having dropped $100 on it now there's no option to customize the weights unfortunately so only those with large hands and prefer the mouse a bit on the heavy side will find a level 10m suitable now personally I didn't have any issues with the size but the weight is definitely something you need time getting used to so the left and right clicks are very responsive but have different pressure points along the button the LED rectangle on the left click is sort of where you want to press for in the minimum pressure and the right button shows the four levels of sensitivities and the mouse wheel also provide sensory feedback and has great textured surface we also get extra macro keys on each side the left side features a five-way sort of a joystick control that allows on-the-fly profile switch it is definitely useful but the placement is questionable it sits right underneath the middle of your thumb and many times I found myself accidentally hitting it and it just feels out of place and it does not allow a tight the a and B buttons are your forward and backward clicks they're easy to reach but I wish button a was as large as B just because it takes a little more pressure to press the smaller button now the right size has a similar scene with buttons D and C they're actually quite difficult to recognize with your pinky and feel completely out of place for a gaming mouse now we also get this fancy lighting which is fully customizable for each of the LEDs this is just extra icing that doesn't hurt to be included for a gaming product now my initial thoughts on the ergonomics were a little skeptical the level-10 seemed fairly large and where's the support for your thumb and your pinky it seems basic such as finger support and comfort we're left out during the design process now the hand rest is customizable you can slightly raise it and angle it by about 5 degrees on either side with the slow tool provided now this little customization may look minor but it does significantly change the feel of the mouse and you can still tweak the position of the hand wrist based on your preference now I still really wish they included some customizable weights for example and at least support for your thumb for the level 10m to be gaming ready now one awesome consideration that went into the design was this air through ventilation you can see the mouse is somewhat open and there are cutouts on the left side of the mouse which are probably there to show off the LED below but it might sound like a gimmick but my hand didn't sweat as much just because any heat absorbed by the chassis would be dissipated quicker than your standard Mouse alright so all the features considered how did it perform as a gaming mouse well there's only one way to test it with some awesome titles and here's the verdict now the absence of finger support was kind of a deal-breaker my response time was reduced because I couldn't aim as well as I usually do and that's because I couldn't find a comfortable way to hold the mouse during gaming I eventually disabled the joystick button completely because I constantly was hitting it with my thumb as I try to get a tougher grip but the mouse eventually grew on me just not in a gaming scene but a regular desktop use for example because of its heavier body it does allow a little bit more trol and at lower sensitivities this is the mouse I choose for video editing now the sensor included with the level 10 is outstanding no complaints at that department we have plenty of headroom with that 8200 dpi sensitivity although probably not many will utilize this option for daily use alright so when it comes to the software there's really nothing to complain about in that department it's quite easy to use for example you can customize the color of the LEDs for each of the light sources except the for sensitivity LEDs that they always stay red now you do have the option to record your own macros this is very helpful since the mouse has 8 programmable buttons for example I mean clicking the scroll wheel to save as and some other functions that I constantly use while editing my videos now the individual buttons are highlighted as you mouse over them so it's quite easy to select the button you want to configure the performance tab lets you configure the DPI levels change the X&Y sensitivities independently adjust the scroll wheel speed which may be useful and we also get 1000 Hertz for the falling rate which means 1 millisecond response time excellent stuff for gaming now the whole idea of having different profiles of course is for different use one for gaming one for desktop so that's pretty standard to be included with this mouse and by default you also have a few options for the programmable buttons but they are quite limited and you can also use any button to launch a certain program so for my video editing profile buttons dnc open premiere and After Effects so the level 10m Gaming Mouse does carry a few good traits that we want to see such as on the fly dpi change different color LEDs responsive left and right clicks and great build quality it's always nice to see aluminum on gaming products and lastly the height and tilt customization to fit your style however I feel this product is missing one of the most important elements when it comes to gaming and that's finger support even after a couple of weeks I still couldn't bring the smiles onto battlefield and the poor button placement of the side buttons feel out of place and drop so dropping $100 is something that is only partially functional as a gaming mouse may be hard to just fight considering the abundance of other gaming mice that offer better hand support and include the weight system and are actually more affordable so the level 10m does bring style to the table but I found it lacks functionality in gaming it would be awesome if TT eSports focused on designing something more comfortable and less emphasis on its appearance so thanks guys for watching I hope you enjoyed the review and we'll see you in the next one