ENHANCE GX-M1 Optical Gaming Mouse Review

nicehat · April 15, 2014

First of all, let me just preface by mentioning the price and the unboxing. This mouse costed me $15. It was on sale a couple of weeks ago and was posted in the LTT hot deals section by myself. Now onto the delivery of the box. The box came in half crushed and the contents pretty much all loose. The Top and bottom flaps were taped, but looked like they were recently removed. I then got on the phone with their customer support who sounded really friendly and eager to help. They were pretty cool in that they gave me an additional 10% credit back because of the state of delivery. Not a huge sum on a $15 mouse but hey, they get top points for looking after the customer with no hassle. Anyway, lets get this going

Enhance is pretty much a company that no one has ever heard of. I went out on a limb and indulged. Lets take a quick look around the mouse to see what we have. The Mouse itself is pretty small for my hands. However, I got used to it and after a while, I can better tolerate the size. I had to put my ring finger on the RMB edge and middle finger on the right mouse button to have my hand comfortable. It just feels awkward to have your ring and pinky on the side.

The mouse comes with a nice braided cable and gold plated USB connector which is a nice touch for a mouse in this price range. The braided cable is connected under the left mouse button and is therefor offset. I would have liked to see a centered connection here.

The middle mouse button controls 3 different DPI settings which require no software to use and can be switched on the fly. You can chose from 1200, 2400, 3500 DPI settings which are indicated with a blue --> green --> red LED respectively. These DPI settings are more than adequate for me I think. The bottom switch near the sensor controls the LEDs with an on off toggle.

The bottom pads dont look too special, and indeed they arnt. Although they do a good job at providing just enough traction, I dont see them lasting very long, which is expected. The scroll wheel passes straight through the chassis which helps flood your desk with the lighting effects Ill show you later on.

The back and forth buttons are actually pretty awesome. They are very responsive and give you a nice satisfying click which will make navigation a bit more efficient.

One of the neat things about this mouse is the LED. It lights up and cycles through 7 different colors. Each color fades into the next to give it an awesome effect on any desk with an LED keyboard.

Cons:

The mouse is a bit on the small side. This might pose a problem for people with big hands. After a while I got used to it
The cable is slightly offset because of the open chasis design (not really a big deal..Just trying hard to put a con here)
No software control over button remapping, LED colors

Pros:

$15
Awesome lighting effects
It works and a feature rich array which really gives a great mouse at a low cost

My overall thoughts are that my camera sucks. Also, I think amazon has it for $20 right now. Like I said, this is a pretty good compliment if you have an LED keyboard or want some sweet lights on your desk.

SirRoderick · April 15, 2014

You say "I had to put my ring finger on the RMB edge and middle finger on the right mouse button to have my hand comfortable. It just feels awkward to have your ring and pinky on the side." I would remark that this is the normal and most common way to grip a mouse and that mice that accomodate your ring and pinky finger are more of an exception.

Nice overview though